gm171 kk Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 I'm afraid it's sold pending payment. I've also had another 150mm cut out from the center as I don't need the scenic space. The plan is to make a late winter scene of a curved section of double track mainline. There will be a passing loop and ballast loading siding on one side. There'll be a lot of dead grass, bare trees, frost, puddles and an overall washed out effect. I'm looking forward to getting into it. Photos ©CIE141 on YouTube. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Last liner out of Dianghlasáil yard. 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 19 hours ago, gm171 kk said: Sad to see it's come to an end. I've really enjoyed watching this layout progress over the last year and a bit. I'm sure your next will be even better, considering what you've produced so far. What a fantastic shot to finish things off, very nicely done. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 New layout boards braced ready to be treated before track laying. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Missing one set of points and a tube of glue. Onto wiring tomorrow. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Very quick progress- great to see!! Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Looks like a nice bit of superelevation there too. What's the radius? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 6 hours ago, David Holman said: Looks like a nice bit of superelevation there too. What's the radius? The radius of the board is 1m on the outside and 650mm on the inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOGUL Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 18/7/2021 at 9:21 AM, gm171 kk said: New layout boards braced ready to be treated before track laying. Those Kien Hung containers look very well with the IRM 42ft flats, I wonder did it ever happen in real life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 22 hours ago, gm171 kk said: Really like how the track appears to bank on the curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 I've had a nightmare trying to get track to align on the joint between the two halves. If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them. I've tried solder the rails to nails but it's not really working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Davc I think had some snazzy stuff joing the boards on his Layout to join up. might of been all straight sections though. After also doing a baseboard join on a curve I used PCB board with Rails soldered to them. Not got round to cutting them through just yet. This is behind the scenic area so is heavy duty. Edited July 27, 2021 by Georgeconna 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I always lay the track across any baseboard joins and cut the rails afterwards. I use screws, rather than nails at the join, so I can adjust their height to the bottom of the rails. Nevertheless, laying curved track across a baseboard joint is always challenging. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) On 27/7/2021 at 7:17 PM, David Holman said: I always lay the track across any baseboard joins and cut the rails afterwards. I use screws, rather than nails at the join, so I can adjust their height to the bottom of the rails. Nevertheless, laying curved track across a baseboard joint is always challenging. That's pretty much what I have done. 192 and 143 on a fertiliser train overtake 133 and 129 in the loop with a liner. Edited July 28, 2021 by gm171 kk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, gm171 kk said: That's pretty much what I have done. 192 and 143 on a fertiliser train overtake 133 and 129 in the loop with a liner. That superelevation looks so realistic - don't remember seeing that modelled before. Superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 220 rounds the curve with a passenger service. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 First train running on the layout. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayec Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 @gm171 kk Here is a link to my version of the coper clad sleeper baseboard junction, ignore my plug in track section that covers the board joins for your purpose- it's like George's example! the sleepers are screwed down at each side with Peco track screws to the edge of the boards, track is soldered across and then the track is cut. https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/7330-gauge-00-exhibition-baseboard/?do=findComment&comment=121228 Eoin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 I've used these to solve the alignment issue. Not sure what to do with the points on the left. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayec Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 It looks like the track on the points could be trimmed back to the board edge and then use the same sleeper connection unit to the track on the adjoining board to butt up against the trimmed points track?? Eoin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 I've managed to sort the alignment issue for the time being fowever I am having issues where the cant in the track changes slightly as it means one corner of a wagon lifts off the rails and derails the train. A real pain! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gm171 kk Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 Some shots of trains running on the layout. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Coming on well. Will be a great train watching layout when you work your scenic magic! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 How did you manage to bank the curves like that? I tried but it was either not noticeable, or I had derailing on exiting the curves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: How did you manage to bank the curves like that? I tried but it was either not noticeable, or I had derailing on exiting the curves. I put a strip of cork under one side of the track. I've had a lot of issues with it even still. My four wheeled stock keep derailing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, gm171 kk said: I put a strip of cork under one side of the track. I've had a lot of issues with it even still. My four wheeled stock keep derailing. It looks excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I trialled that with my steamers, no go, The diesels were fine but the Steam locos did not look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shrives Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 As you have found super elevation introduces twist and unsprung vehicles can go 3 wheelled only very easily if transitions too great - the real railway is very wary of twist. Theoretical amounts of elevation are hard to apply and often a less than optimum is used to allow for varying speeds of traffic - cant deficiency. Certainly in the model form less is definitely more !! and across pointwork very hard with overscale gaps especially the crossovers between running lines - they need to be flat this introduces twist on approach and exit roads and into trouble you go ! I suspect this made worse by the track layout with pointwork distributed as it as to be for the loops to work. I wish you well and I am sure a compromise will be made to work for you. Keeping curve and no twist through joints will be "fun" as well in the video one joint on the inner curves shows perhaps an other problem with cant the flexible road bed is compressed - track pinned ? and the high ( outer ) rail dips into the joint, the bogie stock can be seen to get over with the bogies dancing happily, the 4 wheel ballasts go over but the brakes do wobble. You might well need to shim the upper rail having eased the track pins/ whatever is holding the track. When you glue ballast then the advantage of the flexible road bed could be reduced and might mean vertical alignment will be fixed and any twist a permanent feature. Regardless it is a great looking layout and I am sure you will get it to run successfully, the rail wheel interface is a dark art and success is to be enjoyed. It will I am sure showcase your great modelling and the great stock now in and close to the market place. Happy modelling and thanks for showing. Robert 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayec Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I believe Robert is correct here ''less is definitely more'' I also trialled with this and after several goes came up with .7mm packing under the outside rail and the points, worked best.... Eoin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 The Chatham Club's 7mm layout is a double track, two metre diameter circle, which we superelevated by using one millimetre shims and seems to work fine, even when we add the 5m straight section to make it an oval. No points mind, apart from the storage loop. Ignorance is bliss, methinks, having read Robert's excellent notes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 As Robert points out, you need to be oh so careful with cant and transitions on model railways. They are not the same as the real thing, where space is, generally, not at a premium. I’m another who subscribes to the ‘less is more’ point of view. You only need a hint of canr to have the desired effect. Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 Two new additions. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 036 on the fertiliser. (anyone know why the headlights aren't working? I'm using a LokPilot 5 59659 decoder.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 7 hours ago, gm171 kk said: 036 on the fertiliser. (anyone know why the headlights aren't working? I'm using a LokPilot 5 59659 decoder.) Is it the specific Lokpilot for the A Class? If not then the headlights probably just need to be mapped to a function key. What DCC system are you using? Can you program CV’s with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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