tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12184860163233985282024-03-06T05:11:55.694+00:00Pentewan Light RailwayModelling the 3rd epoch in O14 and Scale7John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-25746991768471164452023-05-09T19:50:00.002+01:002023-05-09T19:50:58.285+01:00More Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvNBInSjxacxMNQA2ZP_tgg24bgTSwIfmHu2WppbAdg1tFLnCZNYhNsENM3gzucfvdpHQ_EH0CrjUboD-85CWyo7nRyJKSXdpJgRPOADPl-zoVDB8LV41xzz1uacl0MFI_rjJ0Pom-nehzOn_py0s6Fy15e1Gm0ZX7Dwic_ZgoVthaRjbOiG5rGwFaQ/s1500/PXL_20230407_093836654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvNBInSjxacxMNQA2ZP_tgg24bgTSwIfmHu2WppbAdg1tFLnCZNYhNsENM3gzucfvdpHQ_EH0CrjUboD-85CWyo7nRyJKSXdpJgRPOADPl-zoVDB8LV41xzz1uacl0MFI_rjJ0Pom-nehzOn_py0s6Fy15e1Gm0ZX7Dwic_ZgoVthaRjbOiG5rGwFaQ/s320/PXL_20230407_093836654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The new board is ready and I'm now laying track. This time I've used dark gray EVA foam as an underlay rather than the hideous yellow stuff of old. Of course being so dark meant I had to use a white crayon to mark the centre lines and sleeper posistions. Previously I pre-stained the cut sleepers but this time I glued them down as bare wood and then painted them - with a dilute mix of black and burnt umber acrylic inks.</p><p>Track laying then progressed using my standard method with staple spikes and cosmetic fishplates etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JTEH1Ls4TXWIi3z2JE-S5pboN0FndlWd-d94wirXTVIzK3rvksJmCn5xQ8Qu4JOMWEUe-3y5Vg7_NmvwZKkAoQL33dC-Wq3AB1_dxqO8_mce7ceUfudAkSd0VZaBGSwz43qS5r3bZi7myIN6psaStW4oR39SoOm6gEyM-Eqh_HZmB9spAjVQJUU-iQ/s1500/PXL_20230508_110953512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JTEH1Ls4TXWIi3z2JE-S5pboN0FndlWd-d94wirXTVIzK3rvksJmCn5xQ8Qu4JOMWEUe-3y5Vg7_NmvwZKkAoQL33dC-Wq3AB1_dxqO8_mce7ceUfudAkSd0VZaBGSwz43qS5r3bZi7myIN6psaStW4oR39SoOm6gEyM-Eqh_HZmB9spAjVQJUU-iQ/s320/PXL_20230508_110953512.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I've decided to change my approach to ballast. Previously I used crushed cat litter and chinchilla dust glued down with dilute Copydex, however this has proved to very durable. I'm now trying crushed walnut shells in various grades.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZaEnYUwKoRDCXa3nsK0D-PlOCoXUCczCljP0Hcm8sT-exnS-9Rbuxv4yAUEUU67s6Ixdu3aHnUhBjP5EtG6mBrBsCVA2QXzol49C8h0pC4GwSXlbcUZY6y1pRS4wsum8_cdvoHZRmDYW4donfUcI17IAb0TdVk4N5natXm-s7UJuyhGVjFteqH0QmA/s1500/PXL_20230427_145025165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZaEnYUwKoRDCXa3nsK0D-PlOCoXUCczCljP0Hcm8sT-exnS-9Rbuxv4yAUEUU67s6Ixdu3aHnUhBjP5EtG6mBrBsCVA2QXzol49C8h0pC4GwSXlbcUZY6y1pRS4wsum8_cdvoHZRmDYW4donfUcI17IAb0TdVk4N5natXm-s7UJuyhGVjFteqH0QmA/s320/PXL_20230427_145025165.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three grades of crushed walnut shells, grey dye and liquid latex</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I wanted the ballast to be a light grey like the crushed cat litter (the PLR used a lot of clay-tip waste) but the dye didn't really work. I then retired an old kitchen mixer and added slightly diluted matt paint (old white primer slightly darkened with some black) whilst it was running. Then turned it out onto a cloth to dry. It has worked rather well.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gpxPgPH4fL1Vvz9Y0rVMBb4xiXME_H4V1Kky_drOcMitSJA7e_7_BYhsRrBAudbn1LxFAchPh65LYu5LeYMhMVh9NS4axD9X_kK1KDsMdNAqTdRa6lPIUhQEV8DwYtNlo_oN5GlSxHYxYDr6KpxHXnMjVv33ZAOEbMJu80sEWpgLFFb__FJZq5E2cA/s1500/PXL_20230509_163546802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gpxPgPH4fL1Vvz9Y0rVMBb4xiXME_H4V1Kky_drOcMitSJA7e_7_BYhsRrBAudbn1LxFAchPh65LYu5LeYMhMVh9NS4axD9X_kK1KDsMdNAqTdRa6lPIUhQEV8DwYtNlo_oN5GlSxHYxYDr6KpxHXnMjVv33ZAOEbMJu80sEWpgLFFb__FJZq5E2cA/s320/PXL_20230509_163546802.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first batch (medium grade) is in the bag and the coarse and fine grades are drying</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Once the track laying is complete I'm going to refresh any loose ballast on all of the older boards and get it wired up ready for operation.</p>John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-27019267506061608632023-02-11T09:22:00.000+00:002023-02-11T09:22:00.140+00:00A Selection of shots<p> Here is a selection of shots taken before the move.