Tandem turnouts in 7mm scale 0-MF 31.5mm gauge.
This is only the second 0 gauge point I have built, in at the deep end or what.
The turnouts were drawn using Templot and built on the resulting printouts taped to a piece of 9mm ply.
First the Intentio lasercut sleepers were cut to length and glued on with copydex. These were then given a couple of coats with EDM weathered wood dye, the colouring then completed with Vallejo acrylic gouache paints.
C & L bullhead rail was cut and filed using a second set of printouts as a guide. The vees and wing rails were soldered up with strips of 4mm x 0.3mm nickel silver strips as base plates. The check rails were attached to the stock rails in the same way.
C & L chairs were fitted and cut down Peco insulating rail joiners used where required.
Closure rails were hinged with using phosphor bronze strip. Tie bars made from 0.5mm nickel silver wire and pcb strip.
Electrical droppers from 16/0.2 wire were next soldered to the rails.
The chairs were then glued to the sleepers with Butanone.
Finally the rails and chairs were painted using a mix Precision and Humbrol enamels.
The turnouts were drawn using Templot and built on the resulting printouts taped to a piece of 9mm ply.
First the Intentio lasercut sleepers were cut to length and glued on with copydex. These were then given a couple of coats with EDM weathered wood dye, the colouring then completed with Vallejo acrylic gouache paints.
C & L bullhead rail was cut and filed using a second set of printouts as a guide. The vees and wing rails were soldered up with strips of 4mm x 0.3mm nickel silver strips as base plates. The check rails were attached to the stock rails in the same way.
C & L chairs were fitted and cut down Peco insulating rail joiners used where required.
Closure rails were hinged with using phosphor bronze strip. Tie bars made from 0.5mm nickel silver wire and pcb strip.
Electrical droppers from 16/0.2 wire were next soldered to the rails.
The chairs were then glued to the sleepers with Butanone.
Finally the rails and chairs were painted using a mix Precision and Humbrol enamels.
Now ready for the layout, only the base boards and the rest of the track need to be built!
Hedgerley Yard 09 scale layout.
A 7mm scale narrow gauge railway running on 9mm gauge track. The layout is built to be light weight and easily portable using a frame made from 25mm aluminium angle, 10mm thick twinwall polycarbonate sheet and 5.5mm plywood fascia. Everything bolted together with M4 machine screws. Main board size is 4ft x 2ft 4ins, fiddle yard board 4ft x 1ft, both boards have a covering of 10mm craft foam with added 3mm foam for track areas.
Turnout control uses a Megapoints mini panel and servos. The track is wired for dcc and glued down with Copydex.
The layout is now being test run. All the Peco turnouts have been modified, I found the springs too strong for the servos, so they were disabled. Frog polarity is changed by micro switches. Some of my very ancient turnouts are not as reliable as the latest versions so will be replaced. The advantage of using Copydex is that track can be easily lifted and altered. When all is running reliably scenic ground work can start.