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The Wolverton Workshop
United Kingdom
Registrace 23. 05. 2020
The Wolverton workshop, home to my N gauge layout Wolverton North. A place to follow along with the progress as I construct my layout which aims to replicate a section of the preserved Severn Valley Railway as well as a stretch of the West Coast Mainline which will include a replica of Wolverton Station.
On this channel I will also be covering my custom 3D printed rollingstock in N Gauge.
Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133
On this channel I will also be covering my custom 3D printed rollingstock in N Gauge.
Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133
GWR Breakdown Vans
The third item of custom rolling stock for my N gauge layout Wolverton North.
A quick look at how I went about recreating a number of Great Western breakdown vans, I ended up making 2 tool vans and a riding van. One of the tool vans was the first 6 wheeled wagon I have created and that posed a number of challenges to producing something that would run smoothly around a layout.
Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133
Music : Purpose by Jonny Easton
Link: czcams.com/video/EE8AVwHSgDM/video.html
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - 4 wheeled Tool van
02:00 - 6 wheeled Tool van
02:47 - 4 wheeled riding van
05:30 - The finished Wagons
A quick look at how I went about recreating a number of Great Western breakdown vans, I ended up making 2 tool vans and a riding van. One of the tool vans was the first 6 wheeled wagon I have created and that posed a number of challenges to producing something that would run smoothly around a layout.
Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133
Music : Purpose by Jonny Easton
Link: czcams.com/video/EE8AVwHSgDM/video.html
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - 4 wheeled Tool van
02:00 - 6 wheeled Tool van
02:47 - 4 wheeled riding van
05:30 - The finished Wagons
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Building No4 - New Cafe at Bridgnorth Station
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Wolverton North Layout Build Part 4 - The first eatery on the layout and a change to print some tiny funature. In this video we take a look at how I went about replicating the new cafe building located at Bridgnorth station. It includes some truly tiny details such as the fencing and extior lamps. Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?... Music : Windswept by The Piano Says ...
Building No3 - Yard office at Loughborough Station
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Wolverton North Layout Build Part 3 - A much smaller building this time but a chance to add some mostly unnecessary lighting features. In this video we take a brief look at how I constructed my replica of the small buildings located just off the end of the platform at Loughborough Station. Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133 Music : Gatekeeper by The Pia...
Automatic uncoupling mechanism
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A look at the Automatic uncoupling mechanism I will be using on my N Gauge layout Wolverton North. This system uses the Dapol easi shunt couplings and are opened using permanent magnets attached to a servo. This removes the need for any visable magnest on the layout and unlike electromagnets or solenoids there is no limit on how long the uncoupler can be active for. Wolverton Workshop on Facebo...
Building No2 - Boiler Workshop at Bridgnorth Station
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Wolverton North Layout Build Part 2 - More detail than is really required goes into the second building for the layout. In this video we take a brief look at how I constructed my replica of the boiler workshop at Bridgnorth station on the Severn valley Railway. Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133 Music : Growing Up by Scott Buckley @ScottBuckley Timestam...
Wolverton North - Trackplan overview
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A more detailed look into the track plan for Wolverton North my N Gauge layout. The layout will look to replicate 3 stations in all, Wolverton on the west coast mainline, Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway and Loughborough on the Great Central Railway. Music : Gatekeeper by The Piano Says @ThePianoSays
Rolling Stock No2 - GWR Charied Sleeper Wagon
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The second item of custom rolling stock for my N gauge layout Wolverton North. A brief look at how I went about recreating the Wagon 40554 which currently resides on the Severn Valley Railway. It’s now the only surviving example of this GWR chaired sleeper wagon variant. It was a challenging wagon to replicate due to its low and very thin deck and I was very impressed by what was possible with ...
Building No1 - Telecommunications at Wolverton Station
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Wolverton North Layout Build Part 1 And so it begins... the construction of the first building for my N Gauge Layout is complete. In this video we take a look at how I have used a combination of 3D printing technologies to produce the telecoms building at Wolverton Station on the West Coast Mainline. Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profile.php?id=100063841373133 Music : Windswept ...
The Wolverton Workshop - Channel Intro
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This video aims to serve as a quick overview of the plan for my N gauge model railway Layout Wolverton North. The plan is to create a large N gauge layout in a Building at the end of my Garden. It will aim to replicate a section of the Severn Valley Railway terminating at Bridgnorth station as well as portion of the West Coast Mainline including Wolverton Station.