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkQdFEMOAiAtGLtDFetz0-TUt4azwhz-Uymq-geq_k84ilih2jucsi6Ei-VteE95Uum6nmHATKb4Z56Gb3YV2Gf4JXisyI-lFcSnHthlh9MmwOJswZiru_wo-zX2oKpNxZAszz0fzT_4O8ckU9F-PVgEdYur3hoaZIP1qRW-Bs38DqXJL5wnRiJGGcA/s1500/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkQdFEMOAiAtGLtDFetz0-TUt4azwhz-Uymq-geq_k84ilih2jucsi6Ei-VteE95Uum6nmHATKb4Z56Gb3YV2Gf4JXisyI-lFcSnHthlh9MmwOJswZiru_wo-zX2oKpNxZAszz0fzT_4O8ckU9F-PVgEdYur3hoaZIP1qRW-Bs38DqXJL5wnRiJGGcA/s320/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1947.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex L&B Manning Wardle hauls clay up to the exchange sidings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdwCqqlg764C5Mv0pVCR7bAS16tgbrBO2PH6eRaPoi7v6DRzJ_JSG6Sv4Ipo6tWI3z0NVwH-bd27np9qBQgqZx11To9UYcl4gWEZBv058XDCvwugZvbS_iBfwCgm5wR9mYYZuPKyHwCjbkktAUtonFX3NBJklMPGX7iDeZag8QJ0gcnnrlnng2gwjwg/s2000/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdwCqqlg764C5Mv0pVCR7bAS16tgbrBO2PH6eRaPoi7v6DRzJ_JSG6Sv4Ipo6tWI3z0NVwH-bd27np9qBQgqZx11To9UYcl4gWEZBv058XDCvwugZvbS_iBfwCgm5wR9mYYZuPKyHwCjbkktAUtonFX3NBJklMPGX7iDeZag8QJ0gcnnrlnng2gwjwg/s320/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1787.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This originally had model track but it got removed about 20years ago after a change of plan. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaHrA3xtffMTkholuX1VgU1bUyUcDPW_1zSPohvGE3oW3-Xum_6fmmlAw9_9i_QFowqBjO9J4d6XlkUOICVRgjOYKzqiYHOzrnWtlHXn8ymPw2HxNSmFp-zmMQd-6yBAAAKSqSLkj11nNwfPrG_goQPcg6yb7M0BJe7b9vsecUUS7CfkSqE40wlc_-Q/s1500/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaHrA3xtffMTkholuX1VgU1bUyUcDPW_1zSPohvGE3oW3-Xum_6fmmlAw9_9i_QFowqBjO9J4d6XlkUOICVRgjOYKzqiYHOzrnWtlHXn8ymPw2HxNSmFp-zmMQd-6yBAAAKSqSLkj11nNwfPrG_goQPcg6yb7M0BJe7b9vsecUUS7CfkSqE40wlc_-Q/s320/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1720.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A down train passing the quarry.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0IhNJ-YX6_KpC06KwJ-wM5thSdJ9XzuE-DUKR-ZgOz7eLjPT5wLk_YIJsypYmU-ngvagVfgVh4S7sjU3ORPSu8z_JNAylBDBXYhycktrUuuv5OUxx9ISOmmubQbDMsthB5fGh4JJ4hP5m1kyuLKeAgBSakAamsUZKpBiVRzTyb6kvJXVkNreiUv3YA/s1500/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0IhNJ-YX6_KpC06KwJ-wM5thSdJ9XzuE-DUKR-ZgOz7eLjPT5wLk_YIJsypYmU-ngvagVfgVh4S7sjU3ORPSu8z_JNAylBDBXYhycktrUuuv5OUxx9ISOmmubQbDMsthB5fGh4JJ4hP5m1kyuLKeAgBSakAamsUZKpBiVRzTyb6kvJXVkNreiUv3YA/s320/John_Clutterbuck_IMG_1675.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And further down the line crossing the quarry road.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KGJdrK9ONxxH_rE6FeZfK_gvAEUO-WQWZbfO_feHf0Y72JpzY26g4Ff2VM1R4EXM9ApYMe7QQ7SKBm2VYZ--vDViU4uoKhSJLa0w0Arnt1vpeXfJcexQFOKDG1tc6jrprX3sv7l25rj5Hipu890m3e-xHOPlBB3_ocA9su5_3pKxeM-0sg7m1rG-LA/s1500/IMG_0294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KGJdrK9ONxxH_rE6FeZfK_gvAEUO-WQWZbfO_feHf0Y72JpzY26g4Ff2VM1R4EXM9ApYMe7QQ7SKBm2VYZ--vDViU4uoKhSJLa0w0Arnt1vpeXfJcexQFOKDG1tc6jrprX3sv7l25rj5Hipu890m3e-xHOPlBB3_ocA9su5_3pKxeM-0sg7m1rG-LA/s320/IMG_0294.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A up works train hauled by K1 <i>(This was sold to the PLR by Beyer Peacock after repatriation and when the PLR finally closed in the 1960s it went to the NRM)</i>. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-35251516189954285732023-02-04T17:29:00.000+00:002023-02-04T17:29:28.126+00:00Progress at last in the new home<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When the loft was completed last year it was far too hot to do anything apart from get the boards up there. I spent a long time trying to work out the optimum config. It was clear the two main sections would need to be separated and came up with a design that I thought would work but would have involved a lot of extra hidden track. I built the staging for the spiral/quarry and then realised it wouldn't work so decided to rotate it 90degrees. With temporary extra bracing added I slowly shoved it round from underneath. I got it about half way round and realised that was a far better position. