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Re: Ringbalin Light Railway

Post by GAP » Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:52 am

The framework for Stage 3 has been finished and the baseboards for the Lower Loop running through Stage 3 have been installed, this now allows me to lay track to complete the Lower Loop so I can run a train continuously.
Once they are painted track laying can commence.
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Re: Ringbalin Light Railway

Post by Jimmyb » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:15 am

Graham, very impressive.

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Post by GAP » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:32 am

Jimmyb wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:15 am Graham, very impressive.
Thanks Jimmy,
There is still some more to be done to finish the upper level loop.
An idea I have is for a peninsula coming off the centre of the lower loop which will have a sugar mill to act as the focal point of the whole layout.
Time will tell if that comes to fruition just want to get both the loops running first.
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Re: Ringbalin Light Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:23 am

That is one serious structure there.... even after the earthquake you will still have shelter!
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Post by ge_rik » Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:28 pm

Wow! That's some serious engineering, Graham. will the upper track descend to join the lower one before the lift-up bridge?

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Post by GAP » Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:23 pm

ge_rik wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:28 pm Wow! That's some serious engineering, Graham. will the upper track descend to join the lower one before the lift-up bridge?

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The pictures below show a string line that is the route the upper level will take about a 3-3.5% grade.
The bridge leaving up against the fence in the background will be put in so that I have a way of getting a line into the shed where a series of storage tracks under the HO layout will be built eventually.
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Post by GAP » Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:17 am

The lower loop track has been installed and the loop is now continuous.
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A set of points were put in the middle as an entry to a peninsular that a proposed sugar mill will be built on.
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A cross over was installed before Stage 3 to allow trains to cross between the loops when both are finished.
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Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:36 am

What panel material are you using for baseboard as it looks like wood?

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Post by GAP » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:09 pm

tom_tom_go wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:36 am What panel material are you using for baseboard as it looks like wood?
The framework is made out of recycled hardwood decking boards.

The baseboards are a Fibre Cement product called "Villaboard" in Australia it is used for lining bathrooms, they have been painted with a water based paving paint to get rid of the stark white colour.
I score it with a metal cutting blade in an angle grinder.

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Post by Old Man Aaron » Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:38 am

Just catching up, lot of good solid work there. Particularly looking forward to seeing what you do regarding the sugar mill.
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Post by ge_rik » Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:20 pm

Looking good Graeme. Looking forward to seeing that video of the first train run round the loop. .... 😏

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Post by GAP » Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:36 am

It's been a while as I had to wait till my shoulder recovered from an overuse injury (SWMBO keeps banging on about old age) but I have now started taking the upper level, line that came down via the "High" trestle back up "Uphill" to where it started.

To save timber I cut a steel C purlin so it formed a ramp of sorts that carries the track up to a point where it curves and rises up to a bridge which after it crosses will again curve and rise till it gets back to the Upper Level.

I had to join 2 pieces of track part way through the curve and to stop a kink at the joint I soldered the joiners in place to give added strength (I have used this method in HO and it worked well).

I have some artificial turf offcuts and I have placed a piece against the "ramp" to hide it, I will contemplate using more if I can work it into the scenery.

At the moment all components have been "roughed in".

Pictures explain it better than I can, and as usual the blog will be updated in due course.
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Post by Old Man Aaron » Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:39 am

That's coming together nicely. And broad curves to boot. (a joke in there somewhere, I'm sure)
Your anti-kinking measure looks a good move. Wish I'd have thought of that before laying my own line..
Blog looks great too, seems nicely laid out, I reckon.

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Post by GAP » Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:25 am

The upper loop track is now continuous.

All that has to be done before I run a train is to put fibre cement baseboards under the track so that I can add scenery and catch any train that derails.
For the vertical scenery I am experimenting with using coloured acrylic house render over a shade cloth mesh base.
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I have also commenced adding a passing siding so I can run trains both ways I plan on making the siding a station/freight area.
There is also a spur that will run off the lower level and behind the scenery so that I can load trains it is planned to eventually run it into the shed and under the HO layout for storage tracks.
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Post by GAP » Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:40 am

Did a little bit of scenery on the upper loop from where it starts its climb to the end of the bridge.
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I glued a fibre cement backing, using liquid nails landscape to the edge of the steel roadbed, then covered it with acrylic house render coloured with a "sandstone" oxide.

Once it is completely dry I will look at applying a black acrylic paint wash to highlight the texture
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Post by GAP » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:57 pm

This is an idea I am toying with to add a sort of backdrop to the line.
It is artificial turf and as there is only about 200-300mm between the line and the edge I want something to catch a train if it derails so it doesn't drop the 900mm to the ground.

Thoughts??
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Re: Ringbalin Light Railway

Post by LNR » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:23 pm

Interesting, considering using this myself to form a grass bank.
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Re: Ringbalin Light Railway

Post by philipy » Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:29 am

It looks good in that shot, but may not look so good if curves are needed?
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Post by GAP » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:13 pm

As luck would have it I ended up with a piece of treated fence paling that curved in the heat we have had the past few days 33-34C.

So I took the opportunity to experiment with a support for the back drop around the curve, I intend to put a wire mesh frame work between the timber and the track and lay the turf over that. Any lumps and bumps can be cut out or just left to add to the impression of a hillside.

Steel uprights will be cut off level with the top of the timber.
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