tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17756883599887703752024-03-05T20:14:22.844+11:00Delaware & Hudson 4th Sub (Champlain Division) in NscaleThe Delaware & Hudson Rail Road 4th Sub is based on the Delaware & Hudson Railroad in New York state (USA) in the Whitehall area on the old D&H.
The layout is N scale and I will use Digitrax DCC to run the layout. I am building the layout with full block signalling close to prototypical to the Delaware & Hudson per the D&H rule book dated 25th April 1948.
Please enjoy the progress.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-73690469955124382532024-01-02T18:49:00.001+11:002024-01-02T18:49:02.107+11:00Timber work complete<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Timber work including back boards complete</b></span></p><p>Over the last few days I have managed to cut the ply for the 2 new sections of the layout and paint them before they were installed. This included setting the grade for the new return section above staging from the peninsula to the side wall.</p><p>I then completed installing the final few back boards in the centre section. A few of the back board joins need to be glued to keep them together but they fit fairly snugly. The backboards are attached to the layout and not the shed walls. The layout is not fixed to the walls. Only a few select legs are screwed to the floor.</p><p>Here are a few pics of the final install</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U9Jukyp2GzSjCa9Qo3ykmEjwVW2j9AsOWVq9ViS-LGfgC_qTDzn9maXaG5nEyUcTNvT3p_n0pOwB6UIldX8jeUSTB9SMREnLLMB-DSHwOfuw7cbGJ7IOTp38Ezq98L9w3R-r1ShIGF62xPlrlGsgzJsmUt0xTYkHqoSfosPd_UhZY0LX94uZb1rAz1A/s1440/20240102_182702%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U9Jukyp2GzSjCa9Qo3ykmEjwVW2j9AsOWVq9ViS-LGfgC_qTDzn9maXaG5nEyUcTNvT3p_n0pOwB6UIldX8jeUSTB9SMREnLLMB-DSHwOfuw7cbGJ7IOTp38Ezq98L9w3R-r1ShIGF62xPlrlGsgzJsmUt0xTYkHqoSfosPd_UhZY0LX94uZb1rAz1A/s320/20240102_182702%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXKEm1IEFQH4Pk2MymixJDmxwFDeF_T6SIM7nQQHtP52OfGefi-ArWNfuB8ItGVefbdq1G0UVYr-cOnYBO8sXIApADzqrU4f5YPB0TXQbBs-0t4HDfPxZ206bcS2P7MGfqBiiz4xg0vjXfZS1FkyUxI4GxlfcN79RjRoiOmq5v8su6bdsXVeFcg3_sSw/s1440/20240102_182707%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I have added the new backboards as I go as I did not want to paint the steel walls.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have added the sub frame for staging and installed staging on it. I have also installed the new sub frame for the right hand side just inside the door.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbguD2_uNWZfCzUxQKWkuYIj-EXZ_pbGQHdkEjGUPXdX2xE44bunPwlRYJpaRS7YympWXer-MBx0hKMvF_4sxR6AfE5tEW3bpfyDvEIx1weMNXPawkl107UJd_WIkrsL4z8SM_6-aDkSEK4CymMI74s2zaOB9KxdXhGfFjCKgeWgZfc7OYB3iKPvM6JP4/s1440/20231229_203513%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbguD2_uNWZfCzUxQKWkuYIj-EXZ_pbGQHdkEjGUPXdX2xE44bunPwlRYJpaRS7YympWXer-MBx0hKMvF_4sxR6AfE5tEW3bpfyDvEIx1weMNXPawkl107UJd_WIkrsL4z8SM_6-aDkSEK4CymMI74s2zaOB9KxdXhGfFjCKgeWgZfc7OYB3iKPvM6JP4/s320/20231229_203513%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB5KwlGYtPMCSebfCWpNigWG7G8ThNjjmkVhZcQu95myIguYGS0hheTIYeGWL6042HCPCVY73nC71JztTaW6ocOwCmtYrGVeoZ6otAtIMzC826g5IP4TWmihnoUOIuMu1i2FSkT_2umATd6m78z883tgMwsAYCpVkoGijfOs-eaUSzaHly5A1NY00sCQ/s1440/20231229_203522%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB5KwlGYtPMCSebfCWpNigWG7G8ThNjjmkVhZcQu95myIguYGS0hheTIYeGWL6042HCPCVY73nC71JztTaW6ocOwCmtYrGVeoZ6otAtIMzC826g5IP4TWmihnoUOIuMu1i2FSkT_2umATd6m78z883tgMwsAYCpVkoGijfOs-eaUSzaHly5A1NY00sCQ/s320/20231229_203522%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGTkBkbuVHNOLFte7B_ZeNqRfl56iO-sk7FqNbIZFA1E3qA0IpLFyvSUym-jQrIfbXkxve-OzRpifpgj3FQ-Op9gZCucT9l38GJVrGmrriSRpAkxeKPDl7_TVFf_yaHhHBs6SmIfYUU-C1UAKPBy3A7xQRd2mLVfGl_YiY418kgc0UjLw2Wp77KPB_zw/s1440/20231229_203537%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGTkBkbuVHNOLFte7B_ZeNqRfl56iO-sk7FqNbIZFA1E3qA0IpLFyvSUym-jQrIfbXkxve-OzRpifpgj3FQ-Op9gZCucT9l38GJVrGmrriSRpAkxeKPDl7_TVFf_yaHhHBs6SmIfYUU-C1UAKPBy3A7xQRd2mLVfGl_YiY418kgc0UjLw2Wp77KPB_zw/s320/20231229_203537%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukktJVyVTdyhc-tOPF2WxiPfCkbm5hOC-TBHb-Ztyt2gyRpi0AmL90SDKuZIY_POu47HwLNdeAlL0V5aQv-JbzaXCHwgeTg9GloD9lZNoQQZjIiZKAyHid0ZBkQUMw_VdbSweVyb9uDboO-7CNHlmouGDyt68rEwmWdNQE6hTZNwtuC5GGSyjyHkZF2E/s1440/20231229_203543%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukktJVyVTdyhc-tOPF2WxiPfCkbm5hOC-TBHb-Ztyt2gyRpi0AmL90SDKuZIY_POu47HwLNdeAlL0V5aQv-JbzaXCHwgeTg9GloD9lZNoQQZjIiZKAyHid0ZBkQUMw_VdbSweVyb9uDboO-7CNHlmouGDyt68rEwmWdNQE6hTZNwtuC5GGSyjyHkZF2E/s320/20231229_203543%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I ran out of the 6mm MDF for the center dividing piece.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Off to bunnings to get another sheet then paint it before I install it.</span></p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-53039979180129364142023-12-03T20:39:00.002+11:002023-12-03T20:39:34.165+11:00New shed build<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Let there be light</b></span></p><p>Well its has been a while. Certainly not my usual pace for building stuff.</p><p>Other things such as Lilys soccer and the Mustang have taken my focus for the last 18 months.</p><p>Over the last week I finally got back into the new shed to finish the install of the ceiling and then install the lights.</p><p>I still have 1 more row to go at the far end and need to replace a few blown or nearly gone fluro's.</p><p>The layout is still in bits.</p><p>I removed the old steel internal ceiling so I could add more insulation and MDF ceiling so I could install lights.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtuxDC1wlgGwe6KXUv2kF7IDkDx6HVIBqPYsbT_UKP1EmrmphvC4TGAEJJicPE7UKcuNo5uRgCut13C-tMnxTdhHRQsSK1FusKetIAD_OAjhGZrGJ1UtSPwGWjtDSUubNXMO5Pkakp1KFOqJ99YeKXdbIMyz5WT-RYK_grv3r9o-r-MLceHbZLNmg1G0/s1440/20230617_094807%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtuxDC1wlgGwe6KXUv2kF7IDkDx6HVIBqPYsbT_UKP1EmrmphvC4TGAEJJicPE7UKcuNo5uRgCut13C-tMnxTdhHRQsSK1FusKetIAD_OAjhGZrGJ1UtSPwGWjtDSUubNXMO5Pkakp1KFOqJ99YeKXdbIMyz5WT-RYK_grv3r9o-r-MLceHbZLNmg1G0/s320/20230617_094807%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79GzthNgVeJopMCaDJySDeqWxut2wFfKnFi-V6PYweYgm_6Kl2OkPDWygBGcaj0JDTUTJf-hdG1FZRJA0c6TtNZU1PBxYcAJDqmENzxQYLLyW2FiXu67CvrtHcPJOIGr8QDqzdzV-QRkomx_CyCaboL9pf5N_NRwIb2DTuhwGucslRMTJewNnBr3HHU4/s320/20231203_193531%20(Large).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Next step to make the new legs for the layout.</p><p>Here is the revised design of the layout.</p><p>Lower stanging will stay where it always was with 5 tracks.</p><p>Im looking at how I can add more staging under the paper mill.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL5Zdeyo96P5NCbvm1eFs6WlWi97dQxb0nnTQWDvyrqLJ_PGIiwVjc5byyAb6Egiv4R_P41L61SLmvm-cVJzWbAF_WQLOKZmTE0meMEiyZkdlZxbSFwe7AoWSjGzcY7HXrjn6VeDGbvImxd6GvN7uzZie462fiBY-55QTHrCgUqMByCcjW0dADB4PY3Y/s1397/Layout%20revised%20design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Stay tuned for more..<p></p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-6551994868395475402022-04-19T19:54:00.001+10:002022-04-19T19:54:02.129+10:00Layout relocation<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> All good things come to an end or is it just a change of location!</b></span></p><p>As per my last post. As per my usual process. I got up to the doing the scenery and stopped / stalled.</p><p>Then Michelle got a new car and was getting sick of getting wet or getting into a hot car. </p><p>So the RR needed to move as the Mustang needs to stay in the garage. So the only thing to do was to move the layout.</p><p>Here are the progress pictures of the layout being disassembled and then moved into the new shed. Then the dismantle of the room within the garage.</p><p>First to go was the skirting, fascia and ceiling valance.</p><p>Then the centre wall.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbXCK4Rbfu7T-D8HoTyB9GtyNAphw5e6Cjl4fdGa1PvFVANsp3qrg6IPS8b7LsI95FAshU-SW7zNvXfwuj0J3C3Rh5RiPPsRhrPmzDhdfpXfjncy9v8N2V80NaPQw_i1fNUsRwb6qny9qjRwCWTf0UGOb-6vKw9FgE8NjWZSY3RrjDknZL9VYKTnB/s1920/20220414_143711%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1920" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbXCK4Rbfu7T-D8HoTyB9GtyNAphw5e6Cjl4fdGa1PvFVANsp3qrg6IPS8b7LsI95FAshU-SW7zNvXfwuj0J3C3Rh5RiPPsRhrPmzDhdfpXfjncy9v8N2V80NaPQw_i1fNUsRwb6qny9qjRwCWTf0UGOb-6vKw9FgE8NjWZSY3RrjDknZL9VYKTnB/s320/20220414_143711%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1920" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjXgMVIHo7l3BJN4gPHyKK3vz0_i7a77uQzMUzCohy4GHsPq9UP3zUP_CNe69mjjBPuwiH31CKi-yB_kjgcTMx0z_zTlI8EXihn-aziJKxJYwthM6S1xnWwGfTOWpeefNArwCRqvJkESpdUK0-Lkzqsm1TlFVZDzJP-fzwl1QvyNn-0j-_OVvdmWW/s320/20220419_152156%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I now need to build shelves in the garage and then start work on rebuilding the layout..</p><p>The layout build will take a while I expect. I still need to add lighting and power to the shed.</p><p>Well that's the end of the B&H Version 4.0.</p><p>The new location will host the D&H V 4.1. I will reuse the full lower section with some minor changes.</p><p>The main yard will be single ended due to the door location. The layout will be single level with a lower staging.</p><p>Stay tuned.</p><br /> <p></p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-56813266930374967552022-03-30T09:40:00.000+11:002022-03-30T09:40:45.850+11:00Time for a change - relocation of layout<h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>The great clash of hobbies drives change</b></h4><p>Its been a while since I updated this blog. Since my last update I added a hobby to my already packed schedule in a 1972 Mach 1 Mustang. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iLrAvVhZd8f7zgo7YDn6DFOGXiXV19VmheL9FgVJmFP_BKj3TcESf2zpvBUkyMF8tEdNFF0Gz_79m7XQuQ7c5uMPrD6S0iw30hHJ1uFNrm0Fip8leM1odlQnB7Yu3NELmnemZF8zoQgKCVEprsO1wUWPTNNLLRWuXWB8h-XU0ZQ49g_xjM4_ZYbg/s4032/20211017_134433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iLrAvVhZd8f7zgo7YDn6DFOGXiXV19VmheL9FgVJmFP_BKj3TcESf2zpvBUkyMF8tEdNFF0Gz_79m7XQuQ7c5uMPrD6S0iw30hHJ1uFNrm0Fip8leM1odlQnB7Yu3NELmnemZF8zoQgKCVEprsO1wUWPTNNLLRWuXWB8h-XU0ZQ49g_xjM4_ZYbg/s320/20211017_134433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This has taken up a heap of time over the last 12 months in getting it roadworthy etc and therefore the Model Railway hobby has taken a back seat. I also struggled to get my head around a schedule / time table and car cards etc so lost a bit of interest for a while.</p><p>Adding to this Sam turned 18 this month and therefore, he is now using Michelle's 14yr old Hyundai i30 and this lead to the need to get Michelle a new car. This has then had a knock on effect in that garage space has become a premium where the Mustang MUST live in the garage to minimise rust issues for the 50yr old Mustang and Michelle wants to be able to store her new car in the garage and not get hot in the summer and her to get wet in the winter when using it.</p><p>As the railway room was built in half the garage, I have made the decision to move the layout out of the garage and reclaim the space for cars. This then lead to a search for a shed that I can install the layout. As the current layout uses 6m x 3m of the garage, I needed to find a similar size space to be able to reuse as much of the current layout as I can.</p><p>I found a solution. A moveable building / box that is insulated. This way, if we move in the future, I can just pick up the layout and building a move it.