6990WitherslackHall Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Going to the club again tonight, I'm going to bring the JCB, short straights, DAS clay and the Dapol fence and try and measure the distance between the two fences and gates. I'll also take some more photos so I can post them on here. I have yet to test the tracks but I'm going to do that once the three short straights are in place. I'll try to keep you updated as I go along. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher9147 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Very interesting. Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 I've moved the line to the wheel drop forward a few centimetres. This is because I think when the backscene is on, which will show the front of the wheel drop, the entrance won't line up with the track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 The installation of the DAS clay is underway. It's taking a while but slowly, we're getting there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 I managed to cover the entire scenic section in DAS clay in just 1 hour and 30 minutes. I also tested the track with the Class 04 I'm using for the other layout before and after the installation. The 04 ran smoothly on all three tracks before I put the clay on but after, it tended to stick in certain places but after some smoothing out, it ran without any problems. The next step is to paint the fences black: I brought them both back with me to paint them at home. I'm also going to have to visit Mighty Lancer and buy several pots of black paint... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Yesterday I went to Mighty Lancer Games and I have brought some black paint. I wanted pots of paint not the ones you have to squeeze to get the paint out and the only ones they had were Citadel Colour Abaddon Black which is intended for Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons. I didn't want to use up all the black which came in my Airfix kits I have yet to make so I brought four pots of the stuff which came up to £10. They are going to be used to paint the fences, the DAS clay and the back of the backscene boards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 I'm making a start on painting the fences. I'm going to paint them once, then when that dries, I'll paint them again. I'm going to assemble them either once they're painted or wait until I'm at the club and do it then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 So that's the fences painted once. I did the PECO ones first as they have more pieces and holes in posts to fill up. I might as well part assemble the PECO fence: saved me from having to do it later. Then once the glue is dry, I'll paint it up again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Here's my trusty sidekick: a retractable blade. It also has a lock on it to keep the blade in the same position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 The posts have been cut off the sprue and the top rail removed from the fences. Just leaves me to glue the posts on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Well, that was a bit fiddly... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 The plan now is to paint the DAS clay and while that is drying, I'm going to give the fences another coat of paint. Hopefully, both will be dry in time for me to start putting the fences on the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 I managed to do one thing I intended to do last night and that was painting the DAS clay. I never got round to installing the fences as I spent practically the whole evening trying to make the 04 run on the layout smoothly. I filed away, used a track rubber and ran my knife down the sides of the rails so that the loco could run. Eventually, I got there, just some issues in the fiddle yard I've got to sort out. The plug that goes into the power track on the analogue controller came off during the process so I stripped the wires and plugged it back in. Thankfully, it still works. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 Forgot to mention, I've backtracked the purchase of 75029 to 12th March. This is because I've spent quite a bit recently so I'm waiting until I have enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetalkinlens Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 09/02/2022 at 14:42, 6990WitherslackHall said: Forgot to mention, I've backtracked the purchase of 75029 to 12th March. This is because I've spent quite a bit recently so I'm waiting until I have enough. There is a much older Bachmann model of 75029 from the 90's. I'm not sure if the tooling has changed since then and it's not a DCC ready model, but they can be picked up second hand for a far lower price than the new one. That may help if you are watching your pennies. There are other NYMR based loco's available ready to run with the correct number that should be available at a reasonable price too. 80136 is one example. Good luck with the build 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 Club night again, I'll see about trying to fix the track issues and I'll take some photos this time. I'm thinking of using two more power tracks for each of the three tracks instead of using one for all three of them. Sure, I'll keep having to unplug the controller from each track when I want to move a loco on a different track, but it'll probably be easier than using just the one. I'll also have to source another controller and use the broken one for the other oo gauge layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 While sorting out some cupboards, I came across these two hidden gems: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Well, this is what Grosmont MPD currently looks like, I've stuck down the track that was loose in the fiddle yard and painted the DAS clay. Ideally, it could do with another coat but I'm leaving it for now. The board that should go between the fiddle yard and the scenic section has also gone missing: it's going to be a struggle to find some suitable wood for the rest of the backscene. I've also moved the layout onto where the other layout I was working on was. That's now had all the items put away and the layout is stored upright. Edited February 17, 2022 by 6990WitherslackHall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 11/02/2022 at 11:45, thetalkinlens said: There is a much older Bachmann model of 75029 from the 90's. I'm not sure if the tooling has changed since then and it's not a DCC ready model, but they can be picked up second hand for a far lower price than the new one. That may help if you are watching your pennies. There are other NYMR based loco's available ready to run with the correct number that should be available at a reasonable price too. 80136 is one example. I'm still trying to have a look to see if there are any of the NYMR fleet for sale. I'm going to have another look now and I'll post if I find anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) The NYMR have a large collection of preserved steam locomotives and heritage diesels. I made a list of what locomotives are currently on the NYMR as of this year either operational, undergoing or awaiting overhaul/restoration and stored: Steam fleet WD 2-10-0 3672 Dame Vera Lynn Bagnall 0-4-0ST 2702 Constance LH&JC 0-6-2T 5 LH&JC 0-6-2T 29 Brussels Tramway 0-4-0VBT 8 Lucie SR S15 4-6-0 825 SR Schools 4-4-0 926 Repton SR West Country 4-6-2 34101 Hartland LMS Black 5 4-6-0 44806 LMS Black 5 4-6-0 5428 Eric Treacy LNER B1 4-6-0 1264 LNER Q6 0-8-0 63395 LNER J27 0-6-0 65894 BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 75029 The Green Knight BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76079 BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80135 BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80136 BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 92134 Diesel fleet Class 04 D2207 Class 08 08495 Class 08 08554 Class 08 08850 Class 11 12139 Class 24 D5032 Class 24 D5061 Class 25 D7628 Sybilla Class 37 37264 Class 47 47077 North Star Class 101 DMU 101680 Class 101 DMU 101685 Daisy Steam - 18 Diesel - 12 Total - 30 If I were to have models of all the current fleet, minus the DMUs as they're too big, I would have 28 locomotives. The models I've seen for sale (after research) are 926, 1264 (in the wrong livery: the model is green), 63395, 75029, 76079, 80135, D5061 and 37264. I know that models of some of the fleet were also made but I'm having problems finding them. Edited March 13, 2022 by 6990WitherslackHall Missed out an 08: 08495 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Update: I'm currently in the process of purchasing 80135, it may be a few weeks yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) I'm going to buy another controller today as well as another power track. I chose to ditch the movable power track idea and have power tracks on each track. This will save a lot of time when at showing the layout at exhibitions and quicker to get things moving quickly when there are crowds around the layout. Edit: I didn't buy the stuff I needed as the weather was horrible and I didn't fancy walking to town in it. I'm going to go after work at some point. Edited February 22, 2022 by 6990WitherslackHall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetalkinlens Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Not sure if it is of interest to you, but there looks to be an old Bachmann 75029 on eBay at the moment for £49.99 buy it now. I have no association to the listing, I thought I'd just draw your attention to it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 13 hours ago, thetalkinlens said: Not sure if it is of interest to you, but there looks to be an old Bachmann 75029 on eBay at the moment for £49.99 buy it now. I have no association to the listing, I thought I'd just draw your attention to it. I've had a look at it and it looks nice. Unfortunately I think it has the incorrect tender but I can source the correct BR2 tender as well, then I might consider getting it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Just found another one with the correct tender. It's a lot cheaper than paying £170 for one from Hattons or somewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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