down the sdjr

8 hours ago, hayfield said:

If anyone wants one I have the odd spare providing they cover the of the etch & postage.  

I would be very interested in one of those.

On 30/08/2020 at 20:52, mikesndbs said:

 

Looks like a good find here 

I have always liked Cyril Freezers plans, well thought out and will adapt to any situation.

2 hours ago, hayfield said:

The Exactoscale timbers are cheap enough £2

Hi Hayfield, thanks for that, some real bargains on the EMGS shop, sleepers and rail ordered.

Paul.

I have just started building my own track recently and i have learnt everything from posters on RMWEB. Having Martin here who wrote Templot is really good, such great advice and posters like Hayfield who also helps out so much and shares his knowledge.

You can print out some really nice point templots and build something that you cannot buy RTR. Looks great in 00 gauge as well.

2 hours ago, martin_wynne said:

Looking at the template, I think that's an A-4.5? Curving one of those makes for a very tight inside radius, as you can see.

Hi Martin,

Thank you i will have a look at that, i know i can do a lot more with Templot going forward. It is a A-4.5 its for a coal siding based on Blandford Forum that to me looks a very tight curve.

I dont have permmision to post this picture and i dont know who to credit it to, i hope i am not breaking any rules posting it but that is what i am trying to achieve.

Paul.

Hi Hayfield,

Built my 2nd ever point, 1st with a Templot print out, made mistakes but getting better i hope. Managed to do the soldering on this one, i needed a lesson in tinning the soldering iron tip, so much better now. I also filed the stock rails for the switch blades.

It is a 00 BF 1.25mm common crossing from C&L, plan to make the next couple in 00 SF 1mm.

I am using thin sleepers as i bought a job lot off ebay, i am using poly cement to glue sleepers to the paper, they seem to hold well and do not curve with the Liquid glue for the chairs.

Onwards and upwards.

Paul.

On 22/08/2020 at 17:52, farren said:

Thank you all for your answers it was mainly just a idea, However I didn’t release Peco did EM track, and I have been   thinking a small Diesel MPD layout. this would land itself to a new comer to EM no valve gear to worry about. 

The EMGS Peco track is very good, but only straight B6 points available and no spring mechanism on the switch rails, so you will need a point motor or like wise to keep the point blades in place.

I have been working on a couple of points over the weekend. One thing i have noticed about C&L timber / chair packs is, if you are making your own common crossings / switch blades the packs go a long way. I am almost making 2 points from a 1 point bag.

19 hours ago, treggyman said:

Hi

 

Looking forward to following your progress......

 

It lends itself to a 'watching the trains go by' layout with a wide variety of motive power & stock plus the opportunity to have some fun shunting.....

 

I looked at it when building Hayden Gurney & the station building is inspired by the one at Henstridge.

 

Have fun building it

 

Cheers Bill

Hi Bill,

Had a read through your Hayden Gurney thread, great looking layout, love the station building.

I plan to run a loop under the 00 gauge upper level so through trains can trundle around, with a fiddle yard to one side so i can run trains in both directions. A small local pick up goods and local stopping passenger service to add a bit of interest.

The layout will be based in 1955 just because i have some nice early crest Bachann locos to convert and Bill Haley "rock around the clock" the birth of rock n roll.

I am going to hand make the fiddle yard track so it runs on a gentle curve.

I have 2 locos converted to EM gauge with 2 more work in progress. Some renumbering will have to be done.

Thanks for looking.

Paul.

55 minutes ago, Andy Reichert said:

 

Check with Martin what your greatest minimum radius needs to be.

 

Andy

The curved points section i am starting is 10 chains, about 2600mm.

Thanks.

Paul.

@martin_wynne

Thank you for that informative post.

00-SF it will be for me.

Paul.

@martin_wynne

Hi Martin,

I dont want to de-rail the thread but i have a question please. I have just started using Templot and what a great thing it is, thank you.

I have started printing out single points for my plan but i am unsure what gauge i should be using. I plan to run 00 gauge RTR all newish models none older than say 12 years, Bachmann, Hornby etc, would it be 00-BF ? I dont want to start building to find out im using the wrong one.

Thank you.

Paul.

Hi all,

Earlier this year i was looking for a new challange in modelling. I was getting more interested in track and got drawn to posts on this forum about P4 and EM gauge. I joined the EMGS, bought some C&L track and points kits. To be honest i got a bit daunted so bought some Peco EM gauge track and points from the EMGS.

