Marcus 37 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 ]Hi Mick Just going through my Smug Mug site uploading some pictures of my layout and knowing your love of all things yellow thought you might like these. Been lucky enough to get up close and personal when they've rocked up at some of the locations I've been working. 37038 Stourbridge Yard 37604 Stourbridge Junction 37059 Tyseley 37609 Tyseley 37611 Chiltern Railways carriage sidings at Birmingham Moor Street 37604 Birmingham Moor Street bay platforms Hope you like them Cheers Marcus 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 7, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2014 Hope you like them Cheers Marcus Indeed, I do! Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 12, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) On 07/07/2014 at 01:18, newbryford said: Today, I managed to cut down the excess screw heads at the rail joints. A mini drill and grinding/cutting disc were used. DL9.jpg DL10.jpg They still need a final tidying up, but once I add the cosmetic sleepers back into place, I'm confident that the joints will not be too prominent. I've been busy with fitting the cosmetic sleepers to disguise the screws. This is the starting point Using spare sleeper mouldings - retained from when the track was laid (a good modeller never throws anything away...) They are then cut to match the spaces. I've even cut the middle section diagonally on one sleeper, as it's directly across a board joint. The two halves will be on adjacent boards. I "undercut" the sections, so that they fit snugly up to the rail. This shows top: original moulding, middle - side view of the undercut, bottom: the cut sections And this is how it ends up. (The errant sleeper has been moved....) Once painted and ballasted, I'm sure (hoping) that they'll be almost invisible Cheers, Mick Edited August 2, 2022 by newbryford 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tase Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Very neat work Mick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Cracking work Mick, very neat. - I still need to do that to my screw head board joints Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2014 (a good modeller never throws anything away...) Noyhing like a good bit of self promotion Mick!! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Digital Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice tidy job Mick very neatly done. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice to see progress is being made Mick, I am looking forward to seeing your laser cut buildings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 That's very neat work there Mick. I've been busy with fitting the cosmetic sleepers to disguise the screws. This is the starting point track14.jpg Using spare sleeper mouldings - retained from when the track was laid (a good modeller never throws anything away...) track15.jpg They are then cut to match the spaces. I've even cut the middle section diagonally on one sleeper, as it's directly across a board joint. The two halves will be on adjacent boards. track16.jpg I "undercut" the sections, so that they fit snugly up to the rail. This shows top: original moulding, middle - side view of the undercut, bottom: the cut sections track17.jpg And this is how it ends up. (The errant sleeper has been moved....) track18.jpg Once painted and ballasted, I'm sure (hoping) that they'll be almost invisible Cheers, Mick How accurate will the join remain, when the boards are taken down and put back? ............ I ask because most of the proposed joins on the plan I [so far] have are at 45o to the board edge. I had rather assumed that it might be better in the circumstances to have a removable 6" stretch at each one to absorb any differences. There are difficulties with that too, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 12, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2014 That's very neat work there Mick. How accurate will the join remain, when the boards are taken down and put back? ............ I ask because most of the proposed joins on the plan I [so far] have are at 45o to the board edge. I had rather assumed that it might be better in the circumstances to have a removable 6" stretch at each one to absorb any differences. There are difficulties with that too, I guess. I have a couple at an angle, but not near the 45deg of yours. I've split and remade the joint a couple of times and all is well. However, as backup, I'm thinking of puuting a small blob of epoxy adhesive on the inside edge of the sleepers, that have been cut across a joint, to minimise any risk of accidentally knocking them off. The ballast should also doa decent job of holding it all together as well. Problem with removable sections is that they are a pain to put back in - especially if you have a few across a joint and they are another thing to lose/misplace when taking the layout down. I'm not sure how you would go for ballasting them. If you're only planning on the odd time of assembly/disassembly, then yes, they would work. If it's only a cosmetic joint - not in a scenic section, then go for full copper clad pcb style. Cheers, Mick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thank you Mick, that's lots of food for thought. It has triggered off the idea that a few joins might go under cover of a concrete or tarmac Yard and another under a Railway crossing. I even toyed with the idea of putting one station complete on a piece of Ply and bolting it in place across several joins - although I might have to think quite hard about power to it. Even with all that, I can't get away with several others, so your Link has certainly fueled some other thoughts which would not otherwise have been present. .. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 IHi Mick, I was thinking about the Copper-clad you put the link to and wondered if a similar effect could be obtained by glueing the track, complete with Sleepers, direct to end bits of Ply. Your mention of ballasting made me think about that too ..... I came up with a sort of combination of the 2, http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/75123-light-sandwich-with-yet-other-idea/page-11&do=findComment&comment=1700638 I also think it would be possible to run Droppers through the ply to plugs on the underside of the Base-boards. I think it may just work and I have to thank you for making me think in a different way about it all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 You've been a bit quiet......you tend to worry me when your quiet.....i wonder what the blxxdy 'ell you are up to next LOL. I hope it will involve in time some pictures of nicely modelled locos and their paraphernalia. Anyway....in the meantime.....and with no further delay.....as we might not speak before..... We Wish You a Merry Christmas....and a HAPPY New Year........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 18, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2014 You've been a bit quiet......you tend to worry me when your quiet.....i wonder what the blxxdy 'ell you are up to next LOL. I hope it will involve in time some pictures of nicely modelled locos and their paraphernalia. Anyway....in the meantime.....and with no further delay.....as we might not speak before..... We Wish You a Merry Christmas....and a HAPPY New Year........ Some stuff will be on the yellow workbench thread soon - partly for New Bryford, but also for DL. Cheers, Mick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 18, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2014 You've been a bit quiet......you tend to worry me when your quiet.....i wonder what the blxxdy 'ell you are up to next LOL. I hope it will involve in time some pictures of nicely modelled locos and their paraphernalia. Anyway....in the meantime.....and with no further delay.....as we might not speak before..... We Wish You a Merry Christmas....and a HAPPY New Year........ And a .... MERRY CHRISTMAS from us too and thank you for the kind advice And a Merry Crimbletide to you all also. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorz101uk Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I can't wait for this layout! Lots of fun Marry Xmas matey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Christmas mate. Layout looks fantastic, keep up the good work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Seconded, have a very merry Xmas, and a pleasant new year! (BTW, did Santa bring you any railway goidies? ) All the best, Jack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 25, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2014 (BTW, did Santa bring you any railway goidies? ) Mrs NB never buys me any railway goodies, but our joint account does.......... (K1, 150/2....) Cheers, mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 24, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) I need to make some boards to link the front scenic section to the rear fiddle yards. I'm looking at a simple double track curve of 3' radius with short straight in between the 90 degree curves, so would be typically two 4'x3' boards to make up a 180degree curve (8'x3' is a bit large to transport). However, they'll only be large flat expanses of board with no scenery. To save weight and storage space, I'm thinking of making some thin "track only" boards to link the front and back. If anyone has any good/bad experiences of this type of board, I'd be most grateful. Cheers, Mick Edited August 2, 2022 by newbryford 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Mick I may help if you make a jig fixture to build all four curved section on so all four are exactly the same that way you should be able to build them so they don't twist over time as curved boards tend to twist if they don't have sufficient bracing compared to oblong boards. Get Tim Horn to laser cut you the tops and common end parts as that will help and make to construction easier. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) I agree - speak to Tim Horn and discuss with him - he has just the equipment you need to plan and cut the boards. I had a similar, smaller more basic space problem and the boards are shown on my thread [near the end pages]. You will presumably want something of a different shape/size but he can do that for you. He is very good at seeing what you want, too. Regards Julian Edited February 24, 2015 by jcredfer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Hi Mick I think Warren Lane used similar thin curved boards when it went from end-to-end to a roundy roundy. cheers Edit - found it! Http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/23763-warren-lane/?p=1106452 Edited February 24, 2015 by sdw7300 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 25, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2015 Thanks for the info gents. I need to have a look at a few things cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 2, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2015 After correspondence with Tim Horn, it looks like my curved (and flat storage yard) boards will be coming from his workshops. The idea is to make the lower sides from ply and then after the boards are glued together, laminate a 3mm MDF layer to create the raised side. I believe this will also help prevent the boards from twisting. Cheers, Mick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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