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Model Train Talk Workshop => Layout Design => Topic started by: LooVille on January 06, 2015, 07:45:09 AM
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Good Morning All,
I was a bit busy over the last view months and could not really give attention to my layout.
But over Christmas and New Year we went to Hermanus just to get away from everything.
I want to extend my current layout so that it forms a L shape, so I sat down and drew some stuff.
This is the current design. Still need a lot of work but I think most is there.
This will be the same size as my current Layout and the longest section in the yard is 1.4m
Please give comments, this has been comming along for quite some time now and have changed a lot of times.
70% of the buildings I already have and I have all the Track and Points.
Cheers,
Evert
PS, sorry, I know the pic is small.
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Hi Evert,
Could you include some dimension in the drawing please? That would hep to put things into perspective a bit better. Would it be possible to include a 100mm grid in the picture? Also where and how does this join up with the existing layout?
The only comment I really have right now, is that less is more! It looks like you're trying to squeeze a lot of stuff into a very small space. Think of what you want to do with the scenery around the structures.
Otherwise it's an interesting looking concept. Good job :thumb:
Niel
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Hi,
Thank you for the input and comments.
Right, 100mm grid added, you should be able to work out size from there.
The red arrows is where my current layout is comming in, I still have to work on that.
The blue corner is my current layout, once the connection is done I will load a new design with both layouts in one picture.
Then I also still need to do the Mainline that will go around the yard.
Top right will be a mountain and the idea is to have the back of the roundhouse up against the mountain slopes, almost like they had to blast the rock away to build the roundhouse. As for the rest, it will be flat, all dirt/semi broken cobblestone roads, few trees, bushes and train parts. Want it to look old and dirty, if I can say that, but still operational yard. So will do loads of painting and weathering and detail on this one.
Unfortunately space is always a bit of a problem and I would like to fit all the steam components into the yard.
I'll try to have the design done over the weekend, will see how it goes. :thumb:
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looking at your track plan makes me envious! I so wish I had the space to set up a reasonable sized layout in HO scale!!!
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looking at your track plan makes me envious! I so wish I had the space to set up a reasonable sized layout in HO scale!!!
There's your problem - HO scale... Switch to Normal and you'll be fine :stir:
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Hi Evert,
I like your design very much, should be a lot of fun to build and operate.
Regards Jorg.
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looking at your track plan makes me envious! I so wish I had the space to set up a reasonable sized layout in HO scale!!!
There's your problem - HO scale... Switch to Normal and you'll be fine :stir:
HAHAHAHA Ed! It is BECAUSE I already have a small N scale layout that I do not have space for HO... lol
not really, just joking... I DO have a N scale coffee table layout in my living room. but I like building / kitbashing in HO...
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Hi Evert,
I think you will have access problems with the extension as designed. I presume the top of the plan is against a wall and that there is no access from the back. If so, reaching across to the yard tracks to the throat behind the roundhouse will be in excess of 700mm.
Most of the handling of freight cars and switching will be done on the classification yard tracks. I suggest you look at bringing the classification yard to the front, and put the the turntable lead tracks at the back with the roundhouse in the back corner.
This will bring the turnouts to the front of the layout which will make maintenance a lot easier. A futher advantage of doing it this way is that the flimsy structures which are adjacent to the turntable lead will be further back out of (h)arms way.
Cheers,
Steve
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Good Morning Steve,
Thank you very much for the input and the suggestions.
I will definitely have a look in doing that. I'll try to mirror the whole layout and then mirror the roundhouse so that you don't see it from the back.
I'm struggling with space at the moment and need to make it about 500mm shorter.
So a lot of design and changes is still in progress.
Thank you again. :thumb:
Regards,
Evert
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I'm struggling with space at the moment and need to make it about 500mm shorter.
Build it as 2 modules, just a thought.
Cheers Jörg.
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I'm struggling with space at the moment and need to make it about 500mm shorter.
Build it as 2 modules, just a thought.
Cheers Jörg.
Thank you Jörg,
My dad also suggested that.
I will have to see, because I have a maximum length space of 2300mm that I can use. My current layout can move a little bit.
Just have to think carefully...
Re-packed the whole of the garage and my car is sleeping outside now. The things we do for our trains hey....
Any case, will post pictures soon again.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
I agree with what Steve said. Flip it around, move the structures to the back and the yard to the front. That makes it easier to get to the uncoupling rolling stock in the yard, make it easier to manually throw turnouts (or points) and protects the structures from been bumped. This may also fit in better with your idea of having the mountain cut away behind the round house.
Of course this may cause havoc with your existing layout.
Space is always the challenge. The trick is figuring out how to get the best with the little bit that we have got ;)
Cheers,
Niel
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Damn, that's some layout there mate, one day when I'm big, I'm gonna build me one of them. :biggrin:
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Damn, that's some layout there mate, one day when I'm big, I'm gonna build me one of them. :biggrin:
You'll need to switch to N scale first. :thumb:
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Ed, its bad enough trying to learn 00 scale, now you want N scale, that'll throw the cat amongst the pigeons :stir:
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You'll need to switch to N scale first. :thumb:
The other alternative is to have a layout room that is almost twice the size. ;)
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The other alternative is to have a layout room that is almost twice the size. ;)
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Niel,
This is where (HO)rribly oversized ferroequinologists get the benefits on (N)ormal wrong; it equates to FOUR times the footprint, not merely double !
Steve ;D
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This is where (HO)rribly oversized ferroequinologists get the benefits on (N)ormal wrong; it equates to FOUR times the footprint, not merely double !
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I stand corrected
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Good Morning All,
As promised, I did some work over the past week and weekend and I think I have a yard with all the steam equipment that can work and that I'm happy with.
The grid is 100mm
The green section is my current layout. I will keep it as a module that I can take to the shows. There will be a few changes I have to make, but it is just on the 3 lines in front of the station.
Then the 2 red rectangles is the new layout.
Top left will be hills with a Castle.
Top right will be mountain (RoundHouse will be up against the slopes of the mountain) all the way to the left connecting with the hills.
Right edge will have a bridge and middle back just before the point will be a wooden trestle bridge.
The two grey sections of track will go to a second layout below. This will be just to store 3 or 4 built up trains.
Please give me your input and comments.
Lots of work and time is going to go into this layout, so I want it to work well.
Thank you and speak again.
Cheers.
Evert.
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Hi Evert,
looks great, just have one question, is there a reason that the section of track in the red circle is so curved?
Regards Jörg.
(http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62/capeklr/LoovilleExtention2015Small.jpg)
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Good Morning Jörg,
Yea, I'm not to sure about that bit hey. I could not make it work as a curve and still have it bigger than 300mm.
I think I will sort that part out when I actually build it. Will have to see...
Cheers.
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Okay, when you build try and do that section with flextrack.
You should then be able to get a nice smooth line with an easy radius.
Cheers Jörg.
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Jip,
I build with Peco Flex Code 80. I have about 100m 4x boxes of it at home already and I have about 20 left and 20 right Electrofrog points.
So I think I can get a far way.
I just need to buy all the wood for the bench work still. Then everything can start. :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
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100 meters of N scale flextrack, wow how far do you want to extend your layout? :thumb:
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100 meters of N scale flextrack, wow how far do you want to extend your layout? :thumb:
To the street it seems :biggrin:
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Evert, I think this will give you a lot of fun. You might have to make a tweak or two when you build it, but it looks stunning so far.
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Hi Evert,
That can work.
As Jörg pointed out the S-bend that he circled is a concern but you've already addressed that.
Otherwise it looks good to me.
Cheers,
Niel
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Thank you very much for all the comments.
Thank you Niel for responding. And yes, as Ed also said, I'll have to tweak one or two things as I build.
Nothing is cast in stone.
Once all the bench work is done and the buildings footprints is made I will pack the track out and then we see again.
But I'll keep everything and averybody up to date with the progress. I'll be doing a full build pictorial again :thumb:
Can't wait to start.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
No worries. Keep us posted
Cheers,
Niel
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Hi Evert
This looks to be a seriously interesting topic to follow. Having never built a layout ill be sure too learn a trick or 2.
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Hi Evert,
Opinionated as always, I would make the following suggestions for your amended layout -
1 - extend the yard tail track to join up with the track running at the back of the roundhouse; this will give you
a double ended yard.
2 - plan to put in a rounaround track, even at the expense of yard track length at one end of the yard
3 - consider a pinwheel ladder at the right end of the yard to maximise yard track length
3 - run the turntable lead tracks off one of the yard lead tracks, which will make it a lot easier to get from the
yard to the turntable
5 - do away with one or possibly two of the tracks leading to the yard/turntable as it creates too much track
complexity and waste of space that could be used for scenery or switching
6 - the roundhouse lead tracks are by my calculation about 1200mm long, and could be shortened to around
700mm which will still allow plenty of track for the services, and give other scenery/switching possibilities.
I would also try and increase the minimum track radius to around 360mm; it appears if you are looking at a 300 mm radius in your plan.
Good luck,
Steve :stir:
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5 - do away with one or possibly two of the tracks leading to the yard/turntable as it creates too much track
complexity and waste of space that could be used for scenery or switching
After reading this comment and looking at your plan again I have to agree.
