Point Motor Fix Gives Hornby 9F a Clear Run
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2023
- With some minor modifications made to a solenoid point motor on the upper level, sufficient clearance is achieved to allow a Hornby 9F loco to pass under on the lower level.
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Nice to see the layout running again. Nice to see the section with the lake/reservoir again 😎
As for the next project, I would suggest the one you have the most complete ideas for. Maybe just crack on with the engine shed as once that's done you can park your engines somewhere! 😊
Cheers mate 🍀👍🍻
“It just slots in here” 😂😂😂. Great ideas for planning ahead with your lift out sections and magnetic retaining walls.
What a great start Julian , and welcome to station Road. It’s great to see you in amongst your engines. Look forward to seeing the next video. Take care
Good to see you back on the job julian best regards Bill from Western Australia
Looking forward to a running session. :)
I am relieved it finally slotted in. Cheers Peter 😂
Hi Julian. Yet another fascinating video! It really great to see all the time and effot you out in to making those removable areas come in useful and even prove essential. Plus you did such a great job that we can't see them and I had totally forgotten about the church area etc. On a slightly related note regarding the 9F. We had a visiting one at Llangollen Railway some years ago when i worked as loco crew there. I have some footage somewhere of them route gauging it down the line and in particular on one over bridge on the Corwen extension. Put it this way, the 9F's are definitely that little bit taller than other loco's so it's not your model that is wrong. If anything it is pretty accurate! The gap between the cab and the underside of the stone arch was mesured with a 30cm metal ruler it was that tight! SO thank you once again and happy modelling!
Great video Julian. This demonstrates perfectly why forward planning is essential. I don’t even want to imagine how you would have addressed this problem without the hinged and lift out sections around that area. Congratulations on solving the problem with minimal disruption. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Hi Julian, great seeing Station Road again, and seeing a train run. My vote is the farm area, I'd love to see that come to life, although the disused viaduct is going to great too! Farm! Cheers Dave 🙏
A very belated reply but, as you'll know, the disused viaduct won the day.
Very, very nice..... I think the farm area. It will be very different from your previous work on the Yard area, so will be good for a change. Awesome video once again......
Great video Julian and looking forward to your next project. Take care - Kevin
Thank you for a realy realy nice episode 😃
Engine Shed please
Nice to see you back Julian.
Hi the disused viaduct sounds good to me..
Great videos by the way. 😊
Great to see you back on the layout and of course solving a problem. Like you I have a very low gap between my top level and lower level I just hope I don't have similar issues.
I love your solutions when tackling the fiddly bits 🙂
It has to be the disused viaduct scene next that gets my vote mate.
Great to see train(s) running on Station Road and well done on sorting the point motor clearance issue, would not of thought of that. Looks easy then they do say most issues are!! The viaduct area gets my vote, looking forward to next update stay safe regards Barry..
Engine shed and siding! 👍🙏😊
Good to see you running trains again. Funny how what was a very logical decision like the height of your levels can keep giving you work to do!
I think that's the nature of railway modelling, you always need to think at least five steps ahead🙂
No preference for which area you tackle next, I'm sure you'll get to both eventually and whatever you do will be worth watching.
Better late than never, but I'm sure you'll see the disused viaduct is taking shape🙂
cool vid thanks lee
Which ever you decide I will be watching so over to you. Toss a coin haha
I watched a randomly suggested video a couple weeks ago - guy built a goods shed, and for lighting, he attached two thin plates of copper(?) on two interior corners of the building. The building wires were soldered to these plates, which then married up to two identical plates on the baseboard. This allows the building to be removed for track cleaning, and gives an easy reliable electrical connection for the lights. Maybe something like this would work for your church?!
That's sounds like a good solution for the connectivity of building lights with the baseboard.
Hi Julian. Disused viaduct please. Nice to see you running again and look forward to the session.
Please setup the disused viaduct
Better late than never, but I'm sure you'll see the disused viaduct is taking shape🙂
Nice work Julian.
1:76 OO compared to 1:87 HO can catch you out if you're not careful.
Hope the weather down your way is improving. I've heard from family that it still can't make up its mind whether it's winter or spring.
Look forward to the next running session. I released one yesterday if you're interested. 👍
Stay safe and Happy modelling.
