Indomitable026

31 minutes ago, Southwich said:

Looking great that Damian - lovely work on the track! 
 

I’ll be interested in what you end up settling on for the tiebar arrangement once you install the blades. Are the gauges you use all exactoscale ones?

 

Kind regards,

 

Will

These are the gauges.

The Mint gauge and the flangeway gauge are from the Scalefour Society stores.

The roller gauges I think I bought from C&L a few years ago at a time when they were selling Exactoscale items, but I don’t know what make they are - may be someone can advise?

2 minutes ago, Regularity said:

Putting glasses on the layout doesn’t make you look clever: you’re supposed to put them on your face.

That’s where they went...

11 minutes ago, Southwich said:

Looking great that Damian - lovely work on the track! 
 

I’ll be interested in what you end up settling on for the tiebar arrangement once you install the blades. Are the gauges you use all exactoscale ones?

 

Kind regards,

 

Will

Thanks for that Will.

Yeah, Tie Bars - not resolved. Not as obvious answers as there are on most other things on the track build. I know what I’m doing with the droppers and point actuators - but not the tie bars.

Mark Forrest is also grappling with this one on his Manifold Valley Minerals layout..

A little bit of progress tonight, I’ve made a tentative start on the electrical wiring. I’ll post in a bit more detail once I get my eye in on the job and I’ve got a bit more time.

I’d like to share something with you, this should be my 10,000th post, but it’s not - Despite a couple of warnings from Andy I missed it!

This is actually my 10,003rd post - I don’t even think that relates to a loco number?

I’ve been reflecting back on this fantastic journey and I feel it’s important for to me to say...

THANK YOU

• To Andy York for creating and running this forum over all these years, it remains a wonderful platform and in an unrivalled position - a fantastic resource and community.

• To all my close friends - you know who you are. For everything really - there’s too much to even start and mention...

• To everyone that has followed all my exploits, your feedback, encouragement and camaraderie.

We are no where near the end of the line.
 

So here’s on to the next 10,000, and all those unbuilt layouts we’ve not even thought about yet - let’s keep sharing...

34 minutes ago, wagonbasher said:

 

The truth is... that is the problem we all face, motivation without a deadline.  Damian has got it at the moment!    

 

Work tomorrow Mr Ross ?

 

Andy

Thanks for the reminder Mr Banks..

31 minutes ago, Rochdale Road said:

Quite impressed with how quick your getting track down! I am hoping when I come to start track laying on my P4 layout I can achieve something similar!

 

Looking good Damian

 

Richie

I’ve generally really enjoyed it. The key thing is as I’ve got older I’ve managed to slow myself down and pace myself - I was always in too much of a rush to get things done before. Building this P4 track has been no more difficult than any other gauges I’ve worked in - in fact with the excellent gauges and jigs in some ways it’s easier. 

Posting on here allows me to reflect and check - these days all my work is done under a magnifier, however there’s nothing like closeup photos to show you what’s wrong  - it’s warts and all on here. 
 

Like everything it’s important to recognise when your having a bad day and walk away - some days I can’t even thread chairs on rail - it’s fascinating how different you can feel and how it effects your abilities on a given day.

Enjoy your build.

20 hours ago, Indomitable026 said:

 

Have you been drinking your home brew again?

 

Repeat after me - there will be no scope creep.

 

(I ended up reading the whole of the Treneglos thread after that little diversion above - great memories)

 

To be fair the scenics (the side of the adjacent shed) will go in to the fiddle yard. Somewhere in an earlier thread I explore this with cardboard buildings...

 

 

 

Here’s a link to the cardboard building mock-ups. Showing how the buildings may extend in to the fiddleyard.

And cast off...

54 minutes ago, Mark Forrest said:

At risk of encouraging scope creep; have you considered adding scenery to the fiddle yard and turning it into a shunting plank?  Two layouts in one, with each serving as a fiddle yard for the other.

 

 

Have you been drinking your home brew again?

Repeat after me - there will be no scope creep.

(I ended up reading the whole of the Treneglos thread after that little diversion above - great memories)

To be fair the scenics (the side of the adjacent shed) will go in to the fiddle yard. Somewhere in an earlier thread I explore this with cardboard buildings...

Final stock-rail in (albeit under the influence of Peroni). I’ll see what it looks like in the morning.

1 hour ago, Regularity said:

 

My comment was meant as a reason not to make the changes...

I know

This is me telling myself - there will be no extensions...

I’ve finished all the soldering on the board joint now, as you can see I’ve cleaned it down and given it a coat of brown/ rust.

Meanwhile I’ve got two more stock rails fitted in the fiddle-yard.

16 minutes ago, Indomitable026 said:

We are experts at scope creep - too many over the years.

 

So it’s a no - I’m hanging on this concept - there’ll be no extensions...

 

 

Our Layout (now sold) Treneglos is a good case in point...

3 minutes ago, Regularity said:

Also, if it connected to the fiddle yard, you would need to add a second fiddle yard on the other end to allow traffic to run through.

 

We are experts at scope creep - too many over the years.

So it’s a no - I’m hanging on this concept - there’ll be no extensions...

44 minutes ago, wagonbasher said:

 

Just an observation, your very active on RMWeb these hols as you lay 'Scottish'  P4 track at a great rate (supporting the plug, do you see what I did there)   You are only 14 posts from 10000.  You might want to think how you use it.  It could be today!

 

Andy

You’re getting as bad as Old Gringo with your number spotting - I hadn’t noticed, so thanks for pointing it out...

Oh, and I’m not doing nothing.

Heres a shameless plug for my current project “Highland Sulzers”

4 minutes ago, Rochdale Road said:

Looking good Damian.

 

Is the front Rose Street curve just to complete the scene, rather than being operational? EDIT: Sorry missed a page, hadn't seen there was a page 50 and 2ManySpams has answered my question!!

 

Richie

Yes Rose Street curve is just to complete the scene.

Oh, and I’m also making good progress through my video collection...

31 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

I'm assuming that the fizz is pink?

Nope - regular fizz tonight..

35 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

Good progress old bean. 

 

Pity that the fiddle wasn't an inch further forward, you could have brought the front line into use too.

Nah, I’m happy how it is - you know me, I like the odd random track that goes nowhere. Remember the two “Newquay” lines on Diesels in the Duchy? They went nowhere - and they were different gauges, one P4, one EM...

I’m calling it a day now - getting tired - mistakes will be made - I’ve already lost half a brass chair on the beige carpet.

So this is as far as I got...

Time for some more fizz...

I’m tackling the board joint now. Of note here are the brass chairs soldered on to the copper clad sleepers.

And I’m going to run out of rail!

Having got the rail anchored down at the bottom end I’m now gluing down the top end ‘fast track’ sleepers making sure the rail lines up with the plan below. Note the rule at the top stuck down to the board with tape - this aids getting the track straight. Templot wasn’t used for the fiddleyard - instead I established the curves/ centrelines and cut up point plans in to sections to follow the curves - a bit of old school...