RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted April 29, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2019 Quick mock-up 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted April 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 A little progress 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted April 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 Marked out and now I’m building up some courage to actually cut holes in my baseboard 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted April 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) Well no going back now, the bulk of the material was removed using my router (hence the strange pencil markings) then squared off with a sharp chisel But does it fit?.....yep Unfortunately you’ll only be able to see the inspection pit through the open door of the engine shed.....but we know it’s there Edited April 30, 2019 by chuffinghell 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Ooh, track! Always a good moment. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted April 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 25 minutes ago, Martin S-C said: Ooh, track! Always a good moment. I’ve got to solder all the droppers in place and mark out the hole positions for them plus I’m yet to modify all the points but I’m getting there slowly thanks for your continued support 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2019 Unusually for me I'm quite happy with how it's going 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Will you be laying track through the shed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, AlfaZagato said: Will you be laying track through the shed? The shed is only open at one end so the track finishes just short of what will be the shed's back wall thus:- Edited May 1, 2019 by chuffinghell 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 5 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Unusually for me I'm quite happy with how it's going You may have issues with those yellow whatsits when the first train arrives... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, Martin S-C said: You may have issues with those yellow whatsits when the first train arrives... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Martin S-C said: You may have issues with those yellow whatsits when the first train arrives... I am dopey enough to forget to remove them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 3, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2019 Not done much more but I couldn’t resist messing about 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Messing about is what it's all about! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2019 Have I cut the sleepers correctly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: Have I cut the sleepers correctly? If this is the scenic section, it would be better to try to interlace the ends of the sleepers to avoid cutting them if possible. If it's the off-stage area then of course it doesn't matter. In either case I would put a dummy sleeper under the insulated joiners on the right in the same way as you have on the left, as these don't have much mechanical strength vertically especially when they have been shortened as you have done. Don't worry about having the sleepers closer together than normal. That is always better than having them too far apart. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: If this is the scenic section, it would be better to try to interlace the ends of the sleepers to avoid cutting them if possible. If it's the off-stage area then of course it doesn't matter. In either case I would put a dummy sleeper under the insulated joiners on the right in the same way as you have on the left, as these don't have much mechanical strength vertically especially when they have been shortened as you have done. Don't worry about having the sleepers closer together than normal. That is always better than having them too far apart. It is the scenic section, I’ll have a look at interlacing the sleepers and adjusting the sleeper spacing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2019 I’ve had another go..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Looks like I’ll miss the sleepers when I make the cut at the baseboard join.....luck more than judgment I may have to adjust the sleeper distances slightly in other areas but if I move each one by only a fraction of a millimetre I don’t think it will be too noticeable once ballasted and weathered The areas in black marker are the proposed dropper wire positions Edited May 5, 2019 by chuffinghell 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) I had a further play with the track and this appears to be the best I can do The sleeper spacing after the point and after the baseboard join has had to be made wider I tried it with an extra sleeper but it looked worse Edited May 7, 2019 by chuffinghell 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2019 This is why my build is taking so long.....I spend far too long ar*ing about 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted May 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Have you thought about how you will fix the rails either side of the joint? That will probably affect the sleeper spacing. You could also use the rail gaps at the joint as isolaters, thus you wouldn't need some of those 'orrible nylon joiners. Edited May 7, 2019 by Harlequin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trade Member BlueLightning Posted May 7, 2019 Trade Member Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: This is why my build is taking so long.....I spend far too long ar*ing about Don't we all?? ar*ing about is the best bit!! Edited May 7, 2019 by BlueLightning 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted May 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Harlequin said: Have you thought about how you will fix the rails either side of the joint? That will probably affect the sleeper spacing. You could also use the rail gaps at the joint as isolaters, thus you wouldn't need some of those 'orrible nylon joiners. Forgive me RMWEB for I am about to sin! As it's a home layout and unlikely to be dismantled that often I'm just going to glue the track in place, hence why I've used rigid track across the join instead of flexi, although I have contemplated soldering to copper nails (I'm very old skool) I don't like the 'orrible nylon joiners either but I'd read somewhere that just leaving a gap can cause future problems with expansion of the rails?.............I'd much rather just leave gaps to be honest At worst case I was hoping weathering would disguise the plastic fishplates Edited May 7, 2019 by chuffinghell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 You'll need a break to link to the removable section though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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