Rolling Stock No1 - E314153 WD Warwell
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The first of many rolling stock projects for my N gauge layout Wolverton North. A brief look at how I went about recreating the Wagon E314153 which currently resides on the Severn Valley Railway. The wagon is often used for boiler storage and the occasional initial fire tests, so I also added a replica of a Hall class boiler ready for testing. Wolverton Workshop on Facebook : profi...
Really enjoyed this one as I am doing exactly the same but by purchasing kits from Osborne Models such as OCWW ALN022 N Scale KIt Bogie Combined Mess and Tool Van #132 and OCWW ALN023 N Scale Kit GWR 'Iron' Tool Van Dig CC7 Kit. Both are four wheels, not six like yours. Must admit I prefer you onesd but I dont have a 3d printer or the intelligence to operate one. I did notice this time you have included a bit of your layout which I have never seen before and looks rather good. Any chance of a look at the layout soon. Kind regards Chris
Thank you very much. I am looking at producing a few extra sets of these to sell in the cooking months so if your interested keep and eye on here or my Facebook page. The layout in the video is actually one at my local club Silverfox MRC. The layout is called Foxborugh. My layout, Wolverton North, is a way off yet, but every so slowly things are coming together.
Absolutely fantastic!
Many thanks!
Where can I find more info about uncoupling knuckle couplers by rotating magnets.
thanks for sharing this inspired approach - planning to do something similar on my H0m layout
That's the way Rapido uncouplers work, but for cars with steel weights, there's still the problem of unintended car movement caused by the magnetic field, no matter how it is oriented.
What a great wagon build, do you buy any chance sell these I would love to buy one along with the tool vans you have done
Thank you very much. I don't have a plan to produce these in any significant quantities but I have a few spare prints I made during development that I might finish up and sell. Keep an eye on my Facebook page. I'll make a post if I do have any up for sale.
@@thewolvertonworkshop thanks I will do as I say I’m very very interested and In the breakdown vans also
That's interesting. I have a OO layout, and faced the same problem and wanting the same end result. I too went with 2 permanent magnets, but I opted for a hinge system to move them away from the track, also driven by a servo. Rather than bar magnets, I went for circular magnets - don't really know why - but have found them too work fine and they also allow for delayed uncoupling. Possibly the only drawback is they are only effective over quite a short distance, so positioning the train to uncouple needs to be fairly accurate.
Wow, great idea, will you be printing theses rotators for sale.??
I'm hoping to release the files and possibly print a small run of them once I've got the design exactly right. There are few tweaks left but I should have an update video on that soon.
I’m very impressed with the video effect of the transitions from design to real model. Very cool.
Thank you very much. It took a lot of fiddling to get it looking good but glad I persevered with it.
Why not just use electromagnets? There are plenty of options out there and since you're already using an electro-mechanical solution not much has to change as far as your control panel and wiring.
I did look into electro magnets but I'm looking to run the layout from a solar powered system so I want to limit power usage wherever possible and servos are much less power hungry.
Electromagnets need a power supply, and they are also limited as to how long you can leave them powered. If you leave them on too long, they can start to overheat, to the point of failure if left on long enough. Also, the proprietary ones that are available tend to be expensive, especially if you intend to include a number of uncoupling points around the layout.
Congratulations, this looks a brilliant solution and i would be amazed if you or someone else doesn't come up with a commercially available model. I recently starfted a new N-Guage layout - my first forray back into the world of model railways for almost forty years!! Now i am retired and in my dotage i am enjoying the experience but finding N-Guage quite fiddly as my eyes aren't as good as they were 40 years ago!!! I have been wondering how to tackle uncoupling on my layout as this will be quite important as i am building an "L" shaped end-to-end track loosley based on the Bluebell Railway with Sheffield Park at one end and Horsted Keynes at the other (and missing out quite a bit of the rest!!!). I tried the Peco manual uncoupler but found it nigh on impossible to set up on the code 55 flexitrack and I really don't want long bits of wire sticking up for the manual control. At present the only solution i have is the "great hand" from above with all the issues this brings. I am very interested to understand how easy your solution might be to retro fit to an existing layout as at my age (75) I really don't want to have to start again!!!
Thank you very much. I'm still working to improve my mechanism and have been testing with various different magnets. Hopefully I will have an update on this in the coming months. Currently it wouldn't be the easiest solution to retrofit because there is a need to cut large holes under the track but I will consider that and see if the design could be modified for retrofitting purposes.
