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20 hours ago, 37114 said:

 

I can't believe I didn't think about it to be honest, we had cats when I lived with my parent and had a few wagons knocked over once so used to keep the cats out of my room. I guess I was lucky as I had left the rug on the floor when I put the layout up so it probably provided some cushioning buy with the body shell coming off it did prompt me to replace an engine room window which was missing when I bought it.

My little cat just pops in and watches shes realy good but shes getting on so think everything is slow these days..

6 hours ago, Mr Pix said:

 A little more progress... all track has been laid started wiring and working on more backscene.

Thanks for showing interest. Jez

Sounds good Jez looing forward to more picture updates soon..

thanks neil..

37521& 37099 waiting for another job of the day...

Colas 37521 & 37099 waiting on the freight yard for another freight collection...

13 minutes ago, DRS Crewe On A Mission said:

 

Can't wait to see which ones you have bought. I have quite a few now and some are still new in their boxes because I don't have the capacity to have so many on the layout at once, along with other classes of loco. Most of mine are the DRS versions just well because you know how much I like DRS traction. 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Danny. 

Yer ive now got both the new euro 37800 and Colas 37/5 37521...

On ‎25‎/‎09‎/‎2018 at 10:02, tender said:

 

 

Hi Neil, if you didn't know we have now sold CQ and started work on a new O Gauge layout. Will start a new layout thread shortly when we've got something to show.

Looking forward to your new layout build Ray...

On ‎08‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 13:50, 37114 said:

A new learning today; don't leave the stock on the layout when you have new cats..... they decided to drop test my class 50. Remarkably other than a few dislodged bufferbeam pipes it survived the fall onto the floor.

Yer ive had this happen too,expensive learning

On ‎19‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 16:24, MRC_Jacob said:

CrossCountry Class 221135 on depot this morning in the early morning light. Bob the depot shunter mid falling over!

DCC fitting and lighting kit added by Roads and Rails

Very nice updates here once again

23 hours ago, DRS Crewe On A Mission said:

 

I can't wait to see what you have been up to. I will keep a look out. 

 

37401 in Large Logo & 37800 in Europhoenix/Rail Operations Group livery both look superb by Bachmann. I didn't buy 401 just because it isn't the updated 2020 version. I also didn't buy 800 because Accurascale have announced a new range of OO 37s. Have you seen the new announcements? You can find their announcements on here under the manufacturers thread and via their website. I'm still deciding which new 37s to buy. 

 

Thank you. 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Danny. 

Thanks Danny ,

ive got few New 37s in now,wil post up this week..

3 hours ago, Fishplate said:

Apart from laying a yard of track to bring the runround loop next to Dock Junction and laying some underlay on Board 3 (see May 2018 post), not a lot has happened in the last 11 months for various reasons.

 

I started off again a few weeks ago with an extension on Board 4 to acco mmodate the control panel. First photo shows the platelayers view from Dock Junction. 

 

 

Following a few evenings and working most of this weekend, below is the view this evening from the upper level looking across what is now the West Yard. The buffer stops are just balanced on the rails at the moment. Gaps at baseboard joints will be infilled with copper clad sleepers, as elsewhere.

 

 

Some side views of the West Yard and the extended Control Panel board 4. The control panel area in the centre is blanked off for the controller and a mug at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice layout build here John..

cheers neil..

Just finish this beastie this evening,

very happy with the results...

Another Scania all sprayed up "red n black" theme..

Very nice modelling Steve...

On ‎18‎/‎08‎/‎2016 at 17:24, Gilbert said:

As promised

 

These look very nice Gilbert

Sounds good your doing very well as new modeller...

On ‎14‎/‎02‎/‎2020 at 20:06, Tangoman69 said:

I’ve had a couple of weeks off work due to stress & depression, so as a bit of therapy I was instructed by my good lady wife to spend some time on my layout. Things are starting to come together and begin to look what I had envisaged. Below is the car park under the interchange, it’ll be fully loaded with vehicles eventually.

 

And the bus station and the footbridge across to the rail station with the sort of traction that will be running.

LNER HSTs, Northern DMUs, Trans Pennine express (awaiting the Mk5s) and a GBRf 66 (66756 - Royal Corps of Signals), my old corps that I spent 18 years serving in.

 

Regards

 

Karl

 

Real eye for detailing...

On ‎02‎/‎01‎/‎2020 at 14:56, Tangoman69 said:

Ballasting of the holding sidings completed and the platforms beginning to take shape

Looks good start here..

On ‎21‎/‎01‎/‎2020 at 19:37, rob D2 said:

Class 08 had a bit more gunk in it , it’ll mainly live on this gunky siding .

