The Leawarra Nayook Railway

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:46 am

Done.

Grant.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:51 pm

Fantastic Grant. That's a beautiful piece of work. I am in absolute awe of every aspect of your modelling. Please keep inspiring us!

Andrew

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:56 pm

You should start a business Grant, people would pay top draw for those items!

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:53 pm

i really love all this signalling equipment, cant wait to see it in place. I want to build a working lever frame for my points. Do you a form a technical drawing? If so do you mind sharing? No worries if not.

But again inspiring and great

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:15 am

Maple,
Sorry to disappoint but it all happens in my head. I always design from the finished product back to the start, so to have the necessary bits and bobs there when needed, rather than having to tack pieces on. That's getting harder to do as I get older, and I confess to starting the dwarf signal with no clear idea in mind. I didn't even have a pic. of the full size one to know how they are operated. Also certain compromises have to be made for a model, we generally need more throw, ratchet teeth have to be deeper etc.
Grant.
PS happy to help with any further explanation or pics.

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:12 pm

this is very impressive work looks ace

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 4:45 am

Hi Maple,
In answer to your request for a drawing of the lever frame construction, I have put together the following. It is not to scale and has no dimensions, but lays out (I hope!) the basic parts required. It is modular, so could be made for more levers with extra bushes and longer rods. You may have to refer to the previous pics. I posted during construction to work out some details. Hope this is of some help.

Grant.
PS I had to convert to 2 pics. hope you can read it at this size.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:01 am

The finished lever frame, far from a scale model but a robust working one. Now if it will stop raining I can get outside and start putting this all together.

Grant.

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:50 am

now that looks great. Thank you. It will be really use full. I have a couple of out of reach points. Not all i have to do work out rodding.

I doubt mine will look as good as yours , but i shall try

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:28 pm

Between rain showers I'm currently setting up the signalling equipment. I got a bit carried away after assembling the foundation and locking room floor for a bay windowed signal box attached to the end of the station building. After mounting the frame, I carried on with rodding, bell cranks, cable and guides to get the dwarf signal mounted and working for No.3 road. Several days of fettling and it now works. This afternoon I finally got two end walls for the box done, but it all has to come inside until I get a roof on it and make it weatherproof.
Grant.

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:14 pm

Any videos of it all in action Grant?

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:49 pm

No sorry Tom, as mentioned I have to unscrew it all and take it back to the workshop out of the rain, except for the ground fittings. It's winter here, wet, windy, and cold.
Grant.

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:01 am

LNR:118772 wrote:No sorry Tom, as mentioned I have to unscrew it all and take it back to the workshop out of the rain, except for the ground fittings. It's winter here, wet, windy, and cold.
Grant.

ooh - just like summer here

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:19 am

A quick pic. of the box under construction. There will be a window either side and across the front, opening rear wall to operate. Box floor is temporary.

I took pics. of the cranks and rodding etc. but you can hardly see them in the ballast, they're all so far apart.
Grant.

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:08 am

Love it Grant!

I remember Brisbane in 'winter', it was lovely and sunny

merlin2 · Post by **merlin2** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 3:04 pm

Looks great Grant.
I see from the station building that the Directors used the same image consultants as the SLR Directors; BR(WR) influence

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:36 am

I got the Signal Box largely finished and mounted in place. Still to paint and fit out the inside. Think it looks reasonable as an addition to the original building.

Levers are in, and working two signals. Still finishing signal wire carriers for the long run down to one signal, rodding plus wire to the dwarf.
Grant.

Dwayne · Post by **Dwayne** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:26 am

Grant, looks great.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 11:06 am

Yet another realistically constructed scene... just beautiful to see.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:28 pm

Very nice indeed Grant. I'm sure I can smell the tea brewing!

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