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With a little bit of shifting to-and-fro I've now completed the staging for the exchange sidings and positioned all the current boards. There will be one new board required of about 5ft long which needs to accommodate a 6 inch change of datum level (I'm used to doing that). </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Track will be laid on raised trackbeds built the J H Ahern way (still be best book I've got).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The fiddle yard will be beyond the lower tunnel in a similar config as in the last house. The traverser built for ExPong is going to come to Devon too now David J no longer needs it. There is even the potential to join it up to get a continuous run of close on 90ft and then simply watch the trains go round. The grandchildren may get to race their engines (which I've promised to build).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Some photos from today:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOlXxz63wdkegrXazXIIvj1SrdQbWJWbj3-MfGGn294TVRUBiR2Wslqf5LL7bnAQqClNhgvAg2bJm1WrhvolLWL7_-el8iEyYJYZ8eJ5RSWeJpdSyOVQ5HgLhBsKHewrVBhJi1vZZ8C_AC-plHgOZjDi9h7afCtje7F4DvovYIFtqlbskK3ckEuTkxw/s4032/PXL_20230204_155944646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOlXxz63wdkegrXazXIIvj1SrdQbWJWbj3-MfGGn294TVRUBiR2Wslqf5LL7bnAQqClNhgvAg2bJm1WrhvolLWL7_-el8iEyYJYZ8eJ5RSWeJpdSyOVQ5HgLhBsKHewrVBhJi1vZZ8C_AC-plHgOZjDi9h7afCtje7F4DvovYIFtqlbskK3ckEuTkxw/s320/PXL_20230204_155944646.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Note the gap for the new board in the background.</span></i></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC7sy3rMP4ZwhkkfO3GrTf_WwrMOU22Vj08XQHX7qQhD0cOSpScAJm8O2678GN3GabjTAo4LFwi_xImBiiabReoxKMwPfNVEmEruswfnYGEsoDcVS8YUfTIKjCCSGFS6-9dOsmLznaUGhGcfXI82W4zsTpmKrqUTDZKaZVkMnXM21fQjkM9u2Nt316A/s4032/PXL_20230204_155934347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC7sy3rMP4ZwhkkfO3GrTf_WwrMOU22Vj08XQHX7qQhD0cOSpScAJm8O2678GN3GabjTAo4LFwi_xImBiiabReoxKMwPfNVEmEruswfnYGEsoDcVS8YUfTIKjCCSGFS6-9dOsmLznaUGhGcfXI82W4zsTpmKrqUTDZKaZVkMnXM21fQjkM9u2Nt316A/s320/PXL_20230204_155934347.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The fiddle yard will be behind me. </span></i></div><br /><p><br /></p>John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-54863681891274758282021-01-11T21:29:00.000+00:002021-01-11T21:29:00.253+00:00On the move<p> The crates have gone into the lorry today. It may be some time before I see them again as we still haven't exchanged on our Teignmouth house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkpWeEDgwnFdCLTl95SRCe-tMxRxuGjF6Ryr9Rm5riGf9Ata025-Z22oWraA4f1yqz4f_1GGxfYbGacrO9LHMb9s40mu_E0L97Zl-RsK6z47SKQg_8XFOPWafKISIoettSOS0N7xCrr5A/s4032/PXL_20210111_111226483.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkpWeEDgwnFdCLTl95SRCe-tMxRxuGjF6Ryr9Rm5riGf9Ata025-Z22oWraA4f1yqz4f_1GGxfYbGacrO9LHMb9s40mu_E0L97Zl-RsK6z47SKQg_8XFOPWafKISIoettSOS0N7xCrr5A/s320/PXL_20210111_111226483.MP.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3sxj8EpZ0JPt7ghZ8mtDBAw4rvtEw7Q_9s1wFAVcpPErbCuMz0uYzSLBwa8iK0q1AUBqHFjUCY-aUCGtAlgRD4oBHWk0ABiwger4rs9FCW-2FfI1zUg0je7i0MqoF2MN8OQoLJoJAQde/s4032/PXL_20210111_110637989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The crates are designed to be carried by two people and stack for transit. I've used pallet cling wrap on the scenic boards to keep them clean as they could be stored for some months before the new log cabin home is built. The removal people frowned when they saw it all (they had been warned).<div><br /></div><div>The clear loft:<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva556bPqyCLySiIpdoHAw_ui9wHuP_rwZMpfgSnjsnwfvgXnLWYchSCQwV8rbonGHV2b7O3cfU9pi0PjKgGdQZJiXTe2Yw1_AU9riyDLt194hho4336A1JrFMRE-fxR4qrt5M_cPVU6IS/s4032/PXL_20210106_131750336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva556bPqyCLySiIpdoHAw_ui9wHuP_rwZMpfgSnjsnwfvgXnLWYchSCQwV8rbonGHV2b7O3cfU9pi0PjKgGdQZJiXTe2Yw1_AU9riyDLt194hho4336A1JrFMRE-fxR4qrt5M_cPVU6IS/s320/PXL_20210106_131750336.