lmsforever Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Thats some room,looking forward to seeing the layout going up and the new arrival is growing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hi Dave, Looking good, it will all be worth it to have that nice new railway room to play in! That new 47/7 looked really nice from Bachmann I saw it at Barrow show but opted for a bright yellow release instead! If WW still isn't up and running by Feb you know you and Helena are most welcome playing on my layout again at Glasgow! All the best Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted October 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hi folks, Well, still no significant modelling progress to report, I'm afraid. BUT, the windows are finally in in WW's new home. Decorating is the next step which I hope to complete in the next couple of weeks. Then just a new carpet separates me from steaming ahead on the layout. Well Dave, I know its wrong of me, but I have to admit a fair dose of jealousy. That looks a smashing space - I hope you have great fun filling it up. Looking forward to seeing WW reincarnate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hi folks, A quick update here from Chez WW - the new railway room has finally been decorated and the carpet is in. Just some curtains needed now and it'll be completely finished. All systems are now go! A view of the room with pooch providing the scale. She's only 5 months old though, don't forget! I expect shifting of the layout into the room will start tonight, as Mrs WW cannot wait to get it out of the house. Not that I'm complaining. It will be good to finally start setting up the layout knowing I won't have to dismantle it again soon. It's pretty cold here today and I've just turned the radiators on for the first time since the room was insulated and the first signs are encouraging. More updates to follow soon I hope. Cheers Dave 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hi Dave, I'm really looking forward to seeing new developments with Waverley 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianwales Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hi folks, A quick update here from Chez WW - the new railway room has finally been decorated and the carpet is in. Just some curtains needed now and it'll be completely finished. All systems are now go! A view of the room with pooch providing the scale. She's only 5 months old though, don't forget! I expect shifting of the layout into the room will start tonight, as Mrs WW cannot wait to get it out of the house. Not that I'm complaining. It will be good to finally start setting up the layout knowing I won't have to dismantle it again soon. It's pretty cold here today and I've just turned the radiators on for the first time since the room was insulated and the first signs are encouraging. More updates to follow soon I hope. Cheers Dave She's thinking how nice of Dave to provide me with this nice new heated kennel and all this space to play in as well!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 And I see someone has been kind enough to leave a nice chewy golf bag to play with as well! Maybe a post in the middle with a lead so walkies is sorted as well? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDBLUE17 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Hi Dave, Looks a very nice space to have your layout in, bet you can't wait to have it all set up again in there! Will she still be allowed in when the layouts up? All the best Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 There's somthing about seeing an empty railway room... the potential it has for modelling, and the blank canvas that it is. It teminds me of the feeling you get when you get in the car/taxi as you take the first part of a journey on a long busines trip or holiday. Looking forward to watching your progress, Dave! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Hi Dave, that railway room looks great, it certainly make my garage look pretty sh**e. Looking forwards to see the layout set up. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted December 10, 2012 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the feedback, guys. Always appreciated! Progress has continued apace over the past week or so and I managed a couple of sessions at the weekend when I made some good progress. The boards are now all back in the railway room. I have joined together 3 of the 7 boards so far and most of the track joints across the joints between these boards have now been tested. I have also connected up the track and accessory decoder power supplies and tested all the points and signals. And lo and behold, they all worked! Well, after tracking down one or two wires that had got pulled out during the layout's various moves anyway. The two station boards are now electrically joined together and the next job is to electrically join the Princes St. and Waverley station boards.The plan is then to reinstate some of the scenic features such as the Mound Tunnel, Waverley station roof and the backscenes. I'm hoping to be able to run a limited end-to-end service into the station and back out again by Christmas, probably consisting mainly of DMUs and maybe short loco-hauled formations. There has been some damage to the various scenery bits and pieces, but nothing that can't be fixed. After that, I'm going to work my way round to the depot part of the layout, which will be virtually rebuilt by the time it's finished. I also have to decide what to do with the country section, as I have extended the under-station storage loops by 22cm. So I'm going to have to make up for that somewhere and I haven't decided exactly how or where yet. There are all sorts of possible options at the far end of the layout, particularly the link to a probable new U-shaped section. The trouble is I like the country section and don't want to lose it. Space is getting a bit tight though and replacing it would give me all sorts of options. Here are some shots of the layout at the moment... First up, a general view of the three boards that have been joined together so far, at the station end... A shot of the power and accessory decoder connections between the boards. I'm trying to be a bit neater with my wiring these days. This is the track join under the Mound Tunnel. The cut I made in the track has proved clean enough not to need any further work, except for a short replacement section of track on one board. This join will be hidden by the Mound Tunnel when that has been reinstated. This is the 10-track station join, which will also be nicely hidden by the station roof. And, if you can ignore the scene of general devastation in the foreground and the casualty awaiting medical treatment on the platform in the shot below, more good news... the signals and points on the station board all now work again! As the previous test loco, 37417, is now away at the works being partly resprayed/renumbered to 37418, Freightliner's 66546 has stepped in to do the honours. A loco from the 21st century is a very unusual sight at Waverley West. I've yet to connect up the lights but that will come later. Away from the layout, I've also been working on large logo 37418, which is almost finished now. Photos to follow soon. Hope to be back soon for another update. Cheers Dave Edited December 10, 2012 by Waverley West 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Excellent stuff. I'm currently working on a large logo 37 myself..37035, another Scottish beastie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted December 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi Dave, I am contemplating curved platforms on one of my stations - can you say what radius curves yours are on and whether you are happy with how 57' coaches look when alongside? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi Dave, I am contemplating curved platforms on one of my stations - can you say what radius curves yours are on and whether you are happy with how 57' coaches look when alongside? Thanks Hi Colin, I use a standard minimum second radius curve everywhere on the layout. I don't think coaches look good at all next to platforms with that sort of curvature though. Some part of the coach (i.e. either the middle or the ends, depending on which side the platform is) is going to just be too far from the platform to give any kind of realism. All the curved platforms on WW, and some of the inner ones are probably at or around second radius curves, are hidden under the station roof and I really only extended the platforms so that there would be no scenic break underneath the roof. It's pretty dark under there and that's the idea. The curved sections of the platforms are only visible at the moment as I've removed the station roof. If you can possibly avoid putting a platform on that radius of curve, I would. If you really need a station close to a curve, you could maybe go for an approach like I've used, i.e. effectively a half-station, and hide the curved sections? The trains you run could be just as long, if not longer. HTH! Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted December 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks for the help Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hi Dave, It's good to see the layout almost up and running again. Look forwards to seeing 418 when it's done. My 37417 is now 37428 a Canton based beast. It should be finished this week. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Hi Dave, It's good to see the layout almost up and running again. Look forwards to seeing 418 when it's done. My 37417 is now 37428 a Canton based beast. It should be finished this week. Cheers Peter. Hi Peter, It's good to have a layout again too. It's seemed like quite a while since I last ran a train. Looking forward to seeing your 37428. My 37418 is now almost finished. I just need to finish the windscreens and blacken around the exhaust ports a little. I've gone for the slightly dirtier look this time, as Inverness-based 37/4s often seemed to be dirtier than their Eastfield counterparts, to the point where you wonder whether their roofs actually are grey underneath! Cheers, Dave Stop press: trains are now running across three boards from Princes St to Waverley station. Time to maybe get a few more trains out! Edited December 11, 2012 by Waverley West 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted December 11, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2012 Thanks for the updates Dave - WW will be reborn - bigger and better without any doubt. Looking very good indeed - now about moving it all back to 1965 and putting a mix of kettles and green Deltics to work???? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted December 11, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2012 glad to see you back in the saddle dave, looking forward to seeing WW progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hi folks, Just a quick post to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! A quick update: I now have the Princes St. signals and points working and am now going to make a start wiring up the "new" board. I'm hoping to get some decent modelling time in this week. I'm hoping 2013 will see WW getting back into some sort of shape again now that the railway room is up and running. Hope to be back soon with some updates. Season's greetings Dave 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi folks, Firstly, a belated very Happy New Year to everyone. I hope Santa brought you all the trains you wanted. No trains for me this year for once. I'm saving up for Bachmann's forthcoming releases (the Mk 1 sleepers and 101 DMUs in particular). Just thought I'd post a quick update on my progress, seeing as it's been a while since my last update. Part of the reason for that is that although I'm making good progress with putting the layout back together again, what I've done is not very impressive to look at. My dad has been ill recently too, which has meant a couple of hours most nights to go and see him in hospital. It looks like he's on the mend though, fingers crossed. However, six of the seven boards are now joined together, both physically and electrically and trains can now run across all these boards, making it a U-shaped end-to-end layout at the moment. The points and signals in the station area and Princes St. are all working too. Once I've tidied up the last joint, I will move on to the final two joints, connecting up the last board at both ends. Because of my longer new storage loops board, this final board, the country scene, will have to be narrowed by 22cm at one end, which I think I can do without severe surgery. It's good to have trains running again though. Here is the current state of play... As you can see, I'm a very tidy worker. Ahem. I'm looking forward to connecting up the final board, as I'll be able to run trains continuously again and I like to watch the trains go by while I work on the layout. The next job will then be to connect up the remaining point motors to accessory decoders. After that I will be looking to move on to the scenery, which will initially involve putting back the scenery as it was. Then I'll move on to thinking about what I want to do with the depot and adjacent boards, which will essentially be a completely new part of the layout, although much of the track will remain in place. I've also been making progress with the final coaches for my Mk 1/2d rake and am hoping to have that finished in the next week or two. Large logo 37418 is also still at the works awaiting some finishing touches. Piccies to follow soon I hope. Cheers for now, Dave 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Looks like good progress to me Dave. And best wishes to your Dad too for his continuing recovery. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeighties Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Nice to see it coming together again. That room looks like a very comfortable working environment! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Impressive layout you have 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi Dave Nice to come back and see the room all finished, and you have layout steup, are you makeing changes to the layout or are you putting it back to what it was originally... Hope you are well mate... thanks for the update... Look forward to seeing you YouTube clips of the new layout again in time... Jamie 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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