</p><p>The cost of building a garage and then fitting it out was going to be prohibitive. In terms of council, I found that moveable buildings that are not used as habitable space can be installed with out a permit as long as they don't have footings etc. The council also does not allow for containers to be installed in residential areas for longer than 3 months, so that was out of the question also.</p><p>Here is the solution.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rnEamTqoL3C_-k6h_-lFU2IUpC6rbU3FpkDDl9AG_QDFLyrlpvo9uxN22JeqlrpUx7TxYUN4VQpC204lX32FPgC6GeYg7RQn9tJeonZ0Z44BT9i0Zf5sXIM9yX5ZQ-K-UcWZFBC8tmLUGlDgM1_BQwABuK3GdQHsndABHqXW_07658GDlt-BIN2h/s1920/20220316_120552%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1920" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rnEamTqoL3C_-k6h_-lFU2IUpC6rbU3FpkDDl9AG_QDFLyrlpvo9uxN22JeqlrpUx7TxYUN4VQpC204lX32FPgC6GeYg7RQn9tJeonZ0Z44BT9i0Zf5sXIM9yX5ZQ-K-UcWZFBC8tmLUGlDgM1_BQwABuK3GdQHsndABHqXW_07658GDlt-BIN2h/s320/20220316_120552%20(Large).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHKQ3VxLkbV0g6ee4FLwXkdf1seyYkdTsH4QELK5tm7cvsicU-Bz2QvOl45ebNFqQBmrT_MwEnh772ykYssmzkMO4qN__Cpupi_QKTHe5jAav_lHSAEoYioBhQrKQUdbvoEypczuWaAsPz3psvCIzKvIgLGRoSdH8hSPNihuJGKjfLSReG1adUb1x/s320/tiny%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>While the top and bottom corners have eyelets like a container to pick it up etc, it is not a container or a converted container.<div><br /></div><div>I do not want to drill holes in the steel / aluminium walls so plan on moving from a double deck to a single deck approach for the layout.</div><div>Here is a revised design for the layout.</div><div>The location of the duck under / drop bridge needs to move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeYf5LGE6aFW_-iZYlBcBBnr4AcZlD6UHqLTiSutfjz2HFHN087MBn3jRtWWLc-Imm8mMNPrCYJ5Qz2CUVHBeH3dq6ltbxu9kRGsjlClQecVDlL_uCSSx_IWD5U7Ejwo8PEroPG6z4hUMn0zZPYFcc8N5vG25yQMxpwdz4HuP65jw-LXdnFGh5wwR/s1380/version%204.1%20design%20idea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1380" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeYf5LGE6aFW_-iZYlBcBBnr4AcZlD6UHqLTiSutfjz2HFHN087MBn3jRtWWLc-Imm8mMNPrCYJ5Qz2CUVHBeH3dq6ltbxu9kRGsjlClQecVDlL_uCSSx_IWD5U7Ejwo8PEroPG6z4hUMn0zZPYFcc8N5vG25yQMxpwdz4HuP65jw-LXdnFGh5wwR/s320/version%204.1%20design%20idea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I have started to disassemble the layout by removing the fascia, signals and buildings.</div><div>Next to get the saw out and do some cutting once I have added power to the new shed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned..<br /><p><br /></p></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-8364659842326417132021-02-18T20:22:00.004+11:002021-02-18T20:22:37.471+11:00Schedule and waybill planning and implementation<p><b> Time to write up some waybills</b></p><p>I have been procrastinating this task for a while, but finally have some thoughts about how the train schedule will work on the layout.</p><p>In order to write up the way bills I have manually created a few trains and now I need to write up the waybill for each car. I will use the 4 position waybill system with each car having its own car card that has a picture of the car plus the reporting marks on the card.</p><p>The plan is to have a mix of trains to cater for each type of operator.</p><p><b>The types of train will be:</b></p><p><b>Run through</b> - does not swap out any cars, just runs from staging to staging across the layout.</p><p><b>A simple switching job</b> - this type of train will run from staging, then when it reaches a specific town will switch 1 or 2 tracks and drop off or pick up a small number of cars and then continue to staging.</p><p><b>Complex switching job</b> - this type of train will originate from the main yard and go out and switch a number of tracks at a few towns on the layout and the return to the main yard. There are a number of industries on the layout that will receive a car from off line, then load the car for another on line industry, then the car will then return to the main yard and then depart on the mixed freight. Some cars are captive so will run between 2 locations on the layout that are in different towns and therefore have to switch between switching jobs via the main yard.</p><p>As the simple switching job trains switch out specific tracks in 1 or 2 towns, the trains can either run or they can be skipped if I have a small crew. The run through's can also be skipped if needed.</p><p>The complex switching jobs have associated mixed freights that will run from staging to the main yard and drop off a number of cars and the continue.</p><p>Now to get on a write up these way bills.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Car cards next to each car, waiting for a waybill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEmxQJ9uRjcuP8XmNrlBjSE-EEAdaB7A51deIoLKa7rVlqH9lzP5kmp4BqYMpzajtnqJLnYivFINlVvJQ0TlehEYrEJd5_0DdjvERYL08KocX996HGVnt_lWNtHkXNOV8myaeREUAEoo/s1920/Way+bill+planning+1+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEmxQJ9uRjcuP8XmNrlBjSE-EEAdaB7A51deIoLKa7rVlqH9lzP5kmp4BqYMpzajtnqJLnYivFINlVvJQ0TlehEYrEJd5_0DdjvERYL08KocX996HGVnt_lWNtHkXNOV8myaeREUAEoo/s320/Way+bill+planning+1+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYHZHtB-k6EQ0GMUuNvKyIQ26sTQNSeMJxYh9oeI1VcC3SKM-2iZeaIqSLuMoSzsX88eU1FshU8SOOI92Ve9-iZ53jjDqhrxKRub9IJIELGjUrbCFEzZVzZbDpsvZFHIJP8HxwRlaulo/s1920/Way+bill+planning+2+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYHZHtB-k6EQ0GMUuNvKyIQ26sTQNSeMJxYh9oeI1VcC3SKM-2iZeaIqSLuMoSzsX88eU1FshU8SOOI92Ve9-iZ53jjDqhrxKRub9IJIELGjUrbCFEzZVzZbDpsvZFHIJP8HxwRlaulo/s320/Way+bill+planning+2+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3WfrXUfGCuH7LH4Sdk-y_zEMw7S8WPUj-Lzez5G_qUx4mCSkZsApErfUDquUyYrYHSArvyebh51oH_ha68YGprIyrcttD604jJyPJzy2FCgxMYEbY31Cy_6KAUdC80yy3p6C8O0jq-Q/s1920/Way+bill+planning+3+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3WfrXUfGCuH7LH4Sdk-y_zEMw7S8WPUj-Lzez5G_qUx4mCSkZsApErfUDquUyYrYHSArvyebh51oH_ha68YGprIyrcttD604jJyPJzy2FCgxMYEbY31Cy_6KAUdC80yy3p6C8O0jq-Q/s320/Way+bill+planning+3+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A rough plan of each train and its direction, towns to stop at and types of industries to switch<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04Ts6HG2sJadJpfEzWiRGj3vwEDykXTSVl_kfVuucqO2mQv_AyO0sk94PQAZleKemLE40IM9CBk3ZvGcrlJ_I-bsjFepK-l7GFHdOQWzllLo-y0081AmDdP8ZFNb-Qg6_1HBJz4nNdbs/s1920/Way+bill+planning+4+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04Ts6HG2sJadJpfEzWiRGj3vwEDykXTSVl_kfVuucqO2mQv_AyO0sk94PQAZleKemLE40IM9CBk3ZvGcrlJ_I-bsjFepK-l7GFHdOQWzllLo-y0081AmDdP8ZFNb-Qg6_1HBJz4nNdbs/s320/Way+bill+planning+4+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A full list of all the industries on the layout. The red ones are the cars that are on line industries that will either receive or send a car to another on line industry.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALNG5PMKaFDhuV4PZl-qvbsYA4vXiqk4votNtMx-mBvP9o-YMutEYFBdgeU0TzoKqCZLcBkpBzbHG079RJSvlY-pPwdDkgI7KotZzLfnHGG_hSH7FJgzUBlSZL6VqRY6P9SzYU3HsQmw/s1297/Way+bill+planning+5+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALNG5PMKaFDhuV4PZl-qvbsYA4vXiqk4votNtMx-mBvP9o-YMutEYFBdgeU0TzoKqCZLcBkpBzbHG079RJSvlY-pPwdDkgI7KotZzLfnHGG_hSH7FJgzUBlSZL6VqRY6P9SzYU3HsQmw/s320/Way+bill+planning+5+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The 4 way waybill. Here there are 2 waybills. They are double sided.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HVYQF8p_QkG8HXslqrqPUC9Kn4GEdjbh0tcDWAzpR9979iczNkcvelorFzQ-phkIDvLnAIorm1UCdNNgCm8hZypLZJH59XWSZ7VWjEPhUz2Y9zgyl3Fo0I1PBGxv3Pegy8LmBdLr0_Y/s1304/Way+bill+planning+6+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HVYQF8p_QkG8HXslqrqPUC9Kn4GEdjbh0tcDWAzpR9979iczNkcvelorFzQ-phkIDvLnAIorm1UCdNNgCm8hZypLZJH59XWSZ7VWjEPhUz2Y9zgyl3Fo0I1PBGxv3Pegy8LmBdLr0_Y/s320/Way+bill+planning+6+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>More progress to follow.</p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-74385708316360775412020-11-27T10:21:00.004+11:002020-11-27T10:43:56.815+11:00RF16 Shark sound install<p> Ah the burble of a Baldwin</p><p>I have been planning the install of a sound decoder into the ER Models RF16 Shark for some time. I have been following a number of threads on "The RailWire" for a while and found some suggestions as to speaker enclosures and small mobile phone speakers that work well on the Loksound Micro v5.</p><p>Once all the parts arrived and with a little down time I set about the install of the speaker and sound decoder into the RF16.</p><p>As the ER Models RF16 has a reasonably solid frame, there was a little bit of milling to be done in order for fit the parts near the rear of the loco.</p><p>As the loco comes with rapido couplers and I always run the loco with its sister RF16, I cut the front coupler box from the bogie and installed a body mount medium shank microtrains coupler. At the back of the loco, I replaced the rapido coupler with a medium shank unimate on one of the pair and a short shank unimate on the other loco to get a reasonable gap between them.</p><p>Here are a few progress pictures and a short video.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3ommZwwMT_JghEyD7eJKq-GzxS6Jk8X-iirpTtmSuPih53fLu-1Lz62G3rm5fUhqSr4lW2GLkH01kah6V4RVkOtG_qrSGsChntrrQ9dhOvvaRD_IQAIZ5a5PJsIaJnbrONf_e8STx_g/s1920/RF16+Shark+Sound+install+1+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3ommZwwMT_JghEyD7eJKq-GzxS6Jk8X-iirpTtmSuPih53fLu-1Lz62G3rm5fUhqSr4lW2GLkH01kah6V4RVkOtG_qrSGsChntrrQ9dhOvvaRD_IQAIZ5a5PJsIaJnbrONf_e8STx_g/s320/RF16+Shark+Sound+install+1+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn1MPEucPcULvTVq_kHNisogWgxGKsXKNayS39DFZTbWMlf3GR6_bfzpVBriXIvAvbeAJGTPZUcjtqmsN66gmX4dKbdryNn9q0dzfzdPK-m4MXiRjEi_T6Qt966e82i91PEH0Qbvp0Ls/s1920/RF16+Shark+sound+install+2+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn1MPEucPcULvTVq_kHNisogWgxGKsXKNayS39DFZTbWMlf3GR6_bfzpVBriXIvAvbeAJGTPZUcjtqmsN66gmX4dKbdryNn9q0dzfzdPK-m4MXiRjEi_T6Qt966e82i91PEH0Qbvp0Ls/s320/RF16+Shark+sound+install+2+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7m7aKK6ErtCMohovDdj3I7LTj7nrjIifJip_ocz3muyGWkfqO4Gw3vTxTX_IO6E4BIFRAVhDc8vXiza1fM4IsrNzE0pOShh9GNAjTPkXsFK8nRwCuBKa-IkTrKdcUt-HdVPYqGJ9iuM8/s1920/RF16+Shark+close+coupling+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7m7aKK6ErtCMohovDdj3I7LTj7nrjIifJip_ocz3muyGWkfqO4Gw3vTxTX_IO6E4BIFRAVhDc8vXiza1fM4IsrNzE0pOShh9GNAjTPkXsFK8nRwCuBKa-IkTrKdcUt-HdVPYqGJ9iuM8/s320/RF16+Shark+close+coupling+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpB111nlK9RHfl46yxk_jU-JL2tS9DLJyOe7O1FY9rY-krPPL-fdCHvNxeqhS6Y3c9KjpM4kR1eg2YeVRgpCtKuQE5CyJHhyphenhyphenkaSI6kT9p8eBDi0t7qj8AuZHA7xwPLVubls7zmsaOxyG8/s1920/RF16+Shark+Sound+install+3+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpB111nlK9RHfl46yxk_jU-JL2tS9DLJyOe7O1FY9rY-krPPL-fdCHvNxeqhS6Y3c9KjpM4kR1eg2YeVRgpCtKuQE5CyJHhyphenhyphenkaSI6kT9p8eBDi0t7qj8AuZHA7xwPLVubls7zmsaOxyG8/s320/RF16+Shark+Sound+install+3+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N7opzoLFvIM" width="320" youtube-src-id="N7opzoLFvIM"></iframe></div>The audio from the phone is not as good as the loco sounds on the layout but gives you an idea. <div>The burble of the Baldwin sounds great!...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-14059333193653721202020-10-24T14:49:00.002+11:002020-10-24T14:49:21.102+11:00GHQ Dozer build<p> Hmm.. Missing parts.</p><p>Today, while procrastinating about developing a schedule and the card packs for the layout I came across a GHQ Bulldozer kit that I purchased many years ago and decided to build it.</p><p>All was going swimmingly well until I found that I was missing the main front blade and arms from the dozer. After a careful search of the area where I cut over the blister pack, the part, the is probably the biggest part of the whole kit is missing.. Darn it!.