Lisa

There is nothing like a looming deadline to make progress be achieved faster. Lisa

It's my intention for the backscene to be printed onto thin card, which will be placed behind the model. So it will be very easy to replace, if and when it fades. When not in use I intend to keep it in a light proof cylindrical container. Lisa

The station area, was on the edge of the villiage in 1860's, but in the early 1970's the whole area was developed by the States of Jersey Housing Department. Lisa

Baseboard Design - Back http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11412-st-ouen-jnwr-%E2%80%93-baseboard-design/#commentsStart Best Laid Plans of Mice and Women - Forward http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11469-st-ouen-jnwr-%E2%80%93-the-best-laid-plans-of-mice-and-women/ Layout Backscenes How much detail do you need to include in a layout backscene? Is there an advantage to using a photographic backscene? For St Ouen I planning on using a photographic backscene of trees and grass. I took about six photographs for this project, were taken in St Ouen, on a sunny afternoon last week. I am planning on superimposing photographs of buildings also photographed in St Ouen. Then in front of this placeing half relief buildings, then the railway and then some half relief building to frame the view, with their backs against the layout facia. Sample of a section of the proposed background The image is composed of a light blue colour gradient getting lighter towards the bottom, with the trees and foreground meadow superimposed onto it using Photoshop. The St Ouen area is very flat, very little of the grass and bottom of the trees will show on the layout. Any background buildings will be superimposed as required on a separate piece of card, to give slight actual physical depth, as with bas relief. I first saw this used on the N Gauge model of Buckfastleigh in Devon. I'm intending printing out the photographic backscene, at the local library using a colour injet printer onto a single A3 sheet. Do you think that this is a viable method of producing a convincing background for my layout. Bearing in mind that my scenic section is 230mm by 140mm with the scenic backscene having a height of 100mm. The layout is 2mm fine scale. The main baseboard is progressing nicely. More pictures soon! Lisa

Yesterday I went to B&Q and I have purchased the hardware, and a new saw to enable me to finish building the baseboard! Lisa

Layout Mock up - Back To see the animated layout mock up click on the link below. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11391-st-owen-jnwr-layout-mockup/ Background Design - Forward http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11443-st-ouen-jnwr-how-much-detail-is-required-in-a-photo-background/ Baseboard Design The baseboard for St Ouen are made from a sandwich of 4mm plywood and 8mm softwood. The photograph below shows the underside of the main board. Removal of material, is usually carried out to make the baseboard lighter, but on such a small baseboard this is not a consideration. Photograph of the underside of the main board. The space created will be used to accommodate the wiring, including facilitating the attachment of track droppers. The animation below shows how the layout is packed away into it's carrying case, for transport. The next stage is to complete the building of the baseboard, including the platform extension and the cassette fiddleyard flaps. The nickname of the layout, down at the club is the 'Raspberry Ripple' because the carrying container originally came filled with Raspberry Ripple ice cream. Lisa

I have now corrected the problem with the layout diagram. Lisa

The reason that the line cuts across the road, is that there are several substantial stone buildings beside the road and a pavement.

Nice design. The layout is very compact, but has plenty of operating potential. I look forward to seeing it develop. Lisa

Woops, I have a problem with the layout diagram, in this blog entry, the file is too large to load, full size by clicking on it. SORRY. Lisa PS a member complained earlier today, when I had a blog test entry up for only 9 minutes. My professional experience in graphic design, including web site design and animation tells me that proper testing is required to make sure material is displayed correctly. Just looking at the material in pre-view mode is not always sufficient.

After building the sequence, the next stage was to build a mock up of the layout to check that it look OK. Firstly I took the design of the layout, within Templot and added the flap that carries the track for the end of the platform and the coal wharf roads. Then I added a cassette and the cassette support flap to the design. The design for the complete layout Next I built the mock up of the layout, including the proposed backscene. This was examined in a great deal of detail, and changes were made, until I was satisfied with the result. St Ouen mockup Baseboard Design - Forward To look at the design of the baseboard, click on the link below. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11412-st-ouen-jnwr-%E2%80%93-baseboard-design/ Building an Operating Sequence - back To see how the operating sequence was built, click on the link below. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11376-st-ouen-jnwr-building-a-sequence/ Lisa

