Upper level construction and full track loop connected
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- In Part 6 of the layout extension series I look at the method used to support the upper level of track and also complete a full circuit of the main lines.
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Recap on progress
2:10 Height between levels and inclines
5:35 Treaded rod installation
14:20 Fiddle yard access
19:05 The initial upper section
21:05 Surface-mount point motors
22:35 Conclusion - Jak na to + styl
Julian, great to see your progress again. Love the way you used the threaded rods to create the upper section. Yes, of course it makes it a little harder to reach the trains. However, it also provides a more appropriate ratio for the grade of elevation. Also, you show by doing this that even on a relative small layout it is possible to create a hidden fiddle yard. Lastly, your hinge system is just a very good idea, as well as thoroughly executed; which very well allows for the necessary access.
Hello from a frosty morning here in UK. I have been watching the odd Station Road vlog. Watched this video with interest on the great use of threaded rod and nuts for the upper level Julian...including accessibility and lighting.
I have now hit the subscribe button and look forward to getting update notifications on the build progress 🙂. Regards Gary.
Hello Gary and welcome to Station Road. It's hoped this extension series will have plenty of tips and ideas that might inspire fellow modellers, so keep watching this space. Cheers, Julian
I am from New Zealand as well. I have only just started watching your videos and I am loving them all ☺️ I am currently planning to build my own oo gauge layout with British Steam 😊
Greetings fellow Kiwi and thank you for your kind words. Welcome to the Station Road channel, hopefully a go-to place for ideas and inspiration as you embark on your OO gauge layout.
Hi Julian, excellent idea to use threaded rods and hinged access to FY, so many benefits for you. Great to see FY part of scene and integrated into layout scenes, cuttings really make for points of interest. You are creating so much potential for interesting operation of the layout. Working out really well. Happy New Year to you too. Stephen
Looking good mate the threaded bar system I work with it when connecting handrails great video thankyou all the best for the year keep safe
Super progress 👍 I like the threaded rod idea.
Happy new year to you. You have been busy and I like your use of threaded rod as supports without taking up too much room.
Great progress Julian. A very happy new year to you too. Looking forward to future updates. All the best, Mike.
Thanks Mike. Keep your eye out over the next few days as I hope to post a running session to show how the new extension works. Cheers, Julian
Looking good and am looking forward to seeing your progress. Happy New Year to you too
Thanks Dale. Hopefully the frequency of video's in this series will pickup again, so you'll begin to see more steady progress. Cheers, Julian
Excellent ideas and vidiography. Thanks for your inspiration.
Wow that looks wonderful. Great work.
Thank you Malcolm for your kind words, always greatly appreciated. Cheers, Julian
Looking really good buddy 👍🏻
Great update Julian
Certainly coming along.
Looking forward to the next video
Good work Julian, I can’t wait to see how it turns out, cheers John
Thanks John. I hope post a running session in the next day or two which will show how the new extension works. Cheers, Julian
Great update as always-i like the idea of thread bar as spacers 😎😎😎
Just had a catch up with the channel Julian... Wow, you have been very very busy indeed. Great work, very neat and tidy and very much looking forward to progress... Cheers for now, Chris
Thanks Chris. Yes, I did jump ahead a bit, but thought most of the work was quite rudimentary and didn't require days of video footage. It's more a case of recapping on some of the processes which will be covered in the next video.
Hi Julian, I am really impressed with the progress you have made and I`m excited to follow the further development of your layout. Cheers Greg
Thank you Greg, here's hoping the time between video's is not as long. Cheers, Julian
Hi julian another great video mate the layout is looking great mate great work on the track work I looking forward to see you next video stay safe and well goodbye for now from N.lreland clive
Thanks Clive for your kind feedback, always greatly appreciated. I plan cover some more detail about the track work in the next update. Cheers, Julian
First class Julian glad to see you well and family .
Thanks Peter. Yes, all is well here and with family. Cheers, Julian
Good job, Julian.
Brilliant video grate progress role on next update
Great video Julian and your deign will give you easy access for maintenance. I hope you and family are well. Kevin
Thanks Kevin for your kind words. I think the lift-up section should suffice for access if absolutely necessary, but I don't want to be lifting it all the time. The family are all well, looking forward to summer returning in a day or two, after our winter-like bout of cold weather. Take care, J
Another interesting update Julian. The threaded rod supports are a great idea which I am shamelessly going to copy. So much simpler and neater than building a framework.
Thank you for your kind feedback. The key aspect to follow when using the threaded rod method is that it's very important the rods are at right angles to the board. If the rods are crooked in any way, this can distort/warp the upper board.
Just love the way you pronounce extension. It always sounds like Extinction, so I keep expecting to see the entire layout demolished ;) Btw. great work with the layout
Looking really good. :)
Great progress on the new extension for Station Road Julian, Now we know where all the track as disappeared to in NZ lol.
Thanks Steve. That's partly the reason for the extended wait for Part 6, waiting for my local model shop to receive new stock, two shipments of Peco stock arrived in the last two weeks.
