[Teleman]

Postman has just called , so now i have the ajustable feet

[poliss]

Looks more like the remains of Dalek Kahn and the Supreme Dalek than adjustable feet.

[Camborner]

I'd love to see that!
You're pulling the train slowly out of the station when leg Caan yells out 'The train is four seconds late! You will be exterminated!'

[Teleman]

More like when Deb sees the bank statement this month, I will be exterminated . The base has cost a little over £50 with all the fittings

[KingEdward1st]

Looks brilliant. Have you run any stock yet and how are the electrics going?

[Teleman]

The control panel is almost finished and the box of switchies and plugs is only half full now , or is that half empty ? as i have spent the evening making the 25 way leads that go from the box to the layout , and there are 3 of them , I managed to get some round/flat cable and it only has one of the ways marked the rest are gray so careful counting was needed as its 36 way cable but it will be handy to have some spare ,just in case

Round/flat cable ? Its flat ribbon cable rolled up and a round outer covering

Pictures to follow when i'm happy with the way it looks , because i think Ryan could make a better job of the top it looks realy naff

[Teleman]

I'm waiting for the glue to dry on the ballast at the moment , lets hope it stays when it should when i move the layout .
I'm working on it at my Dads house so i can't load pictures as the laptop came from my sisters work and they have locked it so it won't load the camera softwear so you will have to wait untill i get a bit of spare time at home to see them

[Teleman]

Just got time to post a picture


The glue is now dry and i have parted the boards again with only a little damage to one small piece of ballast which is now fixed

[KingEdward1st]

looking brilliant! Some more pics would be nice, especcially some ones close up of your ballast.

[Teleman]

I will take the camera with me and take a picture over the weekend

[Teleman]

looking brilliant! Some more pics would be nice, especcially some ones close up of your ballast.

There you go ,the pin holes will be filled before spraying the track

[KingEdward1st]

I must say, it does look very impressive. Nice work

[Teleman]

very nice! Will you come and wire about 20 isolating sections and 20 point motors for my layout now please?!

It looks great, I do like your ballasting. What ballast do you use?

I have clear that with Deb first , 'How much will you pay ?' she said
As for the ballast make it was in a box of scenic bits i got from ebay made by Scenic World of Worcester , It is a mix of grays and some black stone and looks the part and should look good after the track is painted and a colour wash added for the bits where the locos stop

[Teleman]

Just a quick update as the two weeks in Cambridge is coming to an end
I had a short when i powered it all up , after two evenings trying to find it as it was intermittent i tracked it to the only electro frog point (no pun intended) on the layout beeng faulty all the live frog ones work fine .
Now it will have to be taken down and the floor cleaned before Mum gets home on Monday

[david1943]

Very nice layout, the ballasting looks first class.

[Teleman]

Thanks David , Work has started on the control box now using 19inch rack mount panels in a home built box . Its 10u high so i can turn the track plan round to suit the side of the layout that i put it and the controllers will always be at the bottom .


I hope to get the panel drilled at the weekend as i will do it on my friends milling machine to keep the holes in a straight line . His milling machine is computer controled and accurate to .01 of a mill so its better that eye and a piller drill