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QUOTE my main problem is I only have one pair of hands
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Have you not tried copying some.I am surprised...........
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New Garage Layout
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I like many decided one day that I was finally going to build that layout I had been telling my son I was going to build for many years.... we did have a very small "Train Set" on a board at the last house we lived in but space was very tight so the layout was quite small. We moved house 10 years ago and as this house had a double garage 18ft x 18ft we always intended to build something in there so 8 years later we FINALLY decided it was time to crack on but buy this time the garage had become a storage unit rather than a garage ..... like so many others
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so we cleared a space in the centre of the garage...
A few months passed and a bit more clearing out and and some white paint on the walls we ended up with this...
A 16ft x 8ft layout based on one of the layouts in an old Hornby track plans book now while this was a fine layout the issue for me was having to crawl under the board to get to the centre of the layout ( I have pins in my spine and sometimes this is not always easy to do
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) but as time passed I also cleared out more and more of the " you never know when you might need that pile of C**P " and this then started me thing that I should make the most of the garage space I have and create a section that allows me to walk into the layout rather than crawl under it.... so this takes me to the end of my base board journey as I have now finally built the correct base board for me and this is around the outer edge of the garage wall and its 18ft x 17ft x 3ft
I have also made this higher than the old layout as this makes it much easer to work on... now I know there are some out there that will say 3ft deep is to deep for the base board but the track will not be 3 feet away from the edge this is 3ft deep to allow me to develop scenery on the wall edge of the layout and will be built up first... well that's the plan in my head anyway
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Now for control...
I have been using the Bachmann Dynamis Pro system with 5 receivers for almost 2 years and I find this to be more than adequate for my needs I have mounted it on the ceiling of the garage in a star configuration and this works really well this puts me at around 5 feet away from a receiver at any one time.
I have been using the Bachmann Dynamis Pro system with 5 receivers for almost 2 years and I find this to be more than adequate for my needs I have mounted it on the ceiling of the garage in a star configuration and this works really well this puts me at around 5/6 feet away from a receiver at any one time and I have been using this system being much further away from the base unit/receivers this without any issues.
This all gives me 4 areas now to work on and to date these will be a TMD area 10ft x 3 ft a Station area 12ft x 3ft a container yard 9ft x 3ft and a forth area 8ft x 3ft that I'm not quite sure what to do with yet....
Sorry for the long post but its been a while the links below are the link to my first layout and a link to my test track.
http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...p;hl=anthony566
http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...p;hl=anthony566
A few months passed and a bit more clearing out and and some white paint on the walls we ended up with this...
A 16ft x 8ft layout based on one of the layouts in an old Hornby track plans book now while this was a fine layout the issue for me was having to crawl under the board to get to the centre of the layout ( I have pins in my spine and sometimes this is not always easy to do
I have also made this higher than the old layout as this makes it much easer to work on... now I know there are some out there that will say 3ft deep is to deep for the base board but the track will not be 3 feet away from the edge this is 3ft deep to allow me to develop scenery on the wall edge of the layout and will be built up first... well that's the plan in my head anyway
Now for control...
I have been using the Bachmann Dynamis Pro system with 5 receivers for almost 2 years and I find this to be more than adequate for my needs I have mounted it on the ceiling of the garage in a star configuration and this works really well this puts me at around 5 feet away from a receiver at any one time.
I have been using the Bachmann Dynamis Pro system with 5 receivers for almost 2 years and I find this to be more than adequate for my needs I have mounted it on the ceiling of the garage in a star configuration and this works really well this puts me at around 5/6 feet away from a receiver at any one time and I have been using this system being much further away from the base unit/receivers this without any issues.
This all gives me 4 areas now to work on and to date these will be a TMD area 10ft x 3 ft a Station area 12ft x 3ft a container yard 9ft x 3ft and a forth area 8ft x 3ft that I'm not quite sure what to do with yet....
Sorry for the long post but its been a while the links below are the link to my first layout and a link to my test track.
http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...p;hl=anthony566
http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...p;hl=anthony566
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It's just not possible to copy something so unique ........
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Hi Anthony,
Finally found this thread of yr build and see where all those new acquisitions are going
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Now..I am not sure if all your work is cheesing me off or giving me inspiration - have you been reading my layout plans and borrowing my stock in the night?
I even have all those ODC container trucks and containers stacked and ready to plant - envious moi?
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This is really scary so the only way I can decide is either I carry on at Xmas inspird, or I offer you £43 3/6d for the layout when its complete (including delivery to my house)
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The final insult will be yr next video showing me a) the Blue Pullman and
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the 57 Network dragging those haul ass MRA's around the track....if you do this before mine arrive I shall have to retire to a dark room
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At least your layout is close by - mine is 1200kms away in France...which rather limits the work load but I see a challenge coming up...
However - like others, your vids are great and better than watching most of the tat on the idiot box - defo gonna order some of those LED buffer stops too - like them
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Finally found this thread of yr build and see where all those new acquisitions are going
Now..I am not sure if all your work is cheesing me off or giving me inspiration - have you been reading my layout plans and borrowing my stock in the night?