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Steve spent a lot of time thinking about this. Nice job!!
Cheers,
Niel
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Yes, Steve made me think now again too.
Thank you for the comments and input all.
5 was easy to do, I just hope it make sence the way I did it.
1, 2 and 3 I' not to sure about. 1, the track at the back of the round house will be inside a mountain, so might not work.
2 and 3 I don't really understand.
4 I can also do fairly easy.
6 is that the track going to the turn table or from the turntable to the roundhouse. Not to sure?
To make the radius bigger than 300 will be a problem as I really don't have more space. I'm already pushing it. On my current layout I have 250 and the Atherns Challenger goes with out issues.
Any help with the questions or sugestions wiĺl be welcome. I really want to build something that is well worth it and works well. Going to take a long time to build and will cost a bit.
Cheers, Evert
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Hi All,
OK, finally prep work is starting to happen ;D
I'm going to lift the track infront of the station and add 6 points. This will connect everything as well as provide exit to the new trainyard.
Below is the idea layed out.
Will post againg once it is built.
Cool, speak again.
Cheers.
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Nice, will be following along.
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OK, so last night I finished another bit :)
The first picture is the fittings for the point motors. I made cardboard boxes. I paint them a concrete grey and fit it to the base board. Point motor fit nice and tight from under the layout.
Then I also fitted all the fish plates and connected the two points that will be against each other. Next is to cut all the straight pieces and solder all the power leads.
Here is the pictures.
Cheers, speak again.
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Good Morning All,
Last night I decided to clear the section on my Layout where the NEW track sections must go in.
Lifted all the track and cleaned the base board. Then cut the holes for the point motor fittings.
Next is to paint the cardboard boxes and fit them.
Then I can lay the track and wire everything up again :)
Then to finish the landscape again.
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WHooooooHooooooo, the track is layed. ;D
Felt so good to work on the layout. Now everything is connected, so the trains can go anywhere. And I have a connection for the new layout - train yard. (bottom right of the 2nd picture)
I also added another rail in front of the coaling station. (left of the 2nd picture)
Really worked out well.
Next step is to get power to the new track.
Then I can operate my trains again. Can't wait !!!!
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So, last week Wednesday the guys came to visit and we were running trains the whole evening. track and layout works well.
I did a lot of work over the past week and the weekend. Last night I finished the balast. Next is to add some green "grass" and bushes :biggrin:
Here are some pictures. Check out the 3rd pic. Thought that looks quite impressive.....
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Looking good, now its time for that extension. :thumb:
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Good Morning All.......
Jip, it is time..... The frame for the new extension Layout is built :thumb:
Wow, it feel so good to build again....
The next step is to add the cross braising on the inside and then I can glue the sheet foam on again.
Then the fun will start with the track laying. Going to be LOTS of hard work and looooong hours, but I can't wait for it.
I'll update as I go along.
Cheers and speak again.
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Nice!!!! :thumb:
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Good Morning All.....
Little bit further again. Frame is done, cross bracing is in. I'll drill some holes for all the wiring to go through still. I have also bought the Styrofoam sheets last night so will glue that on over the weekend.
Then the legs is done and I started to stane them. Once it is dry I'll give it a light sand and another coat.
Cool, enjoy the weekend all.
Cheers.
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Nice woodwork there. :thumb:
Something that I enjoy very much.
Also did some work last night and forgot to take pics. ::)
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Thank you :thumb:
Yea, I also enjoy it. And if you have all the correct tools it is so much better.
I have to say, I enjoy all the aspects of model train building. The only thing I do not like is the electrical work. Think it is only because my knowledge is not to great on that subject. And the lack of self confidence.
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Good progress...
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WHooooHoooooo...... Little bit further again ;D
Legs is built and painted. Frame is built and I placed it in position over the weekend.
Now it must just be lifted about 50mm to align with the current layout (it needs to be about 40mm, 2x layers of 20mm styrofoam, lower). Then it is time for the Styrofoam base and then the track.
Can't wait.....
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Very neat, some solid bench work there. :thumb:
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Thank you :)
Yea, it's not going anyware, but if you take it apart 2 people can carry it with ease.
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Baie mooi! :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I got to level out the layout and I'm quite impressed that the two layouts match perfectly :) So to lay the track across them will be easy.
Then last night I finally managed to glue the Styrofoam on to the wooden frame.
Now I can start to layout the track :biggrin: :biggrin: Can't wait.....
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Track laying, nice, so are we seeing the Looville Extension on the 12th in operation? :peep:
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LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D You very funny.....
Unfortunately I can not be there. I'm at a wedding and then I'm going to Mosselbay untill the 24th :thumb:
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Looks like another great addition to an already wonderful layout.
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Good Morning All :howzit:
I took out all my track and a few other parts and I started to play last night.
I managed to do all the fishplates for the points and I attached some of the track. I'll finish the back end of the staging yard tonight.
I have also roughly measure out where the track will be on the layout.
Next step is to cut a section of styrofoam, where the track will be mounted on and that will be glued in position on the layout.
Here is some pictures.....
Enjoy :thumb:
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Very nice phase starting now...
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Good Morning All.
So, more building this weekend. Got some time in between baby sitting, doing stuff around the house and just generally life.
Layed almost all the track (just pinned on the the foam for now) started with the track from the turntable to the round house. Will hopefully finish that tonight.
I also wired the turntable to power, just to see if it works. Very cool and works awesome :)
Here is a picture for you guys.
Oh and Steve, I have tried to implement your suggestion, works well. I'll finish the staging area still.
Cheers.
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Very nice....
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Taking shape nicely.
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:thumb: Nice work
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Good Morning All.....
Long overdue update ;D
I spend quite some time laying track and getting everything correct.
Thank you Steve for your input :thumb:
Thank you Ed for the visit and the help with the track in and out of the turn table. :thumb:
First pic. The loose piece it the original. We pulled the Fleichmann track off the section and I removed the part where the sleepers are and we fitted the Peco track. Perfect.....
Last pic is the full extension layout. Most track is layed. I have to complete the end of the mainline and add the section around the back of the round house. Then I can test and start to fit permanently.
Cool, speak again after the holidays.
Be safe.
Cheers,
Evert :thumb:
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Very nice, taking shape nicely. :thumb:
Do I see some round house extensions in the one photo?
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LOL, yea, I have enough round house parts to almost make a full circle, but unfortunately I do not have that kind of space. And the other problem is I can not get the current ons apart. The parts will break. It is glued together to well.
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Very nice Evert!
I just love all the tools and stuff on the work bench. Plenty action.
Keep the photos coming.
Awesome work! :thumb:
W
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Good Afternoon Everybody.....
I know it was a loooong time, but we were away for Holiday.
But I was clever and took some train stuff with to keep myself busy for when we not site seeing ;D
I took my Roundhouse with. Nice kit-bash project.
I got quite a few parts from a friend and, but no side walls, so I bought a 6 stall one with side walls off bid-or-buy.
It was a bit broken and I needed to dismantle the floor of the building.
few things broke in the process, but with all the parts I manage to build and paint a 6 stall roundhouse that I'm quite happy with.
Here is some pictures.....
First pic is the original colours of the plastic.
I still have to do the doors, but first have to get to a shop to get some paint.
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Hi All.....
More updates :) small one.....
I built my own Inspection pits, built 2.....
I built it from 1.5mm and 1mm cardboard.
Fitted it to the layout this afternoon. One will be inside the Roundhouse and the other one on the outside with a crane over the track.
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Glad that you are safely back from holiday.
I like your roundhouse, now all it needs is some servo motors to remotely open and close the doors. >:D
Of course these should be mounted under the layout.
An idea for the outside inspection pit, in steam times these where also used as ash pits and filled with water.
Now if you fit a smoke unit in the outside ash pit and park a steamer on there and switch on the smoke unit it can give an awesome scene. I did this on a friend HO layout once. Pity I don't have any photo's of it.
Cheers. :thumb:
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Some awesome ideas there, thank you.
The idea is to fit and crane above the outside pit.
I'm going to build an ash pit at the inbound to the turn table. Sand tower is going to go at the outbound.
Cheers......
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Good Afternoon Everybody.....
I know it was a loooong time, but we were away for Holiday.
But I was clever and took some train stuff with to keep myself busy for when we not site seeing ;D
I took my Roundhouse with. Nice kit-bash project.
I got quite a few parts from a friend and, but no side walls, so I bought a 6 stall one with side walls off bid-or-buy.
It was a bit broken and I needed to dismantle the floor of the building.
few things broke in the process, but with all the parts I manage to build and paint a 6 stall roundhouse that I'm quite happy with.
Here is some pictures.....
First pic is the original colours of the plastic.
I still have to do the doors, but first have to get to a shop to get some paint.
Looking great!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All.....
Did some more work in the week ;D
I fitted the floor of the roundhouse and I filled the edge between the track and the roundhouse floor with creet stone.
This is all nicely dried now. I sanded one last night just to see if it will work. Think it will look pretty cool once it is done.
When the sanding is finished I'll paint the floor a concrete colour.
Cheers and speak again most probably after the New Year.
Cheers and have fun :thumb:
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Have fun over the holidays working on the layout.
Wishing you lots of expansion and pleasure with LooVille in 2016.
