New O gauge extension

A bit more progress. The servos arrived last week, so I've been able to get stuck into the wiring on the junction board. This shows the main control wires for the servos.

Servo brackets have all been fitted, this is the mkII design, which are working better than the mkI . This shows my simple method of changing the frog with a 5amp micro switch from "Jaycar"

Next job is to wire up the Megapointscontroller and adjust the servos.
Hopefully this will be completed this week and the junction board fully tested. ......
Kim

 

A bit of an update.
In the distance is the new window board attached to the junction board.



New board viewed from the other end approaching the junction



similar view, this board will be trimmed on the left hand side....


This shows the curved mainline board and the branch line board on the inner which will take the line down to approx 200mm below the main line. Inner curve 5'.7" mainlines are 6'7" and 6'4" radius. ( Note the fan, one of two, working at full pelt...even with the aircon on it was still flippin hot as we pushed near to 40 degrees the other day Track not glued down yet.


Curves ready to align to the junction board. The left hand section is 2.4m x 300mm running along the wall. This will feed the small station board which will be 200mm above the bare wooden board in the foreground


more progress this week hopefully. http://www.click

 

Ralph, Ron, Gormo and Pete, thanks for the kind comments.http://www.clickPete should be ok, Lord St has been in this room now for nearly a year and apart from the odd bit of scenery coming adrift there does not seem to be any track problems. There's no direct sun light coming into the room which helps.Kim

 

a bit more progress, this time off the junction board on to the raised section and station board.
Left hand branch line leading to the high level station. Centre two tracks fixed at board joint, ready to start the curved high level loop. Right-hand track branch line descending down to lower level.



Looking at what will be the low relief station and platform with a passing loop and push pull /dmu siding

Station approach point work...Marcway points.


The method i use on board joints, brass screw soldered to rails. Dropper wire will be soldered to these screws and then the heads will be cut back to track thickness.









http://www.click Kim

 

Thanks for the comments.http://www.clickChris there will be a retaining wall built on the edge as soon as the board is wall mounted. Ron, this was an easy section to do. Pre cut all the track, apply pva neatly to the foam, place track and point into place, sprinkle chosen ballast on to track liberally, leave for 24 hours, vacuum off surplus. Job done.
As the postman was due today I needed to make up a platform for the new arrivals. 12mm x 30mm pine with a 3mm ply top was quickly made up and glued into position.

 

......have we hooked you Ron??? The new arrivals are on the RTR Dapol section, just posted up some pictures...to tempt you some more...

 

A bit more progress on the station board...... Still lots to do to blend it all in, building need paintwork finishing, fencing and gates ordered.