Mark Alfa
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On 16/10/2019 at 20:45, Clive Mortimore said:
When I visited Mark's layout he was on the right track, we just discussed alternatives he could use to get the most operating potential from his layout.
It was bare boards with a bit of track on it when I saw it not the lovely modelling now on display, well done Mark.
Thank you Clive. I really appreciated the help you gave me.
A quick video of 09012 in action.
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Thanks for the comments guys . Much appreciated! Nothing much has happened since the weekend so tonight I decided to have a look at my Hornby Class 09 which I was having running troubles with. It only seemed to burst into life with the controller at about 75% power. I had my suspicions that a DCC chip had been fitted as there was some sort of chip in the box. It was a purchase off EBay but had no mention of DCC being fitted in the advert so I assumed it was still DCC ready. So I carefully removed the body to find a chip had been installed. So I removed the chip and inserted the one loose in the box as I’m building a DC layout and now it works perfectly
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On 05/10/2019 at 20:22, vulcan product fan said:
Good it has made my mind up thats what i will use looking good mate nice work.
Thanks mate. It's very easy to use as the strips are laser cut so you can just snap them out of the MDF sheet and glue the printed sheets on top.
Made a start on the town scene today area focusing on the pavement layout using the Metcalfe self adhesive paving slab set.
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44 minutes ago, lezz01 said:
Very nice Mark. Love the hardstanding. Is it Scale scenes or did you paint it yourself?
Regards Lez. Z.
Thank you Lez. Yes it is the Scale Scenes kits.
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On 25/09/2019 at 20:17, vulcan product fan said:
Great work mate have now followed this thread. will keep looking in .
Thanks mate.
Still a long way to go but not far off completing the track electrics.
Got the switch panel all sorted so just need to attach it to the baseboard and add wires for the points and isolated sections.
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First of all I have to say a big thank you to Clive Mortimore for popping round yesterday for giving me guidance regarding the wiring as that is all new to me.
I've been wanting to build something for a while so I made up a few plans on Anyrail but before deciding on this one.
The layout will be based around the late 1980's early 1990's
So far I have two point motors in place and I'm in the process of gluing the track down on the refuelling line hence the brick.
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Thank you for the reply guys, very much appreciated! The isolated fishplates will be positioned on the V section of all six points. The plan will be to wire up the track and make sure all of it works properly before the track track is fixed in place.
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Just after some advise please. I am in the stages of building a 5' x 2' modern TMD. I have my final track plan as below. I will going DC rather than DCC. On the second picture I have the drop wires marked in red (+) and black (-) with the green marks as isolated fishplates as I will be using electrofrog points. Electrics are not really my forte so could anyone confirm I have the drop wires in the right place, if not could anyone suggest where to put them?
Thanks in advance
Mark
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I went on a photographic charter at the end of March with D123 as the main subject at the Great Central Railway.
Class 45 'Peak' D123 by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
Class 45 'Peak' D123 by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
Class 45 'Peak' D123 by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
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08850 on shunting duties at Pickering back in September
Class 08 08850, NYMR, Pickering by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
Class 08 08850, NYMR, Pickering by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
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08850 at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
Class 08 08850 NYMR Pickering 15/03/16 by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
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37264 at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Class 37 37264 NYMR Grosmont 15/03/16 by Mark Cullen, on Flickr
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5' x 2' OO Gauge TMD
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I was contemplating buying a model car and weathering it to give it an abandoned look but I was worried I would make a right mess of it so instead I cut a piece of foam into a car shape and layered a piece of Kleenex tissue over the top of it and dabbed it with a watercolour mix to hopefully look like a tarpaulin and I’m quite happy with how it turned out.
Also completed the back part of the depot so I have one piece of the back scene in place.