Ian_H

Yes ... Please post the photo pics

Sorry Guys, Jumping the gun as usual, I thought people were actually printing these for inclusion in a model, i've seen some of the videos of Bexhill, clearly I assumed that the concept was further along than it is and was curious to what stresses could be applied for the various methods of switching the points but nevertheless it is very interesting. Thanks Ian

For those that have printed a turnout, what methods are being used to switch the point blades and how are these being attached to the S&C pointwork? Ian

What's a MP1, is it a servo point actuator? Thanks Ian

Hi Martin, Thank you for clarifying the situation re a pair of 3D printers. If you don't mind me asking what is the situation with the regard to the timber track bases using a CNC laser cutter, I seem to remember something about it ..... but I could be wrong. Ian

Hi John, hope you dont mind me jumping in with a question ........ why a pair of 3D printers? Ian

Hi Alan, the videos from James are excellent, not just turnout construction bu switch machines, platform building, even cardboard coaches, lots of very interesting videos. Ian

I like what you are doing there and it seems to be heading toward this; with an immense amount of play value!

Very sorry for my delay in coming back to you all but thank you for the information/knowledge together with the pointers to various documentation and web sites. Whereas, I have to do a lot more digging, if I'm spoon fed I simply won't remember, it is a very interesting subject which I turn causes a lot more questions ..... no doubt I will be back in a bit with those questions. Thank you Ian

Hello, I haven't started building yet but I am considering DCC as the method of control, in this regard I have read a little about Automatic Brake Control. I understand that this is where a section of track is isolated and powered through a device that reduces the voltage by a couple of volts, I think three diodes provided the voltage drop, and that the DCC onboard chip recognises the voltage drop and slows the loco to a holt over a predetermined/programmed distance. This is great when approaching a stop signal but what about the situation where I simply want the loco to reduce speed after passing an amber signal or a restricted speed section of track. Is there an automatic break control system that can be employed in that situation? Thanks Ian

Here's the Brio A4 Mallard; ... don't know about you but I think the Hornby version is probably slightly more realistic;-)

Here you go; Grab it while you can;-) Ian

Wow .... that's really good workmanship, well done Ian

Hi John, Without doubt, EM does look very good, as can be seen with your Barry Slip and, I would assume that the building of an EM Gauge Switchs/crossings will be no more difficult than building in 00. Unfortunately, the need, difficulty and cost to modify the wheel sets of locomotives will imho continue to make it prohibitive to the majority of modellers.

Hi Martin, Am I understanding this correctly, from your figures it would seem that the cost of the printed timber base for a B7 turnout would be less than £1.00 assuming approx. 100 chairs for a turnout. Is it really this cheap. I appreciate that the cost of the 2 printers would be a major investment but … wow, perhaps double wow! Best Ian

I hadn't thought about the complexities of constructing a curved crossover with Wayne's kits, again referring back to Eastwood Town, I don't think Gordon had a straight turnout on the layout ... everything curved and by golly, it looked good! You also mentioned the cost of copperclad strips which has gone up in recent years, Marcway have their "CCS4-GF OO/EM 4mm Wide PCB Glass Fibre Strip 18X12" at £16.50 whereas C&L strips are "12' 4MM X 1.6 MM X 220MM PACK 20" for, as you say, £19.00. It would seem that Marcway is better value on the amount of copperclad that they provide, perhaps enough to construct 4 turnouts? Clearly, from your pricing, a copper clad crossover would cost £14~£18, a significant saving but closeup won't look as good as Wayne's kits. An alternative that is being discussed is Martin Wynne's 3D Plug Track which looks like it could will be able to produce complexed formations but the cost of the printer maybe prohibitive at this stage. Ian

Hi John, following your construction of the crossover, it would seem to be within my capabilities. I have tried before and made a complete hash of it but following your explanation I think I should perhaps give it another go. However there is another alternative being the kits from Wayne Kinney/British Finescale. Of course Wayne's kits look much better close up but we have all seen Eastwood Town and what Gordon achieved with his copperclad construction. Considering this, a B7 crossover constructed from Wayne's kits would cost £46.00, how does this compare with the cost of the copperclad construction, filing jigs and other tools aside. regards Ian

Hi, I've just seen your post about Gordon. It's nice to remember Gordon, true also sad but I have memories of my discussions with him, I also purchase one of his engines. Gordon helped me with my understanding about turnout construction, always ready to give advice. In the early days of my discussions with him and reading the Eastwood Town thread, I used to download the contents of the page to read off line. I’ve looked this morning and eventually found that I have the first 61 pages with photographs. I’ve attached them as pdf’s … I probably also have the photographs that would have been downloaded separately, if somebody wants the photos to insert into the body of the thread then I can provide them separately. I’ve attached one photo so that you can assess the quality. Ian Eastwood Town Pages 1 ~ 15.pdf Eastwood Town Pages 16 ~ 30.pdf Eastwood Town Pages 31 ~ 46.pdf Eastwood Town Pages 47 ~ 61.pdf

Yes, I totally agree that if you have the space ....... ;-)

Hi Deev, Hope you don't mind me asking a question with regard to the 2500mm motorised traverser, I appreciate that your answer was to Hector, may I ask what a typical target price would be for all the hardware you propose? I've seen a few automated motorised traverser, some are good others seem to struggle a little. Selector plates are also a consideration and one that I particularly like is the one used on Liverpool Lime Street. Unfortunately not all the videos are available on RMWEB since the changeover but I've found this on youtube, it may be of interest.

Sorry, I'm lost, what do you mean by "a system layout".

Wow, to me, having never built any S&C (well perhaps once but we won't talk about that), that looks superb, I would be well pleased with that. Well done

Seems like argument for arguments sake …… Considering the title of the forum “New range of simple to assemble 00/EM gauge pointwork kits” is this the correct forum for such discussions? Don't get me wrong, I am very interested in different points of view but this one seems to go round and round through different forums! Ian

Hi Michael, Thank you for the link to BS 376, I did try to find a copy yesterday without success, I shall have a read over the followings days and see if I can lift my knowledge base from none existent to a basic understanding. Thanks once again. Ian

Hi, thanks for that .... it's made me feel a bit stupid because I'm not at all sure what you've shown me I've gathered that 1 GR and B TSR are relay coils but it's not clear what the three circuits are doing and I'm not sure what the notations TR/TSR/GR are referring to, I'm assumming that the V and the inverted V are perhap contact points? Ian