Mon
Thanks Mon and apologies for the late response. The weather was struggling to decide back then, but it's definitely summer here now with a number of days in the +30ºc range.
Very enjoyable video, maybe this is one of those areas best suited to an above board point motor. When deciding on point motors i was never keen to cut holes in the baseboard particularly if the track plan changes, in the end went with slow action cobalts which i thought would be kinder to N gauge points but obviously more expensive when you have 50 points etc. In the end we all make our own decisions for various reasons..
I did buy a couple of surface-mount cobalts many years ago just for that reason of tricky locations, but I've never been a fan of visible motors, hence finding a alternate solution with surface-mounts being the last resort.
Good morning Julian first of all nice to see you back in the layout room also it was great to meet you at the gets. Hope you found a use for the Tarmac truck. I think I would go for the viaduct area.
Hi Stephen, many apologies for the very late reply. It was a pleasure to meet you also and accept your very generous offering. I have the Tarmac truck waiting in the wings for its spot on the layout and I think it might have to christen the depot access road when that area moves along a little further.
Super video. Love the lift out sections and the use of magnets for the arch retaining walls. Always good to plan ahead. That warehouse just to your left in the final scene looks great - scratch built or a kit/kit bash? My preference would be for the engine shed and disused viaduct. Have you thought of putting inspection pits in the shed?
Apologies for the late reply. The curved warehouse is a scratch-build using my laser cutter. There's a series of videos showing the build starting with this one... ua-cam.com/video/Rcx2oemja40/v-deo.htmlsi=b05-6tTSjOKB6APs
Interesting the difference in height between the two 9F's. Could be, as someone else mentioned, a change in wheel standards so maybe measure the two sets to see or a slightly different machining to the chassis block.
And the farm would be good, always nice to escape to the countryside.
I guess I've escaped to the countryside in the other direction, but not before passing under the disused viaduct marching across the landscape🙂
Lift off section and not adding any ballast has saved your bacon a little bit.
I think finishing off a section of the layout would give you a sense of achievement, especially if you run into the mojo decline problem, you can see the bit you finished and give yourself a lift. Though of course no layout is ever truly finished.
A very belated reply but you'll no doubt know the disused viaduct won the day.
Mate your modelling skills will do justice to both locations but please go and do the viaduct area, keep up to enjoyment and Good work
Hi Julian. Being back home, does it feel as though you never were in the UK? Your 9F looks to be a very handsome model. Let's take a look at the goods yard.
Disused viaduct area please..
I watched you and Paul constructing his when you visited the UK.
They may of changed the diameter of the wheels to make it accurate to OO scale. Do you have a video in your collection that shows the making of the curved viaduct as I need to make 2 of them. I am making a raised level using Metcafe Stone Viaduct kits and some other bridges that I have. I know Paul is missing you already. Martin. (Thailand)
May apologies for the late reply. I didn't video the actual build of the curved viaduct, but I did produce an overview video many years back. It was back in the days when my video delivery was pretty poor, but you'll find it here... ua-cam.com/video/yhWJ7mpF9is/v-deo.htmlsi=U_Oo7sNMT8QRBfrG
Farm scene gets my vote. Prefer to see an unfinished area completed.
A very belated reply but you'll no doubt know the disused viaduct won the day.
Hi Adrian i would like to see you do battle with the local farming community! Cheers Alan In Ch-Ch.
A very belated reply but you'll no doubt know the disused viaduct won the day.
For purely selfish reasons could I ask you to tackle the Engine shed area and the disused viaduct, please?
Also, thanks for the tip regarding the point motor... You never know when that dodge might come in useful!
The engine shed please
May be worth a quick e-mail to Hornby as to why that particular model has the height difference..??
It was certainly a curious one, but possibly a shade higher by 1-2mm.
Hi Julien, Disused viaduct and engine shed please. 😊
Engine shed please
Engine shed please Julian.
Hi julian engine shed please
Disused viaduct and engine shed please. 😊
Since you have just been busy working on some industrial themes lately, why don't you switch to something different to keep the juices flowing? Planning a farm piece could be that other thing keeping the interest and variety going!
You'd think a change of modelling scenery would be advantageous, but I've found the viaduct build is just the ticket to keep the creativity alive. Of course, I'm now creating another area requiring rural scenery, so there'll be a lot of that coming up in the near future.