Cheers.
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Good Morning All.
Happy 2016 and all the best for the New Year. New beginnings and lots of new things to happen ;D Going to be an awesome YEAR :howzit:
I have also played a bit with the trains....
I tried scratch building an ash pit and it came out quite well. I really like the look of it.
I built it from 1.5mm cardboard and I bought paper that looks like a stone wall for the sides.
Here is some pictures.
I have also glued down 99% of all the track. So everything is comming together quite nicely.
Cheers, have a great day and chat again soon.
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Very nice!!! :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I was playing nicely over the weekend again :biggrin:
I sprayed the floor of the roundhouse and then filled in all the uneven parts again. Will spray and finish that during the week.
I also added the incline part behind the round house. Woodland Scenics 2% incline.
Then over the past week or so I was also busy making rocks again.
Last night I took a few out and casted the big one.
Enjoy the pictures and speak again soon :thumb:
Cheers.
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Looking good. Making me feel lazy...oh wait...I am... :innocent:
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I can see that you had an enjoyable weekend. :thumb:
How much detail are you going to put into the roundhouse?
Cheers.
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The idea is to put in a few work men and have a few benches and random stuff in there. It all depends on the kind of detail I can find and make.
Because it is so small and the view is limited I will keep it close to the entrance doors.
I will put a few lights ons the inside also, so that will help with the seeing of the detail.
Cheers, and thank you for all the comments and following of my progress.
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Hi Evert,
why I ask about the interior detailing, I once saw photo's in Model Railroader where the builder fully detailed the interior and then instead of fitting the normal roof to the round house he made a custom roof from clear Perspex.
Okay his round house was something like a 30 stall one and filled with brass Loco's, but he said I spend so much money and effort on these loco's, why must I hide them away.
Just a thought, more work for you. >:D
Cheers.
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That sounds awesome, but I'm not going to go into all that detail :eek:
I have seen lots of pictures where the modellers really go way out on the bigger scales.
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Good Morning All.....
Just a small update ....
You know your wife supports your hobby when you get kits for Christmas :biggrin: I got this bridge and a sand house.
Busy building the bridge that will go on the side of the layout just behind the roundhouse.
Sides is built and connection pieces are in. Tonight I'll start to paint and weather a bit and then I can finish it.
Once it is done I can fit it and finish that section of track. Then it is mountain building again :thumb:
Cheers :biggrin:
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Does the heat not effect you? :eek2:
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Good Morning All,
Got quite a bit done over the weekend again :thumb:
I fitted the bridge, so I could finish the track on that section.
Then I also did all the foam work for the mountain.
I will not have any power-feeds inside the mountain and there is no track joins, so I can build it with out any problems.
I have also casted enough rocks to create a nice looking "cliff" so the next step is to cover the foam with my home made plaster cloth :)
Here is some pictures, enjoy.....
Cheers, and have a good day all....
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Shaping up nicely... :eek:
Still wondering if you have noticed the heat yet... :innocent:
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LOL :biggrin: what??? Is it hot???
Yea, that garage of mine is extreme :( :( I sit quietly and I can feel myself melting, but I want to play so I have to deal with the heat.
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The heat has one advantage, the glue and paint dries quickly.
But yes its been a bit unpleasantly hot, make sure you have lots to drink.
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A true model train hobyist. Come rain or sweltering heat he will work on his layout! ;D
Awesome, well done! ;D
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Good Morning All..... ;D
Last night is was a bit cooler or at least a bit more bearable in the garage :)
Next step for the mountain is also complete... I finished all the foam work and then the past two days I covered it with my home made plaster cloth. (crete stone and bandage cloth)
Tonight or tomorrow I will start with the rocks I have casted over the past few weeks
All of a sudden everything is starting to look like a "world" again, and it is so much fun :thumb:
Cool, enjoy and speak again.
Cheers.
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Very nice indeed... :thumb:
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That's some good work :thumb: Looks awesome
Niel
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Awesome Evert! Nice to see the progress! :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
Not a lot has happened on the train side the past week, but I did manage to fit the rocks and worked them off nicely.
They are ready for paint now :thumb:, but unfortunately that will only happen in the next month or so.
Our house got sold and we have to move. :( There is no houses available that we can afford and that can work for us, so we had to rent again and in a smaller place. So my layouts had to move to my parents house where they will be living for at least the next year.
So yea, thank you for all the comments and I'll be talking again in a month or two.
Cheers :)
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Looking very nice Evert, sorry to hear that your house is sold, all the best with finding a better place in the near future.
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Sorry to hear you are packing. Know the feeling well. :(
But hey, look at the bright side, more time to think of new ideas.
The next place will be better. ;D :thumb:
Cheers
W
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Good Morning All,
It's been a very long time so here is some updates.
I started off doing some painting of the rocks on the mountain. Wow, the pant is from 4 years ago when I mixed it and painted the first layout. Paint still 100%... Very impressed.....
Then I also collected in the past 5 months or so quite a few buildings. Most is already built 2nd hand, but I will re-paint and fix them up. Round house is already done.
I also started on the hills where the castle will go as well as the forest I'm planning.
Buildings is basically in the places where they will go.
Enjoy the pix and lots more will follow now as I progress :)
Cheers.
Evert :thumb:
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Hi Evert,
looking great, I have one suggestion though.
Why don't you change the turnout that I have circled in red to a right hand one that is in the corner then making for a smother and more elegant line.
Also the siding will be a bit longer.
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I really like this building. Awesome detail.
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Hi Evert,
looking great, I have one suggestion though.
Why don't you change the turnout that I have circled in red to a right hand one that is in the corner then making for a smother and more elegant line.
Also the siding will be a bit longer.
OK, thank you Jörg.
I will try that. It will mean that the outside line will be straight and the inside one will curve in correct? Should make the whole corner more smooth. Thank you..... :thumb:
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Nice Evert! Keep on posting. :thumb:
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Good Morning All.....
OK Jörg, is this what you mean?
Die bend will be much smoother as you said.
Thank you.
Regards,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
this is about where I would place that turnout.
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Hi Evert,
this is about where I would place that turnout.
Oh OK, I understand..... Cool, so my work for Friday evening is set out :thumb:
Thank you Jörg.
Speak again.
Cheers,
Evert
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Good Morning All,
OK, so, I spent quite some time with my trains this weekend.
Got a few things done so I'm happy.
Made the point change Jörg suggested and it make such a big difference. Thank you :thumb:
I also did some more landscaping and started to add the basic frame for the tunnel.
Then I was missing something..... The track underneath the Crane. It did not look right not having it, so I decided to make the change and added the track. Think it will work well and it will look awesome if there is coal wagons parked underneath.
Here is some more pictures.
Enjoy and have a good week.
Cheers. :biggrin:
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Nice!!! :thumb:
Putting the rest of us to shame... :P
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Hi Evert,
yes that looks much better now.
Cheers.
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Nice Evert! ;D :thumb:
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Hi all......
Yea bit quiet here. I'm on leave. We decided to take a break from the normal day to day live and go away for a week.
Just relax and do nothing. ;D
So the Friday evening befor we left I worked a little bit on my layout.
Finished all the track and finished all the feeder wires.
Next will be to put in the main power line, conect it all an test a few locos......
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OK, so we are on holiday now.... :thumb:
Wife is reading and little one is sleeping.....
I brought some trainstuff with... the Water Tower and Sanding Tower with Drying House.
So I can also rexal.....
I built the Water Tower, but did not like the white walls, so coloured them cream. Think it looks much better.
Sanding Tower is also built, came out quite nice. Was a complicated structure with lots of small parts.
Drying House is also built. Walls and rusted iron roof came out so cool.
Oh, first picture is my work space here in Hermanus :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
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Nice Evert! :thumb:
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:thumb: That sanding house really came out very nice.
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OK, so we are on holiday now.... :thumb:
Wife is reading and little one is sleeping.....
I brought some trainstuff with... the Water Tower and Sanding Tower with Drying House.
So I can also rexal.....
I built the Water Tower, but did not like the white walls, so coloured them cream. Think it looks much better.
Sanding Tower is also built, came out quite nice. Was a complicated structure with lots of small parts.
Drying House is also built. Walls and rusted iron roof came out so cool.
Oh, first picture is my work space here in Hermanus :biggrin:
Cheers, Evert
Hi Evert,
I thought the whole idea of a holiday was to get away from the daily environment and connect with the family ?
Or are you encouraging them to get more sleep so you can spend more time at modelling ? :stir:
Cheers,
Steve
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LOL :biggrin: Steve.....
Jip of course holiday is family time....
But, if the wife read or colouring in and the little one is sleeping, I will definitely work on my trains :innocent:
It is the one thing that really relaxes me.....
And, my idea of holiday is getting away from work and the city life.....
Hope you all have a good day and speak again soon.
I'll post some more new pix of the layout soon.
I started with the finishing off of the hills before painting.
Cheers.
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Good Morning All,
Here is the latest update again :)
I did some more landscaping, filling in the foam and smoothing out the hills a bit.
Still have to add some rocks close by the water tower and then also around the base of the castle.
First Pic - Watertower (not fitted yet, just position) with surrounding hills. Will be bush and trees.....
