bigP Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) -- Edited January 30, 2021 by bigP Deleted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Indeed!! https://youtu.be/esEcwAWi6dk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Templot is a super track building tool and can equally be used by those who just want to print off the odd template (plan) which in most cases is very simple or as Cornish Jez and others have done make a full track plan. As for coming over to the dark side, track building can be very rewarding, especially if you want to unwind after a busy day at work Cornish Jez , very impressive piece of work, I and it seems others are enjoying your posts 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Templot is a super track building tool and can equally be used by those who just want to print off the odd template (plan) which in most cases is very simple or as Cornish Jez and others have done make a full track plan. As for coming over to the dark side, track building can be very rewarding, especially if you want to unwind after a busy day at work Cornish Jez , very impressive piece of work, I and it seems others are enjoying your posts I would be lost without it. It's as important to layout building as a saw and bottle of PVA glue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted October 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2015 That glue is very handy to put back the bit you sawed off by mistake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi everyone, Thanks for all your kind comments and advice so far. Here is a little bit more of an update. More of the sleepers have been laid in readiness for more turnout building. I've also laid the track to the approach of platform 4. I now have the next 4 turnouts (including the first double slip) to build so that should keep me going for the next few evenings! I must say, I'm not looking forward to wiring it all up! Best regards, Jeremy 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_H Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi Jeremy, Your track work is looking superb ............... just a quick question, if I may, about the handbuilt track on the template, do you leave the template in place and simply ballast on top of it or do you have a means of replacing the template before ballasting? Regards 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted October 28, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2015 When building turnouts, I fit droppers as I go and mark what they are on the underside. This helps in the wiring up as you can put the board on its side and also makes it easier to conceal the droppers. Excellent progress, by the way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi everyone, Thanks for all your kind comments and advice so far. Here is a little bit more of an update. More of the sleepers have been laid in readiness for more turnout building. I've also laid the track to the approach of platform 4. I now have the next 4 turnouts (including the first double slip) to build so that should keep me going for the next few evenings! I must say, I'm not looking forward to wiring it all up! Euston1.JPG Euston2.jpg Best regards, Jeremy Wiring, what fun! Looking good though buddy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi Jeremy, Your track work is looking superb ............... just a quick question, if I may, about the handbuilt track on the template, do you leave the template in place and simply ballast on top of it or do you have a means of replacing the template before ballasting? Regards Hi, The plan rests in place and I'll just add the platforms and ballast over the top. There's also all the ground detail to add in first like the concrete cable tray trunking, the water taps and hoses, catenary masts etc before I start the ballasting. Oh, and all those rails to paint!! Best regards, Jeremy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 When building turnouts, I fit droppers as I go and mark what they are on the underside. This helps in the wiring up as you can put the board on its side and also makes it easier to conceal the droppers. Excellent progress, by the way. Thanks. I'm hoping to wire at the end and sketch a basic track plan on the underside as I go so I know where all the turnouts are. On a previous project, I tried fixing the droppers to the rails first and then adding to the board but I always had trouble lining up the track and then the holes for the droppers so on this one I decided to do it all at the end. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Wiring, what fun! Looking good though buddy. Thanks mate! I'm really not looking forward to all the wiring. Sounds even more daunting than building the 6 slips! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hi, The plan rests in place and I'll just add the platforms and ballast over the top. There's also all the ground detail to add in first like the concrete cable tray trunking, the water taps and hoses, catenary masts etc before I start the ballasting. Oh, and all those rails to paint!! Best regards, Jeremy Ballast before you put the overhead in, trust me on this... Andi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm with Dagworth on that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Ballast before you put the overhead in, trust me on this... Andi I'm with Dagworth on that one. How do get round fixing the gantries in place once the ballast is down? Do you clear a small section, then fix the gantry and re-ballast around? I was thinking of just fixing the gantries and then ballasting, then put all the wires in. I can see that the gantries will get in the way quite a bit but I'm open to suggestions on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 You can ballast in a plastic concrete pad as per the real thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 You can ballast in a plastic concrete pad as per the real thing. Ah yes and then just slot the gantry through it. I hadn't thought of that. Looks like that will be the way forward then. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted October 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2015 I drill the holes for the portals and masts straight through the ballast and then glue the uprights in by filling the hole with more ballast and use dilute PVA to fix it. (a blob of blu-tac around the base of the mast under the board stops the ballast and glue ending up all over the floor and holds the mast while the glue sets.) I have discovered that I can get a portal out without damage if needed by heating the bottom of the leg with a soldering iron, the heat melts the glue. Once I'm completely happy with everything then I go back and add the 'concrete' bases from Milliput filler. Andi 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Just stumbled across this 1985 cab ride Euston - Liverpool Lime Street. Already watched the first 35 minutes and there is some nice and very interesting commentary from the cab staff. Well worth watching! Bet the lineside scenery has changed dramatically since this was taken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Roj6FOtb-oI Edited November 5, 2015 by cornish trains jez 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 It's a great watch, one of my favourites! Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hi Jeremy, Great video, not watched that for around 25-26 years. Managed to borrow a copy from a friend when I was at High School around 1989! Cheers Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted November 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hi Jeremy, Great video, not watched that for around 25-26 years. Managed to borrow a copy from a friend when I was at High School around 1989! Cheers Simon The RailScene cab rides were great, Kings Cross to York is another, lasts about 3 an a half hours, I had a few on vhs an now DVD, a lot of them are now on YouTube, which is good as the ones I never bought because I didn't fancy them I've now watched and they're really enjoyable. Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Hi, Just a small update to show progress on the first double slip and one of the surrounding turnouts. Best regards, Jeremy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spannerman Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Good lord that looks complex! Mind you I suppose major London termini are, keep up the good work. Atb Nik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Looking really good Jeremy! Very impressive work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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