Answer when it at St Aubin in Jersey, see the diagram below. St Aubin Level Crossing Signalling on Jersey railways The only signals on Jersey railways was the two protecting the Level Crossing at St Aubin on the Jersey Railway and two signals protecting Green Street Level crossing in St Helier on the Jersey Eastern Railway. The signals at St Aubin were lower quadrant, the one at the end of the platform has mounted on a short wooden post, the one protecting the crossing for trains to St Helier was bolted to the tunnel wall. All points on Jersey railways were operated by hand levers, which were weighted to prevent them moving whist a trains is passing over the points. Telegraphic Dispatch Trains were controlled by Telegraphic Dispatch, the Jersey railways were not sleepy branch line, but operated ½ hourly services, except in the early morning and late evening. The lines were single line, with frequent crossing loops. The Line Controller, based at St Helier (Weighbridge) station, had a diagram of the line painted onto a blackboard. The position of trains was shown, by recording the Train Reporting Number using chalk. Train Reporting Numbers JU15 describes Jersey Railways Up Train number 15 ND05 describes Jersey North Western Railway Down Train number 05 When a train arrived at a crossing loop the Station Agent would telegraph the line controller. The Line Controller would the move the Train Reporting Number to the loop. He would also record the telegraph message in a ledger. When it was safe for the train to proceed, the Line Controller would send a telegraph message to the station agent. The Station Agent would then write a driver ticket, hand this to the driver and and when safe, give the drive a hand signal to proceed. He would then send a telegraph message to the Line Controller, who would record the message and update the position of the Train Reporting Number. The next day the the ledger would be reconciled against the tickets issued to the drivers. From St Helier Driver Tickets could be issued to Millbrook, St Aubin as appropriate, depending on train path availability. The Jersey North Western Railway, was operated as One Engine in Steam, once the train had left the loop at Pont Marquat and outside the station limits of St Ouen. To return to the main St Ouen blog, click on the link below. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11391-st-owen-jnwr-layout-mockup/ Lisa

Hi Markus I can see where you are comming from, but I can't see how I can use it, within the constraints I am working with. I'll keep what you said in mind, thanks for your comment. Lisa

Operation of Jersey railways For more information on the operation of Jersey railways click the link below. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/941/entry-11384-st-ouen-jnwr-%E2%80%93-when-is-a-level-crossing-not-a-level-crossing/ Layout Planning II - Back http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11355-st-ouen-jnwr-layout-planning-ii/ Layout Mockup - Forward To view the layout mockup, click on the link below. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11391-st-owen-jnwr-layout-mockup/ Prototype Research Once the initial design had been done on the track layout, and the siding lengths had been checked, using a full size printout, from Templot, work on the sequence could begin. Research in the Jersey Archive and the archive of the States of Jersey, the island parliament produced a passenger timetable. Unfortunately archive visitors are not permitted to photograph material. You can get a photograph, via the office at a cost of £40 per page. Not having that amount of money, I sketched the timetable into my sketchbook, and from that produced a printed version using Open Office. I had obtained scraps of information about goods traffic and using this information from many sources, including the above archives the goods trains were added. To load the completed timetable click on the link below. Timetable.doc I have included a track plan of Pont Marquat, which was built up from various scraps of information from various sources. A drawing of the track plan of St Ouen, obtained from, an appendix of, the Jersey North Western Act held in the States of Jersey Archive. Because of the fee, I copy this into my sketchbook and produced the final drawing using Corel Draw. The completed sequence is show below. Runaround procedures at St Ouen The link below points to a animation showing how run around will be achieved on St Ouen. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/941/entry-11358-st-ouen-jnwr-running-around-a-passenger-train/ The next stage is to check the sequence using the full size print out, models, and cassettes to see if it works. Lisa

I work in the animation field, so the production of the film was fairly straight forward. Deciding the steps in the sequence was a much more tricky problem.

My micro layout has to fit in a footprint of 230mm by 150mm, i.e. inside a container that came filled with Raspberry Ripple Ice-cream. I want the operation, despite the small size to be prototypical. On Jersey railway the engines always had their chimneys facing west. Because of the small layout footprint the fiddleyard has to be single ended. Below is a picture of the track layout and building on the main board. The video, link shown below shows the sequence required to keep not turn the coaches around and keep the locomotive facing the correct direction. The members of the local club have christened my layout ‘The Raspberry Ripple’. There has is another 2FS micro layout called ‘The Pizza’, obviously there seems to be a propensity to name 2FS layout after food items!