Second Pic - Castle (not fitted either) with road, will cover road with pebble paper. Also bush and trees surround.
Third Pic - Just to show the height of the landscape a bit better.
Fourth Pic - Over view. The container just above the glass in the picture will be where the Saw Mill will be with a small lake. This will also be surrounded with bush and forest.
Here are the pictures.
Enjoy and speak again.
Cheers :thumb:
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Looking good. :thumb:
Small question, you mention a small lake by the sawmill, are you planning to depict the river in and out of the lake?
Without that the lake could look a bit fake.
My idea would be to have a river from a bit higher up on the mountain feeding a mat around the castle and then running down into the lake at the sawmill. From there then to the rear edge of the layout.
A little waterfall could also be incorporated.
Jut something to think about and give you more work. >:D
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LOL :biggrin:
Thank you Jörg.....
Yea, good idea, but I will first have to find the appropriate Saw Mill (struggling with that) and I want to build the bridge for the back edge of the layout. Going to scratch build a trestle bridge (got the drawing and material list already). Then I can work out where and how the river and lake will flow and look. The Castle already have water around it so that helps.
And yes, definitely a small waterfall :thumb:
Cheers, Evert
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I have 2 saw mills, In HO. >:D
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Good Morning All,
Ai, I was sick again :( stomach bug, so not good few days for me, but I'm better again, so that is good.
I did manage to spend some time working on my layout over the weekend, so I made some nice progress.
All the power feeds are in, main bus is also in and connected and I can run trains :thumb: And it all works very nicely.... :biggrin:
Then I also added a few more rocks to the hills around the water tower and at the bottom section of the mountain.
Also filled in all the gaps and painted them. I'm quite happy with it now.
Enjoy the few pix.
Cheers,
Evert Loo
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Wiring done and that first test run is always special. :thumb:
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Nice Evert, coming on nicely. I always love that first switch on. Holding your breath and then..... Phew. It works!!! :biggrin:
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Good Morning All,
I manage to do a little bit of work on the layout over the weekend :thumb:
So I pre-fitted the trestle bridge. It is not permanent yet as I first need to do the landscaping.
Perfect fit :biggrin:
I also placed the crane, coaling station and bunker in position. Fits nicely and trains fit underneath nicely.
Here is some pictures, enjoy and hope you all have a good week.
Cheers.
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Then, something else....
As my layout is not by my house, I build all my kits and do train maintenance and work at home.
I I took the Factory I bought a while back home on Friday night. Because I bought it second hand it is a already built kit. I wanted it to look better an a bit more real so I repainted it and weathered it.
What a job :o ..... But I enjoyed it and after two days of painting it look like this now. 1st pic is the kit as I got it.....
I like it, what do you think? I still have to paint the big factory building.
One thing we still going to add is a smoker for the chimney..... That was my dads idea :thumb:
Cheers.
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Very nice!
Smokers? Eish... Seuthe makes smokers, but they get hot! Be careful...
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Very nice!
Smokers? Eish... Seuthe makes smokers, but they get hot! Be careful...
I will build the smoker into my control panel and feed the smoke with a thin pipe to the chimney.
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Very nice!
Smokers? Eish... Seuthe makes smokers, but they get hot! Be careful...
I will build the smoker into my control panel and feed the smoke with a thin pipe to the chimney.
Then you will have to ad a pump or fan to get the smoke to flow.
I once fitted a smoker at the bottom of the chimney because I was worried about the heat on the plastic.
It did not work.
Seuthe make an insulated smoker.
I must have a look what I have here, got quite a few lying around.
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That trestle is looking good. :thumb:
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Evert, we should go visit Jörg to make he/we find the right one >:D
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Then you will have to ad a pump or fan to get the smoke to flow.
I once fitted a smoker at the bottom of the chimney because I was worried about the heat on the plastic.
It did not work.
Seuthe make an insulated smoker.
I must have a look what I have here, got quite a few lying around.
Thank you Jörg, I have no idea how the smokers work, so I have to read up first and then see what can be done.
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Good Morning All.....
Right, time for an update.
Things have been a bit slow as I was busy with the video of Wolfgang's Marklin Layout the past few weeks.
What an awesome experience to do that. :biggrin:
OK, back to my layout.
I managed to finish the hills, river bed and the slopes on the side of the trestle bridge.
I also put the bridge in place so that the cretestone can settle. I'll fit it properly once I'm happy and everything is dried up nicely.
Here is a few pictures.
Enjoy and speak again soon.
Regards,
Evert :thumb:
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Nice going Evert! :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
One thing I have been waiting for was the Walthers Saw Mill.
I finally received it in the post the other day so now I have a massive project comming :biggrin:
Quite a big kit.
Once it is built I can finish the track work after the trestle bridge as well as all the foam work where the Saw Mill will go.
Can't wait !!!!!
I'll keep you all updated on the build progress of the kit.
Regards,
Evert :thumb:
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That looks like a fun project. :thumb:
Enjoy.
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Nice one! I love the smell of the glue..... :innocent:
Cheers
W&C
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A quick question, how long can you keep the Faller expert glue (sealed)? :)
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Till it evaporates? ???
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Depending on what you read, Faller Glue can last anything from 2 years to 15 years (probably depends on storage and what not). Take this with a large pinch of ballast as we all know the internet isnt always accurate. :stir:
One bottle of glue I have for gluing acrylic plastics has a shelf life of about 4 months. Seemingly its similar in nature to the Faller glue as it also "melts" the plastic to make the joint. Since four months hasn't past yet I'm not sure as to the accuracy of the claimed shelf life.
HTH,
Niel
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I've got some "melting" glue going back 10 years old (the last time I built a kit :innocent:)
As long as you keep it tightly closed so it doesn't evaporate you should be ok...
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Hi,
I use the REVELL CONTACTA PRO MODELLING GLUE 12.5GM.
It also melts the two plastic parts together.
The bottle I have is possibly 10 years old already and not even half. Still works 100% :thumb:
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks guys! I'll let you know over the weekend if the glue "melted" or not. :-\
We are going to build a Swiss station for the upper mountain level.
Cheers
W&C
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Thanks guys! I'll let you know over the weekend if the glue "melted" or not. :-\
We are going to build a Swiss station for the upper mountain level.
Cheers
W&C
Always first test on the spruces...
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Ahaaaa....... :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
The Walthers Saw Mill kit is pretty much finished so I decided to place it on my layout and see how it will fit......
Wow..... BIIIIIG building ??? Little bit of a problem, but I think it might just work.
The Mail line goes over the trestle bridge and after the bridge I have two points.
One creates a run around track and the other one a siding\branch at the back of the sawmill for the delivery of trees.
Last night I build a base for the building and I started to do the landscaping.
Think it can work well.
Next step I will first finish the landscaping by the bridge so that I can lay the track.
Here is some pictures. Last picture is a overview of the hole extension layout as it looks now.
Enjoy, Cheers,
Evert
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That is starting to come together very nicely.
:thumb:
Waiting for the next update.
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Looking very nice and busy! :thumb:
A few trees, fences and people and voila! :biggrin:
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Oh Yes, very nice! :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning all.
I have been working a little bit on my layout as well.
Finished the base landscaping work around the sawmill and added some rocks around the river as well as the trestle bridge.
Pictures is not that great, as lots of the detail is getting lost. I'll paint the rocks and post some more then.
Cheers,
LooVille :biggrin:
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Nice Evert :thumb:
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Looking good :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
Did not get much chance over the weekend to work on my Layout, but I did manage to paint the rocks :thumb:
So here is a few pictures of how they turned out. I'm quite happy.
Enjoy,
Cheers,
Evert
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:thumb:
Well done, you worked that trestle very nicely into the scenery.
What layout is that standing on its side in the background?
Is that Looville version 2? ;)
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Good question... :innocent:
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LOL :biggrin:
I got that layout from a friend. Apparently it came out of the train shop in Cavandish years ago.
I still want to fix it up one day.
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Oh yeah, I remember that one...
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Good Morning All,
So we spend the weekend at my parents place, so I did quite a bit of work on my Layout :biggrin:
I built the Faller Gantry Crane as well as the Water standpipe loading gauge locomotive tube cleaner Kit also from Faller.
Was good to built kits again :)
I fitted them to the layout and I also fixed up the loco (dummy) that will be stationary at the loading gauge.
Then I taped closed all the track and I started with the finishing around the round house.
Yes Roundhouse as well as the Water Tower is also fitted :biggrin:
Paint the base a earth colour and covered it with fine ballast from Woodland Scenics.
The Ballast for the track is the Medium one also from Woodland Scenics. So the contrast between the two should look good.
Here is some pictures. Enjoy.
Cheers,
Evert :thumb:
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Looks like you had a great weekend. :thumb:
Taking shape nicely.
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Wow!!! :thumb:
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Nice Evert! :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
Small update from the week and last night.
Finished the balasting infront of the Round house. Only the 2 tracks left under the Gantry Crane.
I think difference between the balast and the yard stones is good.... What do you guys think? Last picture.
I also added a picture with the lights on :biggrin:
Hope you all have a great week ahead.
Cheers and speak again,
Evert
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Good Morning All....
So we decided to go away to Hermanus for the weekend :thumb:
Just to get away from the daily routines and the mad rush.
