AdeMoore

Interesting Tim how do you hold the L against the underside of the track while you solder? Cheers

Agreed with Mark had a look very impressed at the likeness, managed to reverse its end too. How do you go about it Stu a drawing first or guess some measurements and crack on? Cheers

Hi again Alex ah right, was aware of that method. I thought if you had laid the track (which you have) you may have had a clever idea to solder under the rails. Your method no doubt easier than mine, and if soldered on the back side of the rails from the viewing side, no doubt when weathered is barely seen. I’ll see how you proceed. Cheers for the detailed reply.

Cheers both interesting stuff. I hadn’t even thought of coal Phil! I’ll have to study my photos on that again. Thanks for taking the time.

Hi Alex does the track come back up to solder the droppers on? Looking good BTW Keep it coming. Cheers

Thanks Phil, is that a private collection of pics or Books and online sources? Hoping the former! cheers Ade

Wonder if you folks can help again after much success with the ballast wagon topic. I have a fair load of Meldon Photos saved from various internet sources one thing I can’t see is a water tower or the like to service the USA Tank or the G6 or whatever was in service there. Must of had something there? Cheers.

Sorry to post when you’re mid flow so to speak! Brilliant that tree so something out the garden then flock added? Cheers

So 13 likes last time! So perhaps risky post 3! A weathering test piece a photo prop I use on the airfix vans. To note the HO sleeper spacing. Had a weathering trial in what will be the engine shed so will mainly be hidden! reasonably happy but I was a bit heavy handed with the rattle can and lost the sleeper grain detail so need to somehow address that, trialing with a fibre pen wasn’t a success the plastikote comes off before it’s wears down. Thanks Rob. Cheers all.

So lovely weather to get the layout outdoors to spray the rattle can! But as of last Wednesday working from home due to Covid19 so get an extra hourish modelling at home. Trouble was it was way too windy so resorted to the shed. There I laid a coat of Plastikote suede on. Then back up to the train room as it’s become known! The next day and start on the weathering as advised by @NHY 581 on his excellent thread “The Sheep Chronicles. Dipping one's hoof into an industrial backwater...The continuing adventures of Norman Lockhart”.. Where Rob has opened it up to anyone to post during the current situation. Below a test piece with buffer stops used as a photo prop just to give an idea of 00 gauge track at the HO scale spacing. Also An attempt at some track weathering. No idea why these photos come out smaller than the others did nothing different and the double tap resize doesn’t allow 800 x 601 as the others above. So in the engine shed as it will be hidden mainly is the first attempt at weathering the track. Only disappointing thing is I was heavy handed with the rattle can and lost the sleeper grain detail so they look like concrete sleepers. so I need to rub the paint off on the rest before continuing. Until next time Cheers

Now I’ve stuck the rear most up line and 3/4 of the loop then I remember I was going to follow Rays technique see Feb 9th post above. But to paint first I need the sleepers spaced right! So with some superglue to hold misbehaving sleepers I set about that on the remainder. The Mike Buick (Oak Road) School of thought is glue paint ballast paint! He knows but I’m willing to try and fail trying! paint Pva and ballast while PVA still wet, as Rays Camel Quay. So points are taped up ready for spraying. Tried an experiment indoors windows open! The rattle can of plastikote suede still stunk the room out! The bit of track top right will have to be replaced, a bit of badly spaced track I left with ballast trials! more soon Cheers Ade

Blimey Charlie another mistake! I was going for 9mm between sleepers rather than the 10mm scale due to the narrower gauge as described before. I made a tool to gauge it which would also double as a spreader between the sleepers. Couldn’t work out why my prep was out and had to loose more sleepers. Slept on it and realised I’d gone 9mm between the sleepers not centres! Hence the narrow gauge look. Quickly in morning before work pulled it up lucky it came up ok with a bit of force. Propped it up till this evening. Retrimmed the spacing tool and slid the sleepers I took off yesterday back on then PVA and got lining up and spacing. Just the joint sleepers to slide in. Below experimenting with lightweight filler. Wasn't a good experiment. thanks for looking in more soon cheers

Bit ‘o’ woodwork. Dowels and micro switches next. Table football! Bit more done but ever keen good job I had to go to bed yesterday, as I was busy repositioning the wire trunking as this pillock put it along the middle forgetting I had allowed the cables along the front! Then started labelling and laying in the cables got so far then turned in. Lying in bed it dawned if I wire it all up tidy I won’t be able to lift and stick down the track! Got carried away see! So I thought I need to prove the intended point operation which worked a dream first time. I used some mini trunking lid to mount the micro switch on with 2 holes one elongated to allow adjustment. The T smaller dowel I figured from the start as putting the operating dowels low as I want to for reasons you’ll see much much later, there would be to much flex in the piano wire at that length. So pleased with that but now I’ve not made the wiring up mistake time to turn it over and get the track glued down weathered and ballasted before I flip it and get the wiring up together including the switch panel. Thanks for looking in. Until next time Cheers

Thanks Rob was going to have a bash today, but with such a lovely day headed out for a hike. Saw a few out in the hills all social distancing and thanking one another. I see if I can have a go at your advice on the track tomorrow. Cheers.

Looking good Alex, Peco bullhead track? The stuff I see builders bemoaning lack of points? Cheers

Well a risky post but I’ll take Rob up on his offer again to post anything up. I got 7 likes yesterday probably a record for me! I did get the layout outside although sunny was too windy so retreated to the shed. Cheers

I’ve also been working from home since Wednesday, company don’t encourage it but I’m potentially at risk so was sent home. Real VNC was set up and as like many offices ours our IP phones that came to had a call from the phone company to set that up, now I can call as if I’m at work copy a number on screen and call all just the same. The best thing is an hour for lunch to go modelling making good use of that! Great work Rob opening the thread up to everything. Progress today. Rattle can did stink the room out a bit! Even with windows wide open. More outside tomorrow hopefully. That bit of track top right is coming out and being replaced. Cheers Thanks Rob.

Been perusing the thread makes good reading I think I’m on page 56 you’ve probably seen the likes, we have had 2 incarnation’s by page 56 then it went wrong so I’m just about to start on the third at a guess! Better than any telly! I should be modelling though! Nice vid above always like a 9f was that 24 on plus brake I counted? So I’m not even halfway through yet makes me wonder now many more twists and turns golf wins to come . Enjoying the thread will make it to the end I’m sure. Cheers Ade

Lovely selection of shots over those posts Mike, BRM will be a must when it’s out. Cheers

Nice work Rob, PECO track and air brush? Then powders?

Glad your back and getting back on the horse so to speak, thanks for the valuable info. Cheers Ade

James in fear of hijacking Jon thread but page 1 Butler Henderson put some Flicr links up. On the old RM site you used to have post numbers but they don’t seem to exist anymore so,

Al. on the quarry face I looked back but no mention, did you just apply filler straight on the celotex/ polystyrene whatever it was you used? No modroc or anything like that I see many others doing first? Cheers in advance of your reply.

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Hi Jon seen these two turn up yesterday first I know is your subject and maybe in some links in an earlier post? 2nd one of the tunnel could well be?