Thank you for this superbly presented video. I just have a Graham Farish engine and stock so would probably try the lever approach to lift the coupler, perhaps it can be disguised as a small wooden crossing (I am in the 1930s sort of era). Very early days yet of course, haven't yet got a board or framework, just a tabletop.
Thank you very much. The lever approach sounds like agood choice, it means you don't have to change any of the couplings and I agree a wooden crossing would be a good method to disguise it.
Impressive work! 👏🏻
Thank you very much.
Interesting. I did something similar (assisted by a product developed by Dingo Servo) but using the linear solution. However, an important point to note: you do not need to cut holes in your baseboards if your permanent magnets are strong enough. You can mount them *underneath* the baseboards for scenic perfection.
Thank you. I will have to try it out with some more powerful magnets and see if I can get it to work without cutting the holes.
Wow .... that's fantastic, well done with the design.
Thank you very much.
Hello sir, I just across your video and was wondering how you were able to use a photo in Anyrail to do the opening scene of your video/ track plan. Can you please share
Hello. Here is the way I add photos into anyrail. First from the "inset" tab add a rectangle, doesn't really matter about size at this point. Click on the shape and from the "Tools,Surfaces" tab you use the "load image" button which will then attach your chosen picture to the surface. You can then resize the image to suit. If you use the ruler and a known measurement on the photo you can then scale the picture to be the correct size. There is even a handy "Adjust outline" button that makes the rectangle change to be the same size as the picture. If that doesn't make sense let me know and I'll put a post together on my Facebook page with some screenshots.
Is there a way to get the files because they look amazing and I would love use them on my own layout
Thank you for the kind words. I haven't quite worked out how and when I will release the files just yet but as soon as I know my plans I will put something on here.
My goodness I wish I had your expertise and knowledge to make my N Gauge buildings as good as yours. Yours are absolutely fantastic. I guess I will have to stick to kit bashing with Scalescenes.
Thank you very much. I've been enjoying following your layout progress.
Not done anything for the past year due to mental health issues. But I am slowly getting past it and my motivation is beginning to return. I will try and get a video or two out before xmas but I will not be working on the loft layout until next year, so please beat with me. Thankyou for your comment, it does help.
Glad to hear your on the mend. Taking care of yourself should always come first. I look forward to future videos and layout progress but in your own time.
Is it possible to share the 3d print file(s)?
Hello. I'm afraid they aren't quite ready yet. I need to refine the design and carry out a lot more testing first. Once I'm 100% happy with the design I will look to raise the files.
Your skill is amazing and the build totally awesome. Your N gauge building has more detail and realism than most OO Gauge buildings. Really enjoying your channel.
Thank you very much. I just hope I can keep up the level of detail into the wider scenics.
Like you I am a fellow N Gauger but it amazes me that I have never seen your channel advertised on here before today. I am so envious of your age, skill and ability and being able to design your own railway shed let alone having an area for it, but I will get a lot of enjoyment watching your journey. Loved the channel intro and your thought process. As for the boiler storage wagon, oh my it is a work of art. Looking forward to watching all your other videos now. Regards Chris
Thank you very much The journey might take a while but hopefully things will accelerate once the garden building is complete.
What a brilliantly simple idea! Would you be willing to share the .stl files?
Thank you. I've still got a bit of refining to do on the design but once I'm 100% happy with it I will look to share the files. Not sure how long that will be at the moment though.
Has anyone thought about using electro magnets?
Yes there are a lot of layouts out there that utilise electro magnets and a number of off the shelf products that use them as well. I didn't want to go down the electro magnet route on my layout though because there are limits to the length of time the uncoupler can be active as well as the power consumption of the units. I wanted a solution where the uncouplers could be left active indefinitely without drawing any current.
Ah, good point. I’ve not looked into them yet as I don’t do any switching. But if I build another layout I might use your method, thanks for explaining.
Your welcome
Really great to see another video and build from you. What a great building. :) Craig.
Thank you very much. Hopefully I can get the next build finished a bit quicker.
Following your builds with great interest. Great work. What software are you using to design the buildings and accessories? I use Fusion360, but it seems to have problems with bricks, shingles and other small repeating items like that.
