RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 33 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: The Capri windows are frozen over, not misted up... Spoilsport! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 8 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said: You surprise me. If using an artic trailer for transport, surely you can get more than two modules per carrying "handcarts". Or is the issue getting them out from the cellar via a lift? You might think about designing the T-bar handle so that it can attach to one of those gizmos that people attach to the jockey-wheel of a caravan. Each frame takes two people to lift -they are heavy. Two on a handcart with rubber pneumatic wheels needs two people to push and pull. The T bar handle attaches to the front axle which is steerable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 (Brutes, and a mini tractor) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted February 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Had to cut down work on HLJ to just 4 hours a day recently, the rest been spent on the sofa recovering from a heavy cold (probably lack of sunlight doesn’t help ) However I’m back up to 8 hrs now and on the last leg of joining the last two (from 4) tracks from the fiddle yard to the scenic side. These curves when ballasted should look quite spectacular being a minimum radius of 25ft, but stretching to 40ft on the outer parts. The signal gantries also burst into life today and are about to be programmed to work automatically detecting trains and changing aspects accordingly. Linked to the Digikeijs software it’s possible to program the lights to fade in and out gradually like they did on the real things before LED’s came along. I haven’t a clue how it all works but the chaps installing it certainly do. Added to which we had an ‘08 traverse the length of the fiddle yard automatically today starting and stopping in the right place. Another week on these curves (thank god) before I’ll move back to the scenic end and work on the two giant 4ft River Calder bridges Allan Downes built will begin. Edited February 8, 2020 by HeatonLodge40 37 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted February 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2020 I’m about 7 off completing the full rake of 30 JLTRT (and a few Skytrex) TTA’s. These have had their axleboxes sprung and run on roller bearing. With a couple of kit built TEA’s in the same Shell livery it should all look impressive behind a couple of ‘rats’ I’ve dabbled with putting a couple of battery powered sound decoders in the tanks themselves to mimic wheel thump and squeaks etc. However actually running a full rake of MGR’s showed there’s no need as the train doesn’t sound much different from the real thing! (Excuse the unpainted axlebox on the first TTA) 31 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Had to cut down work on HLJ to just 4 hours a day recently, the rest been spent on the sofa recovering from a heavy cold The 'lurgi' seems to have stuck down quite a few on the site in recent weeks. A lot on Early Risers seem to have been suffering, was chatting to ChrisF at lunch time and he is just recovering from a bout. I was up and down for about five weeks and am positively knackered after visiting Doncaster show today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, TheSignalEngineer said: The 'lurgi' seems to have stuck down quite a few on the site in recent weeks. A lot on Early Risers seem to have been suffering, was chatting to ChrisF at lunch time and he is just recovering from a bout. I was up and down for about five weeks and am positively knackered after visiting Doncaster show today. Least it’s not Corona virus! I had a message from my ex who lives in Dubai asking if it was in the UK.. I replied that it only affects people who drink Corona beer. She replied and said they don’t drink that over there so thought she’d be ok 3 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted February 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2020 Couple more pics of the fiddle yard. Where the rolling stock is are yards 1 & 2. Yards 3 & 4 are further down - as seen in the other pic 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted February 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2020 Just look at all that wasted floorspace... HLJ could have been so much bigger... 1 3 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2020 14 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: (Excuse the unpainted axlebox on the first TTA) Shoddy workmanship. Inexcusable. Scrap the layout. Mike. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 26 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Just look at all that wasted floorspace... HLJ could have been so much bigger... That's where he intends to build his N gauge layout - the complete ECML in 1979. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 12 hours ago, woodenhead said: That's where he intends to build his N gauge layout - the complete ECML in 1979. No that’s where I’ll be building the next one.. Dent station to the north portal of Blea Moor tunnel in O circa 1967 14 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 (Stunned silence)... 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'll tell you whose mad! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted February 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2020 Not much to report this week as I’ve spent all of it undoing all the work from the week before! Where the 4 main lines disappear under the girder bridge (and scenic break) at the eastern end, they then enter a 90deg curve (which will be covered.) I wasn’t wholly happy with the innermost track radius which although 6ft, is tight for the forthcoming charter steam loco 2-10-0 9F ‘Evening Star’. However, flattening the inner track curve to almost 8ft radius meant altering all the other 3 tracks next to them. Which in turn meant back tracking all the 4 tracks another 10 metres to get the alignments on the run up acceptable. Then all the drop wires from the rails to main bus need new holes in the baseboard redrilling too at the new locations and reconnecting at each end.. That said I’m happier now. The frames to complete the west end curves are due anytime. Which will mean a full circuit should be in place within a month or so.. 6 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Crepello Posted February 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2020 That's surprising about a 9F with its flangeless centre drivers. My N-gauge one will manage 30cm radius with ease! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 but how much side play do all the other wheelsets have? say it 1mm of sideplay, in N gauge it makes a huge difference to the minimum radius but 1mm is hardly anything in O gauge 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2020 I do have a runable 9F chassis completed and will test it on my 6' radius curves and see howit goes for you. Like Sir Douglas I woukd gave thought that you would be OK. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I know the 9F will go around a 6ft curve but pulling 14 heavy coaches it would increase resistance. Anyway 6ft is now 7.5ft so should be fine now 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blueeighties Posted February 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2020 You don't see many of these about! 0 gauge Romanian 56, converted from a standard kit I believe by Pete Harvey. My job was rectification, sound and light fitting, and weathering. Now ready for service on Heaton Lodge Junction. 22 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted February 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2020 Love the texture on the underparts. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Looks fab! Only issue with kitbuilt stuff on HLJ is they are rarely heavy enough to pull anything longer than 6/7 coaches or 15 wagons, even with lead weights inside. So going forward both the kitbuilt 56’s (56074 & 09) will usually be seen running together pulling a heavy (40 +) MGR train. With their diecast chassis the Heljan’s on the other hand will romp away with 40 on their own. I’m almost done on the west end curves now, next week it’s back to proper modelling. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted February 19, 2020 Administrators Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said: Love the texture on the underparts. Nope, I didn't read it as that first time around. Most odd, I thought. 6 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said: Love the texture on the underparts. You want to hear it. Makes enough noise to wake the dead. Nice noise though 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 15 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Looks fab! Only issue with kitbuilt stuff on HLJ is they are rarely heavy enough to pull anything longer than 6/7 coaches or 15 wagons, even with lead weights inside. So going forward both the kitbuilt 56’s (56074 & 09) will usually be seen running together pulling a heavy (40 +) MGR train. With their diecast chassis the Heljan’s on the other hand will romp away with 40 on their own. I’m almost done on the west end curves now, next week it’s back to proper modelling. Hi Cracking looking beast. What motors (how many motors) and gearsets/boxes are fitted to it? Is it all wheel drive? It is true to say that some brass and resin kits need extra weight, but they should be on a par with RTR. Regards, CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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