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Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 8:15 am
by ge_rik
Good to see how things are progressing on both projects. I was wondering.
Rik
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 1:11 pm
by WLR_CD
Hi Rik,
I have been heavily distracted with a 7mm layout I have, called The Yard, featuring radio controlled gantry crane and lorries, with standard and narrow gauge track. I had a show in April and May and had decided since the NEC show last November to build a new five foot long factory back drop to the layout, this took a long time to build. I also need to get it done for a railway Modeller photoshoot of the layout.
Hoping now to get on with the garden line (Wilmington Light Railway) and this layout.
Martin
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 7:04 am
by ge_rik
WLR_CD wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 1:11 pm
Hi Rik,
I have been heavily distracted with a 7mm layout I have, called
The Yard, featuring radio controlled gantry crane and lorries, with standard and narrow gauge track. I had a show in April and May and had decided since the NEC show last November to build a new five foot long factory back drop to the layout, this took a long time to build. I also need to get it done for a railway Modeller photoshoot of the layout.
Hoping now to get on with the garden line (Wilmington Light Railway) and this layout.
Martin
Sounds very interesting. Have you posted a video anywhere?
Rik
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 9:00 am
by Old Man Aaron
Fantastic, always a treat to see this progress.
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 10:05 pm
by WLR_CD
Old Man Aaron wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 9:00 am
Fantastic, always a treat to see this progress.
Thank you, I am hoping to keep on with this one and get it completed.
Martin
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 10:09 pm
by WLR_CD
ge_rik wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 7:04 am
WLR_CD wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 1:11 pm
Hi Rik,
I have been heavily distracted with a 7mm layout I have, called
The Yard, featuring radio controlled gantry crane and lorries, with standard and narrow gauge track. I had a show in April and May and had decided since the NEC show last November to build a new five foot long factory back drop to the layout, this took a long time to build. I also need to get it done for a railway Modeller photoshoot of the layout.
Hoping now to get on with the garden line (Wilmington Light Railway) and this layout.
Martin
Sounds very interesting. Have you posted a video anywhere?
Rik
Nothing of any note posted as video, but it is an intention this year to do a "day's working' type video.
It does appear in quite a few exhibition videos, for example this one at Chatham 2024 it appears at 6:55 in.
This photo shows the new factory backdrop, which still needs a bit more work detailing, hoping to get that done over the next couple of months.
Martin
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:27 am
by Old Man Aaron
Love it.
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 3:36 pm
by ge_rik
Strewth! You don't do anything by halves.....
Rik
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 6:13 pm
by drewzero1
The I-beam on top of it is such a nice touch, looks just like the ones holding up the building where I work.
How is that effect achieved, foam or wood? I take it that's not an
actual steel beam suspended over your layout...
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 8:30 am
by Scrat
drewzero1 wrote: Sun Jun 01, 2025 6:13 pm
The I-beam on top of it is such a nice touch, looks just like the ones holding up the building where I work.
How is that effect achieved, foam or wood? I take it that's not an
actual steel beam suspended over your layout...
This is the protection feature against people putting their heads too far into the layout.
It might also give an acoustig indication for every "touch"....
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:36 am
by WLR_CD
ge_rik wrote: Sun Jun 01, 2025 3:36 pm
Strewth! You don't do anything by halves.....
Rik
Probably a fool to my self.
Martin
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:38 am
by WLR_CD
drewzero1 wrote: Sun Jun 01, 2025 6:13 pm
The I-beam on top of it is such a nice touch, looks just like the ones holding up the building where I work.
How is that effect achieved, foam or wood? I take it that's not an
actual steel beam suspended over your layout...
The beam is made from 6mm MDF, sprayed with Halfords red primer. The lettering I laser cut stencils for and sprayed in white primer.
Underneath the beam are three strips of LEDs that light up the layout.
Martin
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:40 pm
by Phil.P
Joystick control?
Would that be for the road vehicles, by any chance?
Phil.P
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 3:04 pm
by drewzero1
Phil.P wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:40 pm
Joystick control?
Would that be for the road vehicles, by any chance?
Phil.P
Or for the crane? Or both?
(I'm cheating a bit, have heard much discussion of this layout on the Model Rail Radio podcast
)
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:58 pm
by WLR_CD
Phil.P wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:40 pm
Joystick control?
Would that be for the road vehicles, by any chance?
Phil.P
The joysticks are on the handset for the gantry crane radio control. The handset is just resting there waiting for the show to open.
The three lorries all have their own RC handsets, we will eventually build custom handsets for the lorries as well, we have most of the parts in stock.
Martin
Re: First Sunday in June – 16mm scale layout
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 11:00 pm
by WLR_CD
drewzero1 wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 3:04 pm
Phil.P wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:40 pm
Joystick control?
Would that be for the road vehicles, by any chance?
Phil.P
Or for the crane? Or both?
(I'm cheating a bit, have heard much discussion of this layout on the Model Rail Radio podcast
)
Sadly the MRR podcast seems to be no more, I think Tom’s interests have gone in other directions, fun while it lasted.
Martin