</p><p>I continued to build the the dozer with the parts I have and have contacted GHQ to see if a part can be sent. If not, then the dozer can be placed on a well car or flat car and be a load (once painted).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sTpVD5sp_2mgY5V48lifO_05x9qeChwomV_LggGOSjncv7pgLstSNTCZXjLBzsZHnRaooBloQfNS5eIlvGVWSNrLijhILkNMw7WSNLj32LLr0vw_nuwg3NzEQaSJUls-70iVjNfBZ-c/s1920/GHQ+Dozer+build+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sTpVD5sp_2mgY5V48lifO_05x9qeChwomV_LggGOSjncv7pgLstSNTCZXjLBzsZHnRaooBloQfNS5eIlvGVWSNrLijhILkNMw7WSNLj32LLr0vw_nuwg3NzEQaSJUls-70iVjNfBZ-c/s320/GHQ+Dozer+build+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Now back to those car card packs.</p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-7544704466960002122020-10-23T21:02:00.002+11:002020-10-23T21:02:18.554+11:00Raspberry Pi - For JMRI<p><b>No not a a Raspberry Pie (the type you like to eat).</b></p><p>Have been watching with a keen interest the progress of the Raspberry Pi mini computer.</p><p>The Raspberry Pi is a PC on a board that are about $100. The idea is that they are small, simple, solid state and are used for what ever project you can come up with. The Raspberry Pi 4 fits into the palm of your hand and is about as powerful as your average size Laptop these days. Has 4 USB ports, built in WiFi, a wired network port, 2 x HDMI ports etc etc. Is runs a version of Linux called Raspbian. All totally Free..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd5A4qKlkl5-l1AbGPJKC-QgYfC-9imFk8FDOBs300luDOT3tGEu8Yiwfo_GEJvHFPoNTwQXDMCoXipOXIkEYR9htzXbc5I_NJl_7hL4cMcVg9sbFS_l7SLBe_l_QfL_J2QwbRaTYA9A/s1000/Raspberry+Pi+4+-+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd5A4qKlkl5-l1AbGPJKC-QgYfC-9imFk8FDOBs300luDOT3tGEu8Yiwfo_GEJvHFPoNTwQXDMCoXipOXIkEYR9htzXbc5I_NJl_7hL4cMcVg9sbFS_l7SLBe_l_QfL_J2QwbRaTYA9A/s320/Raspberry+Pi+4+-+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNKSFn1TvPT9lmUczhCW3E8av5IUvaOjIlHIaerl7YZuhvPiFdRC20HdVkdCabhYrEJ5RxPXhI-TsWGJvC843GHtILoWp89RjK9_48Ob62N4UiB7mIjVmIC2v1E8gBvszFmjVHEYJE2g/s2048/RB-CASE_PI4%252B01_A.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNKSFn1TvPT9lmUczhCW3E8av5IUvaOjIlHIaerl7YZuhvPiFdRC20HdVkdCabhYrEJ5RxPXhI-TsWGJvC843GHtILoWp89RjK9_48Ob62N4UiB7mIjVmIC2v1E8gBvszFmjVHEYJE2g/s320/RB-CASE_PI4%252B01_A.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi759tSzV0dq9CfEwBFUMifuGlPSLyTr3qbRIpgBFhF1gmOMGzSEM7DuxU7qpDr1bhyA50mWaQLc4iHIBf0SSiLbU6M4GQPStUXBgxmHNCpYgJv7hyvqljhpvs5Ce9m8yavsJqzggiHU/s1280/Raspberry+Pi+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLi759tSzV0dq9CfEwBFUMifuGlPSLyTr3qbRIpgBFhF1gmOMGzSEM7DuxU7qpDr1bhyA50mWaQLc4iHIBf0SSiLbU6M4GQPStUXBgxmHNCpYgJv7hyvqljhpvs5Ce9m8yavsJqzggiHU/s320/Raspberry+Pi+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I had watched a few tutorials on setting one up to run JMRI and had been sitting on the fence for a while as I had a old Laptop that I was using to run Panel Pro on the layout. The issue with the laptop is that it takes a while to start, does not have a battery and was a general pain in the neck. I found a cheap, used Raspberry Pi 4B 4Gb on ebay so thought why not.. Lets have a crack at this.</p><p>The guys at JMRI have set up a image for the Pi so that it can just be copied to a SD card for the Pi and it will auto detect the DCC system and connection to the Loconet. Too easy I thought..... and it was..</p><p>I have now got the Pi running on the layout in a way so that it does not have a screen, it boots up when the layout power is turned on as I walk in the room. The Pi then auto starts JMRI and the Panel for the layout and then runs the layout initialisation routine to set all the turnouts to a known state for the signals to work.</p><p>It is best to shutdown the the Raspberry Pi rather than just killing the power, so I have set up a turnout number that I can operate from the throttle so that it runs the shutdown routine for the Pi. Once done I can then kill the power to the layout. </p><p>As an alternative, I also have an old iPad in the room that connects to the JMRI web server (that auto starts when the Pi starts). I have a panel that has some basic functions on it (per below) so I can enable the staging auto reverse set up so that I can just set a train running and JMRI will set for the selected clear track and then detect when the train is in the loop and auto throw the turnout so that the train can exit safely. It then waits for the train to clear the staging turnouts and a few extra blocks and then rests.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8L1dcvH21FWTURUb_LczK6gcDhL7Fmgm8u1TxuQEIqkuZuSlXCyzbDFVw1ah73D0TADvhwViwiXVP8ors_F42yc8IZ7fqfiAMdmX0_vN7pY0z4TlESbd6Y12_77hs8z1G6USyIGjX0zM/s1672/Pi+Screen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8L1dcvH21FWTURUb_LczK6gcDhL7Fmgm8u1TxuQEIqkuZuSlXCyzbDFVw1ah73D0TADvhwViwiXVP8ors_F42yc8IZ7fqfiAMdmX0_vN7pY0z4TlESbd6Y12_77hs8z1G6USyIGjX0zM/s320/Pi+Screen.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The panel also has a switch on it to shutdown the Pi so that I dont need to use the throttle. All rather nifty.. So now I can do away with the laptop and only drag it out when I need to program a loco.</p><p>The Pi has USB ports so that a keyboard, mouse and monitor can be installed if needed, but I can just remote control to it from my laptop or the iPad if needed. So no screen or keyboard is required in the RR Room.</p><p><br /></p><p>All rather nifty really. That was a nice distraction from buildings. Now back to the buildings.</p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-37247777478264618722020-10-10T16:29:00.005+11:002020-10-10T16:42:36.257+11:00Fairhaven Glass and power station<p></p><div class="separator"><b>More buildings completed</b></div><p></p><p>Over the last week or so I have been working on the buildings in Fairhaven.</p><p>The town of Fairhaven is dominated by the large glass factory. It also has a power station, pipe unloading facility and a Ball Metal containers. Ball metal containers was built a few months ago and I have been thinking about how to do the modern (that's modern 1970's style) glass factory. </p><p>I finally got around to getting stuck in. After some research into glass manufacturing, I realised that the main commodity inbound is sand and the track I had allocated for the delivery was not very big. I also have a power plant that is more for town power as opposed to the glass facility. I then decided to swap the locations of the sand unloading and the coal unloading to enable more sand cars to be spotted. </p><p>I adapted / changed / shortened a few existing buildings I picked up from Barry and John Fahey and built the power station and sand silo facility. </p><p>The other function of the glass factory is to hide the track that is behind it that comes up from South staging. I made the buildings so that they can be picked up and moved, just in case of an issue or for track cleaning etc.</p><p>Here are the buildings about 80% complete as I need to add windows, paint and weather etc.</p><p>Most buildings with get a heap of roof details etc.</p><p>Here is an overall view of Fairhaven.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkldt7Ortd_6rz-4-e5xmcjL_RqQRtpSnM8xISZkOg7z7uvqBtNVe66glaVC1sVAM5Zd4i1O038at2S5Y1rmuragUMjw3QGhb5mJcdJE7L6YflFAhKMO-NEahdu2Kwhyphenhypheno4ZlfYUt6797w/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkldt7Ortd_6rz-4-e5xmcjL_RqQRtpSnM8xISZkOg7z7uvqBtNVe66glaVC1sVAM5Zd4i1O038at2S5Y1rmuragUMjw3QGhb5mJcdJE7L6YflFAhKMO-NEahdu2Kwhyphenhypheno4ZlfYUt6797w/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This is the sand unloading facility</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aSQ_LTj0eXCv95bjwbL7GGt5yNor2CbnFjg907dcjKpzl2K3alenw-_XIoEO7qPGxYRa7plVdutedCDp1OaaafCdsx7ni3s9lIGQQR0Fob-iIIc_U9hSPxwPVQ-stR1b1YfaTg2WfoI/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aSQ_LTj0eXCv95bjwbL7GGt5yNor2CbnFjg907dcjKpzl2K3alenw-_XIoEO7qPGxYRa7plVdutedCDp1OaaafCdsx7ni3s9lIGQQR0Fob-iIIc_U9hSPxwPVQ-stR1b1YfaTg2WfoI/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKbyePTLeGcodSXOyCzvC2g5S9cXHcTy6eXzTuhrQPsOAxl-ouUgin4Dfwfq50FB6v7yfX-I-0qq1eePcA3x_GxFl-exbW7zzDFprbsKPwCWlqVnRXBcM3_okWHQ3DKs1_vl7bsHR59k/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25289%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKbyePTLeGcodSXOyCzvC2g5S9cXHcTy6eXzTuhrQPsOAxl-ouUgin4Dfwfq50FB6v7yfX-I-0qq1eePcA3x_GxFl-exbW7zzDFprbsKPwCWlqVnRXBcM3_okWHQ3DKs1_vl7bsHR59k/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25289%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the sodium and recycled glass unloading dock and main part of the factory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIzRjEco-0rt78OjaNQJ1NNbVoaLL21VCdYthgKHwLci0SucQCy0VLVTLGJomulvdR7Z7abrZNAgXzZ-4vQW6XgsuOe_TXnPHENU0EQW2MPrAlfOpAY9C44Uk4ArDo3pv77dSONytnhM/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIzRjEco-0rt78OjaNQJ1NNbVoaLL21VCdYthgKHwLci0SucQCy0VLVTLGJomulvdR7Z7abrZNAgXzZ-4vQW6XgsuOe_TXnPHENU0EQW2MPrAlfOpAY9C44Uk4ArDo3pv77dSONytnhM/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is the box car loading facility for completed glass products.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNwxcs-Y_AuyyE-8QfdDp5R77_HK9aHeCaVIbvjabDWwtYxEqCJWxPR8ZLaHyiQP82m6AFj026gj4LvFypuReRbPdmFbJw2RNNZr1Jc1gWJ6sXzdSZhn7Gs2TjBKECXGHdrwI18iI0Vk/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNwxcs-Y_AuyyE-8QfdDp5R77_HK9aHeCaVIbvjabDWwtYxEqCJWxPR8ZLaHyiQP82m6AFj026gj4LvFypuReRbPdmFbJw2RNNZr1Jc1gWJ6sXzdSZhn7Gs2TjBKECXGHdrwI18iI0Vk/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Main office building and the power station<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnykNPJBDpquAM3yy06H4WCz6RtMkhs-lLAv567XER8niRmJjb8x_CTg-1ZbrXA32EfnB8qS04iG1TcjtyR4HCvIgcZVO1U21eAuR3n_uvzfTZsKDGriRLymkrwMp-oVDLtCrcuLL93A/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnykNPJBDpquAM3yy06H4WCz6RtMkhs-lLAv567XER8niRmJjb8x_CTg-1ZbrXA32EfnB8qS04iG1TcjtyR4HCvIgcZVO1U21eAuR3n_uvzfTZsKDGriRLymkrwMp-oVDLtCrcuLL93A/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Coal unloading facility attached to the power station.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriNEDyyGoFsy2dzStfocW-i04BgckKWeG3WnomnKhyzXvJfvCyOsYSVMe5Zwk7vGP_Vj4uc8kK9aJ25UyYkJMqe6kdRF6AdxvbsLGfdmybcH82OH8Zn0URORl8LTIqYBjoBDDmMQK0f4/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25287%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriNEDyyGoFsy2dzStfocW-i04BgckKWeG3WnomnKhyzXvJfvCyOsYSVMe5Zwk7vGP_Vj4uc8kK9aJ25UyYkJMqe6kdRF6AdxvbsLGfdmybcH82OH8Zn0URORl8LTIqYBjoBDDmMQK0f4/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25287%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yth6qortDK2ioMu9b2RHQkzEHvmHilegM1jM3vAl0si3GXyS5tGE5yNMEBW31ggm8FR2L-RaAI-Tzh4wMMWfJxcO4NmsaKpNQgefSZjkeS2_uMDDFJOHWM2tTdJXKh7LodroybXUp-A/s1920/Fairhaven+glass+%25288%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yth6qortDK2ioMu9b2RHQkzEHvmHilegM1jM3vAl0si3GXyS5tGE5yNMEBW31ggm8FR2L-RaAI-Tzh4wMMWfJxcO4NmsaKpNQgefSZjkeS2_uMDDFJOHWM2tTdJXKh7LodroybXUp-A/s320/Fairhaven+glass+%25288%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I also completed the unloading dock and cover for the large power station in Plattsburgh.