DISTASTER: I Broke It..(Wiring up the model railway)

[@JohnRich1415]

Ah the rollercoaster ride of emotions that is Model Railway building. Hang in there George 😅

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Quite right, what a game

[@duncanrhodes4778]

Beautiful video, thank you.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Thankyou for watching

[@bennihulls6851]

Chin up good sir, bad things happen to this good guy too lol. I think ‘that’s modelling’
Looking very forward to the next loco build 👍

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Thanks mate, the new point arrived yesterday so I can get the layout running again tonight

[@PrinceStreet]

That copper tape is a brilliant idea.
I say I hate wiring but it occurred to me: I hate wiring because of the way I do it, so, really, I set myself up to feel frustrated.
Speaking of that confession, this is where the clean copper tape would help so this must radically reduce the mess under the boards.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Yes it really does help keep the mess to a minimum, well worth getting some

[@wildstrawberryline]

When soldering, tin the wire and the rail (or copper strip) first then bring the two together and heat to flow the joint. You use less solder this way and get a neater joint.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Yes I need to do that really

[@michaelwhiles5282]

Sweet and sour that sums up model railway’s ! 😎👍

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Absolutely

[@LordPhobos6502]

Sometimes emergency trackworks happen. Same as the prototype.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Absolutely. The positive is that the new point arrived yesterday, so I can get it back on track now (yes, that’s a pun)

[@LordPhobos6502]

@@GWilliamsonModels That's a good rail pun ❤

[@chrisburton9645]

Looks like you are quite good at wiring George. I can't believe you prefer painting things with those awful sprays.
That board didn't land on your toe, so you are safe at dropping things too. I'm not sure how it landed on the turnout though. Lucky you don't build your own track.
The curves of the loop look realistic. Longer than you would think on the ground and at angles you wouldn't choose if you weren't basing on reality.
I still haven't found an affordable copy of that Fuller book. I'm looking now though . . .
Has the cat been made redundant ?

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Well the layout runs, so I guess the wiring passes..
What happened, was the board fell over the back, and the point caught part of the trestle standing behind it, so it bent it badly.
I’m glad you think the loop looks ok, I’m going to be fitting the stocks couplings closer than standard to close the wide gaps between the models, but with that, the radius they can travel through isn’t as sharp, so hopefully the curve will be fine

[@Hacksworth_Sidings]

I find sanding the tip of the soldering iron helps heat flow better, unsure if it’ll work for everyone, but it works for me

[@GWilliamsonModels]

I think I have done that in the past, I’ll give it a go - either way it needs replacing soon, so no loss

[@LordPhobos6502]

@@GWilliamsonModels Scotchbrite green scouring pad will help.
Any abrasive will shorten the lifetime of a soldering tip, but in the short term it's a reliable quick fix, and as you say, it needs replacing anyway.

[@Jude-72]

Hey! I think I beat you to it this February I made a Kerr stuart Grey Edward Thomas in oo9.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Oo I’d love to see that!

[@NathanielKempson]

Your bitrate still looks a little too low. Still an enjoyable video though.
Ive done the copper tape trick too, on my old DCC layout. Works great! Also use the same method to get power to the town above the station on my 80s era layout. Works very well too and keeps things neat.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

I’ll look into it.
Yes it’s handy stuff!

[@47606odin]

I ordered stormy sky for parsley sidings last week

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Love a stormy sky. Blue skies are lovely and bright, but lack atmosphere

[@TobysTrains]

Tattoo, Barclay or a Jenning’s? Good choice whichever one it it

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Tattoo, always tattoo

[@neilr009]

I'm intrigued, why have you installed isolating switches in the fiddle yard when the points will isolate the sidings?

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Just for control really, the points don’t isolate the sidings as I’m using isolating rail joiners, which means the track would be receiving constant power

[@neilr009]

@@GWilliamsonModels They look to be live frog points in which case I'm still intrigued as you don't need isolating joiners and with metal joiners the points will self isolate.

[@GWilliamsonModels]

@@neilr009 some stock seems to short on it either way

[@TheHoveHeretic]

At least for us "Average Modellers"* it's reassuring to know we're in good company with OUR cock ups. You wanna see what I've melted with soldering irons over the years. Not pretty. 🙉
* No, George, you're far from 'average', as you actually FINISH a fair percentage of your models.🧐

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Thanks, it happens to everyone I guess, and at least it was now, and not after ballasting!

[@PaulSmith-pl7fo]

What on earth is a "baller" (or did you mean "bawler")?

[@GWilliamsonModels]

Baller is urban slang, tends to be used for someone who’s ontop of their game/excellent etc. I used it ironically for this video 😂

[@PaulSmith-pl7fo]

@@GWilliamsonModels 😉