Dunmar

On 24/06/2023 at 20:18, 55020 said:

There's been mention of the AS sound fitted models not moving off until about speed step 8 when the sound is enabled, at least for the unrefurbished locos.  This behaviour is matched by the engine revs not increasing until step 8, which in itself isn't a huge issue but it does mean that it's not possible to start with a crawl.

 

I've been trying to find an easy solution, and the best I can come up with involves amending only one CV.  If you change CV124 = 0, then this behaviour is no longer a problem.  (Note, to undo the change simply return it to its original value: CV124 = 4)

 

On my model I've also been able to reduce the starting voltage, and therefore have a slower speed step one crawl speed. 

Simply amend CV2 = 2.  (Original value CV2 = 3)

 

I've made a very amatuerish video to demonstrate the difference.  Please excuse the 'dining table toy train loop', as I though I might need a roundy roundy for the demo.

 

 

Further to my previous post and with regards to your comment about lack of revs when increasing speed steps. When I was able to tweak Cv's 5/6 the thrash commenced almost instantly at the lower end.

Bill

On 24/06/2023 at 20:18, 55020 said:

There's been mention of the AS sound fitted models not moving off until about speed step 8 when the sound is enabled, at least for the unrefurbished locos.  This behaviour is matched by the engine revs not increasing until step 8, which in itself isn't a huge issue but it does mean that it's not possible to start with a crawl.

 

I've been trying to find an easy solution, and the best I can come up with involves amending only one CV.  If you change CV124 = 0, then this behaviour is no longer a problem.  (Note, to undo the change simply return it to its original value: CV124 = 4)

 

On my model I've also been able to reduce the starting voltage, and therefore have a slower speed step one crawl speed. 

Simply amend CV2 = 2.  (Original value CV2 = 3)

 

I've made a very amatuerish video to demonstrate the difference.  Please excuse the 'dining table toy train loop', as I though I might need a roundy roundy for the demo.

 

 

 

Steve

Thanks for that Steve. 

My problem however is the acceleration speed. Having been so used to the V4 in the past it was easy to alter Cv5 and Cv6, it worked a treat. Not so with the V5. I have been advised to try the decoder in another loco or on the Lokprogrammer. Any ideas?

Having used the ' Big Boom Box ' in most of my 37' fleet I am still trying to get used to the Accurathrash speaker which I have come across before as I have it fitted to a couple of West Highland loco's. It certainly has a lot more base and sounds better with the sound volume reduced slightly rather than at full volume. What's the thoughts of others?

Nipped up to the loft this evening to give Loch Eil a run. B***!! Awesome! Had to open the window to let the sound out. Will take it down the club next week and literally blow everything out of the water! Detail is amazing! Would have waited another year for this. We'll, maybe not. Hats off to Accurascale! They have delivered.

23 minutes ago, LNERandBR said:

 

From what I understand, small speaker and stay alive are both fitted to DCC Ready versions.

 

It's the Accurathrash speaker and Sound Decoder that need adding to get the same as the DCC Sound version. 

I'm way ahead of you here, have had the sound decoder and Accurathrash speaker waiting the arrival of Loch Eil which I believe is now winging its way to me very shortly.

Probably covered before. Am I right in saying that the smaller speaker is not fitted to the DCC ready option. If not can I fit my own without any probs. Or is there one available as a spare from Accurascale. Apologies for not paying attention, will stand in the corner for the rest of the evening!

Just got word from Rails, payment cleared for Loch Eil. Accurathrash and sound decoder lie in wait. Yezzz!

Hi Andy ,

Nearly forgot. With regards to your thoughts on platform edging , when I did mine I used mounting board of the type you see in art shops. I tended to cut the pieces larger than they really were to give an appearance of area and weight.

Also came across this pic of the water tank, unfortunately would have to had gone back under the cover of darkness to get a pic of the top !!!

On 07/10/2022 at 16:54, thegreenhowards said:

The postman brought a couple of goodies this week. The first was a couple of Interfrigo Van kits, of which more when I’ve made some progress.