Sleep late, as late as Janco allowed :biggrin:, went into Town Saturday, just walk around and enjoy the good weather and scenery.
When the wife and child was taking a afternoon nap I built the Signal tower....
Faller Kit, very nice.
Must still add the lights and fit the roof.
Think this is a good position? What do you think.
Cheers,
Evert
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Seems like the perfect place for it... :thumb:
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Very nice.
Good placing for the signal tower. :thumb:
One point I want to mention about lights in a signal tower.
We like to have them nicely lit up on our layout, but this actually incorrect.
Think about it, at night when the signal man must look outside to check the points and signals
he will hardly see anything if he is looking from a brightly lit room into darkness.
So the actual switching room should be only very dimly lit.
At most a few weak lights in the switch panels.
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Awesome Evert! Very Nice ;D :thumb:
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Good Point Jörg. Very true, I will keep it in mind when I fit the lights.
Thank you very much.
Cheers,
Evert Loo
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Good Morning All,
Very small update from my side.
I fitted 3 of the point motors to the points closest to the Roundhouse.
Then I also placed the Factory in position and cut the end piece of track for the Bufferstop and LED.
Hope everybody have a awesome week. Speak again soon.
Cheers. :thumb:
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:thumb: :thumb:
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:thumb: :thumb:
+1
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Good Morning All,
Yea, I know, it's been a very long time, but everything is starting to get better and more organised now.
As some of you know we bought a house so it was lots of work to get the place sorted out. Painting, fixing of things and I took all the carpets out and fitted Laminate floors. Wife wanted a cupboard in the bathroom, so that is something I also built. But work never stop at the house, so in between I managed to do my trains :thumb:
I painted out the garage, re-aligned the door and fitted locks. Next I still have to put in a ceiling and seal up the door, but I still want to be able to open and close it. So there is still lots of work.
But my trains is there :biggrin:
Here is some pictures. nothing great, but it is step in the right direction. All in good time.
I also added the connecting track, just to see if it will work and I painted the bench work of the layout to match the rest.
Cheers.
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Impressive, although it seems clean and organized enough to be used as a surgery !
A very nice work space, but get ceiling and dust proofing up as quick as you can, as it can be a real PITA in a layout room.
Steve
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Wow, nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb:
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Awesome, :thumb:
Agree on getting that ceiling up asap.
What are you going to use for the ceiling?
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Hi,
The Garage have a flat roof, so my idea is to stain the rafters dark and then use Styrofoam sheets as ceiling boards in between and finish it off with a quarter round also white.
That should sort the dust out and also help for insulation.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
I would think going the route of putting up polystrene sheets between the rafters as insulation, and then putting up ceiling boards fastened to the rafters would give you the best insulation and dust protection.
But then I am opinionated ..............
Cheers,
Steve
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Evert, give Isoboard a try.
They are in Brackenfell.
Very easy to install, they even have youtube video's on how to for D.I.Y.
The bonus is the offcuts you can use for scenery on your layout. :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
Thank you Jörg, I know about IsoBoard :thumb: and they deliver :thumb:
Going to cost a bit so it will still happen, but it will be soon.
But, in the mean time.....
I have built the Peco Track Bumper/Stops and fitted my last two 1mm LED's on them.
Also painted them a bit.
Think it looks good.
Will fit them tonight on the layout.
Cheers.
Evert
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I have built the Peco Track Bumper/Stops and fitted my last two 1mm LED's on them.
Also painted them a bit.
Think it looks good.
Will fit them tonight on the layout.
Cheers.
Evert
Nice work :thumb:
And here I though I was the only one silly enough to play with small LEDs
Niel
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Nope, that one Evert is also crazy... :peep:
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Good Morning All,
I need some honest help and opinions here.
I bought this Pola Stone Quarry from Ed a few weeks ago. What a awesome kit, stunning detail. :thumb:
Now I thought of a place to add it to my layout ???
I think this might just work? I can add one extra point for the branch in front of the building at the shoots.
I'm basically going to build the setup exactly as on the picture on the box.
The grey piece on the layout is the base of the building.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Evert Loo
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Hi Evert,
my honest opinion, no.
That will start to overfill your layout.
By all means ad the switch to be able to add another extension in the future seeing that you have a house now and some space. :thumb:
Quarry tend to be big so if you plan a separate extension you have the opportunity for a lot of scenery and rock modelling.
Also a nice loading facility with a few tracks.
Think about it.
Regards Jörg.
P.S. I hope you paid the price marked on the box. :peep:
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Nope, he didn't pay R250 at all!!!
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LOL @ Ed :biggrin:
Thank you Jörg..... You are 100% correct.
If I try to squeeze it in there then it will not look good and my original idea was to build a small harbor town with some nice switching capabilities and a float with 2 rails to carry box cars across the canal to the mainland :biggrin:
So I will stick to that idea and rather carry on as planned.
Cheers,
Evert
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Nope, he didn't pay R250 at all!!!
:biggrin: :biggrin:
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Evert I would not forget about that quarry, try and see if you can't add another extension somewhere to have that quarry.
Remember it will also give you great extra operating potential.
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Nice Evert! It's always "If I only had another meter...". :D :D
Ciao
W
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Good morning All,
OK, so I spend a little bit of time over the weekend and played a bit with adding some grass in the Yard by the Round house.
Think it is already looking quite good, but I'll keep on working there till I'm 100% happy :biggrin:
Here is a picture of what I have done.
Cheers,
Evert.
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:thumb:
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+1 :thumb: :thumb:
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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :D :D
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:thumb: :thumb:
Best off...
Cheers, trainmaster
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Good Morning All,
Another small update, but so we progress :biggrin:
I finished the Faller Gantry Crane last night.
Added the 'cable' (scratched in my wifes hobby cupboard for string) :thumb:
And fitted the roof.
Think it came out quite nice.
This scene is really starting to come together nicely now.
I still want to add some other detail so it is still in progress O:-)
Enjoy the pix.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert, nicely done ! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All.
Yea, now I am working almost every evening. Really enjoying this now again :thumb:
So at first I just wanted the area around the Roundhouse to be mountain, trees and field, but because I decided on the bridge and the way the landscaping came out I decided to change it a bit. Yes, still mountain, trees and grass, but I'm also adding some water, like a section of a little pond. :biggrin:
So last night i painted the earth colour and did the grass - I'll still add some more bits here and there.
The part that is not painted will be the water, also under the bridge. I might just add a guy in a fishing raft ;)
Think that will work quite well.
Enjoy the pictures and hope everybody have a GREAT weekend.
Cheers,
Evert :biggrin:
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That is really coming together very nicely.
:thumb:
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Nice! You planning a backdrop there?
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Jip, back drop will still come..... :thumb:
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Very nice Evert!
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Good Morning All,
I worked a little bit on my pond/lake yesterday and managed to paint the colours of the water and also fitted the backdrop for that section.
Next step will be to add the WoodlandScenics Water and Water Effects.
Here is a few pictures.
Cheers,
Evert
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Looking good. :thumb:
Are you going to fit a short tunnel tube?
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Looking good. :thumb:
Are you going to fit a short tunnel tube?
Tunnel Tube? What do you mean?
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Something like this.
Like I did on my layout.
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:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Something like this.
Like I did on my layout.
Oh yes, I will still get there :thumb: I'm also going to paint the interior of the mountain black and add one or two LEDS at the tunnel entrance and exit.
Everything is still open, so it is still easy to get to.
I might even attempt that on the show layout. Will be much more difficult as everything is finished and closed, but I'm up for the challenge :)
Cheers.
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Nice! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I was working a little bit again and managed to add some more grass.
I also finished the facia. Now I can work it off and paint, then that's done :thumb:
Lots of stuff on the layout, but that will be sorted soon as well.
Cheers,
Evert.
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Looking good! A question - the mountain behind the roundhouse - is that against the wall or a backboard?
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Looking good! A question - the mountain behind the roundhouse - is that against the wall or a backboard?
The mountain will be against the backboard :thumb:
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Nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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The mountain will be against the backboard :thumb:
Should have figured for myself... :P
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Good Morning All,
I managed to seal the pond properly this time :thumb: So there will not be so much drama as I had with the river I built on the first part of my layout.
Water is done and I also did some bushes and some field flowers around the pond.
Next I still have to add some ripples at the edge of the pond and I still need to find a guy fishing in a little raft.
Then I will also add a few trees to finish it off nicely :biggrin:
Cheers,
Evert Loo
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Wow, that's looking great. :thumb:
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Ha, it's spring time... :D. Nice!
trainmaster
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Nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All :biggrin:
I had some nice time this weekend and got lots done.
I soldered and fitted the lights into the factory and I also fitted the factory to the layout.
Decided to siff some sand to get it really fine and used that for walkways and roads. Lots still to do, but next I have to get the point motors to work nicely.
Here is some pictures :thumb:
1st is while I'm busy doing the grass and finishes.
2nd - 4th is just nice.....
5th is with the lights on. I think it looks quite good, I like it.....
Enjoy.
Hope you all have a great week.
Cheers,
Evert.
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Awesome. :thumb:
Are you still going to have some outside lamps?
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Awesome. :thumb:
Are you still going to have some outside lamps?