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdDHD1jwAdFDWUIYiy4JVq7Ph-ftrCfp-r1tP_cP_ZqQbfTltU6ykUhv8LpfZS1zUHiR_VRHWt7SXM0BkmrFaAKu19JYT_rGnvrFqctpH4wtAz8nrvwitxuWBle-oA-J5xsIeYCkObko/s1920/Plattsburgh+power+station+unloading+roof++%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdDHD1jwAdFDWUIYiy4JVq7Ph-ftrCfp-r1tP_cP_ZqQbfTltU6ykUhv8LpfZS1zUHiR_VRHWt7SXM0BkmrFaAKu19JYT_rGnvrFqctpH4wtAz8nrvwitxuWBle-oA-J5xsIeYCkObko/s320/Plattsburgh+power+station+unloading+roof++%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo30Y9vSu7iYyagwCqhpc32XPC8xHwH7fQc_QxC6bcNWPDCDH4wpMm9PgygLtmwmVqPRe2CDqQjbRJ9nNp3xp_CT0k_kkQiQ8fp-qV1Ag89e-qgixtYMQwMJLcEQnv2xOPvi6-wiBiCE/s1920/Plattsburgh+power+station+unloading+roof++%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo30Y9vSu7iYyagwCqhpc32XPC8xHwH7fQc_QxC6bcNWPDCDH4wpMm9PgygLtmwmVqPRe2CDqQjbRJ9nNp3xp_CT0k_kkQiQ8fp-qV1Ag89e-qgixtYMQwMJLcEQnv2xOPvi6-wiBiCE/s320/Plattsburgh+power+station+unloading+roof++%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The roof on the power plant is yet to be completed due to a shortage of materials. More is on order.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will now do some running to test out the unloading and loading facilities.</p><br />Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-67141906564323929552020-09-27T16:53:00.005+10:002020-09-27T16:57:01.425+10:00Road bridges and a culvert<p><b>More bridge work.</b></p><p>I have long been looking at ways to cover tunel portholes on the layout or places where trains enter and exit the main layout. I have been lucky enough to obtain a few road bridges from friends fallen flag layouts over the last few years and have been storing them up.</p><p>This weekend I spent a bit of time cutting and modifying them to fit places where I wanted to cover holes in backdrops etc.</p><p>First up a bridge on the south side of Cooperville. There is a corner location and I did not put in a curved backdrop. So a bridge at a 45 degree angle should do the trick over the TOFC interchange. I think this one came from John Fahey</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzxnTSSSWburpNzuK0eFFYu4XR4_35VWFaKQ98992g64HiinnTPDOXy8veqWhoKYWxidp96_xnjccx3O7xgdMHmeqU16llfEY1Rnv1CestoDPMVzRFehB3vOsvEqauyPbMBxNtKWAuk0/s1920/Road+bridges+install+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzxnTSSSWburpNzuK0eFFYu4XR4_35VWFaKQ98992g64HiinnTPDOXy8veqWhoKYWxidp96_xnjccx3O7xgdMHmeqU16llfEY1Rnv1CestoDPMVzRFehB3vOsvEqauyPbMBxNtKWAuk0/s320/Road+bridges+install+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Next up I wanted to cover the access to the north creek branch where there is a train usually staged.</p><p>Again, I cut a bridge given to me to fit the space. I think this one came from John Fahey</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29lnsR7niJSaM52bfWuWBc0ghAlVT_KI-rd5ujyUIqWVj6a6fcjpIrlTCEDYsCfI4FH6EqBs2INn03fCqHonlaW8R7x2z1sYDRLt3GC9FsXieMGl70UFrphELuc_xBKq3y1EmJ9WWOjY/s1920/Road+bridges+install+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh29lnsR7niJSaM52bfWuWBc0ghAlVT_KI-rd5ujyUIqWVj6a6fcjpIrlTCEDYsCfI4FH6EqBs2INn03fCqHonlaW8R7x2z1sYDRLt3GC9FsXieMGl70UFrphELuc_xBKq3y1EmJ9WWOjY/s320/Road+bridges+install+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Next up a bridge over the middle of Port Henry. Not prototypical for the location but wanted to break up the scene a bit. This one cant from Barry Davies. I have set this one back a little bit to stop it from being knocked by operators.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CU0_L2Tc4nCuYbp9xPU8dZRJm3_dIxdUaDghjgFTvw_uVKRnsj-gx7pdbLNyzByaTDiUKhxoHORa1Dz_mc2lcbRejvQXkjqkb4w3Pmyrfj7fGxLKRVZGGfmtm7S561rIw1lKNDRcfTs/s1920/Road+bridges+install+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CU0_L2Tc4nCuYbp9xPU8dZRJm3_dIxdUaDghjgFTvw_uVKRnsj-gx7pdbLNyzByaTDiUKhxoHORa1Dz_mc2lcbRejvQXkjqkb4w3Pmyrfj7fGxLKRVZGGfmtm7S561rIw1lKNDRcfTs/s320/Road+bridges+install+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUDVGSUmI-AhJWuRzCa_h2s8rpVA0-fTRacxxTX7jwb_DHuKCxcKHF66B4vfR0WBRRhbgt3gcs4DLliRazwIqETXyxPM-kmEJl0jea6O9GMFXlgoo6Vtyl2C_cqQHvO7zOw5RgoIWD5k/s1920/Road+bridges+install+%25287%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUDVGSUmI-AhJWuRzCa_h2s8rpVA0-fTRacxxTX7jwb_DHuKCxcKHF66B4vfR0WBRRhbgt3gcs4DLliRazwIqETXyxPM-kmEJl0jea6O9GMFXlgoo6Vtyl2C_cqQHvO7zOw5RgoIWD5k/s320/Road+bridges+install+%25287%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then a bridge over the North bound main line as the train enters the 1 turn helix. I cut up 1 long bridge to make this one and the next one. This one is from John Fahey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFDNyWzZyi0D2TMeNa7VknVpK3wYDVw9eeUKMNBW1iEuMF756s0X0Nf2vW7GF6WaMUiPD3IaxO5HRTLWbayjPHb-hwOM19KQvb1yd0lEqVrZ6XpKwuvf2g_wTZwUn5G88j5dtBQf8vSk/s1920/Road+bridges+install+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFDNyWzZyi0D2TMeNa7VknVpK3wYDVw9eeUKMNBW1iEuMF756s0X0Nf2vW7GF6WaMUiPD3IaxO5HRTLWbayjPHb-hwOM19KQvb1yd0lEqVrZ6XpKwuvf2g_wTZwUn5G88j5dtBQf8vSk/s320/Road+bridges+install+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I used a small part of the previous bridge to make this short scenery block.</p><p>This is the 1 turn helix heading south to Port Henry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMYmcNAahtaF-ju3TYadTNyyVV5oX1FWnmN50rC5NxwtgxRZxF8psagRuQ9VtFOESvpQRpJo6ox9BY0eEjbWp94skY4aTdsHmm5Nv8q-7NaTKdaVUhxHZOUvF4EjJAvzFs503TSlx93g/s1920/Road+bridges+install+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMYmcNAahtaF-ju3TYadTNyyVV5oX1FWnmN50rC5NxwtgxRZxF8psagRuQ9VtFOESvpQRpJo6ox9BY0eEjbWp94skY4aTdsHmm5Nv8q-7NaTKdaVUhxHZOUvF4EjJAvzFs503TSlx93g/s320/Road+bridges+install+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then lastly a small culvert is placed on the North End of Fairhaven.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLhPoxmIewVjYDt7ooJn8RRtdeQpaZqjC-H9ghBuM7w6jjopS-AacNhauf-kSpq6LTpnAqXMLZMVUaApBFEzSvGvVvAelRdZhV8JoY5fPSPiFGDuaZ3Bs6daeHcrsLjyhtTwT2VbVQ_U/s1920/Culvet+install+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLhPoxmIewVjYDt7ooJn8RRtdeQpaZqjC-H9ghBuM7w6jjopS-AacNhauf-kSpq6LTpnAqXMLZMVUaApBFEzSvGvVvAelRdZhV8JoY5fPSPiFGDuaZ3Bs6daeHcrsLjyhtTwT2VbVQ_U/s320/Culvet+install+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Lots of bridge work both road and rail this weekend. I have found I need more cars.. So need to see what I can find.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-66794422704185480732020-09-26T21:57:00.006+10:002020-09-26T22:09:10.289+10:00More Bridges<p><b>Mainline between Cooperville and North Staging</b></p><p>Since the bridge install at Cooperville, I have been planning and kit bashing a few bridges to be installed on the main line between Cooperville and North staging.</p><p>The first bridge is an Atlas code 55 truss bridge with a ME 40ft girder extension. I think this bridge was given to me by Barry Davies and came off the now fallen flag Thompson River Canyon built by Rod and Vic.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgee_SXR793bPuT8lPhNVbf55FJBtQwUHVoqY_GSFyhUGZTasG4NCFkNkqGMyT_c0frrh7NQ01XEnuSsgW7iUM17zR8mbpyF2ejAGANDa8dAZzSmVRMhjTtB5ulxt0BnXbZB4YDXVakpw/s1920/Upper+level+bridge+install+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgee_SXR793bPuT8lPhNVbf55FJBtQwUHVoqY_GSFyhUGZTasG4NCFkNkqGMyT_c0frrh7NQ01XEnuSsgW7iUM17zR8mbpyF2ejAGANDa8dAZzSmVRMhjTtB5ulxt0BnXbZB4YDXVakpw/s320/Upper+level+bridge+install+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8IE8tZxMeto9QJPj0ujBAElL2devYIF1tUzGy_wQspDRsV395AfsxGmjl7DlqW0eX-p_TPuGvXDhHJxVbpDuGChyphenhyphenYXYBx5wnhHwvX8-Crv9Px51CE4uZi2afUSWptQWn7Tak1LQnUTs/s1920/Upper+level+bridge+install+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNnO7jP3WwPMFfbB3gpnOYcAvGBycmzGrzUHPKlIHgB1QpdC-FW6jnaF7RsnXxECfRlUy_nK8B5iR9uQiLIJrvt5PIg7Gli3Uk2-YJmd9nPVLRpaM6r7r4dI7EyYxdy6sDIOOGjLm_B8/s1920/Upper+level+bridge+install+%252810%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNnO7jP3WwPMFfbB3gpnOYcAvGBycmzGrzUHPKlIHgB1QpdC-FW6jnaF7RsnXxECfRlUy_nK8B5iR9uQiLIJrvt5PIg7Gli3Uk2-YJmd9nPVLRpaM6r7r4dI7EyYxdy6sDIOOGjLm_B8/s320/Upper+level+bridge+install+%252810%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>All bridges have been air brushed with anthracite grey and then with a light dusting of burnt umber. The track and ties have been painted with my usual olive drab colour. With this track I used a micro brush.</p><p>The supports are kit bashed from an Atlas stone arch bridge.The supports are the same colour as the bridges (for now). More weathering to come on those. They are all easily removed at this point in time.</p><p>I think this makes a large difference to the look of the upper level. I have also reduced the height of the front fascia and the foam to give a better view of the trains.</p><p>I'm not 100% complete on the height of the foam base along the back of the track as I want it to look like the part of the line that runs along the edge of Lake Champlain in up state New York. So more thinking to be done there.</p><p>With the hot wire cutter in my hand, I decided that the large mountain on the single turn helix between Port Henry and Plattsburgh needed to be reduced in height and cut out the vertical groves. Here is the update to that scene.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF7Kt87oIrfZ6fKEB0t_hFu6kEawcmcoRFsjpCBOLi2OBUPYLkdOdE3f-kJCxDZlmkhbvzwWyviFZ-H56fGdE7Ggsp2V8Yh4ZiCO_2eJ-vLNfaZmP7gqDqLlq9WZ-0DvRZaj5RxjuNEM/s1920/Reduce+the+size+of+mountain+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEF7Kt87oIrfZ6fKEB0t_hFu6kEawcmcoRFsjpCBOLi2OBUPYLkdOdE3f-kJCxDZlmkhbvzwWyviFZ-H56fGdE7Ggsp2V8Yh4ZiCO_2eJ-vLNfaZmP7gqDqLlq9WZ-0DvRZaj5RxjuNEM/s320/Reduce+the+size+of+mountain+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Stay tuned for the next update.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-6067014857237292392020-09-13T19:00:00.002+10:002020-09-13T19:00:50.747+10:00Cooperville Bridge install<p> Time to make some cuts</p><p>I have been thinking about and planning to install some bridges along the top deck of the layout for some time. The old saying of measure twice cut once also blended into procrastination for some time.</p><p>Today I took the plunge and am happy with the result.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used a 2 track Atlas code 55 girder bridge. As the track levels are slightly different in this area due to the main line being 2 mm higher than the loop track, I had to slightly modify the bridge to enable the difference in height. The mod was fairly simple and it all clicked back together.</p><p>I also cut some height off the front fascia and also pruned the foam that sits between the fascia and the track. I also was not that happy with the finish on the foam at the back of the main line. So cut that down also.</p><p>I need to get some 3mm MDF to place under the bridge to form the river bed. As we are in lockdown (end of week 7) in Melbourne, I will wait until I can go to Bunnings to get some. I could click and collect, but it s not that urgent.</p><p>Here are a few progress shots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUuGKELkUXdrjy1lZHohAoNSTZ1s2op1iHcdAXca2vJ79uxFNBPK0NAaX2jd7lx9yKsR06tfemqa1mKJXHv2GTJRI_vXlCSonaFQfynRnsvXdO2QDm0AeHGhCooziS5zHB8QSMs2RYOM/s1920/Coopersville+Bridge+install+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUuGKELkUXdrjy1lZHohAoNSTZ1s2op1iHcdAXca2vJ79uxFNBPK0NAaX2jd7lx9yKsR06tfemqa1mKJXHv2GTJRI_vXlCSonaFQfynRnsvXdO2QDm0AeHGhCooziS5zHB8QSMs2RYOM/s320/Coopersville+Bridge+install+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vTpJcKLtR0NKsy87BgKobDJd0NfTksWu2Q5h3ZNsN6BsiU8R_Gc-sJK9vEuzvAPKlT415_-4ULmIcxlUc804A0l6IaLm_8-GCljVxQKLolV57D4ohelB0S4CQuHvDG_8QbF08hgTzfY/s1920/Coopersville+Bridge+install+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The results are not up to GoPro standards but still ok and gives the viewer a feel for the layout.</p><p>The signal aspects are a little hard to see from the camera. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a video from south staging to North staging.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/geI_Fy1bfX0" width="320" youtube-src-id="geI_Fy1bfX0"></iframe></div><br /><p>Here is the view from North staging to South staging.