Brocp Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Bloody hell that's impressive Edited December 7, 2015 by Brocp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Our next scheduled outing is Peterborough next autumn. Cheers les. I'll keep an eye on that. Only been to Peterborough once but not for an exhibition. I think there's a preserved railway somewhere there ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted December 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2015 Stunning model Les! Look forward to seeing it at Peterborough. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) You could probably just exhibit the hotel on its own !! Just stunning. Edited December 8, 2015 by thebritfarmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ianLMS Posted December 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2015 Nene Valley Railway is based in Peterborough. The model of the hotel is simply stunning. My jaw dropped when I saw the detail. I dread to think of the cost or time spent building it. But then again, if we all thought about time/cost, we wouldn't be modeling railways for a hobby!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Nene Valley Railway is based in Peterborough. The model of the hotel is simply stunning. My jaw dropped when I saw the detail. I dread to think of the cost or time spent building it. But then again, if we all thought about time/cost, we wouldn't be modeling railways for a hobby!!! Thanks Ian. That's the one I visited a few years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I have to admit, it leaves my Hornby Dublo station a bit wanting! An amazing piece of work, gentlemen, it seems almost sacrilege to paint it, but needs must I suppose. Brilliantly done, as always. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted December 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2015 An impressive structure superbly modeled! Does it still come apart for painting (it's going to be an awkward job, if not)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 An impressive structure superbly modeled! Does it still come apart for painting (it's going to be an awkward job, if not)? Yes it does. All the windows slide out one wall at a time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 And finally it goes into it's box!! 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted December 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2015 That box alone is big enough to handle some layouts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) ive been wondering for while now whether i should post this or not, so i will anyway because it is some-what related to Lime Street a Japanese animation from 2013 "Unbreakable Machine Doll" set in a sort of parallel world to our victorian era with magic powered robots called automaton, a boy from japan comes over to a magic academy here in England to get revenge for the death of his family. the first episode shows him "Raishin" and his automaton "Yaya" on a train that gets into danger as the brakes fail at speed approaching Lime Street. just to say you only need to watch it up when they stop the train after that theres nothing else railway related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYUkn8NnqbY Edited December 10, 2015 by sir douglas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Making good progress with the painting of the Hotel roof. My wife calls it a big mess. I call it creative clutter!! 75 separate components! Edited December 16, 2015 by Les Green 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 16, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2015 Making good progress with the painting of the Hotel roof. My wife calls it a big mess. I call it creative clutter!! 75 separate components! IMG_0774.jpg I've just got into major trouble for using our dining room table to do the clerestories on the shed roof for Green Ayre, you must have a very understanding wife Les. Nowhere close to the standard that you've set with the hotel though Les. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Making good progress with the painting of the Hotel roof. My wife calls it a big mess. I call it creative clutter!! 75 separate components! IMG_0774.jpg Tell her there's a big difference between creative clutter & a simple mess. Anyone can make a mess but it takes time to create creative clutter 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I've just got into major trouble for using our dining room table to do the clerestories on the shed roof for Green Ayre, you must have a very understanding wife Les. Jamie I do have an understanding wife. She just said!!!!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les Green Posted December 16, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2015 A Merry Christmas to all our followers of Lime Street! .. and, which chimney did you say I had to go down!! 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted January 5, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2016 Les, Very sorry to hear this. I broke a wrist on the ice in Canada last winter, your arm is more serious. I can say that for me light modelling was a real therapy which helped me exercise & maintain mobility in the arm as well as feel I could do something. The results may not have been great but that wasn't the point. Enjoyed seeing Lime St at Wakefield - as well as the RM DVD a few years ago. That hotel will be a big job. At least you didn't do St Pancras! Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That's very unfortunate Les. Hope you're back in action very soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocp Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That sucks Les! Hope you make a full recovery as fast as possible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 The last three comments refer to a photo which I have since removed. I didn't think it appropriate to this thread. Basically I mentioned that progress on the hotel is on hold for a while. Just before Christmas a car knocked me off my bike, resulting in a broken elbow. I am looking forward to a bit of modelling therapy as soon as I can rotate my hand a bit. The next job on the hotel is putting 200 metres of laser cut strips on to the roof. Completing that should enhance my mobility somewhat! In the meantime lots of 3D design for various bits of street furniture is progressing single handed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Whooo, sorry to hear about the accident. I hope you recover fully. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted January 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2016 Some progress to report..... Today I took Les with me to John's place to get an update on what's been happening........... First, Les is on the mend after his cycling injury John has returned from holiday visiting relatives in USA and is back into serious labour on the layout. (He actually spent a lot of time "on holiday" preparing the cabling diagrams for the upgrades he's on with: Whilst John was away, Geoff was hard at work on several developments including preparing for the installation of a dozen new cameras that will greatly improve "driveability" by giving much improved visibility of departing trains, and uncoupling positions etc. The modified Sector Plate control panel The extra camera selectors for the Sector Plate operator. In addition to the cameras, the older Operators monitors are being replaced with new HD versions which will give a much clearer picture. Putting a window in the top of the Station Control Computer - the "Y" Box This will allow us a view of the inside without taking the lid off. This is important when fault finding, as each Relay has indicator LEDs to show its state. The many opto-isolators can also be clearly seen. This is the rear of the "Y" Box where all the connections to the layout are made: You can see there are 18 25-way sockets of which only one is spare. That's up to 425 electrical connections made just to this one item when we plug everything together. One of the improvements John is implementing with these upgrades is a Proving Circuit which runs through all the connections. A 12volt source is picked up at one end of the chain of cables, and is connected through all the cables, using a different pin at each plug/socket. When all the cables are installed correctly, the 12volt will appear correctly at the other end of the chain, and its presence will extinguish a warning light on the control panel. If any cable is incorrectly connected or omitted, the light will stay lit, indicating a "Cabling Fault". Similarly if any connection should get disturbed, the Cable Fault light will be lit. When you see how many cables are connected during set-up, you'll recognise the benefit of this development. Other members of the team have not been idle. Les has been continuing on the Hotel and Rob has been busy with several items of stock as well scenic items. We'll try to keep reporting progress as and when we can, and it'll all be available to see at Peterborough in the autumn. Steve. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2016 John's latest progress report.......... Good News & Bad Bad: Some of the work necessary to implement the "Cable Integrity Leads" had been omitted from the previous plan. Because these go through every board that has at least one cable connected to it, more boards are now in the "Work to be Done" status. Even if there is no other work required, the CIL has to be provided and tested. Good: Baseboard 4 is now complete even the dreaded documentation is done (That has taken me nearly two days to do!) This baseboard has taken some time to complete as there has been rather a lot of work to do. There are cables and wires going in all directions to and from the baseboard either side, the sector plate console and the CCTV circuit board ! All wiring has been tested as far as I can, but some functional testing will be required as and when as we progress with the other boards. Baseboard 5 is now up on the bench and ready for work to start. Onward and Upward !! Steve (pp John) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted February 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2016 Another one bites the dust....... At least another baseboard update is completed. John's latest progress report - "Well that's another board done. This one was not as complicated as the last one by far. However it did involve the first new camera to the system namely the gantry camera. I'm sure you (the operators) will all like the view through this one. It gives you a straight on view of the theatre indicator displays, so there will be no excuse for SPADs !! Geoff paid me a visit yesterday (Wednesday), and we discussed the next stage of the upgrade (Phase 2). I have to say that by the time we had finished, both our heads were reeling, but at least we now have a better idea of what still has to be done. He took home the two station consoles so he can start to upgrade them, this includes the two new monitors (With much better pictures), and all the extra buttons for the new cameras, plus a mass of electronics to make it all work. Les recently brought over the template of the hotel footprint, so Brian spent much of Monday "adjusting" the well in the baseboards where the hotel fits to suit. Once this is complete we hope to bring the hotel here to test the fit at some time before it goes for painting. So now it's on to baseboard 6. This one should be quite easy (Famous last words!), no new stuff on this one, just through wired. Onwards and Upwards, Steve (pp John) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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