Yes definitely :thumb:
I'm going to fit these ones from WoodlandScenics, but I still have to buy them.
https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/Item/JP5638/page/1
Cheers,
Evert
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Those look fantastic, can't wait to see a night time shot of the layout.
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Mpf... I sit here with a open mouth!
Cheers
trainmaster
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+1 (meaning +1000)
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Good Morning All,
So I finally took the trestle bridge out that I built.
Ai, I should have taken it out while the cretestone was still soft and not 1 year later ??? But, what is done is done....
So I manage to get it out :thumb: I then painted everything and did all the base work. Painting and grass.
Picture 1 is where the bridge is fitted back.
Then I also started with the track. I wanted to move all the sleepers together, saw this on quite a few pictures, so I thought it is a bit more prototypical.
I started to cut away all the plastic bits in between the sleepers.
Picture 2 and 3 - top and bottom.
Took quite a while doing this, but I think it look quite nice.
Then I cut the track to length and fitted and soldered the points in.
I still have to finish the track off, 2 sections to fit still, then I'll connect it to the existing piece that come out of the tunnel.
Then I can start to work on the Sawmill again :biggrin:
Cheers, speak again and enjoy the pictures.
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I like the detail of the sleepers being closer together on the bridge, are you going to install
guard rails as well?
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I like the detail of the sleepers being closer together on the bridge, are you going to install
guard rails as well?
Jip, I'll do the guard rails before I fit the track to the layout. I fitted guard rails to the bridges on the section I take to shows also, but did not do the close sleepers. I might just lift the rails to change that..... :innocent:
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Nice detail! :thumb:
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Nice evert! :thumb:
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Good morning All,
Small update.
Last night I finished the track and I installed the Rail Guards :biggrin:
Next I have to make boxes for the fitment of the point motors. Then once that is installed I can permanently fit the track.
Cheers,
Evert
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:thumb:
+1 :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
So Saturday when my son was sleeping, I took the opportunity and pulled my layout out of the garage and give it a proper clean. Layout have not been switched on in almost 10 months :(
I also cut the facia for the road from module to module.
And I also drilled the holes and fitted the fixing pins to connect the two modules together.
Last night I tighten the bolts and it looks like it will work well.
Next step is to lay the track and make sure it does not move.
I also ran some trains last night :biggrin: So cool, switched it all on and everything is prefect.
Such a good feeling.
Here is some pictures, enjoy.
pic 01 - cutting into the facia.
pic 02 - existing layout with road
pic 03 - pins and bolts
pic 04 & 05 fitted together
Regards,
Evert.
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:thumb:
Awesome.
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Looking good!
I take it the fascia's line up?
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Looking good!
I take it the fascia's line up?
Ed.... How do you know me ?? OCD......
Of course they line up :thumb: LOL :biggrin:
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Good Morning All,
Did a little bit more work.
I glued 2 solid wooden blocks into each module so that I can fit the track so that it will not move when I cut it.
Also sanded them smooth just to make 100% sure everything is level.
I also received my Control Panel, so I could also start.
I still have to buy all the electrical components, but it will come :thumb:
Cheers and speak again soon.
Cheers,
Evert.
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Craft paint, toothpaste, paint brush and coffee mug, looks interesting. ;)
Tell us a bit how you do the lettering, looks like the writing is engraved into the Perspex?
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Craft paint, toothpaste, paint brush and coffee mug, looks interesting. ;)
Tell us a bit how you do the lettering, looks like the writing is engraved into the Perspex?
LOL :biggrin:
OK, I took the perspex to a laser cutting place and they did the engraving and cutting for me yes. (R350) :thumb:
When I got it back the perspex was quite dirty around the cutting edge. To difficult to capture on a picture.
I used tooth paste in circular motions to polish the perspex. Wax on Wax off :biggrin: Only around the lettering. Use a microfiber cloth.
Then I used the black craft paint (water-base) to paint the text black. (or any colour you want)
Once the paint was 100% dry I once again use the dry clean microfiber cloth and wiped off the excess paint. Because the perspex is smooth and glossy the paint does not stick permanently to it, so it can be removed.
Cheers,
Evert
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Thanks for the explanation on how you do it.
Looks great. :thumb:
Don't loose the contact details of the laser engraving company, I might just need that one day as well. :biggrin:
On Wolfgang's panels I did the lettering with Letraset rub on letters and sealed them with some 3M clear tape.
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On Wolfgang's panels I did the lettering with Letraset rub on letters and sealed them with some 3M clear tape.
I was also thinking of that, but to get letraset now a days...... But we must use technology :biggrin:
Here is the details, then it won't get lost.
Cape Craft Services
Physical Address:
16 Tygerpoort St (Just of Labelle St)
Bellville
Landline:+27 (0)21 981 4007
Fax: +27 (0)86 578 1130
contact@capecraft.co.za
howard@capecraft.co.za
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Good Morning All,
Very small update, but I still spent 30min plus to lay the track perfectly.
I layed the connecting piece between the two layouts.
First coated the wooden blocks with ipoxy.
Then I fitted the track and pinned it in place. Now it is 48 hours of drying time and then I can cut the track and see if my attempt is working.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Evert
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Awesome Evert! ;D ;D ;D :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
It's been a while, but have been busy with the Town module for the show and I have taken up servicing and fixing trains, so it keeps me busy.
But no complaints, as I actually like doing this.
OK, so last night I took some time out and worked a little bit on my Yard module.
Connection track is in and working really well. (Atlas Set Track)
So, the road from the town is going up the hill to the Castle and past towards the factories and all the railway services.
The first section is in and I filled in all the gaps with create stone.
Next step is to start the painting of this section and then I will move on to the castle.
Casted some nice rock also, so will build a nice rock face on the town side of the Castle, might just do that before I start to paint, will see.
Here is some pictures, very difficult to show the heights as nothing have colour, but I tried.
Cheers and speak again.
Evert
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Awesome, starting to take shape nicely.
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Nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I have also been doing some work on my layout and managed to finish the section around the Castle.
I also added a wall between the road and the track to cater for the level difference. Once worked off and painted nicely I think it will look nice.
Next I think I have to build the last piece of the bench work in the cornet to add the last section of track. It is a 400x800mm section, so very small.
I'm still not sure of what to do with the landscaping and scenery. Was thinking just to make it a forest, but I still have a very nice building for a stone quarry.
So maybe I can do that... It is a bit out of the way, but it will still look very nice I think.
Ideas and comments? I will post some pictures once the bench work is in, then we can debate it :biggrin:
Cool, enjoy the pictures.
Regards,
Evert
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I'm still not sure of what to do with the landscaping and scenery. Was thinking just to make it a forest, but I still have a very nice building for a stone quarry.
I personally think that a stone quarry would maybe be a bit much, to much detail scenes for the space.
Remember less is more.
So maybe just some scenery with a few trees, hikers on a path.
Keep the stone quarry for the next thread titled "Looville Extension to U shape." >:D
;D ;D ;D
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Good Morning All,
Did some more work over the weekend :biggrin:
Filled in all the rocks around the castle, I really think that came out great.
Can't wait to pant that scene......
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Then I have also built the last bit of the bench work that will fit at the back in between the two modules.
Small section about 800x350mm.
What a mission to clamp that in place :( Only two hands and limited space, but it is done and all the foam have been marked.
Next I have to work out the track levels and fit and wire the track.
Cheers,
Evert
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Wow, that looks fantastic. Yes I also can't wait for you to paint that scene.
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Grandios!! Looks great. :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I also manage to get some nice work done yesterday :biggrin:
Built the profile with Styrofoam sections, so now it is ready for track and covering.
1st Picture is me holding it in position.
2-4 is all the different angles.
5th Picture is the filler pieces I needed to mount it nicely to the Town Module.
Here is some pictures.
Cheers,
Evert :thumb:
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Good Morning All.
I did some nice work again this weekend :biggrin:
Covered all the Styrofoam and fitted the module to the rest of my layout. Everything worked out really well.
I also started to build the mountain that will be behind the castle.
Tonight I will try to lay the final section of track and glue that in place.
Then later in the week I can finish the electrical for that and hopefully run a train all around the layout.
That will be exciting :thumb:
Enjoy the Pictures.
Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
that is coming together very nicely.
Yes that first train to run all around the layout will be very exiting.
Enjoy that moment.
Cheers.
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Good Morning All,
I did quite some work over the weekend, so that is awesome :biggrin:
I finished all the Creatstone covering and added in the last of the rocks as well.
Here is some pictures of that.
Enjoy.
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Then Saturday evening and Sunday I started to paint the rocks....
My wife told me that I should create a nice river with a dam on the corner piece.
The way I created the module is sort of have the space and the landscape for it.
So what do you guys think? Yes or know.
My idea was to just have woods and landscape, but a lake and river does sound nice.
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A dam, yes definitely we need more dams built in the Western Cape. :biggrin:
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Okay on a more serious note I have looked at your photo of the corner piece and think
it might be a bit to small to realistically fit a dam in there.
Don't get me wrong, water features are a fantastic detailing possibility on any layout
and can be a lot of fun to build.
Less is more, so maybe like you planned just landscaping with trees.