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kO8Pqq6lqU4" width="320" youtube-src-id="kO8Pqq6lqU4"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Now starting to plan where to place bridges on the upper level.<div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-60135845874083517812020-08-30T09:09:00.003+10:002020-08-30T09:09:56.710+10:00Final Signal Install<p> <b>Signal Planting Complete</b></p><p>The install of the 46 signals is now complete with the last units being installed in Port Henry and Plattsburgh. The next step is to complete more testing. I think I have ironed out most issues, but with trains on the layout and "real world" testing, I may find a few things I have missed. I know the dwarfs in Port Henry and Plattsburgh not exactly work the way I had planned but will now test and see.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Plattsburgh entering from the South.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwxv-Mx9Bi-koc99v9TDOEundqFq0bA-5jGHUQ-_MNTzCTd9o4QKdko-sm7QP-je-oGM_pvVdDusO_UKpeoB8rUxjb2hVYoEdfIYQ-FE_qGZf5gxRs2NLV9U7Bfky48ccB02lU4Qee3w/s1920/Last+Signal+installs+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwxv-Mx9Bi-koc99v9TDOEundqFq0bA-5jGHUQ-_MNTzCTd9o4QKdko-sm7QP-je-oGM_pvVdDusO_UKpeoB8rUxjb2hVYoEdfIYQ-FE_qGZf5gxRs2NLV9U7Bfky48ccB02lU4Qee3w/s640/Last+Signal+installs+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I am having a few teething issues with the camera as it stops recording after about 2 minutes so will do more testing. The instructions for the camera while in english are very poor as the interpreter they employed in China at the manufacture was not very good at English. What can I expect for $20 for a ebay special 1080p camera that measures 2.5cm square. </p><p>During the camera run I discovered that the signals in Whtehall were not working. After some investigation I found that the TC64 was not receiving the messages from the loconet. I reached out to Dick at RR-Cirkits for some support. Even though the TC64 is about 13 years old, the support from Dick is great. Currently working through the issue. As postage back to the US is expensive and takes a very long time, Dick has offered to guide me through the repair that I will undertake to complete myself. As all the components on the board are surface mount, things will get interesting, however, Im confident I can complete the repair.</p><p><br /></p><p>More to come...</p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-45350846683677171642020-08-23T19:34:00.006+10:002020-08-23T19:46:07.168+10:00Signal install continues and loco facilities.<p><b> Is planting signals a thing?</b></p><p>This weekend the weather is yuck, we are still in Covid19 2.0 and Melbourne stage 4 lockdown, so back into the RR room to install more signals. This weekend I completed the install in Whitehall and started on Port Henry before I hit a road block. More on the roadblock in a sec.</p><p>Whitehall has 16 signals in total including a bunch of dwarfs. I probably went over the top on the number of dwarf's but, why not..</p><p>The clearance on the signals between the tracks is tight but it works.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2BbECLeZiKTAxiJ01koa1Pix_lCrhXxN5hnDI2o7n-4Ep1NyPudQzZ5J4rTLXM8In3rQAHX2abC6cXBn-VHmlBb9We8Z83D6NPzrTur7Olf0ksRcGt_VklrxTF__lYvJtVPJs_l-S5c/s1920/Signal+install+part+2+-+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2BbECLeZiKTAxiJ01koa1Pix_lCrhXxN5hnDI2o7n-4Ep1NyPudQzZ5J4rTLXM8In3rQAHX2abC6cXBn-VHmlBb9We8Z83D6NPzrTur7Olf0ksRcGt_VklrxTF__lYvJtVPJs_l-S5c/s640/Signal+install+part+2+-+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJHWk9pOaI_KNRH8-ATSGSXOcg6N0I_gdXxWuS3pA5IkYZmgcHMkSGbudAjZPro-qaQNtl1t1KMzZltmwXvvDZj_QmNvekDWXunlbgeiKt-2b9gv0qzUwVU6gNn5iMvSnJ9W0ZDHsC_Q/s1920/Signal+install+part+2+-+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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All other locations where dual mast signals are used are connected to other driver boards like the TC64, SRC16 and LocoHDL boards. All these use a common positive for both masts on top of the dual mast units and all the common pins on the LED are connected to the main structure of the mast. The problem is, that the SE8C uses 2 different connons when the 2 masts are connected to the same 10pin wire from the SE8C port. So my dual mast units just wont work correctly. If I was to separate the commons on the 2 masts on top of the signal bridge, then this changes the whole design of the signal mast and not really doable and definitely not a thing that can be done on masts already made. Fortunately, I have a few spare LocoHDL boards, so I will make new adapter boards for the LocoHDL for the 4 masts that I was going to connect to the SE8C's under Plattsburgh and Port Henry. This will slow me a bit, but I have all the parts, so all good. Back to the work bench to get soldering.</p><p>This weekend I also assembled a fuel filling point and a dual track sanding tower from Stuart products. With a few modifications, I managed to get them to fit in the space I have. As part of the install, the product comes with a very small cast pin in the base. I removed the pin on both items and installed a rod to ensure that they can be removed easily.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy3nIA_Q85ZqOpQCSuuZ91MJn85IOlkrw9ikEMm28obPeSOljfoWieJhNcOecez-LZ43mSUs8v7jFX0JAI5dVpgTGDx1HryShI___ofF-PNmHSKDVdLXaI6xxyC5tTQH78fegUaZ5nKE/s1920/Whitehall+loco+facility+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy3nIA_Q85ZqOpQCSuuZ91MJn85IOlkrw9ikEMm28obPeSOljfoWieJhNcOecez-LZ43mSUs8v7jFX0JAI5dVpgTGDx1HryShI___ofF-PNmHSKDVdLXaI6xxyC5tTQH78fegUaZ5nKE/s640/Whitehall+loco+facility+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAA56dqzZ3zmckx6VMt-HEn77Zxh-0HD9PwgH24oq88b0vPFvMohGMg7SD2PTm4VtEjCP6cq0S0w_X2Dt4_bFpO3PqbpZp3-Shou5Z8ye6bcGsoMAd49XLUaYbwXxdEgKl-8H3HXjtCw/s1920/Whitehall+loco+facility+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Is a intermediate signal but ran out of absolute signals. Will make one and replace eventually.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wqi_WYwwThcagJ_zoj3b40FcGlgqenOLkqE4uXb1ikfr2S6ofqnKYEHtBRMk5GRC0_zo-2G60IcGrxdJjxgRDCJxhqMecyQa75IePa00O_aGmTYiUH4Jx2ClXW5fLwn4EPj6beMAIC0/s1920/Signal+install+progress+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wqi_WYwwThcagJ_zoj3b40FcGlgqenOLkqE4uXb1ikfr2S6ofqnKYEHtBRMk5GRC0_zo-2G60IcGrxdJjxgRDCJxhqMecyQa75IePa00O_aGmTYiUH4Jx2ClXW5fLwn4EPj6beMAIC0/s640/Signal+install+progress+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here are signal adapter boards lined up and ready to install under the layout that then plug into the TC64<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWZe9dnVbncGDzaw6tw7vobsWIjzLgZEF3TlQinlft1helL3aUzwTjfBA6decCObtnAhFZ_NRcbQLMqnJ5EQOTbLjaCvHE73bLq7IL2xk-DrJpl2XKVHMY6OzQN_BxiwcjXyvfmg7h9M/s1920/Signal+install+progress+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Stay tuned.</p>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-19587275937572657512020-08-19T21:00:00.003+10:002020-08-19T21:00:31.934+10:00South Staging Signal visibility challenge<p> South Staging Dwarfs</p><p>Due to the location of south staging and the fact that it is set at 1200mm from the floor and behind fascia, I needed / wanted to install departure signals in South staging and the visibility of a traditional signal was going to be a challenge as they just could not be seen. I also had some new pre wired LED's that I wanted to try. </p><p>I decided to come up with a dwarf signal that while is not prototypical, it has a look like it is a dwarf but can also be seen. Basically, per the pictures below, it is a brass tube with a hood, but the top of the tube has a lense in it so the colour can be seen from the top.</p><p>Follow along with a series of pictures with the progress of the build.</p><p>To order to create a lense in the top of the brass tube, I cut the lense of a 2mm LED I use for my other signals. The LED will be used in another signal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQrFJwfhgMmDtvZFWZFmR1QdmEd2q-sRU1ce-LzRPxtpA9euYxZ_Kd2Noc_RC1jh3jojhoLyWk_8QrAFIh5_cHFCe0Q8K6lnVRPJpIVWIqvK0NHL3bhxEZUkAeV53VeLwKIWf3hinvec/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQrFJwfhgMmDtvZFWZFmR1QdmEd2q-sRU1ce-LzRPxtpA9euYxZ_Kd2Noc_RC1jh3jojhoLyWk_8QrAFIh5_cHFCe0Q8K6lnVRPJpIVWIqvK0NHL3bhxEZUkAeV53VeLwKIWf3hinvec/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The tube in this picture is 2mm in diameter next to the pre wired Red / Yellow / Green pre wired LED I plan to use.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-47ZPgnGHfCFCZrkzk_WUu4tDWWFSy9ZxasFI13UmqdQj_5bIud4BzpP9xKZVPhZB6xuQ1wuXx1-sgfVpKhzNle0ehW_vzssIWuYjIaJMmr3raTcaVU6ZfGW45eRpcgCygqpeklUu48o/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-47ZPgnGHfCFCZrkzk_WUu4tDWWFSy9ZxasFI13UmqdQj_5bIud4BzpP9xKZVPhZB6xuQ1wuXx1-sgfVpKhzNle0ehW_vzssIWuYjIaJMmr3raTcaVU6ZfGW45eRpcgCygqpeklUu48o/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>here is the 2.2mm tube that will be the main post for the dwarf signal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRHyhgorqt6cJ3V_ZwplpnUVKBPfsYTTEclISqXf4ARr2bWcYc9dyNfZJH51fgOVIZ8ni3gKgsrdfKW8YSRUyrjstOVOZD_5zKsMqUBn1wMPzz2n5rzPORIGWDFVcp0YIVr9q-aY1aBA/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRHyhgorqt6cJ3V_ZwplpnUVKBPfsYTTEclISqXf4ARr2bWcYc9dyNfZJH51fgOVIZ8ni3gKgsrdfKW8YSRUyrjstOVOZD_5zKsMqUBn1wMPzz2n5rzPORIGWDFVcp0YIVr9q-aY1aBA/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then file a round grove in the tube to enable the light to come from the signal and for a hood to be soldered to the post.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucWGtMWYb3FFkZCRS-SjKdfV0uN3DP4rFgSKum4UCiAr8LoHbkPwZbyvCIxw2wYKt7ZsLp7qbMERWQKrbJFrezdOpm3VWGUtRGWxv2_2xG3K91qqI0lYAHgdeqm2yoRxqvVRTLXHUsyM/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucWGtMWYb3FFkZCRS-SjKdfV0uN3DP4rFgSKum4UCiAr8LoHbkPwZbyvCIxw2wYKt7ZsLp7qbMERWQKrbJFrezdOpm3VWGUtRGWxv2_2xG3K91qqI0lYAHgdeqm2yoRxqvVRTLXHUsyM/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In this picture I clean the hole in the tube.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P1Gf2fenZyrxhsDd4aQThiVg6QWE9cJQC-S9yPAdBzJvvQrZcVdi8RcXzfS2uNz9GuEUbjGp0o44sbBzw6iBZUwvEmNOR4kINKvpSRtFBrK7Uqtn1j20dZtVns1RrI_H4MWjBq-eeUE/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P1Gf2fenZyrxhsDd4aQThiVg6QWE9cJQC-S9yPAdBzJvvQrZcVdi8RcXzfS2uNz9GuEUbjGp0o44sbBzw6iBZUwvEmNOR4kINKvpSRtFBrK7Uqtn1j20dZtVns1RrI_H4MWjBq-eeUE/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUFJ-LBE39OQP3ZfpO6aoG3CrIPp9u-84JBECkpfPJGRy19ZNgscwxf0iBiVX2XX9domLHk-DwK4_2WD7CWFWNLORN5k5cTXzznTyVvCaoy_VnFCgiPrdHgKH1kw0O3YtKr4uiAhyphenhyphenBSM/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUFJ-LBE39OQP3ZfpO6aoG3CrIPp9u-84JBECkpfPJGRy19ZNgscwxf0iBiVX2XX9domLHk-DwK4_2WD7CWFWNLORN5k5cTXzznTyVvCaoy_VnFCgiPrdHgKH1kw0O3YtKr4uiAhyphenhyphenBSM/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25286%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then get a second piece of 2.2mm tube and file another 1/2 circle into the tube and clean the hole.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj2jZIKil-9h5K08aZ4IuOX1eWKzcdwKuxUGPQiqgYtmEx8ccRaJ9_l8z2hZvDH8tdHWkKrU4G6UsfAEDnHbwl77KhXI8ki4j3Ri3j9pksA7GUGo6M_x_7gBo36qq3KBhqCXTpTOiMRc/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25287%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj2jZIKil-9h5K08aZ4IuOX1eWKzcdwKuxUGPQiqgYtmEx8ccRaJ9_l8z2hZvDH8tdHWkKrU4G6UsfAEDnHbwl77KhXI8ki4j3Ri3j9pksA7GUGo6M_x_7gBo36qq3KBhqCXTpTOiMRc/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25287%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then place a smaller piece of tube in the center of the 2.2mm tube and then with a sharp #11 knife I cut in the middle of the filed cut. As to the tube wall is so thin, the tube is cut by just rolling the tub under the sharp knife. The smaller piece of tube stops the small part going flying.