Finally gettiing out of my system.

I assumed that the Dapol signal would take its power from the Gaugemaster 100M controller.  Wrong!  I was confused when reading the signal installation notes that it had to be operated from a 'smoothed 'power supply.  Didn't have a clue what this meant so I emailed Gaugemaster who quickly replied with a link to the appropriate plug type transformer which they sell and is suitable.  I wired up the signal and the aspect lamp came on.  On pressing the push button switch - nothing!  It transpired that the push button switch on the control panel was faulty.  I binned it and quickly wired in another.  Here is the signal installed and working.

That definitely looks far more natural, good call.

D

[user=711]col.stephens[/user] wrote:

Hello Evan.  Thank you for your kind comments.
The kit has the brackets printed thereon, but I positioned the plastic downpipe over the join between the side and end walls.  This resulted in one side of the downpipe having no printed bracket showing.  Therefore, I touched it in with a black pen, so you are actually looking at half a printed bracket and half inked in. 
Regards,
Terry

Did you have to make any adjustments to the length of the roof components? [See my recent weighbridge/bothy post]

D

[user=711]col.stephens[/user] wrote:

Hello Ron.  It's much the same here in the UK.  However, I have previously had a problem, when ballasting the track, with the pva wicking up the front of the Scalescenes' platform and ruining same,…

Regards,
Terry

Spray shoe/suede protector seems to stop that, and dries matt.

D

Hello Doug.  Re the small building above and your query, I have added a post to your weighbridge/bothy thread.
Thanks for your kind comments and the tip regarding the waterproofing spray.


Best wishes.


Terry

Problem? S'no problem…

D

Hi Terry,

Looks laser cut. Nice holes. How thin are they?

Nigel

Terry, have you considered giving them a simple wash over with diluted Indian ink/smashed up black cartridge, [empty of course]. They look nice and fine, be a pity to bung up the holes etc with paint…

Douglas

Nigel, the posts are 2mm square.

Doug. Good idea, thanks.  I have already given them a couple of thin washes of diluted brown/grey mix of acrylic paint. I blew hard on them which cleared any paint from the holes.


Regards to all.


Terry

Hi Terry,

I checked the website, they have proper 7 hole GWR ones. After drilling countless holes on 40 feet of posts a few years ago this looks to be a great improvement.

Re Douglas' comment: India Ink comes in all sorts of colors. Sleeper grey should be appropriate.

Nigel

Last night I turned my attention to finding a suitable goods shed for the layout.
As Scalescenes' small station building is being used and the layout is quite small, I don't want a large goods shed which will dominate the scene and make it look unbalanced.  I also want a building which has character and is not the usual block with office attached.  Whilst perusing some old books I came across this drawing from 1955…

Nice shed Terry.  :thumbs

I wonder if it was a later addition to the station, in which case, it could have been a clapboard construction.  If it was built at the same time, I suspect they'd have used the same materials, i.e. brick …………

Re the author - my guess is it's not Joh n Ahearn - too "architect-like" and could the publication have been Railway Modeller ?  They reproduced many drawings like that …………….

In other words, I've no idea …………….. :roll:

Hi Terry,

The shed at Lambourn is a nice small one. http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12190&forum_id=14#p213996






Currently on the British Model Railway Club of Montréal layout. Smaller than the one you have, and a prototype.

Nigel

Hi Terry,

One suggestion for that signal in front of the bridge. Red on red is not good, a white painted rectangle on the brick behind the signal arm would be something different and prototypical.

Nigel

Hello Peter.  Thank you for your thoughts on the construction materials.  Makes sense.  Unfortunately, you are wrong about the publication, and it wasn't John Ahern.


Nigel.  Very nice goods shed.  Thanks for posting the photos.   Interesting suggestion re the signal.  Something to bear in mind when I get down to fine detailing.


Best wishes.


Terry