You are right about the package it is Templot. The blog entry has now been corrected.

The station building is based on the standard design used by the Jersey Eastern Railway, and it acts as the left hand view block. The smithy on the right hand side also acts as a view block.

Layout Planning I - Back http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11232-st-ouen-jnwr-layout-planning/ Building a Sequence - Forward http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1283/entry-11376-st-ouen-jnwr-building-a-sequence/ Detailed Design When designing a very small layout, planning is much more critical than for larger layouts. I use a CAD package call Templot, then the template is printed out full size. The lengths of the sidings etc. can be checked by placing a locomotive and rolling stock. Sand train shunt using Initial track design Passenger train arrived using Initial track design Sand train shunt using modified track design Passenger train arrived using modified track design This process allowed me to optimise the length of the left hand hinged extension. By experimentation this will be 100mm. The passenger track will be longer than the coal wharf track, because having it only long enough for an engine and a single wagon makes the operation more interesting! When designing a micro layout, it is important that there is enough operating interest. The second pair of photographs the details of the buildings and the flap are sketched in.

I've now arrived home, St Lawence in Jersey. I was delayed because of the bad weather. We've had snow, more than just a dusting, in Jersey the first time for over 40 years.

Back on Jersey, now pictures from my current project will follow soon!

I was unable to post any pictures, of my work because for the last week I have been stuck on the mainland, because of snow and high wind conditions in Jersey.

What is additive Manufacturing? Traditional manufacturing is done by removing material, whereas additive manufacturing is done by adding material. What equipment do I need to start? Normally it is considered that you require a 3D printer, but that is not so. All I have is a collection of thin sheets of plasticard, a comtainer of plastic weld adhesive, a cutting board, a scapel, and a 12" steel rule. Can I used subtractive processes? Yes of course you can. Many commercial applications of Additive Manufacturing, need to use subtractive methods, to complete the manufacturing process. An example is where circular holes, to a very small tollence. They print the hole, which is not completly round, then the hole is reamed out to make the hole completely round, and the exact required size. Do I need to make a whole wagon body in one piece? No is the answer. If it simplies the manufacturing process. The parts can be joined using a suitable glue, to make the complete model. With some items the making in several pieces simplifis the process and improves the quality of the finished product. How can I get a large radius, for a carriage roof? If it is printed, so the roof is the intended shape, then the curve is a series of small steps. There are several options, you could smooth the shape using emery paper. You could add extra layer, using a thin sheet, held in place using a suitable adhesive. There are methods of eating away the surface to get a smooth roof, but the roof needs to be printed slightly thicker to allow for the material being removed. Or you could print the roof flat, and then using hot water and a wooden mandril and a rubber band to bend the roof into the required radius. You have to bend it into a smaller radius that the required, because the roof will spring out, after the part is removed from the hot water. What models can be made, using Additive Manufacturing? The only limit to the process is the imagination of the person. Before using a new technique, you will need to several make practice pieces to learn the best way to get the required result. Previous blog entry http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/941/entry-11238-additive-manufacturing/

The planned locomotve is based on a modified N Gauge Terrier, with the back pair of drivers replaced with a smaller fixted carrier wheelset. The body needs to be built from scratch out of thin plasticard. The wheels will require the flanges turned down, to meet 2FS standards.

There has been much talk in the model railway press about using 3D printing, and indeed the recent Lynton and Barnstable coaches and wagons by peco used 3D prining in their production. The masters were 3D printed, and then positive molds were made, and then the sides, ends, roof and chassis were then cast in resin. Several members of the 2mm Association have experimented with 3D printing, including Missy, using a printging contractor to do the printing. DIY 3D printing setup currently have problems with printing curved profiles. BUT the results depend on which orientation the 3D image is printed. Therefor some experimentation is required, for the best results. Buts here is a thought, many modellers have been using Additive Manufacturing, for many years using plasticard, to build a variety of models including wagons, coaches, locomotive bodies and of course railway structures. 'There is nothing new under the sun' is there!