End Of Year Report

Work stalled for some weeks due plain rail been out of stock at shop 1 however thanks to the kind generosity of Jim McIntosh a start was made ( I must be a masochist as thanks to my chosen prototype I was unable to use either Jigs or the excellent looking Easitrac ).

In the interim I had diverted attentions and shoehorned a TCS chip into my test Farish J94 which to my pleasant surprise worked as advertised up an down a test straight. The Bachmann E-ZCommand unit may be basic but adequate for my needs, with probably if I’m lucky only two engines (if I ever get one built, although a Dapol Terrier looks favourite after all they where a Colonels Engine on the KESR) and probably only one in steam at a time DCC is probably overkill however I recognise that I will probably have to embrace the technology eventually so why not now?

Finally a track plan was decided and yes I know the kickback siding is wrong however

1: I’m unable to locate a track plan other than knowing there was a loop

2: I want the middle board to be usable as a single contained unit

3: It my Railway




A weeks leave and Christmas produced much progress with 90% of the scenic boards track laid and 80% wired so much so that I’m able to run the J94 up and down without so far it falling off.






The question of tiebars and mechanisms troubled me and armed with knowledge that these are due early 2009 I side stepped the issue and preferred to wait and see after the following reply to an enquiry on the 2mm Yahoo group

In twomm@yahoogroups.com, "nick" wrote:

> As one struggling with reliable tiebars and mechanisms are you in a
position yet to offer further details rather than I attempt to reinvent
the wheel (knowing me it would be a square)

Nick,

Don't re-invent the wheel...! You've only about six or so weeks at most
to wait. I've not got one of the mechs in my possession so can't take a
picture to show you.

Alan is away taking a well earned break so, since he has the drawings
etc. I'm afraid I can't oblige.

Mick-




A small section of track has been painted and ballasted although I’m unhappy with the sleeper colour and await Mr Postman delivering alternative colours, the Revell range (only ones locally available) been exhausted. I do not intend to do any more to the track until I have resolved the issues viz-ve the tiebars and after I have achieved reliable running which will almost certainly be where the project flounders. In the interim I think its time to investigate brickpaper.




As an aside RC servo controls of points look very interesting and I would welcome any advice on the subject.