Hi Julian! Been looking forward to the update and it didn’t disappoint! Really like the idea of using the metal threads like columns. There are so many ways they could be used that I might have to borrow that idea in the future 🤔💡😜
The idea of making the fiddle yard is another good one I think. Why cover it all up when it helps you by making it more accessible anyway? 😀 Just looking forward to seeing the first trains around the new circuit! 😎
Cheers mate, let’s hope this new year is a great one and we can all start to live again! 🍻
Thanks Tim for your kind feedback. I'm hoping to get a running session in over the next few days. This will hopefully include a cab ride through the new track configurations. Cheers, Julian
Good update keep posting updates up
I hope to get a running session up in the next few days which will include a cab ride through the new track configurations.
Coming along nicely. Wondered why you hadn’t posted recently. You’ve been very busy. I’ll have to look at your Facebook page. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Thanks Roy. I do try to maintain regular uploads, but every now and I just can't seem to find the time.
Hi Julian nice video the track laying is going well for you i will be intrested to see what you do in that area. Cheers and all the best.
Nicholas.
Thanks Nicholas. I do plan to cover some track laying process/method in Part 7 where I will be completing the station end of track and also the lower loop. Cheers, Julian
A shallow gradient is always easier on the locomotive and looks more realistic. I like the use of the treaded rod and nut to hold the levels apart.
Unfortunately space requirements play a big part in determining the steepness of a gradient, and hence one of the reasons why the extension came about. Fortunately, only very small sections of the SR gradients are scenic, the majority will be hidden from view.
Nice work Julian(!)oops), though it does seem a bit like 3D chess at times. I like you bolts method, I may well adopt/adapt that.
The meshing of overground and underground lines does remind me of the way some of the main lines interact with London Underground services as you approach the central London terminuses (termini?). I suspect the same is true of some of the other busy cities like Birmingham and Manchester too.
Wishing you a great 2021 to you and yours down there. Enjoy the summer while you can, it's bitterly cold (relatively speaking) and blustery here, though we did get a glorious rainbow first thing this morning, before the rain turned to sleet!
Thank you for your kind feedback. It was interesting when I had finished area where the fiddle yard starts and the main lines run in directly over the top - it didn't seem so complex on paper but in reality it's quite a feat of engineering. It's certainly going to provide some interesting train operations and future footage. Take care, Julian
Fantastic video as always! One tip though, when you’re doing a piece to camera, look at the camera lens when you’re talking to us, and not at the screen of yourself lol. It’s hard I know, I do my video on my phone and use the selfie camera to video myself and it’s really hard not to look at the screen! Love the threaded rod thing, great work
Thanks for the kind feedback, although interestingly this video was captured on my DSLR camera (had issues with my video camera) which only has a screen on the back of the camera, so there was no screen to look at, just the lens.
@@StationRoadModelRailway I did kinda wonder what you were looking at off to the side of the screen! Unless it’s your script? I’ve not tried scripting my videos yet, even though I’ve got a teleprompter that I could use. Ad libbing is easy enough but I find it’s easy to start rambling or get sidetracked lol! But anyway, great video as always, and I really love the hinged section with LED strip lights. I would definitely say that 1 in 40 was the absolute minimum for a gradient, although 1 in 60 is considered the minimum to avoid premature wear on locomotives. Keep up the great work
@@chrisderby986 I don’t use scripts for my videos, which you can probably tell.
@@StationRoadModelRailway kind of, although you must rehearse beforehand? I can see where you’ve edited yourself when you’re talking to the camera, but it’s fairly smooth
Hi Julian. Good to see you back. May I presume the LED matrix you intend to use will also work with slow-action point motors (Cobalt iP)?
Thanks Paul. It's good to get the series going again. The Diode (not Light Emitting Diodes) Matrix is to work in conjunction with Peco solenoid point motors where they will be controlled by route-selection buttons as opposed to individual switches for each point. All will be revealed in the next episode.
Hi Julian very innovative solution for access to the 'hidden' fiddle yard!
You mentioned a camera? Can you give further info?
Thanks Peter. I going to be setting up one of those cheap tiny cube cameras at the end of the hidden fiddle yard and hooking that up to the laptop so I will see a live feed of what's in the yard. I will definitely be covering this in more detail in the series, possibly in the next episode (Part 7).
Surely, that wasn't a Robertson screw head in the baseboard frame that I saw at ~12:30?
Yes, it's a square head screw (or Robertson as you've mentioned - I didn't know they had another name). The drill bit is less likely to strip/bur the head of the screw, unlike philips screw heads can do. Why the surprise?
Surprised because the Robertson screw head, dating from 1902, has been a practically unknown design except to Canadians and to boat-builders. Certainly so for the US, perhaps less so in New Zealand? Originally, only 3 driver head sizes were needed for the full range of screw sizes!@@StationRoadModelRailway
@@rayshowsay1749 These square-head screws are very common in NZ and widely used.
No wonder it's taking so long if you work as slowly as you speak. We're not stupid, mate. Seriously, watched it a 1.75x.
You're absolutely right, my audience isn't stupid except for one person... you! Anyone who feels compelled to post these kind of comments has to be incredibly stupid! I will leave this comment up for a few days before I block you just so everyone can see your stupidity.