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt1Sx0GfFwBekITDf0h9WfC0v0gRbHm4gCIGyB7TsLO3FIYORIi-mVNBdJNoa-ssRxHoE9T_d77dErkx4zax55MjKb0cjGncJB-VSBC9_zrwecayofSWafyIBkKa09NxtsatuhH2ZsHXQ/s4032/PXL_20210106_131800640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt1Sx0GfFwBekITDf0h9WfC0v0gRbHm4gCIGyB7TsLO3FIYORIi-mVNBdJNoa-ssRxHoE9T_d77dErkx4zax55MjKb0cjGncJB-VSBC9_zrwecayofSWafyIBkKa09NxtsatuhH2ZsHXQ/s320/PXL_20210106_131800640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><p>What a nice railway room it would make! However, I don't think the new owners are that minded. This room was actually one of the reasons we (well me) wanted to buy the house all those years ago. It didn't have the floor boards nor insulation then. Note the water tank that dictated the big hill and the track spiral which tunnelled down behind it.</p><p>So Devon next!</p></div></div>John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-90138350507461246982020-11-28T13:52:00.003+00:002020-11-28T13:52:18.026+00:00PLR on the move<p>So the time has come to consider how to get the PLR out of the loft and crated up ready for the move to Devon. Here are some pics of it in the loft before dismantling it and getting the boards downstairs for packing - and the rest of 30 years worth of accumulated <strike>rubbish</strike> treasures. My plan is to assemble the boards with added wooden framing to make 3 or 4 crates.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl1tuqyEZesRmOEcz8SerfpVWKsTF-Mu8sXDuPYyGKDz56pEL_a_zC4rMiw8yDIwxFp7157G-eupuKXaFvttlMsvfcJkfe58KSyoaEFUD3bOkjhywxV0uecjFg5Av93JKRcxI8NkePysf/s4632/IMG_20201128_130425603_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="4632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl1tuqyEZesRmOEcz8SerfpVWKsTF-Mu8sXDuPYyGKDz56pEL_a_zC4rMiw8yDIwxFp7157G-eupuKXaFvttlMsvfcJkfe58KSyoaEFUD3bOkjhywxV0uecjFg5Av93JKRcxI8NkePysf/s320/IMG_20201128_130425603_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQn1d6tzXASOxsuOuGhNpdMxhmyV1jJ6cf0lPr6KYijTuVc7JTsxNSnNOKZy1EOK6gxDdbL9hUDqD7k_ch_G9iNJullpm188ggWIgLyYLMVaj67eLKE74hhyphenhyphenSA1MwO65MkJFKVmJij91gd/s4632/IMG_20201128_130415455_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Although it is a heavy engine with common pickup on all 8 wheels it still suffered a little from power dropouts which mainly manifested itself in spluttery sound. Therefore the rebuild includes adding stayalives in the form of a bank of 4 x 220uf tantalum capacitors per engine.<br />
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I stripped out the memory wire rigging that operated the valve gear (forward/reverse) as it never really worked satisfactorily. However I still have a hankering to make this work so have acquired two of these tiny servos:<br />
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I've worked out that these could just fit alongside the motor in the location shown in the photo below. Don't forget this is all hidden inside the tanks - the motor, decoder and wiring only just fit as it is!</div>
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However, before I try fitting it I'm going to hook it up to the decoder and work out what settings allow the servo to move with direction. One problem is only the MX645 has the 5V supply necessary to drive these servos without extra circuitry (for which I have no space) so if successful I will probably drive the rear engine servo from the front using some spare wiring connections in the steam pipe.</div>
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There is also still the hope to add automated uncoupling using tiny RC actuators for which there is even less space for, although at least the memory wire is no longer in the way.</div>
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Update 16th Jan - I've now temporarily hooked up the servo to the +5v supply on the MX645 (soldered to a capacitor as per instructions!) and activated the servo CVs with DecoderPro and it works! I've now want to work out how to make it directional. More manual gleaning and chatting to friends methinks.</div>
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Belated update August 2019 - I came to the conclusion a few months back that it was not realistic to get the servos and operating linkage in place without complete disassembly of the engine units. In practice this would be complete breakdown of everything back to component parts of: wheels, motion, axleboxes, etc., and then build them again with some operating linkage in place. As it took me 4 1/2 years to build it in the first place, and I still have lots of other locos and track etc. to build, I decided I would abandon the operation. Thus it was reassembled, and the painting touched up and re-weathered and it is now ready for operation again. </div>
