Georgeconna

China.

Had the last week off but got zero done due to a near fatal dose of Man flu but before that took over I laid the platforms down using air dry clay and a bit of pollyfilla. Small bit of ballasting too which I thought looked crap but look fine now when the pollyfilla was laid up next to it. Couple of test runs through those are OK but I will need to reduce the height a tad. 20241118_202453.mp4 20241118_201232.mp4

Bit or track weathering over the weekend..

Wow just pops outa nowwhere!! Class stuff. Few vids next

Interesting thing came up last night. Bro in law came in a snipped off a bit of the throw arm as it was catching the bogies. Afterwards when I switched the point it shorted. Strange as it was running fine previously. Turned out the point motor was not really set right and the blades were not in the middle of the point when installed. As a result it did not have time to clear the stock rail before the polarity changed causing a short. Certainly a head scratching moment Anyhow re aligned the motor and it now works fine. OO gauge is a lot more forgiving as more space to play with! Just for anyone that might come across the same problem.

Completed the track now snd all point motored up. Next is track weathering. 20241030_201356.mp4

If I known you were building this big I would of bought shares in Peco and Gaugemaster!

nice interview too on the Donegal Dad Channel.

sold now anyhow. HTH they got into that condition is beyond me.

That is impressive set up. Some work to get all those points up and running!

1st fiddle yard loop done. Entrance points are Roco ones and are lightly sprung and a train can easily push the blades when ran against them so no need for point motors there. Wasted a bit of time when I put the power wires into the wrong holes in the cobalt. Trying to diagnose the issue was puzzling for a while. Dann eyesight! Little vid of double departure. 20241030_001943.mp4

next time dude. Layout looked great.

you were a busy man most of the time passed by! Very popular Layout!

Cleaned off the board. Need to replace the Y point to the Engine shed site as it is giving jip. The scenic part is almost done. Spray the track next. I ordered an OBB Ohle Mast but me thinks it's more suited to the Ho locos rather than the smaller NG stuff. 20241029_000709.mp4 20241029_000630.mp4 20241029_000553.mp4 20241029_000013.mp4 20241028_235927.mp4

Spotted JHB Saturday AM for a fleeting minute then you were not seen again!! West side of the Station area is completed. Cobalt Digital running the ops and switching. Using Z21 for DCC control. Ran a test train and the a sample of what hopefully will be running once the layout is done. 20241028_142804.mp4 20241028_141112.mp4