I even have all those ODC container trucks and containers stacked and ready to plant - envious moi?
This is really scary so the only way I can decide is either I carry on at Xmas inspird, or I offer you £43 3/6d for the layout when its complete (including delivery to my house)
The final insult will be yr next video showing me a) the Blue Pullman and
At least your layout is close by - mine is 1200kms away in France...which rather limits the work load but I see a challenge coming up...
However - like others, your vids are great and better than watching most of the tat on the idiot box - defo gonna order some of those LED buffer stops too - like them
Hi reddo,
I dont think your going to be happy with a few of the other items i have aquired as of late so ill do my best to sneak them back brfore you notice they are missing
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I dont think your going to be happy with a few of the other items i have aquired as of late so ill do my best to sneak them back brfore you notice they are missing
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Hi Anthony
Just caught up with your thread, like it,
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all that space to work in and no banging of heads and no sore knees that`s the life of a loft dweller.
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One question how do you manage the layout wiring? With all your railway accumulations stored under the layout.
Keep up the good work regards Mike
Just caught up with your thread, like it,
Keep up the good work regards Mike
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QUOTE (Mike Pyers @ 17 Nov 2012, 09:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Anthony
Just caught up with your thread, like it,
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all that space to work in and no banging of heads and no sore knees that`s the life of a loft dweller.
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One question how do you manage the layout wiring? With all your railway accumulations stored under the layout.
Keep up the good work regards Mike
Hi Mike,
Everything that is under the layout is on free standing units that I made so I just slide the unit out and sit under the layout to work on the wireing.
Thanks for the comments.
Just caught up with your thread, like it,
Keep up the good work regards Mike
Hi Mike,
Everything that is under the layout is on free standing units that I made so I just slide the unit out and sit under the layout to work on the wireing.
Thanks for the comments.
Anthony - is that link working OK or is it me. I looked at it via yr YT pages.
BTW - this is my first YT video post
short but sweet
BTW II - you have double-slips on your layout - I have to wire in 3x sets - what did you use for wiring diagram as I am finding it daunting. I have DPDT switches at the ready and was planning to use Fulgurex motors...
BTW - this is my first YT video post
short but sweet BTW II - you have double-slips on your layout - I have to wire in 3x sets - what did you use for wiring diagram as I am finding it daunting. I have DPDT switches at the ready and was planning to use Fulgurex motors...
QUOTE (reddo @ 18 Nov 2012, 16:30) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Anthony - is that link working OK or is it me. I looked at it via yr YT pages.
BTW - this is my first YT video post short but sweet
BTW II - you have double-slips on your layout - I have to wire in 3x sets - what did you use for wiring diagram as I am finding it daunting. I have DPDT switches at the ready and was planning to use Fulgurex motors...
OMG... We really do have the same rolling stock .... I have that loco with extra coaches also plus I have it in the std livery
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I'm not useing electro frog points so all I have is a dropper on each side of the double slip and Im going to use cobalts to control them.
BTW - this is my first YT video post
short but sweet BTW II - you have double-slips on your layout - I have to wire in 3x sets - what did you use for wiring diagram as I am finding it daunting. I have DPDT switches at the ready and was planning to use Fulgurex motors...
OMG... We really do have the same rolling stock .... I have that loco with extra coaches also plus I have it in the std livery
I'm not useing electro frog points so all I have is a dropper on each side of the double slip and Im going to use cobalts to control them.
QUOTE (Big Dave @ 18 Nov 2012, 17:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Had trouble get to see your video firefox said it did not know what to do as there was no number ? got on to it though reddo post looks very good did not see any flicking of the lights.
Hi dave, I think it's because I did it from a tablet .... I will have to remember not to do it that way in future.
As for the lights they do seem to be smooth and now flickering at all
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Hi dave, I think it's because I did it from a tablet .... I will have to remember not to do it that way in future.
As for the lights they do seem to be smooth and now flickering at all
QUOTE (Shedman @ 19 Nov 2012, 19:40) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That's a cracking railway room Anthony - even some clubs would be envious of the size!! Is this a one man job?
When you going to tear the Blue Pullman apart to put some passengers in!! (Ahhhhhhhh.........)
Hi John,
Thanks for the feedback ... and yes im flying solo on this one so its going to a long job
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I think adding passengers to all my passenger stock will be way way down the line .......
When you going to tear the Blue Pullman apart to put some passengers in!! (Ahhhhhhhh.........)
Hi John,
Thanks for the feedback ... and yes im flying solo on this one so its going to a long job
I think adding passengers to all my passenger stock will be way way down the line .......
Hi Rab,
Yes this is the new Bachmann Pullmann i recotded the movie on my mobile phone so all i can say is the lighting looks better in the flesh
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Yes this is the new Bachmann Pullmann i recotded the movie on my mobile phone so all i can say is the lighting looks better in the flesh
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Nearer £300 rab (£290 plus post) - Hattons have the second batch coming in this week with some surplus (over pre-orders)
http://www.ehattons.com/34058/Bachmann_UK_...tockDetail.aspx
Other retailers are available
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http://www.ehattons.com/34058/Bachmann_UK_...tockDetail.aspx
Other retailers are available
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