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Postscript May 2020 - Operation of the re-chipped K1 proved problematic. The Zimo chips come with immersive drive which means you control the braking with F2. Well that's the theory but the MX633 had an older firmware version so didn't seem to have the immersive drive. Furthermore, it appeared the immersive drive on the MX645 only worked in one direction. Thus the engines were dismantled once again and the chips returned to the supplier for a firmware upgrade. For various reasons I am still awaiting their return.</div>
John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-15417336873329064302017-04-28T10:42:00.000+01:002020-05-05T08:28:56.590+01:00Now here's a trackwork challengeAs blog readers will know I like track - narrow gauge, broad gauge, chaired, flat bottom and even trams. Thus I was in seventh heaven with a holiday in Lisbon over Easter where the narrow gauge tram system with both old and new styles of trams exhibit every classic type of track formation and runs up and down unbelievable gradients - one tram had to apply it's skid brakes before descending a hill.<br />
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I modelled trams in my youth and could be tempted again one day to try and replicate the type of scenes below.<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-25089719219418926992017-04-27T20:37:00.000+01:002017-04-27T20:46:40.012+01:00Lynton in O14So my first trackmaking commission is finally finished - many months late (mainly because of taking on a new full-time job) - but just in time to free up the house for the first of my three children's weddings this year.<br />
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It is an exact to scale model of Lynton station in late SR period which just fits on five 4ft boards. It was an interesting project requiring a surprising amount of research and I owe my thanks to the many experts on the Yahoo ExmoorNG and L&B Modelling groups - and not forgetting Measured and Drawn.<br />
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I battled with Templot to produce the plans but when it actually came to tracklaying I found these lacking and redrew much of the pointwork on plain sheets of paper.<br />
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Most of the track is SR style but with some of the sidings in original L&B style. Rail is Karlgarin code 82/7, SR baseplates are KBscale, SR sleepers are a specially cut section by Twigfolly, original sleepers are coffee stirrers, spikes are home made from staples, fishplates are from Zamzoodled. All track is laid on a thin foam base.<br />
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Some photos of the finished model below - see earlier blog posts for work in progress.<br />
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Hopefully when the whole layout is finished (he's in no hurry) I will get the chance to help the owner exhibit it.<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-80751222156261745602016-12-29T20:44:00.001+00:002017-03-05T17:53:55.952+00:00Another visitor to the PLR<br />
David John's K1 (built by Paul Berntsen) came to visit the PLR over Christmas. This is it trying out the big climb (1 in 28 with 26" radius reverse curves) with a few wagons on the back: <a href="http://youtu.be/ypnf0ot11tM">http://youtu.be/ypnf0ot11tM</a><br />
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And a couple of shots of it posed with mine (I can't actually run them together as mine is DCC and David's is DC)<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-65359389069157783512016-11-27T11:07:00.003+00:002016-12-24T23:51:18.906+00:00More Lynton TrackmakingAfter very slow progress over the summer, a burst of activity means the final three turnouts are well underway. The following photos show the sacrificial jigs I use which are made from card a copy of the template overlaid with card and straight slots cut for the rails. Flares and cosmetic rail clips (made from pins) are added later and the rails cut to length.<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-44911521397124903432016-06-29T21:05:00.000+01:002016-06-29T21:05:17.822+01:00Trackmaking for LyntonI agreed a while back to make some trackwork for a new layout of Lynton in the late SR period - all in O14 of course. We had lots of challenges with various sources and Templot to ascertain the track layout and turnout angles/dimensions which is as close to scale as we could determine. Subsequently I started a new full time and very challenging job so progress has been a lot slower than intended. Luckily the recipient has similar time challenges and is very patient.<br />