The dam can always be built on the next extension to U shape. >:D
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I for one would love at least a river, but probably some little dam will be nice too. It's a castle after all...
The tunnel unto the wall area - are you going to close it up? Fix it against the wall (which I suspect will prevent it being removed)?
Amazing what a little paint can do...
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Ed the way I understand Evert correctly he meant on the corner piece, not at the castle.
On this piece here, I think a dam may be a bit much there.
But that is my opinion.
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Good Morning All,
Small update from my side.
I added the stairs from the "parking" up to the castle, just have to paint them still.
Then I need to find pebble paper for the "parking" area.
I also painted the Fascia of the layout :biggrin:
Cool, enjoy the day and speak again.
Regards,
Evert
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Good Morning All,
I did some nice work over the weekend :biggrin:
Between the re-wiring of the club Layout and working at home I still manage to do quite a bit, so I'm happy.
Pic 01 and 02:
I painted the earth brown on the corner section and started to add some grass and earth blend.
Pic 03 - 05:
It painted quite a bit of the earth brown around the castle and around the Saw Mill pond and river.
Last night I painted the Moat, River and the Saw Mill Pond. Think I like the look. Colour is not as bright as it shows on the pictures.
I had a look on Google for colours and it pretty much goes from bright lime green to bright blue, brown and almost black.
So at the end of the day it does not really matter. It all depends on what grows around it and how the sky look.
Enjoy the pix and speak again. :thumb:
Regards,
Evert
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Busy Man, very nice! ;D :thumb:
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Nice Evert!
W&C :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I have also spent some time on my layout this weekend. :biggrin:
I painted the water and finished all the "grass", I like it.
Now it can be joined back on to my layout.
Bushes, Trees and all the details. Oh and backdrop......
I also painted a little bit more by the road that is coming from the Town and leading up to the castle.
Cheers and speak again soon.
Most probably next week as we are going camping from the 25th till the 2nd of May.
Regards,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
taking shape nicely.
Enjoy the camping trip.
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Looking just as nice on the pics as in real life yesterday. Keep up the good work - I am getting more and more inspired... :innocent:
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Wow, nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb:
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I think the water works, well, works... :innocent:
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Good Morning All,
Had a great weekend and lots of train time :biggrin:
Ed bought me some pebble stone card stock so I installed it this past weekend.
It is going to be the parking and road up to the castle.
1st pic show the original white card and the grey after I have painted it.
2nd the grass and weathering is done.
3rd is the whole single narrow road up to the castle.
Last one is a bit of an overview.
I think it came out very well.
Now the basics is done. Next is bushes, trees and lots of other details.
Cheers,
Evert.
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Hello Again.....
Did some more work.....
I fitted all the pieces together and I finally ran a train around my whole layout.
1st pic, the cornet piece is fitted, the connection was good and the track fits perfect.
Only disappointment is the colour of the grass :(
But, the town is 10 years old and the corner is not even a month old yet. So I will have to blend a bit on the town module, but overall I'm very happy with the look.
Then yesterday I finishes all the feeder wires for the yard and I made the connections to have everything together.
The Yard and the Town fits together very nicely also.
I had to clean the layout properly as it is almost 2 years since a loco ran on the Yard module.
Everything clean and trains was running...... WOW..... Sooooooooo COOL !!!!!! I'm so happy, finally it all works.
I will do a short video and upload it to Youtube. Then I will post the link here.
Cheers and enjoy the day.
Regards,
Evert :thumb:
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Hi Evert,
wow, looks like you managed to do a lot more than me this weekend. :thumb:
Joining the parts together and running the first train right around is awesome.
I hope you had a bottle of champagne on hand.
The road to the castle and parking came out perfectly.
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Awesom! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
Here is a small video I took last night.
Not the greatest, but you will get the idea.
Cheers,
https://www.facebook.com/evert.loo/posts/10155307394900636?comment_id=10155307925195636¬if_id=1525751100202286¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif
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Hi Evert,
facebook tells me that the link has expired.
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Nice video on Bookface Evert! :thumb: :thumb:
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Hi Evert,
facebook tells me that the link has expired.
Sorry, I think I need to upload it to YouTube, will work better.
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Good Morning All,
Manage to get some work done on my layout again :thumb:
Pic 01-03 Fitted the lights into the Signal tower and placed it on the layout, not final fit yet.
Pic 04, I finally glued the goods track down and fitted the buffer and LED.
Then I also fitted the point motors so I can now complete that scene :biggrin:
Last picture - need some help.... what do you guys think about the placement and angle of the signal tower?
Thank you, Regards,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
placement is good, angle you can maybe play a bit and see what looks better to you.
One point I want to make is that the lights in a signal tower are very dim, so that the staff
can look out easily at night to check signal and point positions.
Very often the only lights in the signal tower are the lights on the display panels.
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Placement looks fine. But Jorg mentioned something new (and logic) to me...
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One point I want to make is that the lights in a signal tower are very dim, so that the staff
can look out easily at night to check signal and point positions.
Very often the only lights in the signal tower are the lights on the display panels.
OK Cool, I'll dimm the light on the top even more. The ones in the tower I'll leave as is.
Thank you very much. :thumb:
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Hi Evert, I just thought about your signal tower placement. It will never be right above a turnout as the staff must be able to see the turnout.
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Hi Evert, I just thought about your signal tower placement. It will never be right above a turnout as the staff must be able to see the turnout.
Mmmmmm, thank you Jörg, never thought about that. I'll have to move it slightly back away from the yard then.
Cheers.
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Hi Evert, I just thought about your signal tower placement. It will never be right above a turnout as the staff must be able to see the turnout.
Mmmmmm, thank you Jörg, never thought about that. I'll have to move it slightly back away from the yard then.
Cheers.
I had a look last night at moving the Signal Tower :( Not going to happen :(
Can not go closer to the Yard as the space of the track become to wide for the tower post.
Moving it further away also not working. There is another point just before the one under the Tower and the road leading from the Town is right next to the point.
So this is how it will be.
As for the angle, I'll center it nicely between the track.
After all, it is all fantasy and in my head :biggrin:
Cool, I'll send some updates after the weekend again. :thumb:
Enjoy, Cheers,
Evert Loo
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Enjoy the weekend.
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Well, it is YOUR layout after all and like you said, fantasy after all.
Go for it then... :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
So I finished the goods track last week, so I decided to start building my Goods Station.
Long time ago, think about 2 years, I bought this Faller Kit, and it just amazes me again at the quality.
This one is pre-weathered also.
The one side of the track is curved, so I had to modify the base of the Kit as well as the Loading\un-loading platform.
I have also built an extension to the platform, I have the space, so why not.
Here are some pictures.
Pic 01 is the Kit in the box
Pic 02 is the base
Pic 02 is one of the walls with the window frames fitted
Pic 04 is the extended platform. I built it from cardboard and I scribed some lined on to represent concrete slabs. I'll paint it tonight.
Pic 05 is overview of the position.
Regards,
Evert Loo
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I like the platform extension. :thumb:
Waiting to see how it comes out painted and weathered.
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Good Morning All,
Last night I painted the Platform and fitted the walls. Must say it is looking very nice.
I'm not 100% happy with the colors yet, but will fix that once everything is fitted.
Then I ran some trains :biggrin:
Few pictures.....
Cheers,
Evert
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That platform is stunning.
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Lovely :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
So I had a little bit of time to play this weekend, so the Goods Station is almost finished :biggrin:
I still have to fit the interior lighting as well as some detail that you can see through the open doors.
Then I will mount it and build a road and delivery area.
Hope you all have a good day and speak again.
Cheers,
Evert Loo
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Hi Evert,
that goods shed looks awesome.
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The goods shed looks....good... :peep:
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Awesome boet! :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
It was a good weekend :biggrin:
I manage to do quite a bit so that is even better.
Friday evening I fitted the interior of my goods station. Picture either side and I mounted a small crane and some crates and drums between them in front of the doors.
Picture 01 shows that.
Picture 02 - I mixed some creatstone and made it quite thin so that it will self level (I tapped the side of the layout and the vibrations made it nice and smooth)
Because it was such a thin layer I mixed in some Wood glue as I am afraid it might crack.
Then once it was almost dry I used the edge of my steel ruler to press lines in to represent the breaks for the concrete slabs. (Like the concrete roads used to be.)
I also lightly sanded it to give it some texture.
Picture 03 - I mixed some grey paint and gave the creatstone two coats. (should have mixed it into the creatstone, but it worked just as good)
Then I took very watery dark brown stain and painted it over and all the marks and scoring lines showed up nicely.
Then with dry-brushing I went over it again with the same grey paint to change the colour back to be more grey.
Picture 04 & 05 - Added some grass and bushes.
I think it is a very nice scene. I like it. I will still add some trees and one or two guys on the balcony of the signal tower.
Also a truck or two at the goods station. Trees I still have to buy, so this is it for now.
Let me know what you guys think.
Thank you and enjoy the day and week.
Cheers,
Evert :thumb:
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Hi Evert,
that looks fantastic, the concrete slap came out very well. :thumb:
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Agree with J. :thumb:
The glass of suspect drink on the layout is a no-no... :stir: :peep:
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The glass of suspect drink on the layout is a no-no... :stir: :peep:
LOL :biggrin:
That is not something you would like to drink..... It is the wetting agent I use, warm Sunlight liquid water.