Thank you. I also use Fusion 360 for all my design work. Yes, it does slow down considerably once you start adding bricks but I tend to create the inner shell and then work on each section of the skin in a separate design files so that no single file ends up being too slow.
@@thewolvertonworkshop Thanks for the tip on individual files. I tend to keep a whole project in one file as I have the "free" version and am limited to 10 editable files.
@@thewolvertonworkshop I use Blender, which doesn’t have any lag when creating bricks. The Array function also makes it easy to fill up a whole wall.
What size magnets are you using?
Currently I have been using magnets that are 20x5x2.5mm but I think I could use slightly larger ones without modifying the design. My concern with using magnets that are too large is they tend to pull lighter stock such as wagons towards the uncoupler.
That's ingenious! Are you making this?
I am not planning on making these to sell at the moment. I will only be making enough for my personal layout. However once they are installed in the final layout and I’ve had a chance to test them thoroughly and refine the design I may look to market them.
I work in stonebridge just round the corner, I walk past this couple of times a week
Superb
Thank you!
Awesome :)
Really interesting video and nice channel 👍 just subscribed All the best Andy
Thank you very much Andy.
Fantastic job, the 3D printer is producing some great N gauge building and parts!! Cheers Gary
Many thanks
Great work. Very impressive
Thank you
Beautiful job. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Many thanks!
Love it! You're really making me consider getting a 3D Printer!!! The details are great.
You should definitely look into it. They aren't the answer to everything but with care they can be used to great affect.
A building I'm very familiar with. You've made an excellent job of that building
Thank you very much. What exactly is the building used for these days and whats actually inside?
Another very impressive build! I'd been thinking years ago that 3D-printing would be very useful for model railways, and more recently been thinking about just how tiny real-life detail is once scaled-down by 148 - you're proving that printing is the way to get that detail in bespoke items. I'm considering getting into 3D printing for N gauge - how long did it take you to do all of the computer model designs for this building?
Thank you very much. 3D printing does open up the possibilities of what detail you can add into a model. I would say there's about 15-20 hours of cad work in this model but I do bits here and there so it's hard to say really.
Hi, Great plans and fantastic building, just subscribed to your channel, it’s great to see another N gauge channel on CZcams! Cheers Gary
Thank you very much Gary. Your layout is one of the inspirations that got me building mine.
That model looks awesome. You've clearly got good video production skills too!
Thank you very much. I didn't think I wasnt sure about it but I've enjoyed the process of producing the videos.
Try stacking two magnets (using a total of 4) to increase the magnetic field.
I have just found your channel and binge watched everything, to start with all I can say is Wow! your level of modelling and attention to detail is just amazing! I love the use of both 3d printing methods and have often thought that this is the way to go for N-Gauge, and you have just proved it. Looking forward to seeing what you produce next on this great channel. All the best Tony.
Thank you so much glad you enjoyed watching the videos.
Superb model
What a fantastic unique plan that is and one ideal for N gauge. I started an ambitious N gauge plan 11 years ago and just now completing the last few modules. Nothing better to keep to grey matter in shape than a model railway. I look forward to watching this take shape.
Hello Chris. Thankyou for watching. I will freely admit you have definitely been one of my major inspirations. I've thoroughly enjoyed watching your layout come together and am excited to see how close you are to getting a train to run around your complete circuit. These things take a long time but as you said they are great to keep the engineering brain working.
@@thewolvertonworkshop well if you can maintain the standard you set with those buildings you will have an incredible layout possibly the best i have seen in N gauge. All the best
Surely that is nothing short of absolutely freeekin ridiculous.
Thank you very much.
Like @michaelholms7172 I would like to see the design shared on thingiverse or Cults for free or fee. A link for the magnets please. Thinking of using Arduino nano to operate a bunch.
Very nice!! Thanks for sharing. Dave
GHello Dave lad you enjoyed it. Mel
That... is brilliant.... I am working on figuring out full automation of my layouts moving forward and this is just brilliant :) Nice working!
Glad it was helpful! Its a nice simple solution and so far is very reliable.
Hi, excellent idea I see Charlie of Chadwich Model Railway used a similar idea
Yes I did watch Charlies video. He is using the electro Magnet system that I was trying to avoid because it has a limit on how long it can be active which is why I have gone with the permeant man agents. Mel
@The Wolverton Workshop Hi Mel. Yes, I did understand why you made your choice. Happy Modelling
Fantastic idea, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent work! :)
Thanks a lot. Mel