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Here are a few shots of the first turnout under test and the common crossing under construction for the next.<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-1851886870975545052016-05-03T20:59:00.001+01:002016-05-06T09:42:23.800+01:00PLR Model Size and StatisticsI have often been asked the overal size of the PLR so I have included the following plan of the current configuration. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This can be compared to the configuration in the <a href="http://pentewan.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/plr-model-size-and-statistics.html">1990s</a> and <a href="http://pentewan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/1980s-layout-design.html">1980s</a>.</span></span><br />
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Overall Size: 18ft x 14ft<br />
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NG full circuit: ~ 80ft<br />
NG mainline maximum grade: 1 in 28 (3.5%) - from lower tunnel exit to quarry loop<br />
NG mainline minimum radius: 27in - the big spiral and a small section c. 22in between quarry and viaduct.<br />
The quarry lines are much steeper and tighter.<br />
SG end to end length: ~30ft<br />
SG maximum grade: 1 in 25 (4%) - mainly in hidden track<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-90521030227147808022016-05-03T20:32:00.000+01:002016-05-03T20:32:25.187+01:00PLR Location and RouteThe following maps show the location of the three phases of the Pentewan Railway. The PLR was the third epoc* and the approxomate area modelled is shown below.<br />
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More photos here: <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsjyw1wPQ" target="_blank">Progress on the PLR</a><br />
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The chassis was loaded up to near final weight (about 1.4kg) so it would sit correctly on the CSB suspension. I had a lot of problems with the pony trucks but a revision of the springing eventually sorted that out. It is being tested with DC and is now running very sweetly. I am considering what DCC chip to use in the completed build - it will be sound of course.<br />
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It derailed rather too often on one curve but a continuous check rail seems to to have solved that. I am now working on completing the hidden track and the loading dock loop.<br />
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More photos here: <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsk5SNNoQ" target="_blank">GWR 2-6-2 No. 5519</a><br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-60619105296935799342015-10-02T16:24:00.003+01:002015-10-02T16:49:23.893+01:00PLR featured in Narrow Gauge and Industrial REVIEW issue 103My article on the trials and tribulations of getting the PLR to ExpoNG was featured in Narrow Gauge and Industrial REVIEW issue 103<br />
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This article was commissioned by Bob Barlow at ExpoNG and it was largely completed and edited just before he fell ill. It is with great sadness that I know it appears in the first issue since his sudden and untimely passing, and I offer it as my personal tribute to him.<br />
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NG&I has now reverted back by Roy Link (who was still production editor in the Greystar era) and I have been helping Roy set up a new website and shared admin facilities to help ensure it's continuity in the future.<br />
