Progress (or otherwise) on Jeff's new layout

More great little videos Jeff. I didn't see the 'hand of god' re-rail the 2nd mineral wagon in the last video (Maunsel 0-6-0 D/E shunter)… :lol::lol::lol:…!

Cheers, Gary.

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Thanks, Gary. The hand of God did come into it - it just *somehow* got accidentally edited out … I can't think how that occurred!

:cool wink

I should add that not all the video attempts go smoothly. The swearing also seems to get edited out!    

And now a short vid of the 'Thumper' trundling around. It is sharing the stage with a pair of Bachmann 2EPBs in multiple (consisted).

Sorry about the slightly shaky camera work - I was operating the camera with one hand and the trains with the other!



You'll also hear a few of the other functions being operated - the guard's bell and driver's buzzer at the beginning were actually unintended as I hit F5 by accident!

[user=321]SRman[/user] wrote:

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Thanks, Gary. The hand of God did come into it - it just *somehow* got accidentally edited out … I can't think how that occurred!

:cool wink

I should add that not all the video attempts go smoothly. The swearing also seems to get edited out!    

Yes, I know what you mean about swearing/cursing whilst trying to film a loco/train when it doesn't go right… I sometimes have to remind myself that my boys are in the house and it's very true young boys know how to pick up 'certain' words…! :shock::oops:;-)

    

Hi Jeff, I was just scouring another forum where I came upon this which may interest you as a collectors item, maybe ??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVER-READY-LONDON-UNDERGROUND-ELECTRIC-TRAIN-SET-BOXED-/171007079058?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item27d0d0f292

Cheers, Gary.

Hey Gary. I have seen a couple of those Eveready sets in the metal as a collector friend here in Melbourne has shown them to me.

They are very crude but brimming with character.

I can't say I really want one myself but if I ever want to see or feel one, I have only to ask the friend to bring one over again.

:cool:

As mentioned earlier, I have been laying the cork underlay on the upper level fiddle yard. Having glued the last bit on the lifting flap yesterday, I started laying some track today. I have been cutting out small areas around the point operating mechanisms to clear the point motors - these flaps will eventually actually be attached to the points themselves.

Of course, there are still many steps to go before all is operational, including wiring the point frogs and motors and the more general wire feeds for the running lines, so don't hold your collective breath yet; it will be a while before trains are actually running!

The photos show the first four tracks down and give an idea of how the fan of loops is going to look. There will be another four lines to the left, with a crossover between the two innermost tracks to allow reversal of trains if desired.

Are your point motors mounted directly to the points Jeff or under the board ?  Just wondering what you mean by the "flaps covering the motors" ……….:hmm

The point motors are being mounted directly to the points this time. My previous layout had the long extension bars going through much smaller holes in the baseboards but they had to be aligned very carefully to work properly, whereas having the motors directly attached to the points is messier as far as the holes in the boards are concerned but far more operationally reliable in the long term.

Great Video Jeff and the layout is progressing well . Thanks for the regular updates.:thumbs

Thanks Dave.
:cheers

A quick clip of another new arrival: the Heljan Gloucester RCW class 128 Diesel Parcels Unit has been trundling around on a running in turn. It is in an early version of BR blue.

Some further progress with track laying in the upper fiddle yard. The track spacing may look a little odd but I have deliberately left extra space towards the back (the right of the photos) since if something needs to be reached my arms will be at a more awkward and acute angle in relation to the tracks (trying to think ahead, here!).

I am also proud of the fact that I had trains running on the Underground tracks and I didn't disrupt any services while I was doing the work above!!!









The Gloucester DPU with a couple of parcels vans was running below, as was the 2 BIL (not picture).

A busy looking scene Jeff and I really like the ballast in that last shot. :thumbs

Thanks for the compliments, Peter.

I decided to do just a small bit of grass and weeds, pending much more extensive scenic work later on. This area will have a little bit of a grassy embankment eventually rather than just being flat as it is now. However, for photographic purposes, I think it looks better for posing trains for the time being.

This is a two unit 2 EPB set running past.





I must do something about that temporary brick paper walling - it is starting to wrinkle a bit and it shows in the photos.

I like the layout of the ladder into the fiddleyard Jeff. 

The whole effect feels right.

cheersMarty

Great work, Jeff.

Thanks for those compliments.

I have tried to create a 'flow' into the fiddle yard although I couldn't avoid one reverse curve between the first two points on the right of the photos - I usually try to have a straight spacer where such formations occur but in this case it was unavoidable.

Yet another new arrival: my second 'Thumper' from Kernow Models arrived today. This one is in Connex livery (not my favourite livery by any means but the model is superb!). I tested briefly on DC before fitting a TCS EU621 decoder then set it off for an hour or so of continuous running. It is still barely run-in and needs a bit more to free it up further.







Toby apparently approves of this purchase. The moment I had the driving trailer out of its box and put it down beside me he reached up and gave it a gentle prod with his paw!