2018_03_19-Little Jobs

2018_03_19 Sound into Class 45 and lights into Harris RM Trailer.

First the 45 Class Sound install. With the Auscision loco fitted  ready to plug in a 21 pin decoder, it was just a matter of plugging in the Wow decoder and wiring in the speaker a 10 minute job.
Remove the couplers and 4 screws, two each side of coupler. Plug it in, and solder speaker wires to tabs marked SP. Screw body back on and test run :D

45 Class takes a run on H.B.N.

Wondering how to fit lights and seats into a DRC and Trailer

I have an epoxy DRC and trailer and I want lights and seating fitted. I bought some seats from Casula Hobbies and they should turn up soon. 

 So the Harris MT car needs wipers for power as well as LED's
 The Trainbuilder bogies are all brass, so I am having problems thinking out how to fit wipers.
The wheel sets are fully insulated, which means the pickups have to touch the tops or sides of the insulated tyres. At the top is a thin brass plate. I could replace that with styrene, and use small plastic screws (presume they are metric and hopefully JAYCAR have the next size down which would allow me to insulate pick ups.

This insulated (nylon) screw is metric, but too large. Intend to replace brass plate with styrene spacer  which would replace small existing spacer used to lift car to correct height (shown in pic above)

Any suggestions to
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Cheers
Rod

2018_03_16 Playing with the B.E.

2018_03_16  laying asphalt :)

I got some thin foam from Office Works, and more from a dollar store at Birralea.
Added it on top to see if it looked like bitumen.

So this is what we started with. The white foam is about 2 mm thick and came in 5 sheets, all white.

The black sheet came in a pack of 5 different colours. Only one black sheet :(

 It nearly comes up to rail height. So a track cleaner gently rubbed should clean the head of the rail.

Started to chalk and rub with a cloth after white glue set. I will finish this off tomorrow. I am happy it will work. Also finish off covering the white with black.

Got a parcel from States. I just cannot find things like pallets, workshop machinery skips etc here, got them all in one box. A bit pricy though.

The Parcel?

 Fork lifts, Elevators Workshop machinery such as drill press and lathes Welders etc.

Skips and pallets and hand held pallet lifts. and milk churns for Depot as well as bicycles and stuff such as that.

Cheers
Rod

2018_03_10 Another Sandown and yes I went again

😷 2018_03_10 My Mum saw the TV adds for Liverpool "Of course you will be visiting me then?"

So another promise broken (that is to never go to Sandown again)

Mind you Auscision made it all worthwhile. Meeting friends was another plus.
So others will show you pictures and talk about the layouts.
I will show you the specials I got..

Here is something I found for my mate Al :) Hope he likes it, as it operates traffic lights for crossroads, that is 4 directions using Australian system that is yellow> Red> Green> Yellow and back to red again. (optional bus or tram light to boot ;)

48 ft containers. A bit late for my era, but... I like them

A Alco Class 45 from the Auscision grab bin. Thanks guys, its quiet, complete and runs well DC.

A few more containers. Thanks Bruce Race :) You talked me into them, but I am happy :)

Was never going to pay what they were asking for these, however  they were caught with too many of the early paints, so I picked this one up very cheap!

And a few more cars :)

I also visited Kyneton on the Sunday...

Kyneton Exhibition 2018

One seller had some small packs of Chinese stuff at  good prices

 I will use these to light up the sheds. Paint inside white and top green. Try to remove posts and hang them from the rafters. If that does not work, I will write to the Chinese seller and see if he will make me the shades without the posts? Packs of 3 for$5

5 for $5 Pretty reasonable? includes 15 Led's and resistors.

Cheers
Rod

2018_03_03 Weathering the rail and the B.E.

 2018_03_03  ok Graeme shows me his weathering methods and paints my rail. I continue with the B.E.

minimum masking and using an airgun.

The B.E.

 Its coming along and all I need is bits and pieces to hi light the scene. I have a parcel coming with most of these. Unfortunately the Mobillift crane looks like a scratch build, according to Owen of

http://www.roadandrail.net/

Cheers
Rod

2018_02_23 Rail Cleaner

2018_02_23 Rail Cleaner

Just bought this. Hope it works ok. Looks the goods though :D

Rail Cleaner

or if you dont want to visit page ..it looks like this :)

PS still working on reversing tracks. I damaged a three way point and am bogged down with the repair, just now.
Cheers
Rod

2018_02_19 Lttle update :)

2018_02_19  Gosh nearly a month. Still no air conditioning :(

However the temperature is mild, and so that is not my reason for work slowing down in the shed :(

Have not been well, and not in the mood for it, particularly as the wiring problem did not seem to be improving. One step forward and two steps back....  However!

Here is a thread on Face Book group DCC Downunder which I started

A bit excited to see if this works. I know the boys at DCC Downunder got it right. Just have to double check that the discovered "Gremlin" is truly a reverse loop, and fixing that solves the problem :D

 Cheers
Rod

2018_01_28 Geelong for a day

2018_01_28  Took my Annual drive to Geelong to visit friends and attend the excellent Corio Model Railway show.

I don't have much luck with air conditioners, do I?
Average temp is 38C and unless I get in before 8.00am the shed is out of bounds.
Two local Air-Con repairers are just not coming out to repair it after 4 weeks waiting.

I picked up some very nice WAGR open wagons from SDS as well ordered a Class 30T from Austrains for Albury.

As well a DRC I ordered was ready to pick up.

Because I am not getting things done outside, I decided to move my tools and DCC test gear into my office, and so I at least can get things done inside where the aircon does now work.

 SDS built WAGR open wagons for SG freight variety.

 Now at Tess Springs the new DRC and a trailer I already had.  (OK Steve I found the fault, or at least the camera, did :) Its cool.)

 And so I moved it in, but now I have to clear the shelves to put this stuff in place and clear the small desk place to have any chance to do some meaningful work in here :D

Cheers
Rod