Brian D Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Brian, I'm using the WIT method for the points on my new layout and plan to also use it for the signals. I'm using slide switches to provide the movement and switch the frogs. I thought I would use the same method for the signals by running the tube to below the baseboard via a slot, to give maximum bend radius, to a vertical crank mounted below the signal to change the horizontal movement to up and down. Two or more cranks could be fitted side by side for bracket signals and the signal operating wire connects direct to the crank, unclip the wire to remove the signal (if required). Several holes in the crank for throw adjustment. Sounds like it would work - I'll let you know in a year or so. Regards, Tom Thanks for that Tom. Your timescale made me laugh out loud. I have a cunning plan re WIT and signals though. So my timescale will hopefully be much shorter. Regards, Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Now I have sort of semi decided how the signals will be operated, I can now continue with the scenics in the "Little Easington" corner. Yesterday, I infilled the embankment and the area by the footbridge with shaped expanded polystyrene using the hot wire cutter. The whole lot was stuck down with pva glue and plastered over this morning with filler - see below. Just now, the smoothed off filler was dry enough to paint a suitable earth colour. Hopefully, I'll get it static grassed tomorrow. Regards, Brian. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 The area has now been static grassed (yesterday) and the excess hoovered up just now. There is still a lot to do in this corner - more terraced "Easington style" houses behind the railway, finalising the photo backscene, bushes, trees, etc. Whether that happens next depends on whether I get side tracked with signals - I have ordered some wire in tube but you have to allow up to 28 days for delivery apparently. Regards, Brian. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2018 Coming along nicely despite the link with a village not far from my home village....perhaps you could call it Quebec instead?? Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Coming along nicely despite the link with a village not far from my home village....perhaps you could call it Quebec instead?? Baz You could always use the wrong sealant on the brickwork, then it could become Shiney Row..... or perhaps not.... Les 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Howay lads!!! . . .Deneside's bad enough!. Jiohn 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted May 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2018 Shouldn't be any problem thinking of names for the streets though... First Street, Second Street, Third...... I wonder if that's where they came up with the idea of Platform 1, Platform 2,......... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Coming along nicely despite the link with a village not far from my home village....perhaps you could call it Quebec instead?? Baz You mean up Canada? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 16, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2018 You mean up Canada? Yep...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 And when you live up there in the winter, you realise why it's called Canada. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les1952 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 And when you live up there in the winter, you realise why it's called Canada. John Any semblence to a place around Dewsbury that rejoices in the name Frost Hill? Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I don't think so. . . it's on top of a hill about half a mile from the cold North sea, and catches the full force of the North-Easterlys in the winter. . It's also about 400 yards south of the real . . . .HAWTHORN DENE. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 We have been away for a couple of weeks so, as is standard practice, all my locos are removed from the shed for security purposes. So, an opportunity to ring the changes! Diesels have taken over (shock, horror)! This arrival is now in the hands of this heavyweight. Another departure is hauled by a Brush Type 4 while the Drewry and match truck await their next job... ...which is to reposition the empty coaching stock from platform 2 into platform 1... ...so that the released English Electric Type 4 can back down onto its train and await departure along with the parcels service in platform 4. More "diesel doings" tomorrow hopefully. Regards, Brian. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 We have been away for a couple of weeks so, as is standard practice, all my locos are removed from the shed for security purposes. So, an opportunity to ring the changes! Diesels have taken over (shock, horror)! This arrival is now in the hands of this heavyweight. 20180530_172129 copy.jpg Another departure is hauled by a Brush Type 4 while the Drewry and match truck await their next job... 20180530_172512copy.jpg ...which is to reposition the empty coaching stock from platform 2 into platform 1... 20180530_173208copy.jpg ...so that the released English Electric Type 4 can back down onto its train and await departure along with the parcels service in platform 4. 20180530_174112 copy.jpg 20180530_174725copy.jpg More "diesel doings" tomorrow hopefully. Regards, Brian. Nice,, ,,,,NO Very nice Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 G'day Folks Gateshead, had quite a few of those high number class 40's, it was surprising how many arrived at the Cross in the early 70's, had great fun shunting them around Kings Cross passenger loco. manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 I've spent most of the afternoon trying to fill this space... ...with this. So, the only "diesel doings" to report is this stopping coastal service seen here arriving... ...and pictured departing later, this from a new viewpoint outside the shed! Hopefully more "diesel doings" tomorrow including (wait for it!) "The Deneside Pullman". Regards, Brian. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 The local spotters are in for a treat. The down Deneside Pullman service is approaching with something a little different on the front. A couple of the lads were waiting on the public footbridge to spot Brush "Falcon" - a rare cop! The Pullman enters the station... ...the posh people get off and the empty stock is removed... ...the loco released, the empty stock replaced in platform 2 and "Falcon" backs down to await the up service departure. I know it's only a three car (2 Bachmann mk 1s and a Hornby RailRoad parlor/brake) pullman rake but similar formations I believe made up part of Pullman services further south but would perhaps only be 4MT tank engine hauled to connect with other Pullman consists for the journey south to KX (Yorkshire Pullman?). I have had fun with this though - all four models were bought several years ago and haven't been out of their boxes much. The Bachy Falcon is such a sweet runner down to an absolute crawl. I've ordered another RailRoad parlour/brake to top and tail this rake (less than £16 on a well known auction site including postage). I've also discovered that the coach lighting pickups on the mk1s bridge my electrical isolating sections causing the Falcon to follow the Drewry out of the platform! So the RailRoad parlour/brake was positioned behind the Falcon which resolved the problem. Regards, Brian. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 "Bachy Falcon" , Brian? Did the blue box distract you? But yes, those Heljan Co-Co's (Falcon, Lion, Kestrel) are some of the sweetest - and most powerful - locos I've had the pleasure to own. Cheers Scott 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 "Bachy Falcon" , Brian? Did the blue box distract you? But yes, those Heljan Co-Co's (Falcon, Lion, Kestrel) are some of the sweetest - and most powerful - locos I've had the pleasure to own. Cheers Scott I'm gutted I sold both Heljan Class 47's they could tow the house!!! The 128 DPU I have is one nice runner! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 "Bachy Falcon" , Brian? Did the blue box distract you? But yes, those Heljan Co-Co's (Falcon, Lion, Kestrel) are some of the sweetest - and most powerful - locos I've had the pleasure to own. Cheers Scott Erm, thanks for that Scott - it's the age you know Apologies to Heljan of course. The only thing I dislike about Heljan locos (all mine are lovely mechanisms and run superbly) is the type of coupling fitted, the hook of which has far too much side play and frequently does not couple up because the hook has missed the loop of the adjoining vehicle's coupling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Nice Rake of Coaches Brian, shame about the Loco, (just a personal thing you understand) but not my cup of tea, yet I love the 47's, I must be a one off numpty. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Nice Rake of Coaches Brian, shame about the Loco, (just a personal thing you understand) but not my cup of tea, yet I love the 47's, I must be a one off numpty. I do like the Falcon but... yow cor beat the class 47 There is something about them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Another bare bit of baseboard has now been covered. What was previously this... ...now looks like this. Meanwhile there have been more "diesel doings". An English Electric type 3 emerges from the colliery branch with a train load of coal... ...passing the area just "improved". The station pilot having assisted in reversing the train, it departs on the main line. That's all for now. Regards, Brian. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Nice work on the footpath Brian, and some more good Motive Power. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 I seem to get less and less time to spend in the shed these days because of lots of family stuff getting in the way. Anyway, I managed to add the petrol pumps to the garage which I bought ages ago. Another job which I half started ages ago is to make a tool or pattern to help me mass produce the station roof girders in plastic strip. I glued a drawing of the roof girders to mounting board many months ago. I have today glued it to a piece of timber so that the girders assembled and glued together on the pattern will be flat. I will then cut out the shaded gaps between the various members and glue them on to the pattern. These gaps only relate to one parallel set of internal girder members. The plan is to make two half giders, switching one round (which will reverse one half girder providing the opposite set of internal diagonal members) and gluing them together to give the full crisscross internal members effect. Clear as mud I hear you say - I'll post some pics when I get to that stage which should clarify matters. Meanwhile D5312 arrives with a train of minerals. There are some serious chunks of the layout which are incomplete or represented only by mock-ups. The main areas are (1) the station roof and a corresponding station building (2) the colliery buildings and (3) the terraced houses to finish off little Easington and (4) most of the photo backscenes - those behind the loco shed end of the layout and the viaducts are only temporary. So, still a lot to do. Regards, Brian. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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