Oh it'll fit Ed…. It just needs a few minor modifications to fit around the control panel…





:lol::lol::lol:


Marty

… And it's in!

Still got track to cut and join and bus wiring to connect up…






West end needs to be raised and levelled and the track joined…






Almost there…


Marty

An engineering feat worthy of IK himself. Well done sir :thumbs:thumbs:thumbs


Ed

I join Ed in my felicitations on the plank insertion Marty. It's grand when a plan comes together so well :thumbs

Right, the sun is out and I need to get dressed and take the bride out shopping and then to a restaurant. The dog house isn't that bad, but it's good to get out in the sunshine!

Bill :)

PS A shirt button Grange with a rake of  five assorted Hawksworths . . . bien cool!

Congratulations, Marty.  :cheers

Well done Marty. The proximity of the disc cutter to the wiring loom frightened the living daylights out of me but you obviously know what you're doing. Sorry if I encouraged you to overspend your 'budget' this month but I look forward to seeing the Grange + Hawkeswoths running soon. They are superb carriages.

Huzzah!

D

G`day Marty,
Well done mate!!!:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs
I do like that control panel….I`ve said it before but I reckon that`s a little ripper with the point levers on top there….great stuff.
If I was re-doing my manual system I would copy your idea….too late now…..next time.
:cheers  Gormo

Thanks for your support lads, it makes a difference.

Very glad to get the plank in place, unfortunately there will be a short delay while the house is made presentable for incoming relatives!

Including the layout room, which serves, with its bunk bed workstation, as a spare bedroom for my nephew. Actually it's not all bad, the layout room was way overdue for a tidy and vacuum.

A last burst before bed last night has seen Gary's adjustable plank support idea successfully implemented and the plank is now level and aligned.






Cheers


Marty

all coming together now Marty, look forward to the new loco and train run
:thumbs:thumbs;-):cool:
Owen

You and me both Owen. Might even try a video.

Cheers

Marty

Watching out for it Marty.:)

Seems my online order to that well known model railway emporium in Liverpool had got lost in the internet. An email has got a prompt and cheerful reply to sort it out. Probably my fault for making the shopping cart wait while I made sure there were enough beer tokens in my "spendings" account. We shall see.


Pottering away in Bodgit and Scarpers workshop at the back of the garden making a "rack" for the multiple power boards that are littering the layout room floor at the moment. Thought it better to reduce the risk of the Nephew electrocuting himself in the tangle.


Photos in due course.


cheers
Marty

Ooo! ... packing and shipping notification has just come through... nice recovery. Now to fly them half way around the world to one of the most isolated state capital cities in the world.... waiting :lol:

After all these years of life, the universe and lots of things, I still find the 'anticipation' stage of pretty much anything, a most delicious one to be in. The 'event' is never far from one's thoughts as we go about all the other daily tasks in hand. Enjoy it Marty and we're looking forward to the grand unveiling in a few days or so :cool:

Bill :)

Electrocuting relatives is not recommended Marty


Your items from Liverpool may well reach Oz faster than some of the styrene tube I'm still waiting for ordered from flebay, as it's not relying on a container ship from China




Ed

Hey Marty,
Lookin` good as usual……..I agree with Ed, best not to fry the small fry…….do you think he will be running trains when the rest of the house is asleep?????
Cheers
Gormo

Thanks lads.

The family have arrived and settled in. Nephew hasn't been driving trains overnight, mainly because the layout power is disconnected while the plank gets installed. That and the fact that sleep for a 14 year old is an art form not to be trifled with.

Nor has he managed to electrocute himself as the cobbled together power rack was finished 30 mins before they arrived…





Much tidier, quite pleased with it, for a bush job….

38 deg here today, going to go for a swim and then get back into the final wiring and track fettling to get trains running. All the points are operational and most of the LEDs are doing their thing on the control panel. One of the relays is buzzing when activated which says to me that there is too much power being applied so I'll hunt around for a power pack with a little less oomph than the 6A one I'm using :lol:

Updates as we go along.

Marty

Marty, re this comment of yours

One of the relays is buzzing when activated which says to me that there  is too much power being applied so I'll hunt around for a power pack  with a little less oomph than the 6A one I'm using

Relays buzz not because of a high power supply like the 6A but either low or high voltage  so what are the relays  voltage input rated at & what is your power supply rated at in voltage and is it regulated?

Hi Marty
Your power stack would be ideal for the 14 year old. By the time he plugs in the phone, ipad, laptop, Nintendo, dvd player etc you may have one plug left for the layout to run.
Andrew