 

The other was this delightful signal box commissioned from Ed Hall. 
 

 

 

 

I think he’s done a superb job on this and I’m looking forward to seeing it in position. I didn’t specify the exact period, so it’s possible that I’ll need to repaint it, but first I need to work out what period it represents.

 

In other news I’m painting the three completed baseboards, but as I’m sure you don’t want to see pictures of paint drying, I’ll leave them until there’s something more exciting to show!

 

Andy
 

 

Hi Andy,

Been trawling through my laptop but think I might have deleted some of the pics that you might have been looking for. After I completed Glenfinnan I had a clearout. Here is a pic of the box which is in the livery used up to the late 80's.

I think the present colours are somewhat later and were the same colours used for the station building. I have also included pics of both platform shelters, one in model form and the other as is !

On 25/09/2022 at 21:30, thegreenhowards said:

Bill,

 

My understanding is that the camping coach was there in the 1960s (a Pullman) and then absent until reintroduced when the museum opened. I’d like to include one if possible. Do you know of one which was there in the 1980s?

 

You mention two platform shelters and two signal cabins. Do you have any photos of the second one of each?

 

Regards

 

Andy

 

Hi Andy,

I am having some difficulty tracking down some of my photos of Glenfinnan as I had a bit of a clear out . I am still looking.

Andy,

Following on from my previous post. I did investigate the the siding / gradient which went off behind the signal cabin and small store as I intended to model the two coaches used as dining/cafe and camping coach which sit almost adjacent to the station building. Again, will have to consult my records.

Bill.

7 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

Hi Bill,

 

Thanks for the offer of photos. I have found a lot on Flickr, but there were probably lots of useful ones on RMWeb which got lost in the meltdown earlier this year. I’m using 1983 as my base year, so although I’ll run trains from a much wider timespan I’m trying the base the scenery and infrastructure on that year. A lot has changed now, so I suspect many of your visit photos will be too modern, but hopefully some will be useful.
 

I think I have enough of the running lines and station building now, but anything you could help with in the following areas would be useful.

 

1. The waiting shelter on the up platform. Anything which shows the back and insides.
 

 

 

2. The back and top of the water tank as seen in this photo.

 

 

3. The lamp hut and wooden shed on the loading dock, East of the signal box. Any more detail than below, particularly dimensions.

4. This little hut in the mid distance by the point. I think this may have appeared after 1983, so I may not need to model it, but any info would be appreciated.

 

 

5. Any more pictures of this concrete shed which was between the signal box and station building. I think it’s been replaced by something bigger and more modern but equally unattractive now.

 

 

6. Any information on the line which the camping/ dining coach is on. I know it drops quite considerably below the level of the running lines but can’t quite work out the orientation round the back of the signal box and how quickly it drops. How far below the running lines is the camping coach? I.e. what happens behind where the photographer is standing for this shot.

 

 

Ernie’s Railway Archive has been a godsend!

 

Regards

 

Andy

 

 

 

Hi Andy,

Strangely enough the subjects of your photos were exactly the same problems I encountered, amongst others, when I was building my version. My chosen period was based loosely from late 1970's to late 1980's. This necessitated the building of two platform shelters and two signal cabins. Will consult my laptop and see what photos I kept as a general record and keepsake of my builds.

Bill.

On 22/09/2022 at 22:37, St Enodoc said:

Sock it to me!

 

I had a '75 Midget for a few years until the family came along and I had to trade up to a four-seater with a roof. I still miss it.

You should have stashed it away somewhere, they are making a comeback, big time! and fetching good money!🚗

On 22/09/2022 at 22:56, thegreenhowards said:

Hi Bill,

 

Your layout came up very frequently when I was researching mine. Sadly I never saw it but it looks good online. I’d welcome your comments as I proceed.

 

As for my pride and joy, she was my first car, bought in 1989. She’s now a bit like triggers broom(!) but has been used consistently ever since and was our only car until my son was born in 2003.

