Andrew Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 It's looking fantastic, Thomas. Keep up the good work, and I hope all goes well with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Great work Thomas! It's amazing, though certainly not the type of layout you'd find in the Hornby Track Plans book. Strangely the first thing I thought of was "how on earth is he going to clean the windows!" but your planning has been so meticulous that I'm sure you've already thought of a solution to that. That storage/stabling yard really would be perfect for my needs but sadly I just don't have the space to accommodate that number of roads. Is this going to be a DCC sound layout? Has that been mentioned previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussietmrail Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hi Thomas, wow that is some staging yard indeed, how long is it be able to hold lengthy trains indeed about 18 tracks across, how many will be main lines, pure awesome indeed, keep the good work up , Tony . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, mick said: Great work Thomas! It's amazing, though certainly not the type of layout you'd find in the Hornby Track Plans book. Strangely the first thing I thought of was "how on earth is he going to clean the windows!" but your planning has been so meticulous that I'm sure you've already thought of a solution to that. That storage/stabling yard really would be perfect for my needs but sadly I just don't have the space to accommodate that number of roads. Is this going to be a DCC sound layout? Has that been mentioned previously? Hello Mick, hello Tony et all! To be honest, the windows are only in the room so that the people who will live in the house after me can do something different with the room. There comes the background scenery in front of it. Yes, my layout is controlled by DCC and I also have quite a few locomotives with sound. The main tracks in my stabling yard have a minimum lenght of 5150mm. To my annoyance, eBay Global Shipping Program managed to SLURRY my big bridge (see picture) on the way out of the US. And instead of looking for it now, they want to persuade themselves that I paid it more than 180 days ago and therefore there is no longer any buyer protection. That I have a valid contract with eBay Global Shipping Program for transport from the USA to me including all formalities (and paid $ 520 for it) seems to be understood by no one in customer service. The bridge was verifiably delivered by the seller to the eBay Global Shipping Distribution Center in Kentucky. I just hope they come to their senses without the use of lawyers. Regards Thomas Edited March 22, 2021 by ThomasI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Hello Thomas, Oh boy! That would be such a nice bridge, I keep my fingers tightly crossed for you that it does turn up at your house. It reminds me of the Chesapeake and Ohio’s bridge over the Ohio river at (I think!) Sciotoville or similar spelling. At one point this was the world’s strongest bridge. Good luck, John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mills Junction Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 7:32 PM, ThomasI said: That looks an awesome bridge, I do like a good bridge, so I hope it arrives with you soon and without further hassle. Do you have a link to the seller? Not that I want to buy one as it sounds far too expensive for me, but I'd like to look at photos to see how it is constructed for when I start welding my own. Regards, Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Looks a bit like the one here Barry https://www.custommodelrailroads.com/cmr-train-beaver-bridge.html might give you some ideas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 26/03/2021 at 11:18, Clay Mills Junction said: That looks an awesome bridge, I do like a good bridge, so I hope it arrives with you soon and without further hassle. Do you have a link to the seller? Not that I want to buy one as it sounds far too expensive for me, but I'd like to look at photos to see how it is constructed for when I start welding my own. Regards, Barry. Hello Barry! Here is a link: https://www.ebay.de/itm/M1910-Truss-Bridge-HO-GA-Kit-Sofortkauf-325-00-/265069708888?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292R Regards Thomas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 😕😟 Great, after the bridge now the next disappointment. My local retailer just informed me that they canceled my pre-order for the Indian Pacific because the items I ordered were not delivered to them by Auscision Models. It is now listed as sold out on the Auscision Models website. Now I have two NSWGR Class 86 but no train. 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 28/03/2021 at 17:46, ThomasI said: Hello Barry! Here is a link: https://www.ebay.de/itm/M1910-Truss-Bridge-HO-GA-Kit-Sofortkauf-325-00-/265069708888?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292R Regards Thomas That looks amazing.... Looking forward to seeing at least one of those on Clay Mills Junction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 17 hours ago, ThomasI said: 😕😟 Great, after the bridge now the next disappointment. My local retailer just informed me that they canceled my pre-order for the Indian Pacific because the items I ordered were not delivered to them by Auscision Models. It is now listed as sold out on the Auscision Models website. Now I have two NSWGR Class 86 but no train. 😭 I'm sorry to hear that. You're not having much luck recently are you? Things tend to go like that sometimes but hopefully you'll be able to source them elsewhere - there's nearly always a way to get hold of something you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mills Junction Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, mick said: That looks amazing.... Looking forward to seeing at least one of those on Clay Mills Junction! I don't think I'll be managing that level of detail. But the construction is interesting nonetheless. One of the undecideds is material, that's aluminium which is interesting. Working with such small pieces of metal will be challenging, I'm thinking that welding is the only reliable way in the garden but that has challenges in not warping everything. The detail (rivet plates) are added on plastic. That was one big question for me now answered. Thanks for the link Thomas and I hope you get your bridge and rolling stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, mick said: I'm sorry to hear that. You're not having much luck recently are you? Things tend to go like that sometimes but hopefully you'll be able to source them elsewhere - there's nearly always a way to get hold of something you want. At least my retailer didn't screw it up. Auscision Models wrote to me that the demand was unexpectedly high due to the pandemic while production was not running at full speed during the pandemic. That's why orders had to be canceled. I hope Auscision Models do a re-run at some point. Regards Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Clay Mills Junction said: I don't think I'll be managing that level of detail. But the construction is interesting nonetheless. One of the undecideds is material, that's aluminium which is interesting. Working with such small pieces of metal will be challenging, I'm thinking that welding is the only reliable way in the garden but that has challenges in not warping everything. The detail (rivet plates) are added on plastic. That was one big question for me now answered. Thanks for the link Thomas and I hope you get your bridge and rolling stock. Do you have plans for such bridges that you can use as a guide for your construction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Material replenishment has arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) There's news from my bridge. eBay Global Shipping delivered these to Canada. And instead of bringing it back and delivering it to me, ebay stubbornly stood up to the seller and lied to me. The seller has now had it transported back from Canada at his own expense and will now forward it to me. And then we will try to get our money back from ebay. Edited April 13, 2021 by ThomasI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 The last curve and then a first circle would be finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 That's looking exciting, Thomas. Once you have a complete circuit you'll be wanting to run some trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasI Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 I've made some progress, but now it's raining again. I already worked on a four-track bridge modeled on the Viaduc de Commelles between Paris and Lille. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussietmrail Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Hi Thomas, very interesting what is that white stuff you using in the mold you made up , I have a couple of cutting on my layout , we had out turn last fortnight very heavy rain. The developers have started work stage two of our estate, I will make the most of it noise wise , can't wait till they start building more houses in our street, I am busy track laying , keep the good work up . Tony from down under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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