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The website has now gone live at: <a href="http://narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk/" target="_blank">narrowgaugeandindustrial.co.uk</a> where you can subscribe - and of course buy a back issue of Issue 103John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-3658052694055501752015-03-28T11:26:00.000+00:002015-12-02T18:50:01.865+00:00Standard gauge progressSince the reassembly back in the loft after ExpoNG I felt I needed a bit of a change so I started work on my ex GWR 2-6-2 prairie no. 5519 from a JLRT kit. This is ScaleSeven of course and I am attempting to use continuous spring beam suspension and split axle pickup. After overcoming several challenges I have got as far as a running chassis but I want to be confident it will work before completing the footplate and body. For this I need some track for it to run on. I then found that the 3 way
point I built many years ago is not fit for purpose so I am making
another. I fear this may develop into a major focus on the SG before
5519 gets it's body or any further progress on the adjoining NG.
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Well the day came, it happened and I'm glad it is all over.<br />
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It largely went to plan. Packing the van was a challenge, but luckily my friend Steve helped us do it properly. Set up on Friday night took the best part of 3 hours, and we just got to the hotel in time to persuade the barman to give us a drink.<br />
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Everything worked as well as could be expected on the day. We had some challenges and soon realised it was better to abandon the planned realistic operation (clay up, coal down) in favour of plenty of action to please the crowd - Hensbarrow has never seen so much traffic!</div>
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With David's help the boards are back in the loft. Some repairs are required and it will be a few weeks before it is fully operational. I'm looking forward to working on the next developments without any pressure.<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-56167234555076079382014-10-20T17:51:00.000+01:002014-10-20T17:51:16.311+01:00Here's hoping it's worth itWith just a few days to go, the construction of temporary staging, fiddle yard, traverser, lighting gantry, etc. is all complete. There is more trackwork behind the scenes than in front - all just one show! <br />
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The last push will be to try and get some more wagons ready and a few more running trials.John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-83818734199515406202014-09-24T22:44:00.000+01:002014-09-25T08:13:07.776+01:00One month to go!Oh dear - just one month to go! I think all my fellow O14 exhibitors have been good to go for some time, but I still have so much still to do. A 3 week holiday followed by a week + weekend of working has meant no progress since my last post.<br />
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However, I think my fiddle yard plans will work, Sn3 track is on the way as are A frames; runners and bolts for the traverser have arrived; and I have started dissembling the sections in the loft. So it's just wood to get and construction can begin. And then it's wiring, lighting, wagons - arrgh!John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-27705993559363985462014-08-20T21:15:00.000+01:002014-08-20T21:15:19.381+01:00Scenery nearly completeMost of the scenery on the the bit going to ExpoNG is now complete. Just some of the quarry buildings to finish and bed into the landscape and its good to go. It's really far from finished as lots of the details will be left out - unfortunately this is likely to include the planned big derrick crane. Anyway this project was never about actually finishing it - as what would I do then!<br />
So time for some updated shots - some seen before sans vegetation.<br />
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John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-12079643091527447032014-08-09T15:17:00.002+01:002014-08-09T15:18:04.598+01:00Getting wetThe time had finally come to get some water into the stream and leat. The intention was to use one of the poured water systems and after some research I settled on Magic Water which I acquired from EDM models.<br />