 

Regards

 

Andy
 

 

Hi Andy ,

I may still have some photos I took on the numerous trips I made to Glenfinnan of buildings, track and other bits and pieces. Let me know if I can help out with anything. 

At the risk of turning this into a Classic Car discussion, I have had my Midget 1500 for 27yrs and it's the only thing that keeps me sane in this ' crazy world '. The smile on people's faces as you drive past is priceless!

Bill.

Hi Andy,

Having built and exhibited my 4mm version of Glenfinnan then you will understand why I shall be watching your progress very closely. By way of a distraction, I couldn't help notice the MGB in the background behind your friend. I have something similar in my garage only it's a 78' Midget 1500.

Interesting ! But stupid ! not many will remember that quote! 😄

Bill.

On 11/02/2021 at 12:20, sulzer71 said:

Just a small but essential delivery today

Hi,

Just noticed your post, your ideas sound good so far. Very similar to my own although I am a little later in years. I'm particularly interested in your lighting sets and who makes them.

Bill.

Hi,

Still not really got back into the guts of this new project yet. Hoping my trip to ModelRail and a couple of days on Ian McCreadie's  superb Blair Atholl layout will fire me up. Meantime, work has started on the construction of the main station building which will be based on Wick. I decided to use Scalescenes printed papers over mounting card, further supported by foam board. I am using Photoshop to scale down original photos of the real station building as I did with Glenfinnan. The larger section is the main wall on the car park side and the smaller section with the square windows is the height the roof slopes down to on that side. What with the interior, it has given me a few headaches I can tell you. But, hey! ho!

Just now, Dunmar said:

Hi,

Sorry about the other two photos. Can't seem to be able to post more than one photo. Here goes again.

Bill.

Hi,

Sorry about the other two photos. Can't seem to be able to post more than one photo. Here goes again.

Bill.

Hi,

Been working behind the scenes, mostly in the wife's dining room. Too damn cold in the loft. Been working on the laptop trying to get to grips with the main station building which is proving more of a problem that I first envisaged. I know what I want but it isn't out there. But I'm determined and won't give up. My main problem is what to use as a final finishing on top of the foam board and mounting board, textured Papers or embossed plasticard. Each brings it's own problems. I had thought by way of a change to use textured papers but not having used them  as I was never convinced by thier appearance. But hey, I'll get there.

Bill.

Hi, 

With all the ballast now completed, I can now get on with the job of getting it and the track to look right. As with my previous layouts I tend to look at it the way I see it, rather than how it should look. In particular that part of the track which suffers from oil and diesel spillage which I haven't been able to master, but which I am determined to achieve this time. I started by spraying the whole of the track with Humbrol 29 Dark Earth from an aerosol rather than using the airbrush as its much quicker. This was followed by a wash of Sleeper Grime. When dry, a further wash of a mix of Track Colour and Sleeper Grime. A wash of Matt Black was used on the line with diesel spillage. Once I am satisfied with the tone of the colour, I will then proceed to dry brush the track to highlight the detail. 

Bill. 

Hi, 

Slightly more progress on the layout by way of some airbrushing to the track. Some early weathering has been applied prior to ballasting. I shall be carrying out a fair bit of experimenting with the weathering in due course. I also want to use as little ballast as possible so that it appears to have been down a long time. A planned trip to a nice little cottage in Dornoch for a few days next week will enable me to get to Wick to get some pictures and measurements. That's more progress. 

Bill. 

Hi,

I have Photoshopped some images from Streetview and will re-scale them to suit. The station building will be similar to that which exists at Wick and I have been collecting materials to enable me to scratchbuild something similar. I hope to start ballasting shortly as I need to get the point motors fitted soon. 

Bill. 

Hi, 

Progress has been pretty slow. Have been laying out some foam board to build up the road level which will be finished off with mounting board for the road and platform surface. 

Hi, 

Been some time since I posted pics here and seem to be having bother posting more than one in my post. Can someone point me in the right direction. Has something changed, can't believe I've forgotten!!! 

Bill.