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    • Nice to hear how things are going from you. This very damp winter must have been a problem for your viaduct. I will have to wait to see how my track and buildings have survived under tarpaulins once the winter weather ends. I have spent a little time relaying the tracks inside the shed. Some of the curves were tight and causing running problems.
    • Has anyone any experience of using angle cranks between point motor and point. I'm looking at using the MP1 point motor mounted in a box on the back side of the concrete block but this would give me a vertical movement that would need to convert to horizontal to move the tiebar. There seem to be a couple of angle cranks "off the shelf." GEM 1012 angle cranks (Mercontrol) seem to be out of stock, is GEM even in existence? DCC concepts Cobalt angle cranks (for those with bottomless bank accounts) Make my own.   Does anyone have any advice on how would I go about making my own please? I was thinking I could use plastic servo arms with two of the arms cut off. I'd then just need a mount to go on the corner of the block. The MP1 motors are fairly strong so I don't think they'd need to be perfectly resistance free, just not seize up (I have plenty of oils and greases for cars and bikes.
    • Since there is a recent picture of the viaduct, there will have to be some maintenance happening here in spring to clean the stones and bottoms of the viaduct supports. I'll also have to tone down the white of the glue somehow. The viaduct does need some walls either side of the track and I have looked at the possibility of making them from the off-cuts of concrete block. However, given the trouble Mick has had with pigeons and the difficulty in making them, I'm more inclined to use my favoured 15mm L section aluminium bent to shape. So I think the plan will be to wait for warmer weather and use the blow-torch to bend the aluminium to shape, glue it to the block with a slight overhang and then use paint to get it to a similar shade to the block.
    • I've decided to abandon the second set of switches at the motor so I can go digital at a later date. That means my 7 core will take the common positive and 3 pairs of switched negatives. I originally bought 3 motors and I set one of them up on a spare piece of 9mm ply along with an unused SL-e91 point to test. I've settles on 9v as being optimum. Unfortunately, best laid plans and all, I've bought 6 more motors and used 5 of them on my Dad's layout due to space constraints under the board. I've also switched in my 1A power supply as more lights were added up there, leaving me with just a 0.3A power supply for this. The next task will be to make and wire up the control box to the 7-core and 3 motors to the other end to test whether voltage drop is an issue or if there is interference that could cause an issue with the wires being bundled.
    • It is indeed a fine mesh netting. And it survived also heavy snow a few weeks ago.  
    • Levelling Up I was recently assessing what needs to be done on the garden railway site to reinstate the front part of the circuit and refurbish the rear part where the timber base has deteriorated after eleven years service.  One of the key issues is to keep the whole thing as level as possible and avoid any gradients, to ensure best running. Although I possess a small laser level, it's not particularly useful in this context as the small size reduces its precision and in daylight you can't see the laser marker light across any significant distance. Then I went shopping in Lidl and found this:   Costing all of £5.99, it seems like an excellent solution to my problem.  Probably easier than trying to use the garden hose (which my friend Philip had found helpful when building his garden railway).  
    • I didn't expect the viaduct to cross an actual water feature.
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    • kenbrunt  »  Clay Mills Junction

      It looks very smart and the length certainly adds to overhaul look. You should be very pleased. I am saving for a couple of coaches as they are as expensive as the locos were a few years ago. I feel that the hobby is for the collectors these days not the model railways runners. The seasons been a wash out this year.
      We had a run up to Chester to see Making Tracks 3. Very impressive and like you running full length sets. Had a great day there talking to Pete Waterman and sitting by the river with an ice-cream 
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    • Marcus

      Hi all, though you might like my video of my Blue Pullman set. It's vintage Triang Hornby (Couldn't afford the Bachmann one!). Runs really well. I just love the blue and white livery!
       
       
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    • John Barnacle

      Hi all
      I know this has probably been asked before but what is the best track for garden use?
      · 2 replies
    • 40027

      Garden railway novice ,railway in planning stage
      footpaths to cross/dive under and a planned pool for kids to navigate around
      · 1 reply
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