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I of course read the instructions fully before using it (<i>didn't I? - oh!</i>) so took all the necessary precautions to avoid any issues - but: <br />
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<li>It leaked. It shouldn't have - I had tested it with water several times, each time plugging all the leaks with waterproof PVA, varnish etc. It didn't leak that much but luckily most of the drips fell on the newspaper which was still down from the prior leak checks. I think one of the problems is it takes hours to set so has plenty of time to ooze through any tiny holes.</li>
<li>There were very prominent meniscusses (menisci?) especially along the leat and around the viaduct piers. This was partly a result of wicking into porous scenery and vegetation (as noted in the instructions), and also possibly through loss of resin, i.e. the meniscus was the high tide and the level went down slightly through the leaks.</li>
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The instructions suggest the water feature should be made before you do the rest of the scenery, and any porous scenery should be prepared with a thin paint of Magic Water along the waterline. This is all very well but it meant I should have done it 12 years ago. And in this time the plans have changed - the large waterwheel and launder having been (perhaps temporarily) abandoned when it became clear they were never going to be built in time for the big outing.<br />
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I tried to cover up the meniscus with vegetation but it was simply too prominent, and vegetation would not look right around the bridge piers etc. The resin sets to a rubbery state so it could not be easily scraped away - and it would probably have made it look worse. I eventually decided it needed a thin top coat. I reasoned that it had done any leaking and wicking that it was going to do, so this thin top coat should hopefully just fill the surface up to the top of the menisci. Of course I had now used up all the Magic Water.<br />
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A bit of late night internet searching showed there were several suitable clear resins - all quick setting which should enable corrective action to be taken during whilst it sets. I contacted Eli-Chem Resins UK who sold two types at a reasonable price. As a result of their helpful advice I ordered a General Purpose Clear Epoxy 350g starter kit - despite choosing their standard 5 day delivery it arrived the very next day!<br />
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I dribbled a thin coat into the middle of the leat and worked it into place with a spatula to just fill the meniscus. When it started to thicken up I carefully swept any build up away from the edges with a small coffee stirrer.<br />
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The result is much better. The top coat has set very clear with a hard glass like finish and the menisci are far less prominent. What remains can easily be hidden with some judicous planting.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(After planting - clearly it now needs a hoover) </i></span><br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-17008290681806047422014-06-13T08:20:00.000+01:002014-06-13T08:20:31.005+01:00No turning back nowWell the secret of the PLR's one and only public appearance is well and truly out now (gulp!). I just hope it will live up to the publicity. There is still lots to do: complete the scenery, leat, make the rest of the quarry buildings, make the hidden track boards and fiddle yard, lighting gantry and lots of clay wagons.<br />
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<br />John Clutterbuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825820040739833782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218486016323398528.post-38370508455815736972014-05-16T20:38:00.001+01:002016-06-29T21:06:34.055+01:00Trackmaking for ChelfhamI've been helping my friend David by making some points for Chelfham. He was running out of time before it's next outing at the 7mm NGA AGM at Burton-Upon-Trent and I wasn't going to let him succumb/revert to the dreaded crazy track.<br />
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