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LOL :biggrin:
That is not something you would like to drink..... It is the wetting agent I use, warm Sunlight liquid water.
Just checking.... :innocent:
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Good Morning All,
Not good weekend for me :(
I was down with ear infection, so was pretty much out of it, not fun at all.
I did manage to do a little bit.
Started to fit some fences between the two signal towers and a small piece at the Goods Station.
Then I also finished a path between the signal tower and the goods station and to the track.
I still want to add some wood across the track for walking.
Here is a few pictures, I took last night.
Enjoy and speak again.
Cheers.
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Hi Evert,
I hope that you are feeling better now.
Nice progress, that fence looks very nice there. :thumb:
The green and the path around the signal tower is also very nice.
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Nice, very nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb:
Hi Big Ed, I was looking at the same suspect glass half filled with some .....
Cheers
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Good Morning All,
I decided to take a bit of a break from fixing trains and worked a bit on my own layout :biggrin:
I wand to add a fence between the Yard and the main line, so I got some netting from way back when and decided to use that.
Yes, I know it is a bit over sized, but certain things have to be that way.
The material is grey at the moment. I can paint it silver or black? What do you guys think?
Personally I think the silver will work and if I weather it with some rust it should look quite good.
Before I can fit the fence I need to do ground cover, so the track needs to be 100%.
I the future I'm planning a Container yard with a dock of about 450mm x 1000mm in size and about 5 rails.
I have a 2x track overhead container crane as well as a fork lift. The ship I will have to scratch build.
So with that in mind I made some changes over the weekend.
Point and crossing fitted and wired up. Works quite well. Still have to tweak the track slightly, but generally it does work.
Thank you and speak again soon.
Regards,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
I like that Rio Grande diesel. :thumb:
Yes that fence is a bit over scaled for N, dull silver with lots of rust should look good.
Remember to plan in some extra tracks for the U extension. >:D
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Remember to plan in some extra tracks for the U extension. >:D
Thank you Jörg :thumb:
LOL :biggrin: I will be able to remove the container section, so then one day when I have lots of space I will be able to do "U" shape.....
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Good Morning All,
I also had some time this weekend to work a little bit on my own layout..... :biggrin:
So, I finished the facia, still have to paint it.
Then I have also finished and fitted all the point motors for the yard. 25 of them :innocent: :biggrin:
Still have to wire them all up, but the fitment and testing is done.
Then I decided to paint and add the ground cover for the fence between the Yard and the main line.
Was good to do some scenery work again.....
Next step is the fence.....
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Right, so last night I decided to see if I can start with the fence.
Got some 1mm wire for the poles and 0.5mm for the bracing.
Then I cut the mesh 1 block shorter and I decided on a length between the poles that looks OK for the height.
So, 3hours later I managed to fit and painted a few sections of fence.
This is gong to take very long time to build, but it's OK......
I like it and I think it will look good once I have added some bushes and the trains run past.
Regards and speak again Cheers,
Evert
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Hi Evert,
that fence is looking very nice, how high is it?
Place a figure next to it, I have a feeling that its a bit to high, but maybe I just seems like that
on the photo.
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That fence is looking very nice, how high is it?
Hi Jörg, the fence is roughly about 13mm - about 2m in real life.
The fence at my Wifes parents place is 2.1m high. Looks the same as what I model except the wire is black.
I'm still going to add some track side detail, so it should blend in nicely. Want to add a small tree or two, but not sure if there will be space for that.
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Scale 2 meters is fine. :thumb:
Then it just seems like that to me on the photo.
Some bushes and other details will blend it in nicely.
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Good Morning All,
Working all over my layout, but I thought I want to get the road done.
I need to build a road from the town all the way past the yard to the factory. Pic01 (paintbrush and sticks represents the road)
This means I need a crossing to cross 5 track sections ??? Pic02
I saw a video of how Ken Patterson did it on his layout, so I thought why not.
So I mixed up some creet stone, White Glue and grey paint and poured it on.
Then once it was dry I sanded it flat and cut the groove for the wheel flanges with the Dremel.
Loads of work, but I think it will look awesome once completed and it does work. Train runs across quite nicely.
Hope you all have a great day.
Regards,
Evert
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I have seen somebody in a German magazine do it in a similar way,
except that he first glued very fine styrene strips next to the rails before he poured
the plaster so that he had the flange clearances straight away.
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I have seen somebody in a German magazine do it in a similar way,
except that he first glued very fine styrene strips next to the rails before he poured
the plaster so that he had the flange clearances straight away.
I was thinking about that, but I was scared that it would be stuck there.
To dremmel the groove is not to difficult, it just take time.
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Good Morning All.....
Small update from the LooVille Yard :biggrin:
I finished sanding cut and painted the crossing, think it looks quite good.
I have also tested quite a few trains over the crossing and it works well :thumb: So I'm happy.
Then I fitted all the cobble stones around the factory and blended everything together with dirt, grass and sand.
Next I think I will work on blending the sand house into the scene, still have to fit the sand tower.
Then I can add all the sand around the sanding area..... ash for the ash pit.... and then ballast.
Finally a few bushes and some more dirt and weathering.
Hope you all have a awesome day and speak again soon.
Regards,
Evert
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Looking good :thumb: :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
I carried on with the build of the Sanding Facility and I think it is pretty much complete :biggrin:
I like the way it came out.
Enjoy the pictures.
Regards,
Evert.
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Hi Evert,
that is really taking shape.
I like the bushes next to the tracks, very realistic. :thumb:
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Nice Evert! :thumb: :thumb:
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From me two thumbs! :thumb: :thumb:
Cheers
trainmaster
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Good Morning All,
Yea, it's been a while. I have been busy with trains :thumb: , just not building on my own layout, but it is all good.
I was playing around a bit and I decided to change the factory into a Beer Factory. There a a bit of a open space next to the factory and I do not know what to do there, so I did some reading and apparently Beer can be made from Grapes, like a vineyard, so I planted a vineyard :biggrin:
This is where I got to......
I'm busy with the fence from the Yard and will also add a smaller wooden pole fence in the back.
I like it, might not be prototypical, but who cares, I like it :thumb: :biggrin:
Enjoy the pictures.
Cheers,
Evert.
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A vineyard next to the Loco shed, beware of intoxicated engine drivers. >:D
Jokes aside that those vines look stunning. :thumb:
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LOL :biggrin:
I bought the vines from Chris Lourens..... I just added the darker green to give it some variety. Looks good.....
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Nice Evert :thumb:
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Good Morning All.....
Yea, it's been a very long time.....
Been fixing other peoples trains and building my test track. Also did some work on re-programming all my DCC Locomotives.
So last night I decided to just put everything aside and spend some time on my own layout.
At least it do not become a packing ground and I keep the LooVille Town in a running state.
I started to do the scenery in the Yard.
Fine ballast in between the track and I'll add some grass and small bushes here and there.
Then I'll ballast the track with medium ballast.
Here is some pictures of the start of last night.
Enjoy, Regards,
Evert
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Inspirational at the very least! O:-)
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Good Morning All,
I really had a great weekend and really enjoyed working on my layout for a change.
I have pretty much finished the yard. Long process, wow, took almost a week to get this done, but it was great fun.
Fine Ballast in between the track for the yard personnel.
Woodland Scenics Ground Cover as well as bushes.
Then Medium Ballast for the track.
Here is some pictures of the progress.
I loaded the yard with some rolling stock, think it looks great.
Hope you all have a good day.
Enjoy, Evert.
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Morning Evert,
taking shape very nicely.
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Regards Jörg.
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Good Morning All.....
I finally finished the fence between the Main Line and the Yard ... :eek: What a BIG job. I really like the way it came out. :biggrin:
Then I'm having trouble with some track I added a while back (2018-10-01). I fitted a Medium Right Hand Turn out with a Small Crossing. (Picture 2)
Permanent derailments so I ripped it out and decided to fit a Long Crossing, but the spacing did not work so well, so I asked Ed for some input.
His first thought was yes definitely the long crossing, but then what about a double slip? Mmmmmmm..... brilliant, I do have one. Ed gave me a Insulfrog one but I decided to use the Electrofrog I had in my cupboard.
Fitted it wired it all up and wow, what a difference. Every loco runs so smooth, from the biggest to the smallest.
PS, track is sharp, don't cut your self, it burns like hell. Priers slipped and the track went through the bottom of me palm....
Any case, I'm happy with all my work for the long weekend.
Enjoy the week and speak again soon.
Cheers, Evert.
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Morning Evert,
that fence came out perfect. :thumb:
Cheers.
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His first thought was yes definitely the long crossing, but then what about a double slip? Mmmmmmm..... brilliant, I do have one. Ed gave me a Insulfrog one but I decided to use the Electrofrog I had in my cupboard.
Fitted it wired it all up and wow, what a difference. Every loco runs so smooth, from the biggest to the smallest.
Before you finalize using the electrofrog, do try using the insulfrog if possible. I found them easier to use than the electrofrogs.
PS, track is sharp, don't cut your self, it burns like hell. Priers slipped and the track went through the bottom of me palm....
Well, like anything in life even model trains can be bloody...