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HQqyKBbNYJPNMrr67mfbIeQvsrXC7HomEG9VO-Q6dZKjcvV-6FUAZ_qKASXkF_WoE9zR25pqYQ2X7tTaQXd2Mn04cBtT_IDlEGFelf_UQY__QxyWhIlrOE8yBHuvHK0B7tV8I7c5dus/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25288%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HQqyKBbNYJPNMrr67mfbIeQvsrXC7HomEG9VO-Q6dZKjcvV-6FUAZ_qKASXkF_WoE9zR25pqYQ2X7tTaQXd2Mn04cBtT_IDlEGFelf_UQY__QxyWhIlrOE8yBHuvHK0B7tV8I7c5dus/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25288%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then the second half is cut off to for 2 hoods. Obviously each signal only needs one hood. So the second piece will be used for another signal<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQGm0rEcKmKxC0zqKbZsuP9wV_3mDMm4zmeXq043VVanTXAPx4cLBc6zEpewsR7ZuVdWqowO4ahktOhqBN3OeZepdMpmyfYo6aB8Mybj0ir7IBrmBWjzKb6qUsKcTnYe0sYcG2SX0bog/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25289%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQGm0rEcKmKxC0zqKbZsuP9wV_3mDMm4zmeXq043VVanTXAPx4cLBc6zEpewsR7ZuVdWqowO4ahktOhqBN3OeZepdMpmyfYo6aB8Mybj0ir7IBrmBWjzKb6qUsKcTnYe0sYcG2SX0bog/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%25289%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9GWS-QiH9zj2CNmVFg75QOicv_GgB5EU0f7wt6HObn8PxazZ7seIVstuQeIf95C2wqLG8GYWlOihn6Antjee-cELBmDv794rfxkbRSPgHWFtRCYtNJocYybyZDiQgEFtueI4WmttNEo/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252810%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9GWS-QiH9zj2CNmVFg75QOicv_GgB5EU0f7wt6HObn8PxazZ7seIVstuQeIf95C2wqLG8GYWlOihn6Antjee-cELBmDv794rfxkbRSPgHWFtRCYtNJocYybyZDiQgEFtueI4WmttNEo/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252810%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The main vertical tube is now ready to have the hood soldered over the hole.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9znPgD3tvBjNNz66z1TfmK4w0Kzb1RF4sd_QAXYClr33FVyN-UyTZlHKQ1cG3eWjIsjTO5prS0lmHEVHuafCYCBMNtyGwVwPZCCYqR_hTAdvFpvLAuclRyE_o2dNnak1FTMbw7ctQKU/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252811%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9znPgD3tvBjNNz66z1TfmK4w0Kzb1RF4sd_QAXYClr33FVyN-UyTZlHKQ1cG3eWjIsjTO5prS0lmHEVHuafCYCBMNtyGwVwPZCCYqR_hTAdvFpvLAuclRyE_o2dNnak1FTMbw7ctQKU/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252811%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here the hood is attached and the lense is about to be inserted from the top.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2EKNZLvWdM_558YW6JJpdQsEYYGKi1s8yqJkh41rIiblsy6BGuagP00JSnTv8xQartETJMQIWYpdFx6CD5wF8HzaLQya5NSJHR_Tv3wPQ8q4VLY4o_4blVzbfOyrRKLKHUfO16ddc4I/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252812%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2EKNZLvWdM_558YW6JJpdQsEYYGKi1s8yqJkh41rIiblsy6BGuagP00JSnTv8xQartETJMQIWYpdFx6CD5wF8HzaLQya5NSJHR_Tv3wPQ8q4VLY4o_4blVzbfOyrRKLKHUfO16ddc4I/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252812%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div>Another view of the vertical tube with the soldering being cleaned up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCeMiu9Q6lDm57MslggGxUs5rg6R-UyPbLdHNBHXoMtYJ-4saLW83b2A-PvJ31k0to1vakSO2cHnSZU54FRrrISovEeGMmyUBBnim4eJEieNfYm3r2pOZWj_K9JxLn7xVFbCIOM5f-1s/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252813%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCeMiu9Q6lDm57MslggGxUs5rg6R-UyPbLdHNBHXoMtYJ-4saLW83b2A-PvJ31k0to1vakSO2cHnSZU54FRrrISovEeGMmyUBBnim4eJEieNfYm3r2pOZWj_K9JxLn7xVFbCIOM5f-1s/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252813%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here the lense is installed in the top of the tube.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba-VOmzrLdUJgWfz9rbPcfmvyqOpfxV4vDhdj9AQSiP4-JNvJmPU7e64FNvqXMzfJrzolH1ugZTlee5SKUsre12j0F-p-KXii-eWYtX1Ls9Z6iWZcUtpXqTv0gdGuXcv97bCnya8DvSU/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252814%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba-VOmzrLdUJgWfz9rbPcfmvyqOpfxV4vDhdj9AQSiP4-JNvJmPU7e64FNvqXMzfJrzolH1ugZTlee5SKUsre12j0F-p-KXii-eWYtX1Ls9Z6iWZcUtpXqTv0gdGuXcv97bCnya8DvSU/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252814%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As the wires on the LED are bare where they connect to the LED, I wanted to be sure that there would be no short and I also wanted to ensure that the LED was not crushed at the top of the tube.<div>I devised a way to add a dob of solder to a 1.8mm brass tube and measure it so that I can install the LED from the top of the 1.8mm tube and then push the tube up inside the 2.2mm tube. This also enables easy access and removal of the LED if things dont work out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv6_3exBHmA-AoMkezgyQHtI-SAAfbB51eczEw6QZpSsnSNq0Z670zGANhtWdfDBNWsh7JZEv8zBEyTrUzdRwfU9SYhrvj1rKW91L40MqcyBk6jk8rAIsLMXly9Sy2JwPvCKmy7l7yjs/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252815%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv6_3exBHmA-AoMkezgyQHtI-SAAfbB51eczEw6QZpSsnSNq0Z670zGANhtWdfDBNWsh7JZEv8zBEyTrUzdRwfU9SYhrvj1rKW91L40MqcyBk6jk8rAIsLMXly9Sy2JwPvCKmy7l7yjs/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252815%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the LED at the top of the 1.8mm tube.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0zlXr0a6xUFYvgv8OZKjUIcy2a_EAWOqBCuC7PNmiZAL_Mp9jDGaPRowTnmdjhDvlj55C7uW4Rs8tFJDe0R73FxlxuxNl2tqC54oMzCeoSshyycOSKWAhkUeIwAzT4bXY3ogU7Dajtk/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252816%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0zlXr0a6xUFYvgv8OZKjUIcy2a_EAWOqBCuC7PNmiZAL_Mp9jDGaPRowTnmdjhDvlj55C7uW4Rs8tFJDe0R73FxlxuxNl2tqC54oMzCeoSshyycOSKWAhkUeIwAzT4bXY3ogU7Dajtk/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252816%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then cut a small plastic wedge that I can place in the top of the 1.8mm tube and behind the LED to ensure that the LED is held in place in the top of the 1.8mm tube and does not short against the top of the tube.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqHWl4s4PBKvfKGOK5uYw6WSLR1b5eyKwrNf94aMY7jnClrMzGc9vL2i5NFsIDwxXb9JIeXZfulsbH9opgoE2MEzhBgFbpAJ-01NHMK6JIVZW2JcC65gd3nrEk2nioXwwAhoz-3vipnc/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252817%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqHWl4s4PBKvfKGOK5uYw6WSLR1b5eyKwrNf94aMY7jnClrMzGc9vL2i5NFsIDwxXb9JIeXZfulsbH9opgoE2MEzhBgFbpAJ-01NHMK6JIVZW2JcC65gd3nrEk2nioXwwAhoz-3vipnc/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252817%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the wedge placed behind the LED in the top of the tube.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF__ap-EuZ4gu-aB29IRtMOqv6qBvoNlkzFKaJR1MbxQiaYFe3ow64GEDpnAzav_8wcPraUUbFNWGCu07ctvBbVt0nvn6dWnEmnQCKi57YHPQtgKV8BmPxgauMBQc10JAIgDhrizOKKrU/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252818%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF__ap-EuZ4gu-aB29IRtMOqv6qBvoNlkzFKaJR1MbxQiaYFe3ow64GEDpnAzav_8wcPraUUbFNWGCu07ctvBbVt0nvn6dWnEmnQCKi57YHPQtgKV8BmPxgauMBQc10JAIgDhrizOKKrU/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252818%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JBl9EQhXoSam3sTD-xyWmohqniaj2Je3u2ZgD114_4P-om3PBUJ18tsU5cjr25MNlcpa2wa7bVLzyoLl33F5oXRvOWE_V1dSXoMbVMYS6KCQvRwjqwyAGTQ8OTzldFx1qzso7NfYUKQ/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252819%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JBl9EQhXoSam3sTD-xyWmohqniaj2Je3u2ZgD114_4P-om3PBUJ18tsU5cjr25MNlcpa2wa7bVLzyoLl33F5oXRvOWE_V1dSXoMbVMYS6KCQvRwjqwyAGTQ8OTzldFx1qzso7NfYUKQ/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252819%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then the smaller tube including LED is inserted in the wider vertical mast tube.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7-noJhcNfHkCF5iDGJKpz6vxJYoJa5GoXmObHyVl4VfK7G12xyIGdsDZdvq6aAldgB0KN_sRnj5koU44yBScfEdXsMvMW0LuNc0683shNXeMpeD8autzvgKzp3ZJkAfLygY_quEi9Lw/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252820%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP2jWZGgJG4EPPtzYSo-_MyPf8nKOkK9_XYgjn_2HozOABV84i0LsZdkMnLDi2Lgdd55wJmIMxOLaHxC5IEkHo1sgWv00bN1fTk-iphb3mbuDMbZAUFz0fgAsl3QZUTbHGyZu6bQ_0H8/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252829%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The yellow is a little dim from the front, but will never be seen by a engineer, other than a N scale sized one.!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSr7rHQJhOCirjVfXGX7FWuKoMF9qEAEkfCn0SXHP3pWfexD1QyTcdN0RHM1J61Yet8zTaXmso3NWAn44pWqkckXil7e_L0GGgnivgNI2iA3Jr6frG8wQ4A3inNMsMhHgpskYJAcc1Zw/s1920/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252830%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSr7rHQJhOCirjVfXGX7FWuKoMF9qEAEkfCn0SXHP3pWfexD1QyTcdN0RHM1J61Yet8zTaXmso3NWAn44pWqkckXil7e_L0GGgnivgNI2iA3Jr6frG8wQ4A3inNMsMhHgpskYJAcc1Zw/s640/South+staging+dwarf+build+%252830%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Here is the view from the isle where south staging is located.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNo0jLXnI4dmY4QPCceiNcSj0bow35mErSvhiZdcQq8DrjjPpku05xJgnFOinsl1WgeBsHKElhXs_fqgc0_W73Yw4w1qeYbE62up6gRS-bl8iw0xY951HHNeUs0ckefR19v2KDXrtP6A8/s640/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here is a view of the signals installed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5QVsX_ytmmzRamXkguzZhHM_HVbtaa4-p1pjcboH5J_14_VC0E21t6iW2Ifg1LFRHMp3w0pL3dZYGVmvkn7blYzA1T9hGziQ5g6P9JWOCey_oj4Hx_8-KhyphenhyphenYPIp2NEIDMboy3wtqrU4/s1920/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5QVsX_ytmmzRamXkguzZhHM_HVbtaa4-p1pjcboH5J_14_VC0E21t6iW2Ifg1LFRHMp3w0pL3dZYGVmvkn7blYzA1T9hGziQ5g6P9JWOCey_oj4Hx_8-KhyphenhyphenYPIp2NEIDMboy3wtqrU4/s640/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The colours of the signals can be seen from the top.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXUQirgZo7PXdBgrZDAbl-3lRh7T7KIWjB9Hvc2CTelzEycCfTXW36qhetWzfpJIFdirwEm5WuUROoM5utrK0hEfEhnfkSP067Cro9ievxwlmVEq9H-cJeA2ENZh1Vs9j1U8qE1FtQ8k/s1920/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXUQirgZo7PXdBgrZDAbl-3lRh7T7KIWjB9Hvc2CTelzEycCfTXW36qhetWzfpJIFdirwEm5WuUROoM5utrK0hEfEhnfkSP067Cro9ievxwlmVEq9H-cJeA2ENZh1Vs9j1U8qE1FtQ8k/s640/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The N scale engineer view of the signals.</div><div>The signals have just been painted silver with black hoods. They were later pushed down into the hole to be at about track height or just above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hDnDOaulxm8lSmjhp4wa7CVxY0DHje6IUEpj5qmaWZVNJxZyULAvkAY2WIbadl5r6t2rIQLQUC-SKYfIrV3k5rw8IZXGEnWWwe6Ro1vMotX7KaeiyOOoWsdJmz6Jb7_k1S4y0sXSHqw/s1920/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hDnDOaulxm8lSmjhp4wa7CVxY0DHje6IUEpj5qmaWZVNJxZyULAvkAY2WIbadl5r6t2rIQLQUC-SKYfIrV3k5rw8IZXGEnWWwe6Ro1vMotX7KaeiyOOoWsdJmz6Jb7_k1S4y0sXSHqw/s640/South+staging+Dwarf+installed+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This is the end of the build of the South staging signals.</p><p>The north staging signals are normal dwarf signals as they can be seen and are at eye height.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next the install of the rest of the signals on the layout.</p><p><br /></p></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-27070072632116568822020-07-27T09:42:00.001+10:002020-07-27T09:45:21.396+10:00Signal install progress<b>Board builds and testing.</b><div><br /></div><div>This weekend, as part of covid 2.0 lock down in Victoria, I spent building sub boards with resistors for my signal install. I also re tested the 28 signal masts that I had previously built. Fortunately they have stood the test of time with only a few minor repairs that had to be carried out.