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Hi Dave just picked up your layout thread, great layout. Nice to see a layout with overhead wireskeep up the good workAndy
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I seem to remember, with Potter's Lane" way back, you almost had it built before we'd even fixed the show date …..
You might have noticed I started elsewhere with some Gateshead photos but they will have to be re-posted after the recent blip …:twisted::twisted:
I'm looking forward to the "Manchester" photos. thumbs
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I see you are hanging on to a spot indoor,s.
A bit cold for garage work these days?
Best of luck with the model.
Derek.
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Actualy the garage is heated as not only is the CH boiler in there but also I plumbed in a radatior last year when it was the old railway room. After I got rid of the 2 spare cars we had I sealed up the garage door again this time with expanding foam. Next year I will be getting a couple more sheets of the 50mm kingspan insulation that I used in the loft and fit it behind the garage door before boarding over it again. ;-)
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Lovely to see you posting again.
Marty
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………………………………. Most people I encourage to carry on…. Maybe I need to encourage you to slow down!!?
Lovely to see you posting again.
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And I'd have to agree on your last comment Marty. thumbsthumbs
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Well last night I did a bit more track laying on board 4. Thankfully there are only 4 more short sections of track to lay with the modified sleeper spacing as the rest of the track can be laid straight from the box. At the moment I have all the track in place to the end of the station platforms. Rach mentioned last night about doing a christmas wish list again so she can pick something for me. Last year I gained another class 20 to pair with the secondhand one I bought from a br blue forum member. This year I fancy a blue class 37 although looking at hattons website they have a nice 2EPB emu in rail blue that I could 'get away with' on the layout as I think they were used on the north london line. I may have to lay some third rail however ……. hummm… AC/DC lines ….:roll:
The signal box has now gained its nameboard in the same style as the one at Bletchley this being produced on the PC and printed onto card. I have taken a few piccys on my phone so I will post a couple later as im currently at work.:sad: :roll:
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First the layout when I had all 5 boards set up in the living room
Bus replacement service
Nameboard on signal box
1:8 scale model I made last year in the foreground
Yesterday the layout moved into the garage. During the move the front end of the shed was damaged beyond repair so I rebuilt it from 5mm foamex rather than the 3mm stuff I used previously. The chevrons on the end are done with stick on vinyl with the yellow being the same reflective stuff used on car numberplates! Behind is a very sorry looking potters lane
Close up of the new end wall section. The top part above the doors was overlaid with matchsticks before painging to represent the cladding on the real building. This week I might make a start on making the opening doors from brass sheet. These will opperate via small RC servos mounted under the baseboard.
Think I may need a bigger shed
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Hard luck with the damage to your building.
Need a bigger shed?
Shift the living room into the garage and relocate the railway?
Happy Yuletide.
Derek.
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At the moment im undecided between DC or DCC. DCC would be the better choice but with the loco fleet now up to about 25 locos the chips are going to cost a bit. What has made me think twice is the chip that I fitted to my heljan 47 decided to go bang so this has put me off chipping any more locos for the time being. Once I have access to the MERG forum I can read up on the intended control systems that im thinking about using and make a final decission for the layout. Just wish they would hurry up …….
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Latest 2 additions to the loco fleet
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I wouldn't worry about MERG. I applied over a year ago and the arrogant b………..s still haven't replied.
There are only three choices for trouble free DCC systems. Not in any order . . . ECoS, Lenz or NCE.
Cheers
Max
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Best wishes for 2014 too.
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Rather pleased with how the balast is drying as normaly it changes colour. Maybe its because I forked out for the woodland scenics stuff rather than the usual cheep rubbish.
Got another 2 bottles of PVA from town this afternoon so looks like another night shift on the 'permant way' :thud
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Well managed to scratchbuild the two platform signals out of brass and also constructed my first ground signal by the loco shed. I have also made the first of the booster transformer support structures only 3 more to scratchbuild. My MERG membership is now finaly sorted after a frustrating few weeks. After reading through some of the PDFs sent on a disk I have decided to control the layout using the superblock system. This will fully automate the layout without the need for DCC or a computer and the DC locos can run 'from the box' without any mods required. A bonus of this system is we wont have to depend on a computer working under 'show conditions' as you can bet the system would crash just before the doors open to the punters on a sat morning !! :roll:
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