Doc Robin Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Twmbarlum Roads will be a set of baseboards to act as the glue space between stations, industries and yards, allowing space for our trains to run in a RMWeb modular OO meeting. The boards will initially be double track mainline as I like to watch the trains running. I don't have a great deal of time to model, and I'm not very fast or skilled yet, but hopefully they wo't look too bad. So far I've got a simple four foot board that's got as far as ballast and ground foam scatter. It has a NCE PCP socket for a Powercab as that's what I have at home, but connections are with jumper cables / banana sockets so it can be connected to any other DCC system instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 I've also made an end board with the points for one end of a run around loop. Points are operated by mirrored switches either side of the board, powering Peco solenoids via a CDU. Frog switching is via frog juicer. 16 V AC Power to run these is supplied via 3 pin XLR connectors so there's no mix ups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 I've also started on a "box of electricity". I may have puchased a box that's too small - time will tell, and it was less than ten pounds so I won't havet wasted much. So far there's a NCE PCP socket, plus power for a Powercab, with DCC track supply via 4mm sockets. There's a Gaugemaster WM1 supplying 16V AC through the XLR socket. PayPal tells me there's a Sprog III in the post so that's next to add, and an old but functional wireless router. Robin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Great stuff! I know lots of people are building stations, industries etc but there will always be a need for simple 'filler boards' between things too. Like the plastic toolbox idea too, much neater than my current solution so may well give that a try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nice to see some more modules and to see how my potential board will fit in. I like the "end" board nice for a loco run round that would work well. Cheers Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixM Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Professional approach as far as I can see. Are these Peco medium points? Felix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Not wishing to distract from the modelling, I picked up a suitable toolbox which will soon undergo conversion into my DCC control box. £15 at Halfords on a special deal. http://www.halfords.com/motoring/garage-equipment/tool-chests-tool-boxes/stanley-24-toolbox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Professional approach as far as I can see. Are these Peco medium points? Felix Quite right - Peco SL-1096's medium radius concrete points. At the end of the line speeds will certainly be slow. The SPROG III has also arrived - although I'm not allowed it untill my birthday next month. Robin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Twmbarlum Roads will be a set of baseboards to act as the glue space between stations, industries and yards, allowing space for our trains to run in a RMWeb modular OO meeting. The boards will initially be double track mainline as I like to watch the trains running. I don't have a great deal of time to model, and I'm not very fast or skilled yet, but hopefully they wo't look too bad. So far I've got a simple four foot board that's got as far as ballast and ground foam scatter. It has a NCE PCP socket for a Powercab as that's what I have at home, but connections are with jumper cables / banana sockets so it can be connected to any other DCC system instead. Hey Doc. Looking good so far. I know Twmbarlwm well. been camping up there a few times as I originally hail from Pontypool.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I've built a modular, cassette based fiddle yard using the Hornby Magazine's Twelve Trees Junction design. Instructions are in issue 91, January 2015. I've used 3mm ply for the cassette sides rather than plastic strip, but otherwise it's exactly the same, with 18mm ply forming the casette base, and code 75 rail pinned straight to it. I've found soldering rail to PCB ties much less tricky than trying to solder it to brass screws. The design uses short loco casettes and longer wagon / coach cassettes so the loco can be split from it's train, and only the loco moved to the new front to come back onto the layout There are two boards, aligned with pattern makers dowels, held together with toggle clips, making a working length of three or seven feet to support the cassettes. Now to make some more cassettes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 The box of electrickery now contains a Sprog III in addition to the NCE PCP and an AC supply for solenoid switch machines. There's enough space for an old Netgear WiFi router as well, once I've got to grips with Decoder Pro, enabling options for iOS / android phone control. Robin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyphil Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 It looks like there could be a fair bit of heat from transformers in there? Is it worth putting a small fan unit on one end and a few holes in the opposite end? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 It looks like there could be a fair bit of heat from transformers in there? Is it worth putting a small fan unit on one end and a few holes in the opposite end? It's a rather small box so you may well be right. I still need to squeeze in power for the router, so in use I'll have have to disconnect either the SPROG or NCE PSUs to put in power to a fan as it's only a 4 gang plug bank. Thanks Robin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's a rather small box so you may well be right. I still need to squeeze in power for the router, so in use I'll have have to disconnect either the SPROG or NCE PSUs to put in power to a fan as it's only a 4 gang plug bank. PC fans are usually fairly low powered (12v) so if you have a 16v supply in that lot, you could "tap off" through one of these adaptors to get your 12v supply required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-e Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The box of electrickery now contains a Sprog III in addition to the NCE PCP and an AC supply for solenoid switch machines. There's enough space for an old Netgear WiFi router as well, once I've got to grips with Decoder Pro, enabling options for iOS / android phone control. Robin Looks a wonderful box of kit. Although I would think you'll need to be careful carrying that around would draw a fair bit of attention from MI5 and the CIA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Should be fine as long as you don't try and fly the layout to an overseas exhibition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Robin Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 My attempt at a design for a 45 degree module. The coordinates are in millimetres. This allows for a double track main line, with the inner curve at 36" radius, plus transition curves and a 3" straight at each end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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