The Derry Road Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Hi all I'm currently building a new layout and thought the progress may be of interest to forum members, I've tried to attach pictures of the progress (hopefully it has worked) to show its current stage. [ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13861[/ATTACH] Quote
heirflick Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Love to see them pics. i have the same problem uploading - Garfield suggested that you upload to tinypics.com, click on the img link then post to your thread - works well but is slow. Quote
The Derry Road Posted July 6, 2014 Author Posted July 6, 2014 Guys, Thanks for your help hopefully it works this time Quote
burnthebox Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Well done, looking just mega, keep the pics coming Quote
Dave Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Nice work so far, love the viaduct. The makings of a fine layout. Keep the updates coming Quote
burnthebox Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Hi again, are you working to a plan or just testing the look, & more pics please Quote
The Derry Road Posted July 7, 2014 Author Posted July 7, 2014 Hi Guys Thanks for the comments and encouragement. Burnthebox, I seen a plan of an irish layout many years ago and have loosely based it on part of that, which is the station area "Rachelstown" and in control of IE network side. Double oval track with a small branch line, both lead to the sidings which is "St Stephens Green" This is the NIR controlled side, housing an oil depot, cement works and various other railway business. I'm currently puting together the control panel, (DC) track is controlled by DPDT switches incorperating the "cab control" method, using three controllers, 2 for mainline running and the third shunting and turntable. point control is by electiic pencil. All lights and 2/3 aspect signals will also be connected. A large mix of traffic from CIE to IE and GNR/UTA/NCC to current translink/NIR will be run as the mood chooses. Pictures of the panel will follow shortly Thanks again to all, The Derry Road Quote
Kirley Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Looking forward to seeing this layout develop. Keep posting please. Quote
Aussie Phil Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Great stuff. Track plan looks epic and love the functionality it will have. Will be a great layout to play train on. Quote
The Derry Road Posted July 27, 2014 Author Posted July 27, 2014 Hi folks sorry for the late reply, real work has to come first. Attached is a few pictures of the control panel, just have to connect it all together. Being wired for cab control I'm considering fitting a switch to convert to DCC at a later date if I choose. Currently will have to make do with what I have. 1 Quote
The Derry Road Posted July 27, 2014 Author Posted July 27, 2014 Thanks Heirflick, it was made of readily available items. brass screws, black self adhesive car stripe and the usual switches and controllers fixed onto a white board panel suitably strengthened. The labelling is printed onto clear self adhesive labels on a PC. Regards The Derry Road Quote
heirflick Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 looking forward to seeing this layout develop - we'll be watching you! Quote
burnthebox Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Was it NASA , or KGB you worked for, loving this, mega piece of equipment, well done, Quote
The Derry Road Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 Guys thanks again for the comments and encouragement, I've purchased some gaugemaster backscenes and was wondering if anyone on the site can offer advice/tips on the best way to fix these in position so they don't wrinkle:trains: Quote
heirflick Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 i pasted them onto thin strips of hardboard then screwed the boards into position on the sides of the baseboards - no wrinkling there! Quote
Broithe Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 i pasted them onto thin strips of hardboard then screwed the boards into position on the sides of the baseboards - no wrinkling there! And, with hardboard, it's fairly easy to curve the corners, which results in a much nicer impression of reality - no 'corners in the sky'.. Quote
The Derry Road Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 Heirflick, thanks for your tip, was it wallpaper paste you used, or adhesive of another type? Quote
heirflick Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 And, with hardboard, it's fairly easy to curve the corners, which results in a much nicer impression of reality - no 'corners in the sky'.. ...dead on! we should go into the construction technical advice service:rolleyes: Quote
The Derry Road Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 Broithe this sounds a good idea, which would form a continuous backscene around the whole layout, approximately 48feet. many thanks Quote
heirflick Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Heirflick, thanks for your tip, was it wallpaper paste you used, or adhesive of another type? used wallpaper paste that was lying around for a while - good luck with it and post the results:) Quote
dave182 Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Great to see another layout developing- keep up the good work! What are the dimensions of your layout roughly? Quote
The Derry Road Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 Heirflick and broithe, Thanks to you both, I'm going to give this a go and put up some photos when done :Happy1: Quote
The Derry Road Posted August 16, 2014 Author Posted August 16, 2014 Great to see another layout developing- keep up the good work! What are the dimensions of your layout roughly? dave182 the overall size is 13ft 8ins by 12ft 6ins Quote
Mayner Posted August 16, 2014 Posted August 16, 2014 Good to see those old H&M controllers still going strong. Quote
The Derry Road Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 Good to see those old H&M controllers still going strong. yes they have stood the test of time and are realy reliable:tumbsup: Quote
The Derry Road Posted September 16, 2014 Author Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Hi All, I've Just finished putting a 3mm hardboard backscene former around the whole layout 12inches high/10 in some places, and have pasted on the gaugemaster backscenes to it, fingers crossed there are no wrinkles so far. So i will check it again tomorrow and take some pictures of the result. Thanks to Heirflick and broithe for their earlier advice on this method. The Derry Road Edited September 16, 2014 by The Derry Road Quote
heirflick Posted September 16, 2014 Posted September 16, 2014 [quote=The Derry Road;55653 Thanks to Heirflick and broithe for their earlier advice on this method. The Derry Road ....a pint each and bobs your uncle! looking forward to seeing the result:) Quote
The Derry Road Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 =DHi Folks, finally some more pictures of the backscene and layout progress, hope they are of interest. Also some stock on display The derry road Quote
Dave Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Looks great, the back scene adds a lot of depth. The tunnel under the shelves is a good idea. Looking forward to seeing it progress. Quote
rebelred Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Holy Jasus! tis like a model shop in there!!!!!!!!! Wow that's some collection, & so neatly stored!! layout is coming along nicely, looking forward to seeing this one's progression. Quote
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