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have a number of dwarf signals that I need to build for Whitehall and staging. The main 3 head masts are all built as taken from the old D&H V2 layout some years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the sub boards that I have built. There are different configurations for the boards depending on the main driver board that they connect to. Such as the TC64, SE8C, SRC16 and LocoHDL boards. As some signals are driven from the same 10 pin cable, and are not near each other for the wires to reach the 1 board, I was able to design the boards in a way that if I splice into the 10 pin cable with a male splice plug, then a female plug on the end of the main cable and the splice cable, I can then make wiring simpler.</div><div>The other main change is the use of the small screw terminals. On the old layout I simple soldered the enamel coated armature wire to pin headers and this was a real pain. Fortunately, I was able to source the small screw terminals from ebay for the job.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a rather messy work bench. I have a few more to make for the SE8C''s once my parts arrive this week.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVnsBBWHTo6noVM8r0pe0kFAyMWArN1JPy7Po7oUJADOD58IjgRU5DMm-5glutmms0kp6xqg5RPK7ucKYuBGGxuPdCc2UHJnc8cty6Fy7SRHU871yNipxcO7KW5GOBP6Ze3DSsersnRw/s1920/Signal+sub+boards+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVnsBBWHTo6noVM8r0pe0kFAyMWArN1JPy7Po7oUJADOD58IjgRU5DMm-5glutmms0kp6xqg5RPK7ucKYuBGGxuPdCc2UHJnc8cty6Fy7SRHU871yNipxcO7KW5GOBP6Ze3DSsersnRw/s320/Signal+sub+boards+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hare are the sub boards that have been built thus far</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip-d3m33rl68mu7EeneMCM_1lFIaXkXUABziSgzYodP4wi1QJr16aHoqex6Fqkp8yPDjAhAw6ZuC_yP1rrkB7V6j_nWOhMw3Php3D0vXu4wk4KNngmg3HcqEO80uducakfpCDo0kI70M/s1920/Signal+sub+boards+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip-d3m33rl68mu7EeneMCM_1lFIaXkXUABziSgzYodP4wi1QJr16aHoqex6Fqkp8yPDjAhAw6ZuC_yP1rrkB7V6j_nWOhMw3Php3D0vXu4wk4KNngmg3HcqEO80uducakfpCDo0kI70M/s320/Signal+sub+boards+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sub boards ready for install</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu6jLmK7C4OvNQw8FmDK099JqGgb7VFWw3o9LgSJ3Mwumzp88mOfAB202VgGQfE73K5IgqLR1oq27QD7ortnwAf-0DYal-HyaVfuwui33jwizsVmNhpav5jAqIuWTl8Tv2BCuwSjuXkw/s1920/Signal+sub+boards+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu6jLmK7C4OvNQw8FmDK099JqGgb7VFWw3o9LgSJ3Mwumzp88mOfAB202VgGQfE73K5IgqLR1oq27QD7ortnwAf-0DYal-HyaVfuwui33jwizsVmNhpav5jAqIuWTl8Tv2BCuwSjuXkw/s320/Signal+sub+boards+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCHnqybw8FCDF6FlcAL4MQEa5gY3ptsKBfTvSZfAQLgIw4du5UHp62ygBXzG4u7ZUk4Hf0WXFsHnx7ToPvzEwB4GyoTz99Nenarbj-oU0WSLElHLISbWEbU-xsZ_ayKdIhv-8TVDaAcg/s1920/Signal+sub+boards+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCHnqybw8FCDF6FlcAL4MQEa5gY3ptsKBfTvSZfAQLgIw4du5UHp62ygBXzG4u7ZUk4Hf0WXFsHnx7ToPvzEwB4GyoTz99Nenarbj-oU0WSLElHLISbWEbU-xsZ_ayKdIhv-8TVDaAcg/s320/Signal+sub+boards+%25285%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Post signal testing and repair, the signals are laid out around the layout to make sure I have enough </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEwO083OsYWCuvGQE1_ALPefEniBJTV15EkhyphenhyphengqSyIod3k1zElpUKimXByJNdusZqVbAQIyKjtdeYiWIiW3X_rit70ZMCyIGhvldd3BKmQRQgpj3JDKtbSRuxksFr4SGnB244c8RDq7o/s1920/Signal+sub+boards+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEwO083OsYWCuvGQE1_ALPefEniBJTV15EkhyphenhyphengqSyIod3k1zElpUKimXByJNdusZqVbAQIyKjtdeYiWIiW3X_rit70ZMCyIGhvldd3BKmQRQgpj3JDKtbSRuxksFr4SGnB244c8RDq7o/s320/Signal+sub+boards+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More to follow on the signal install process.</div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-72901239264185905282020-07-14T19:49:00.000+10:002020-07-14T19:50:00.255+10:00New LED's for SignalsNew 3 Colour pre wired LED's for Signals.<div><br /></div><div>Some time ago Vic sent me some new LED's that he obtained from RR-Cirkits in the US. These LED's are 3 colour, pre wired LED's that are 1mm x 2mm. I am going to test fit them into my signals to see how they go.</div><div>Here is a close up of the LED's. This is the LED next to an N scale microtrains coupler and spring</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MS0JJXQpE3321O20fAz-d6vCHjxE3wqZDqwQnfDrAxN20Wu51XK2QU1kJ8ALx907160XcpOrhnlMU2Vey_RgH7YLBg1TbSpLzHfz6knSw_zt79XcA-sZas6PKaUlt93N-zVk0rqzLII/s2048/Small+3+color+LED%2527s+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MS0JJXQpE3321O20fAz-d6vCHjxE3wqZDqwQnfDrAxN20Wu51XK2QU1kJ8ALx907160XcpOrhnlMU2Vey_RgH7YLBg1TbSpLzHfz6knSw_zt79XcA-sZas6PKaUlt93N-zVk0rqzLII/s320/Small+3+color+LED%2527s+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lsr-hLmLWhsfTubarxJRSENwWZ4J9ACxNg1iks2XV1U5BPxiikymmlp5azPmkfv62CD71M7llbCZQFHopRHtwYcOKFP_Vi7T6BeQwufgrDVrG7JRCOAl-37_zdxMcot9HoN5euta2_Y/s2048/Small+3+color+LED%2527s+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lsr-hLmLWhsfTubarxJRSENwWZ4J9ACxNg1iks2XV1U5BPxiikymmlp5azPmkfv62CD71M7llbCZQFHopRHtwYcOKFP_Vi7T6BeQwufgrDVrG7JRCOAl-37_zdxMcot9HoN5euta2_Y/s320/Small+3+color+LED%2527s+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now for some testing.</div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-87702447036640918152020-07-06T09:33:00.001+10:002020-07-06T09:33:41.477+10:00Life Like C-424 sub frame improvement<b>A bit H beam goes a long way</b><div><br /></div><div>As the upper level of the layout is at eye height, the space between the body and the trucks on the LifeLike Alco C424 is larger than most other locos, I decided it was time to do something about it.</div><div>After some experimentation with various size Evergreen H beam, I found just the right size with some basic modifications.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at pictures of the actual loco, the main sill is fairly high compared to the trucks. So the model is fairly accurate, the only think missing is the sub frame.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a picture of what I was aiming for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi049B1nowXPzOtr64Go7Hsu2u9c1cOw4LxaFn1CbAB8Fwwnu_1VhyphenhyphentTfUgviCweXKB85dKGiVgftwHz6hHXC5oBG4KN1eayP6E5fKr6QX92dQKnUepE1rU5LeDYHcn9aKm_IzbLQLj8GU/s900/455-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi049B1nowXPzOtr64Go7Hsu2u9c1cOw4LxaFn1CbAB8Fwwnu_1VhyphenhyphentTfUgviCweXKB85dKGiVgftwHz6hHXC5oBG4KN1eayP6E5fKr6QX92dQKnUepE1rU5LeDYHcn9aKm_IzbLQLj8GU/s320/455-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a picture of one of my 4 Life Like C-424's with no work done on it from a frame point of view. Ie, out of the box.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjsTdiEEvaYhGuzpjmNKWdTuZRoVD8E94UuCXL_w9-9aA_PR_yYNrDNKjN9p9cz0_WqWR_-bjAR8NaEckbQF9YrFrnm68oMOK5RwC-x9SAf926MWmOTZBoOAd_wFM3GGcW7Qn_tpAzvM/s3443/C420+Pre+base+frame+work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="3443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjsTdiEEvaYhGuzpjmNKWdTuZRoVD8E94UuCXL_w9-9aA_PR_yYNrDNKjN9p9cz0_WqWR_-bjAR8NaEckbQF9YrFrnm68oMOK5RwC-x9SAf926MWmOTZBoOAd_wFM3GGcW7Qn_tpAzvM/s320/C420+Pre+base+frame+work.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Here is a modified loco with a sub frame to fill the gap. There is enough space for the trucks to rotate a pivot forward and back. Once installed, I simply painted them black and added a bit of mud brown to simulate a bit of weathering. I completed this modification on 3 of the 4 that I have and will now complete testing before I do the last one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qsOvBNi5_doBzE1i3Fh_MecjxJKytkGJ-NjPRLAzN07NA2LCaTdT4BmEeCzNLxh1j9DgxKDEo8uwcVkxUsu5JdV_xChJPPQYO-jroWgcdcI4-BHhl2JOMmUBxER8M0OdKEXXswyUNGY/s3646/C420+Post+base+frame+work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="3646" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qsOvBNi5_doBzE1i3Fh_MecjxJKytkGJ-NjPRLAzN07NA2LCaTdT4BmEeCzNLxh1j9DgxKDEo8uwcVkxUsu5JdV_xChJPPQYO-jroWgcdcI4-BHhl2JOMmUBxER8M0OdKEXXswyUNGY/s320/C420+Post+base+frame+work.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the great thing about this hobby. If I get bored doing scenery, I can move to JMRI, building brass signals, to electronics to setting up car cards and schedules.. So different things we can do.</div><div><br /></div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-63613969314809413832020-07-04T21:14:00.003+10:002020-07-06T09:44:38.536+10:00JMRI Panel videos<div><b>NX Routes and APB.</b></div><div><br /></div>Here are a few short videos showing how the JMRI panel works in NX Route mode where a dispacther needs to set the route for each train for the signals to work. The second panel, is the same base file with the NX routes removed and the NX route icons removed so that the panel will operate automatically. The signals will auto set to the right colour depending on the occupancy infront of the train and the orientation of the turnout infornt of it.<div><br /></div><div>Here is the NX route panel.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEjDQzoEX4g" width="320" youtube-src-id="UEjDQzoEX4g"></iframe></div> </div><div><i><b>Note: </b>The size and video quality is much better if you play the Video in Youtube rather than this small box. Click on play and then click on the Youtube icon in the box to open a new browser window in Youtube.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the same panel with the NX routes removed so it effectively works in APB (Absolute Permissive Block) mode. This is so I can run the layout by my self and have the signals operate automatically.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iZN0YCwrFh8" width="320" youtube-src-id="iZN0YCwrFh8"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><i><b>Note: </b>The size and video quality is much better if you play the Video in Youtube rather than this small box. Click on play and then click on the Youtube icon in the box to open a new browser window in Youtube.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know of any feedback..</div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-88071172431226249312020-06-27T17:51:00.002+10:002020-07-06T09:43:30.466+10:00Adding Weight to rolling stockCorrect weight??<div><br /></div><div>In order to achieve a good running layout, I think it is wise to bring all the rolling stock up to a standard in weight. I chose to fairly closely follow the NMRA weight standard for rolling stock.</div><div>I have spent the last few days weighing each car on the layout. At this point probably 300 cars in total.</div><div><br /></div><div>I found most of the newer Microtrains 50ft cars and some 40ft cars are on spec, but all the Atlas cars are under as is older rolling stock from Minitrix etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have had a tub of lead shot (from 12 gauge shot gun cartridges) in my drawer for many years and decided to find the best way to add weight. In the majority of cases 2 x Zinc plated 5/16th hexagon nuts super glued to the floor of cover hoppers, coal cars and box cars did the trick. In some cases 2 x 3/8th nuts for the lighter cars. For the gons I either added a load that has some weight about it, or added the lead shot to the underside of the car and super glued it in place. For tank cars, I simply loaded them with lead shot up to the right weight and reassembled them. For the Atlas 90t coal hoppers with coal load, the load has 2 internal posts so I just placed the nut over the post to stop it float around in the car and placed the load back in place.