Georgeconna

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

The holy grail!!

If it has unloading rock sound I am in.

Especially with the ICR units not selling as the lads had hoped for. I would of thought a Push Pull set would of been warmly welcomed and would go great with the 121's.

yep, one for the Dubs I think. Very limited scope modelling wise outside that area obviously. Wish him the best with it.

Great new!!! the operating roof fan has sold it for me!!

Yeah the Mags are probably one of the best wagons in the range. Lovely Etch walkways etc.

look looks nice an airy!, jumper needed perhaps!

yep, have the PR paid, just the other Vans now next. Think I am all about coached out max wise now.

Just make sure your track is nice and level for all those lovely 4-4-0's!! any biteen of undulation is shown up!!

Now these are smoking....Well done lads.

damn good prices for those Orange coaches for those that sat on the fence. Plus the other bits n bobs.

and a bit of shunting!

Good news for the peeps that ordered one. Looks like these yokes will be commanding big prices in a few years. Thing is with the Irish Stuff it comes in a landslide and I you don't order it you might no get it once it arrives. With Multiple Engines, Multiple rolling stock , I found myself buying all the stuff but its just not feasible or financially viable. Thank god for the Pay by month option but adding an ICR onto the payments raised it considerably. For me its about picking an Era now and sticking with that. The ICR's don't fall into that category so I did not order one of those this time. As someone already mentioned a smaller unit would of probably been more affordable and better play value for the smaller layouts. fingers crossed the announcement this weekend with command a full order book.