I wanted a simple plan for my first attempt, i have always liked Henstridge station https://henstridgeonline.co.uk/OldHenstridge.php5 , single line with a siding, cattle pen, loading guage, crane, level crossing, 2 signals and out buildings.

Laid out the track.

 I wired up using drop wires on each section. I also added Peco smart switch point motors and auto polarity switches (jurys out at the moment if these will stay).

I have made a start on the buildings, i am new to scratch building so plenty more details and tidying up to do.

Next step is to paint the track and start the platform.

Thanks for looking,

Paul.

14 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

It was the hyphen to which I was particularly drawing attention - an unusual spelling in that respect.

 

I doubt it was hung on the outside of a wagon - there was an established way of indicating destination, viz. the wagon label. I wonder if it could have been hung in a road van, indicating the part of the van where consignments for Bailey Gate were stacked?

Someone did suggest it was probably made up by a worker as a token keepsake sort of thing. I do suppose it could have been used in say a banana van or such as a drop off marker.

My mate has his Grandads railway workers overcoat and hat, he says the overcoat is really well made and very heavy. Dont make them like that any more.

1 hour ago, keefer said:

Was there a yard of sidings somewhere where cuts of wagons would perhaps be deposited ready for the final stage of their journey?

Then the marker board in question would be hung on the end wagon so the relevant loco crew knew which wagons to take?

Thats what i would have thought.

My mate has a load of other stuff from his Grandad, overcoat, hat and a tablet token, all from the Blandford area.

3 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

Yeeeeah ? ............. b-but the conspicuous attachment is totally unlike anything I've ever seen hooked onto a wagon !

So, just something, someone has knocked together then?

2 hours ago, keefer said:

Well, Bailey Gate was a creamery so maybe a way of 'labelling' wagons bound for there? 

Thread on the location here: 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/42569-bailey-gate-creamery-siding/

 

My first thoughts were maybe a wagon/ brake van label.

A good friend of mine has a few items in his shed that came from his Grandad who used to work on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway before closure.

He sent me this picture asking what it is. I have no idea, does anybody on here know?

Thanks

Paul.

I walked the old railway, now trailway between Sturminster Newton and Blandford last week with some old school mates.

One of the guys has a interest in the railway mainly from his Grandad that used to work on the line. He has a shed full of artefacts some of which he has donated to Shillingstone already.

He sent me this picture to ask what it is, i have no idea and thought some kind soul on here might be able to tell us?

Thanks

Paul.

7 minutes ago, Grovenor said:

I'll have to hunt up the original article and see if it matches my memory!

It really is a clever little thing.

I presume it was invented by some engineer in the 50s, makes my generation look stupid with all our computers. Just clever problem solving,

6 minutes ago, Grovenor said:

The EMGS crosing jig should be 1mm thick so it acts as the flangway gauge, IMHO that's the point of it. If the thickness is wrong its just acting as a straight edge.

Thats not how you use it. The instructions state the flangeway guide sets the rail,the jig is like a extra pair of hands and really clever. The jig is about 0.5mm thick.

My 1st attempt.

Still waiting delivery of copper clad strip and a set of metric feeler gauges so it was a bit guess work and the brass strip was a bit thin really. The wing rails are not in the correct position, i will re solder them next week. Off to walk some of the old Somerset and Dorset railway for the next few days, hopefully the pubs will be open.

The EMGS common crossing jig is a work of genius, so simple.

Thanks for all the advice.

I re did a few vs this morning, much better to the side rather than butted. I have not finish filed these yet or cut the nose. Just experimenting really but each one is getting better.(i think).

I also made up my common crossing jig.

27 minutes ago, foggyjames said:

I suspect I'm going to end up comparing C&L with Peco's Bullhead, and my best course of action will be to buy a length of flextrack and a turnout from each range, and decide whether the faff (or should that be enjoyment?!) of building the C&L points (even if the hard parts are pre-made, if you're willing to pay) is worth the improvement in appearance. If I fall on the C&L side of the fence, the next decision will be whether to dig into my pockets to buy the pre-made components, or to buy jigs and get soldering! Again, cost/benefit, I guess.

Hi James,

That is pretty much what i have been doing this year, buying bits off different companies and see what suits me best. Peco BH and C&L thick base will all work together so nothing will be wasted. I ended up going for the Legacy track as it is a really good price on Hattons, i dont find it a problem to solder but it does have a thin base.

The EMGS Peco track is really good but they only do flexi and LH / RH B6 points.

I am currently building 2 layouts, one in EM and the other 00, so i am enjoying both worlds.

Paul.

Morning, i am heading up to the loft to do some bending and filing. Will post results later if any improvement.