Martin S-C Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 If it was flexible track you should be okay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2018 I have a lot of code 75 flexi... we are going to get the corner out of the fiddle yard "right" using some settrack before we move on.. the track layer is an expert... as I have seen on Grantham and Shap so he knows what he is doing.. Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted October 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi Baz Another layout to follow now I hope it goes to plan, just be mindful of settrack it has a habit of doglegging at the joints sometimes. Enjoy Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 24, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2018 More layout building yesterday by LNER 4479... Sorry it is a bit blurry but Red Leader was moving quickly preparing for the "first" cut of 12mm ply wood. Due to the layout of the room, access to the under eaves storage is required. A nifty bit of design, mark out, check and ply cutting using the trusty jigsaw resulted in: A double arch support for the baseboards. This goes across the doors into the eaves and is held in place using metric 2" by 1" timber Another support span was drawn and cut then fastened in place. By using some cunning planning a suitable "front edge support" was cut from the same piece of ply and again fastened in place using some "2" by "1" supports. - Notice the addition ply corner brackets and the fact that the layout supports "stand off" the radiators in the room. and the other arch in place. Lots more supports to add as we start to add track bases at various levels Great work from Red Leader! Baz 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 At first I thought that was going to be a monster viaduct. Very neat - is the whole structure going to be built from ply with 2x1 for bracing? Or was that just shaped for access in this particular area? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Blimey - I must have been working fast for the camera to blur like that! As this is a home layout then we don't have to worry too much about weight so an element of brick sh.. er .. 'outside closet' engineering going on here, particularly as the section shown also has to support the weight of another layer on top of it. I like using ply in vertical mode for supporting baseboards so most of the bracing will be in this fashion. The only reason for the 2" x 1" bracing at the back is that the whole arch is out of plywood as there is no scope for intermediate legs for extra support along that axis. Perhaps I'm worrying unnecessarily and over engineering it a tad but I'm sure the reward will be level and true baseboards with consequent benefit for good running in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 25, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2018 Engineering....if it looks right it is right! Baz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted November 6, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2018 More wood ordered. Layout on hold due to numerous shows getting in the way but more space freed up in layout room so, when time permits more progress can be made. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 20, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2019 All being well some progress can be made tomorrow. Spent some time at the local wood yard trying to find 25mm by 50mm wood which wasn't twisted or full of knots. Should keep us busy tomorrow Baz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 21, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Well, having started poorly ..work then progressed apace mainly due to Red Leader.. Various cross members were cut and added..with the framwork complete the use of several sheets of 5mm softboard gave an idea of what the fiddle yard level would look like and a first pass "track" positioning took place Then a piece of 9mm ply was cut to size, put on the framework and ...adjusted to fit Of course once the baseboards were in place it needed strength testing and then... and eventually stage 1 was declared "finished".. so a quick check to see if a 6 coach train would fit... and another shot of Red Leader.. Next up... lay cork design control panel, make and wire up, get point motors ready (will be along the edges of the baseboards to make them easy to get to.) Fix track including the incline to the rest of the layout Wire up track. Then the rest of the Boards to make, track to be laid etc.. BUT major advances made today.. Many thanks to Red Leader! Baz Edited January 21, 2019 by Barry O 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 get point motors ready (will be along the edges of the baseboards to make them easy to get to.) Cunning. What method will you use to transfer the throw of the motors remotely? Will this only apply in the fiddle yard? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 21, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2019 Cunning. What method will you use to transfer the throw of the motors remotely? Will this only apply in the fiddle yard? Wire in cuts in the cork covering the baseboard. Used it before and it works. Looks like the rest will be cobalts. Baz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 A good day chez Barry O. It's often the way that a few sessions where not a lot appears to happen is then rewarded by a 'surge' of progress. Even if the track isn't fixed down (yet), just having the first board in position so some track can be loosely put in place is a big motivator. So far the plan is working out ok; looking forward to the next session already 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 so a quick check to see if a 6 coach train would fit... What would you have done if it hadn't? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Looks like a good plan and a fast start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 22, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 What would you have done if it hadn't? Holes in wall into the shower room... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 22, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 Looks like a good plan and a fast start Yes and no. Now that the fiddle yard boards are in place the process will speed up..but a slight delay now due to some holidays.. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2019 What would you have done if it hadn't? Triang short coaches? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 22, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2019 or use the longer road next to that one.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 or use the longer road next to that one.... Moar Tri-Ang short coaches! Look, they even come in BR maroon. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 What would you have done if it hadn't? Sacked the layout planning consultant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippindoo Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Moar Tri-Ang short coaches! Look, they even come in BR maroon. Wow, those price tags bring back some memories! I spent almost 18 years working at the Leeds branch of BEATTIES, Happy Days, and when a train set WAS a train set. I remember those particular coaches were a bulk buy promotion, we couldnt move for the bl**dy things! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Current price £55.50.... Scary. They would prob be the same tooling as well Edited January 23, 2019 by danstercivicman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 23, 2019 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2019 no more likely to have coaches like these all kit/bodged ex LMS stock of course a Trans Pennine DMU will fit as well... and yes muggins does have a MTK kitbuilt one! Baz 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 no more likely to have coaches like these ex LM Designed Porthole BTK Maroon (1600x444).jpg D1999 ex LMS TO number 3.JPG Airfix comet LMS CK.JPG Period II RKF kitchen at right end.JPG Stanier Pd II TO.JPG all kit/bodged ex LMS stock of course a Trans Pennine DMU will fit as well... and yes muggins does have a MTK kitbuilt one! Baz Very nice, Barry. You have given me the kick up the bum to start completing some of my part done stock. We seem to have similar taste in LMS coaches! I'm another person with an MTK Trans Pennine!!! My mate Mike, Coach Bogie, built me mine a long time ago! Everybody goes on about how bad MTK kits were, but I can't agree! Way back before today's fantastic spread of offerings, if you wanted to model the, then, modern scene without scratchbuilding, you used MTK! Admittedly, they were the Jameson of modern image, being a scratchbuilding aid rather than a perfect kit, but I always thought they, like Jidenco, prodded me to build better. I really must re-motor my TP unit, she, currently, is showing her age!!! Chris. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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