 

hoping the platforms done by April , and , finances willing will then host a Bachmann 117 !

Now following

On ‎16‎/‎01‎/‎2020 at 16:31, rob D2 said:

Looking great Rob D2

14 minutes ago, Steam here! said:

The other end (the end of the line).

 

Left to right:

 

Short storage siding (can hold 1 X br mk1 coach or 3 X 7 plank wagons)

End of the main platform I will place a water crane down this end of the main platform due to lack of space at the other end.

The bay platform will either have one down this end or the other end.

(Both platforms each have an isolating switch which have come in handy).

Due to lack of space I have put the cattle dock on the bay platform.

The steam MPD headshunt (a bit tight behind the cattledock, there is space on both sides for all locos assigned for branch line work. For operational interest, I have made it longer than originally intended. This is so I can deliver  1 X coal wagon to the shed behind example: LMS black 5.

Just in front of the cattle dock, a short storage siding, this can be used for stabling a second loco or mpd related wagons or a small crane, Oxford Rail will be bringing one out and I'm thinking of making this its siding, I just haven't decided yet.

 

Next to the shed head shunt is coal merchants and finally to the very far right is the goods shed, with the base of a Peco crane just slightly in front.

I've also weathered the rails giving a rusty affect and used cinders for the shed head shunt and coal merchants, I've also weathered the bottom half of the lorry to give it the impression its used a lot and that there is a healthy demand for coal and coke.

 

There are also Peco pl-11 surface point motors all wired and working down this end.

Done grand job for 1st layout here!!

looking forward to more now...

11 hours ago, DavidMcKenzie said:

Wow what a line up! I've got a soft spot for the triple grey diesels. Reminds me of my childhood. Great modeling.

Are thanks DavidMcKenzie,

me to ive spent many hours spotting railfreight grey and subsector colours..

Cheers neil..

38 minutes ago, vulcan product fan said:

Hope your keeping safe  and well and family is good in these strange times Neil . keep posting the updates mate this site is about the only thing keeping me sane at the moment .

Thanks Andi,yes your right its very strange times.

Hope we all get through safe out the other side..

12 hours ago, vulcan product fan said:

Great work as always Neil superb atmosphere in last shot  .

Thanks Andy my frend

Wasn't happy with the factory weathering on 47190

,so ive re done this with airbrush and dry brush finish...

On ‎20‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 18:31, Jack374 said:

Well, over a month without an update. This is because the only achievement between the last post and this Monday was that I weathered the ONE container with a wash of RM 'Frame Dirt'...nothing to write home about.

 

However, last Friday was my second of 3 assignment deadlines, the last being 3 weeks away, so this week I’ve done some modelling!

 

The first project to be tackled was my DRS 20, 20303. The powered bogie was intermittent with the gears sometimes not meshing properly. Upon taking it apart, the final gear before the worm drive had lost the pin through the centre, allowing about 2mm of movement so it could disengage. This was rectified with some brass rod, secured after with a piece of tape either side, and all is now well:

 

Then to the lights. I want full independent control but had to settle for day running directionally due to time constraints. This week however, I un-soldered the wires from the 21-pin breakout board and started afresh. Thankfully, I’d given each LED its own resistor and soldered in a wire for each light 'set', leaving the cab and night light wires as loose ends for connection later. For the nose end, wires were soldered to the breakout board whilst the cab wires were all soldered straight to the decoder to make use of the powered function outputs on both solder pads and the 21 pin interface.

 

 

And a dodgy diagram of wiring positions, taken from the ESU LS V5 manual:

 

 

Then mapping on JMRI DecoderPro took place. F6 and F16 show marker lights only at cab and nose ends respectively, and if either of these are active then directional (day/tail) lights are disabled at that end, achieved by directional lights needing F6/F16 to be off to work. F20 and F21 control whether headlights are on or which are on during normal F0 directional light mode respectively, which works for both ends. All other lights are controllable from F23 upwards. Hopefully it’s clear as mud!
 

DecoderPro function map:

 

 

My function list:

 

 

And full test. This was achieved with F6, F7 (cab), F16 and all of F23 to F28 active. This can actually be prototypically achieved as each individual light (except red pair) have a separate switch on the real 20/3s...

 

 

 

A couple of paint touch ups and she’s ready to roll. I might tackle the 08 next, although I don’t expect it to be as plain a sail....

 

In light of the current global situation, I hope everyone is keeping well, and stays safe. An important thing to remember during this time though is to not panic (buy) and keep modelling!

 

Thanks,

Jack.

Looking good Jack..