Hi, when you around to placing signals, if you type signalling into the search bar there is loads of videos on the subject. The signal you had in ep2 is a distant signal and wouldn't be used to stop a train but is used to indicate what the next stop signal is showing. It is a warning to the driver that the next signal is at stop. cheers Mike
Thanks Mike, I will be putting signals in but probably colour light because the main layout is set in the late 80s except chappel station the heritage part they will need to have sempahore ones. I should probably think about putting them in sooner than later but they feel like a finishing touch like other trackside features. Thanks Mark
I'd be tempted to mask the points (the paint will ruin conductivity through the insulfrog blades), spray some sleeper grime (cans are available) and then clean the rail tops with a track rubber. Finally, finish the points by hand. Cheats way of doing it, but it gets you started.
Thanks tips Jane, I get very nervous around the points. It doesn’t seem to matter how careful I am, locos never run as well over them after I have weathered and ballasted.
You can get a cheap airbrush online as these paints are generally used for airbrushing,I have used them on my track and it’s done hell of a lot quicker brushing👍🏼 it will need a couple of coats,
Thanks Tony, it’s amazing to know that people are watching my railway build from the other side of the world! It’s what we call OO in the UK, similar to HO but fractionally lager scale at 1:76. My railway room is 10ft square so it’s not too bad. Thanks Mark
Hi. Things are coming along nicely. Many of the YT videos on ballasting show the ballast being sprayed with a 50/50 mixture of IPA and water prior to applying the PVA/ water (with a few drops of washing up liquid); did you do this too?
Thanks, I live in Jersey so wasn’t sure where to get IPA so just used water and a few drops of washing up liquid. I did forget to do this on one section and put the PVA/Water straight on the ballast. I couldn’t believe the difference it made, the PVA took for ever to soak in. Do you think the IPA in the water makes a difference as well?
@@chappelstation Oh, yes. Both the IPA and the washing up liquid reduce the surface tension and help the PVA soak in. I'm guessing (and hoping) IPA may be a little easier to come by now.
Thankyou for the video dreading ballasting when I get around to it
Thanks, it looks scary but isn’t that bad at all, well except the points! Good luck and thanks for watching
Hi, when you around to placing signals, if you type signalling into the search bar there is loads of videos on the subject. The signal you had in ep2 is a distant signal and wouldn't be used to stop a train but is used to indicate what the next stop signal is showing. It is a warning to the driver that the next signal is at stop.
cheers
Mike
Thanks Mike, I will be putting signals in but probably colour light because the main layout is set in the late 80s except chappel station the heritage part they will need to have sempahore ones. I should probably think about putting them in sooner than later but they feel like a finishing touch like other trackside features. Thanks Mark
Wow enjoyed your video today. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, I am a novice at both making videos and model railways but enjoying the process and hopefully will get better as I go along 🤞
@@chappelstation Great and thanks very much for replying to my comment. Take Care & Stay Safe.
I'd be tempted to mask the points (the paint will ruin conductivity through the insulfrog blades), spray some sleeper grime (cans are available) and then clean the rail tops with a track rubber. Finally, finish the points by hand. Cheats way of doing it, but it gets you started.
Thanks tips Jane, I get very nervous around the points. It doesn’t seem to matter how careful I am, locos never run as well over them after I have weathered and ballasted.
You can get a cheap airbrush online as these paints are generally used for airbrushing,I have used them on my track and it’s done hell of a lot quicker brushing👍🏼 it will need a couple of coats,
Thanks, sound like a good Christmas list idea 👍
Great video. What gauge is your layout? N or HO? Regards, Tony from Argentina.
Thanks Tony, it’s amazing to know that people are watching my railway build from the other side of the world! It’s what we call OO in the UK, similar to HO but fractionally lager scale at 1:76. My railway room is 10ft square so it’s not too bad. Thanks Mark
Hi. Things are coming along nicely. Many of the YT videos on ballasting show the ballast being sprayed with a 50/50 mixture of IPA and water prior to applying the PVA/ water (with a few drops of washing up liquid); did you do this too?
Thanks, I live in Jersey so wasn’t sure where to get IPA so just used water and a few drops of washing up liquid. I did forget to do this on one section and put the PVA/Water straight on the ballast. I couldn’t believe the difference it made, the PVA took for ever to soak in. Do you think the IPA in the water makes a difference as well?
@@chappelstation Oh, yes. Both the IPA and the washing up liquid reduce the surface tension and help the PVA soak in. I'm guessing (and hoping) IPA may be a little easier to come by now.