[Anthony566]

QUOTE (traingeek @ 7 Oct 2012, 18:49) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nice Layout.I do have a question though.With normal tension lock couplings they can sometimes accidently uncouple.Does this happen with kadees?

Hi traingeek, I have been useing Kadees on a small amount of my stock for a while but I have only just fitted magnets to my new layout to auto couple and uncouple todate ive not had any issues with the Kaydees uncoupleing but I dont remember having issues with the normal tension hooks ?? are you sure they are not hitting anything on the track ?

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (TheBufoon @ 7 Oct 2012, 19:28) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'll have to start saving up then

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Your layout is coming along very nicely

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Cheers, Chris.

Thanks Chris..... The 67's are very very nice im very pleased with them as they are not cheap !!!!

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (ste @ 7 Oct 2012, 20:41) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Anthony566 your layout is looking fantastic and really inspires me to get my loft layout built.

I also enjoyed your latest video. It looks like the new Hornby Class 67 is a very smooth and powerful model, especially with how many IPA wagons it was pulling.

Thanks Ste

the 67's are fantastic .....

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (Brian Considine @ 7 Oct 2012, 21:35) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nice progress - can I ask about the Fire Engines please ?

Hi Brian, they are Oxford die cast ones "Cleveland Fire Brigade" and they are there as there was a small oil spillage

 

[Anthony566]

Hi, I managed to spend quite a few hours in the garage this weekend finishing off bits and pieces !!

I had to move a light switch up so I could fit the back boards in the Oils Depot area but the main problem was as soon as I had completed the second inner line I spent way to much time playing train's!!

So what did I get done well&#8230;.

I added the lower wall support section to the Container area



I did complete the back board in the Oil Depot area



Added a few more points to the North end of the station area for the two outer lines



Added a few more points to the South end of the station area for the two inner lines



Completed the second inner line on the south end of the station area (hence the playing trains!!!)

 

[Anthony566]

Thanks for the feedback from my fellow garage dwellers.......

Dave im not useing the garage door anymore so I have sealed it with expanding foam and fixed 3" insulating foam to the garage door.

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (silky_jack @ 8 Oct 2012, 15:04) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Anthony,

Great layout you have in development there. Can I ask though what material you used to edge the incline you are building? It looks too thick to be card but as it bends nicely along the length I would like to use it on my railway too!

Cheers
Ian

Hi Ian, it's just mdf ( or hard board ) I think it's 3 mm. The area where I have it is a supporting wall for a raised road section.

 

[Anthony566]

Thanks dt....... I have now completed 5 of the 7 platform lines and the 2 express trough lines in the station ... I'll sort a few photos out later I was hopping to put the last 2 platform lines down tonight but I'm out of fine track pins

 

[Anthony566]

Oh no pressure then !!!!!

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (David Todd @ 9 Oct 2012, 18:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>of course not.............I am the one who is no doing it..!!...........

I didn't make it to B&Q dt sorry

But here are the photos from the lines into and out of the station area that I did get to complete:-

View from the approach to the south side of the station



I still have one line to complete and this will feed 2 platforms.

South end lines :-



Station lines, I have 5 platform lines and 2 express/Freight though lines :-



Sorry this one is a bit wonky lol

North end station exit these lines will be hidden as there will be a raised town section over this corner :-



That's it for now as I am out of fine track pins.... ill have to drop into Peters Spares tomorrow

 

[Anthony566]

A few more doggy videos ...... These are really not helping me complete the track build but I suppose track testing is a must

Heljan Class 58

Bachmann Class 66 with sound

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (silky_jack @ 11 Oct 2012, 09:26) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Anthony,

What points are you using on the curves? I have always been nervous of using curved points as I always seem to get derailments etc. Yours look a lot more reliable though.

Hi Ian, I'm useing Peco code 100 SL 87 & 88 Streamline curved points.

I did have curved points on my old layout and l did have problems with them but they were the set track ones and seemed to be a tighter curve than the ones I'm useing now but the main reason that these ones work is down to how I have installed them I believe ......

And by this I mean I have used track setters to align the track to the point so at each side the track is in line with the point and not off set I have also made sure that the change in direction is constant ( as much as possible ) and to date this has paid off as all the loco's and rolling stock I have ran have worked without issues.

I would also like to point out I'm checking all my loco's and rolling stock wheel Back to Backs as this is one of the main causes I found whith loco's and stock de railing...

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (Rhiwderin_Ray @ 11 Oct 2012, 09:01) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks for the videos. Very smooth level tracklaying, no shimmy of wagons at all ! Wish I could lay track as well as that!

Thanks Ray ..... It's all down to the tips and hints I have found on these very forums

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (David Todd @ 11 Oct 2012, 06:02) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Am afraid your viewing figures have plummeted.......

It will be cats next....

That should have read Dodgy !!!!!! But I'll lok for some cats

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (Brian Considine @ 12 Oct 2012, 21:50) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>German style Red & Black then.................

I'm to young to know what that means

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (frame69 @ 12 Oct 2012, 21:54) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Great job your doing there.....keep at it

Regards,Frame.

Thanks Frame.

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (PAPPA.B @ 13 Oct 2012, 19:33) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Anthony When you checked your b2b what did you find? When checking mine i found they came out at 14.2.
Did you buy the whole set of Tracksetta and how much did you pay?
I'm glad that you decided to use the whole garage it shows in a model that has great potential and i must say is looking good so far. I'm a steam buff and not really into modern but I like what doing and have been following your progress thanks for sharing. Cheers Jim

Hi Jim,

When checking my b2b's I found a mixed bag really some things the b2b tool fit into perfect but i found a lot between 12.5 and 13.8 quite a lot of the ones that were wrong where new items mainly Hornby im sorry to say and this had a huge impact on the peco point work but once I set them all with the b2b tool they ran perfect this is why im not testing every thing before I put it onto the track.

As for the track setters I only bought 2, a straight and a 42" curve as they are not cheap i think i paid around £6 for each of them, now that's not to say that all my curves are 42" ( I wish ) but i used the 42" track setter to align the track to the point and pined the first few inches then reduced the curve as needed and so far this has worked out ok.

I have to say I am happy with the decision to break up my first layout and go around the outer edge of the whole garage but I was unsure for a while as it took ages to rebuild the frame as I'm not that good with wood in fact this whole thing from starting almost 2 years ago is new to me as im not what I would call artistic in any way.

Everything im doing on my layout now has come from someone else really my track plan is bits from layouts I have seen on here or at shows and how Im doing things is mainly from this forum so on behalf of everyone on this forum who doesn't know they are building my layout I thank you and them for the comments

This is a photo of the tools I have used for my track laying :-



Anthony

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (A1A A1A @ 13 Oct 2012, 19:54) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Anthony.

One fine layout you are building wish I had the space.

cheers rab.

Thanks Rab, there is a lot of trial and error going behind the scenes

 

[Anthony566]

I have posted 2 more Dodgy videos of track testing and so far it all seems to be working......

still a very very long way to go

 

[Anthony566]

QUOTE (PAPPA.B @ 14 Oct 2012, 14:53) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Anthony thanks for your reply it's interesting that you have a tool for adjusting the b2b or have i mis understood. I to have a lot of Hornby also Bachmann they all seem to be small including the loco's i was hoping that they will run ok on the code75 i shall have to get a move on and put some track down to check.
Whilst you have found a lot of good advice on here as have i you still have to physically put that into practice which you have done and i'm sure will continue to. Cheers Jim

Hi jim, you are correct I do have a b2b tool it's the thing that looks like a small brass hammer in the photo.