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few pictures showing progress.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM_yhxQ7Nd4vpGUFnQ9raJo2HJseSfA3zde700RYYePX5yvxbrVdQOrloWgUyesBZwsek2czZymUtNKIjq6ORb9LXLsZ5sJVBQMXvnPXBLJvXsMQ8ob1f4H8qO8NkfVsWdcLln30pH-g/s1920/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM_yhxQ7Nd4vpGUFnQ9raJo2HJseSfA3zde700RYYePX5yvxbrVdQOrloWgUyesBZwsek2czZymUtNKIjq6ORb9LXLsZ5sJVBQMXvnPXBLJvXsMQ8ob1f4H8qO8NkfVsWdcLln30pH-g/s320/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25281%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO0EKd_KY6cHOQNSL05tSKti8SVfUt0KjlqJr9I9CbIfTJOwwYhD4jhg9NHOGBf_qVxCuytfzvG_Tl8zOfkiJlwVRMirCGQxJVob_mZxkUusssL9LRAxbGvf-IxB064GGzf4oOys06uI/s1920/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO0EKd_KY6cHOQNSL05tSKti8SVfUt0KjlqJr9I9CbIfTJOwwYhD4jhg9NHOGBf_qVxCuytfzvG_Tl8zOfkiJlwVRMirCGQxJVob_mZxkUusssL9LRAxbGvf-IxB064GGzf4oOys06uI/s320/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25282%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys7X8lSEyFZm529b9mrgE8HS1nHHkLuOzqKoPaYkQRtYdFfXBesE_kO6tYNoLcmgn487Im-sqe2WcqC5Cndrj3kEARszWnOreXOfYpePYjoY05QdLix935rLHFj7Rw8rKiqeabwx2Quk/s1920/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys7X8lSEyFZm529b9mrgE8HS1nHHkLuOzqKoPaYkQRtYdFfXBesE_kO6tYNoLcmgn487Im-sqe2WcqC5Cndrj3kEARszWnOreXOfYpePYjoY05QdLix935rLHFj7Rw8rKiqeabwx2Quk/s320/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25283%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTgBUbPSFUt3RTKtUbNiiIrw4T91uJ5PFclehdz9ZbfegBq9K1ZXmJfCgS0wJESElQuwtQs3F3tzpeXWiYj1jLU6dFirCWx0jgGCg7a9RfT1psOFN24lW1SRiD2CPbwguQpnDnvOKhj0/s1920/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTgBUbPSFUt3RTKtUbNiiIrw4T91uJ5PFclehdz9ZbfegBq9K1ZXmJfCgS0wJESElQuwtQs3F3tzpeXWiYj1jLU6dFirCWx0jgGCg7a9RfT1psOFN24lW1SRiD2CPbwguQpnDnvOKhj0/s320/Adding+weight+to+cars+%25284%2529+%2528Large%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the web page I used to do the calculation for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5h-t2SsECo-viSQCWGpAmndKpXhwS2KR_1sboYUewhI4eZqzr6Hh4ii4hEAf9Syz3w9dy8SJYugzpg382qxWL_dwG6CExyOpOUwvDQpN85gakEvCDFbTTvW_1k4DSEu_r-cT3EoAIOA/s1668/Weight+calculator+web+page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1668" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5h-t2SsECo-viSQCWGpAmndKpXhwS2KR_1sboYUewhI4eZqzr6Hh4ii4hEAf9Syz3w9dy8SJYugzpg382qxWL_dwG6CExyOpOUwvDQpN85gakEvCDFbTTvW_1k4DSEu_r-cT3EoAIOA/s320/Weight+calculator+web+page.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I have 2% grades on the layout and most newer loco's don't pull well, I have adopted the idea of a car to motive power ratio. I had read about this somewhere on the web.</div><div>The idea is that to add the right number of loco's to the train you count 2 cars per traction motor of the loco. As most D&H loco's are 4 axle then this is basically 8 cars per loco and my trains are up to 20 cars long and longer in some cases. For a 6 axle loco, like a C-628, or a U30C or a SD45, the ratio is 12 cars per axle.</div><div>This works out well as a lot of the early to mid 70's 4 axle diesels are only 2000hp to 2400hp and some only 1800hp. As I have a number of loco's and like big lash up's most trains have 3 loco's on the point.</div><div><br /></div><div>If a train is made up of 40ft cars then it will be lighter than a train of 50ft cars or 90t hoppers.. So the appropriate motive power needs to be on the train. If the chosen loco's cant get the train up the grade I will just add another loco or do what the D&H did and use a set of helpers on the back end of the train.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now for some testing to make sure I have not gone overboard. Most weights (nuts) are removable.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-46529916254402228312020-06-23T20:56:00.001+10:002020-07-06T09:44:22.114+10:00Signalling Set up CompleteDebugging Completed<div><br /></div><div>Over the last few days I received some updates from the great team on the Groups.io / JMRI forum.</div><div>The issue was quickly identified in that I changed both the Appearance xml file and the aspects file to get what I wanted. The issue was, JMRI uses the user defined Appearance file but ignores the user created aspects file and uses its own. As soon as I replaced the JMRI provided one, things worked perfectly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a capture of the panel with NX routes with all signals working as expected. This picture shows a number of trains on the layout and 2 routes set for trains operating in both directions.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ln7daKX14AGxAuXHjSp_TJ6O0HqKd24rp5hz4aY0W5j2ejKGsTixyTpN1y6_e7Jg1aT-mBRSZlMGi5aK0WtbUaYwjGEvw7KZ9GM0xbua04Ovs0XQ_DN2VCdYsekaoHLKSAEeLmqN1I/s1679/JMRI+Panel+with+NX+Routes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7ln7daKX14AGxAuXHjSp_TJ6O0HqKd24rp5hz4aY0W5j2ejKGsTixyTpN1y6_e7Jg1aT-mBRSZlMGi5aK0WtbUaYwjGEvw7KZ9GM0xbua04Ovs0XQ_DN2VCdYsekaoHLKSAEeLmqN1I/s320/JMRI+Panel+with+NX+Routes.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div>Now that the panel file is set up with NX routes, in order for signals to function a dispatcher is needed to set routes for each of the trains. While this is great when I have an operating session, it is not great when I want to run as a lone ranger. This issue is easily fixed by removing the NX routes from the routes table and going to each of the White arrows on the panel and hiding them. This effecitvely changes the panel from a APB panel to a ABS panel where all the signals will operate automatically in both directions. While not strictly prototypical as the 1st into the block will get the green and opposing trains will get a red but it at least enables signals to operate as trains pass through the sections dependant on the route set by the engineer at each of the local panels on the layout.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a screen grab of the modified panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlxZjaAwPY164jQ82DD7tfUSgvCXAG-Izz_Npp-fba7tLPaYG8qRU2Q8V9s6pkWJBvzJHTTSyaUXc9OY6aveyloKrn801_0E6MeN0sfbdLoi-iGC3YdiFnj__eq3v2IvzGkbCAjUWUks/s1679/JMRI+Panel+No+NX+Routes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlxZjaAwPY164jQ82DD7tfUSgvCXAG-Izz_Npp-fba7tLPaYG8qRU2Q8V9s6pkWJBvzJHTTSyaUXc9OY6aveyloKrn801_0E6MeN0sfbdLoi-iGC3YdiFnj__eq3v2IvzGkbCAjUWUks/s320/JMRI+Panel+No+NX+Routes.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My plan going forward is to maintain the panel WITH the NX routes configured as the "gold"file and then once changes are made in that and tested, then I can go and copy and rename the file to a NON NX route or ABS file and go and hide each of the NX Icons. </div><div>The best of both worlds in a simple change in the Panel file I load.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now for more testing out on the railroad to make sure I have covered all possibilities.</div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775688359988770375.post-81561949244098273682020-06-20T19:37:00.003+10:002020-07-06T09:44:11.665+10:00More signalling workDebugging.<div><br /></div><div>Over the last week or so I have spent a number of hours adjusting and debugging the signalling system on the JMRI panel. I have basically developed my own set of aspects based on the AAR-1946 rules and removed a number of aspects that are just not needed for my layout.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are a few quirks to fix such as the Approach (Yellow over red) and Medium Approach (Red over Yellow) that are not showing correctly. I have enlisted the help of the guys on the JMRI Groups.io forum. So hopefully will have a fix soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few screen gabs of the panel showing Routes set and trains progressing around the layout in opposite directions. There are a few signals showing the wrong aspect and thats all part of the bud fixes I'm working on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Red - Occupied, Green is a route set, and White is no route set / no trains in the blocks.</div><div><br /></div><div>The large green arrows are used to set the start and end points of a route and once the route is set the direction of travel.</div><div><br /></div><div>Note the large sections of green in both staging yards on all the turnouts are 1 block per yard holding all turnouts. While the entry to the staging is not that large in terms of the turnouts section or block, showing them in a cohesive way on JMRI is a bit of a challenge. Hence it looks a bit odd but it works.</div><div><br /></div><div>This screen capture shows a Train in the middle 1 turn helix heading south and a route set into track 1 in south staging.</div><div>It also shows a train exiting the loop in Plattsburgh and heading to the 3 turn helix (bottom left) and a route set to track 1 in North staging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9O8No-oZHCzvk5wGREEuPRyBydBHIGzmo-VqWMrCp6y3ay_uFvwd4QRC5XnYniqXYM5Y8MVBLpQDzp0cexQ_oO86ofpZhhP4DAOjvvplvaQEz-P-xcLsHggM_wik4i8GngLh2jRu9ZE/s1920/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9O8No-oZHCzvk5wGREEuPRyBydBHIGzmo-VqWMrCp6y3ay_uFvwd4QRC5XnYniqXYM5Y8MVBLpQDzp0cexQ_oO86ofpZhhP4DAOjvvplvaQEz-P-xcLsHggM_wik4i8GngLh2jRu9ZE/s320/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>This screen capture shows a Train Between Whitehall and Port Henry heading South about to enter Whitehall on track 2 with a route set to track 1 in South staging.</div><div>It also shows a train in the 3 turn helix (bottom left) and a route set to track 1 in North staging.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOIhp8xO1Yuw4AoYBoZep-k6v0PcuYGZXqmCsiP85dROE040Io3R1q1H_CAIDV9-AMyuDHaC6JAvhH5e7UwlgVk6DfrEEt8oXhHtYkpoOZttMwpeM60uScOaV6AUpvbi2eIFxDxkC58k/s1920/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOIhp8xO1Yuw4AoYBoZep-k6v0PcuYGZXqmCsiP85dROE040Io3R1q1H_CAIDV9-AMyuDHaC6JAvhH5e7UwlgVk6DfrEEt8oXhHtYkpoOZttMwpeM60uScOaV6AUpvbi2eIFxDxkC58k/s320/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This screen capture shows a Train Between Whitehall and Port Henry heading north about to enter Port Henry with a route set for the main in Plattsburgh.</div><div>It also shows a train in the 3 turn helix (bottom left) heading south with a route set to enter the loop for a meet in Plattsburgh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nPuac_yFLT-zszKW3CuK4a1tAceT-Obq7V7gIPz018OcEdLO-8uegZlcsgPOqAkudFyzZjcyGw5K-RD0gjj57whNCOGwv_9r8-fH_AFeyiEH5oPMopV8xooSStBhjbdKCao4nGwEgWQ/s1920/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nPuac_yFLT-zszKW3CuK4a1tAceT-Obq7V7gIPz018OcEdLO-8uegZlcsgPOqAkudFyzZjcyGw5K-RD0gjj57whNCOGwv_9r8-fH_AFeyiEH5oPMopV8xooSStBhjbdKCao4nGwEgWQ/s320/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This screen capture shows a Train on the main in Plattsburgh waiting for a route.</div><div>It also shows a train entering Plattsburgh from the North on the loop for the meet and a route set to enter the loop in Port Henry with no route set beyond Port Henry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSBdLLnllAGRsAm_YiFZpTTwEqfB9k8w-Ov0bxr4e6qG8am7ltTcAPLKNbxvdTlZA55ynUMmwPsUG6o7FpcCxOm4pjMW6bgTCavB0YsyQwoK-hlzy7bSaYK2-mlM_qwr112876SBAN2E/s1920/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSBdLLnllAGRsAm_YiFZpTTwEqfB9k8w-Ov0bxr4e6qG8am7ltTcAPLKNbxvdTlZA55ynUMmwPsUG6o7FpcCxOm4pjMW6bgTCavB0YsyQwoK-hlzy7bSaYK2-mlM_qwr112876SBAN2E/s320/JMRI+Panel+Signals+almost+done+6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More to follow once I get the aspects sorted out.</div>Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01474872013123370110noreply@blogger.com0