What does everyone think of my layout

[Seanw12]

http://youtu.be/JE5uROE0q2Y. Any tips Edited December 2, 2013 by Seanw12

[BosKonay]

 

Moved you over here Sean.

 

Looks good, you've the start of some lovely stock - do you plan to set up a baseboard?

[Seanw12]

Where I have my trains there's a spiral stairs so I can't get wood up a spiral stairs so is ther anything I can use

[jhb171achill]

Possibly have it running on a shelf-like layout around the walls of wherever you have your collection? That way you could make it out out of narrower boards end to end rather than a large rectangular baseboard... maybe that would do?

[Seanw12]

Ok thx

[David Holman]

Consider doing an open frame type of baseboard Sean. That way you are only taking strip wood and narrow strips of materials up the spiral stairs, rather than large sheets. Check out Iain Rice's book Finescal in Small Spaces for ideas - there is a wealth of good stuff there. Alternatively browse the magazine racks [no need to buy them all!] as bound to be some tips there too re layout/baseboard design.

[Seanw12]

Ok thx

[Seanw12]

Should of said this at the start my layout is in my room and there no other room in the house to put them

[aclass007]

I noticed the headlights are switched on, on both ends of the loco... Is this a programming error?

[Seanw12]

No I have them on

[UP6936]

Lights for a loco, prototypically, would be just front head and ditch lights when running with load, or head lights, ditch lights, and rear red markers when running light.

[Sulzer201]

http://youtu.be/JE5uROE0q2Y. Any tips

 

Sean it's a great looking start to a model railway and lovely smooth running with the 201 and carriages. You can add on more track, scenery etc as time, finances and space allow. On the latter, you could consider the services of baseboard Dave who can work wonders in creating double and triple deck running space for your trains. Well done.

[201bhoy]

Lights for a loco, prototypically, would be just front head and ditch lights when running with load, or head lights, ditch lights, and rear red markers when running light.

 

Actually, I remember the 111s frequently running with red lights even when they were pulling the gatwicks! Any reason for this?

[Seanw12]

Thx

[irishthump]

I noticed the headlights are switched on, on both ends of the loco... Is this a programming error?

 

This is down to the decoder being used. Using a four function decoder results in the headlights staying on one end of the loco.

[Seanw12]

I can turn on any lights I want or turn any off

[irishthump]

But you shouldn't have headlights on at both ends of the loco.

 

What decoder do you have in the loco?

[Seanw12]

I can turn them off if I want

[UP6936]

You probably should...

Looks odd having them at both ends

[Seanw12]

Ok

[irishthump]

The headlights should only be on in the direction of travel. I have a 201 with a Hornby Sapphire decoder and the lights behave the same way. You need a decoder with 6 functions to be able to control all the lights independently.

[Seanw12]

I can control all the lights and I know they only have the lights on the direction there going I just had all them on then

[irishthump]

I can control all the lights and I know they only have the lights on the direction there going I just had all them on then

 

Then you must be using the Murphy Models decoder.

[Garfield]

What Sean is saying is that he had all the lights on at the same time because he felt like it. He's already said there's nothing wrong with the decoder.

[Seanw12]

Yeah thx

[irishthump]

What Sean is saying is that he had all the lights on at the same time because he felt like it. He's already said there's nothing wrong with the decoder.

 

I was just curious as to which decoder he was using. The headlights are directional, you shouldn't be able to turn on both ends at once!