simonmcp

Having recently become severely disabled, I will be using Laser Cut baseboards for all future layouts. Mind you it was never advisable to look too closely at the baseboards that I have made. On the subject of needing to get at all sides for scenic work, I believe Chris Nevard makes a Foam Board sub baseboard that he works on before placing it into the main baseboard box.

All the suppliers of Laser Cut baseboards that I have looked at do a custom option, so you could specify a top that came out enough to light the entire layout if you went that route. 

Quite frankly, with the extremely high quality of Rob's layouts, I never look at the baseboards much anyway. For the record I think Rob's whole baseboards look great and I would be proud if I had made them.

On 18/12/2022 at 15:54, RailWest said:

You would need also to have trap points at the exist from the sidings in order to protect the main passenger-carrying line.

 

Hi RailWest, thanks for the advice. Would I need just the one to protect both sidings and should it/they be two bladed or could I get away with a single bladed one? Alternatively, as I don't have much length to play with, could I use a double slip, instead of the left hand point, to perform the same function?

2 hours ago, SZ said:

I think that works, just assume there is a junction off to the right that requires the bracket signal. No signal required for a passenger train to pass the point left to right but you could have a ground signal where the two sidings become one to control freight movements out onto the running line.

Thanks, I will buy the signal tomorrow from Kernow Model Rail Centre as I had a £15 voucher after pre paying for the GWR Steam Railmotor.

Hi all, I am hoping to make a very small micro layout, I have recently become disabled and can't lift much weight. I would still like to have signals on the layout though. I intend to set it in the present time as a preserved line. Because the layout will only be 1102mm long (rough plan below) and I would like to run two coach trains, I will have to have the loco sitting over the point on the main running line. I would also like to have one of the Dapol bracket signals, at the position marked signal,  just because I like the look of them. I guess I might need a signal to allow a passenger train to pass the point, but would that be out of sight to the left or would it be on the platform?

Is it possible to do what I want?

I'd you are using 'Normal Ply', I have in the past used 'beams' made by cutting narrow lengths of ply and sandwiching pieces of 2x1 in between a la Barry Norman of Trebetherrick fame, and fixing them to the underside or the baseboard tops to make sure the track bed doesn't sag or dip.

Being a self confessed part luddite, how do I get access to your Facebook page please Tom?

1 hour ago, KNP said:

Talking of pubs.

Currently outside this one at Epcot….!

 

Warm though…….!

No jumper needed……😀

 

I see they felt the need to label it PUB!🙄

1 hour ago, vulcanbomber said:

The scratch built station building based at the one at Langley Berks, the roof has now been dusted off

Where did you get or how did you produce the iron work on the two peaked sections of the roof please?

I've never had any problems with the Humbrol Filler, if I need it to run into small spaces I use a solvent brushed over it which smooths it out as well.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://uk.humbrol.com/products/31ml-model-filler-tube-ae3016&ved=2ahUKEwiX76CtzPb7AhWMN8AKHZojBnkQFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw19hTZbb_YpPb_7bAuikH2I

5 minutes ago, Philou said:

Hello chums - in from the cold again!

 

@Re6/6

 

@simonmcp Was it Marschmusik or oompah music? I happen to like German military music. Did you know that the Germans have adopted the music to the Battle of Britain (1969) film as a Luftwaffe Marsch? Apparently, the Luftwaffe is the only army branch that never had its own march.

 

@JeffP

Hi, sorry can't seem to get rid of the names with the @ symbols🤨.

It was oompah music on the Berlin train, interrupted by a lightening storm that took out all the overhead electrics, we had to get a diesel back into the city centre.

I remember being on a train in Berlin and the announcements were preceded by an excerpt of traditional German band music!🙄

33 minutes ago, Ron Ron Ron said:

Today I get to visit Miniature Wunderland for the first time, to see what all the fuss is about.

We’ll see you in a week’s time then. I spent over 6 hours in there back in 2007.

I would get a structural surveyor to comment, there are several who are members on here. My layman's opinion would be that it is tying the walls together and so therefore is structural, again my non professional opinion would be that putting anything lower down may not help. But I can't emphasize enough, get it looked at by a professional, taking it out yourself would probably invalidate your building's insurance as well.

Does anybody know please what the two, taper ended, wooden poles stood upright in corners are for?

Hope she doesn't spook the squadron leader.😀

Isn't 42 "The answer to life, the universe and everything"?

I'm feeling a bit like Marvin today, except the brain the size of a planet bit.

On a slightly more serious note, I do like those sheep, not sure I'd have the skills to do them though.

I have succumbed to the Digital BRM offer and apparently I am also now a Gold member and that Digitrains advert has disappeared.

I would advise painting or ideally boxing in the chimney breast to reduce the amount of dust and heat loss or if you still have fires the fluctuations in temperature near it. The work you've done looks really neat. Are you going to have a "Bitsa" station (Platforms continuing into the fiddle yard scenic break)?

I'd be really happy if I could get to that standard in O Gauge never mind N Gauge. A superb signal box and the hotel is just amazing.

Looking at the photo I would think the typeface is Gill Sans, definitely for the numbers and possibly for the letters as well. If it was sign written, then the sign writer may have altered the letter forms to fit the available space (condensed in modern speak). I often reduced the width of letters in some words to get a whole word to fit into a column width when I was producing magazines or books, not normally noticed by the readers. I also hate hyphenated words, I was taught to never hyphenate a name or proper noun!

If you select all in Excel and then custom sort you will keep the data correctly aligned.

If you use a spreadsheet, Excel, Numbers etc you can easily insert new categories/features such as RTR/Kit or Name for POW Wagons etc. I was surprised how many such headings I wanted in the end. I also have Box Name and Location and have numbered each storage box and know it's location in my house - saves a lot of time trying to find a pack of couplings for instance.

Google translate app could be your friend.

There was an article a while back I one of the Modelling magazines (possibly Model Railway Journal) from someone who had used 2d prints of passengers in his carriages and because he had angled them slightly, they looked very convincing.

4 minutes ago, Graham T said:

First Beetles, now flies...  Anyone for cricket(s)?

 

Only if Buddy Holly is with them.