Great idea, as they say "where there is a will there is always a way". A nice light weight solution. Cheers Greg
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Greg, I'm often partial to a bit of lateral thinking, but I can't say this idea is an original one from me. I think it might have been Peter Dixon who gave me the inspiration.
@mikerees6871
4 жыл бұрын
Very good tutorial on point control and wiring and well explained -thanks for sharing jolian 😎😎😎
@jedlahaye4765
4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou Julian, I will use your system of collective wiring, mine is messy being individual as I could afford the point motors, thanks again and keep safe and well, cheers
@eddyweller4503
4 жыл бұрын
Well explained julian, that looks interesting, one for the future for me . Like the way you explain things. Take care Eddy xx
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eddy for your kind feed, it greatly received. Cheers, Julian
@NicholassTrainChannel
4 жыл бұрын
That is a good idea for the control pannel the good thing is that there won't be a mess of wires if you did the normal style of control pannel like most people do i will give that box idea a go.
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
It will be interesting when I start wiring up the panel, the proof will be in the pudding as they say.
@rolandlong3870
4 жыл бұрын
Love your plastic box idea, cheap and effective for peanuts !!! Take care buddy
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Roland for your kind feedback, it is greatly received. Cheers, Julian.
@exehavenharbour
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Julian, you seem to have an uncanny knack on picking up on what I’m contemplating and those boxes seem ideal and better than me fiddly around trying to make one out of wood! Looking forward to seeing you install the point motors. Cheers John
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Hi John, that sounds like some convenient timing. There's an endless list of possible projects that can be tackled on a model railway so what are the chances of that. Take care, Julian.
@exehavenharbour
4 жыл бұрын
Just got to the stage of laying track Julian and have been contemplating point motors and how to operate them, cheers John
@osterreichfirst6283
4 жыл бұрын
Thank`s for all the information and ragards from Austria ;-)
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Austria, and greetings from New Zealand.
@mysticrailroad
4 жыл бұрын
great video Julian! i'll be doing this as well soon. cheers!
@alanhudson2986
4 жыл бұрын
What a great idea. Looking forward to seeing how this develops. Hope you don't mind if I pinch this for my layout. LOL
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, if there's any ideas I show that appeal, you're more than welcome to adopt them for your own layout. That's one of the primary reason this channel exists, to share ideas and inspiration. Cheers, Julian.
@stevebryce-grant1107
2 жыл бұрын
just found your videos you say the plastic insert might be good for O Gauge bridge girder it could also be a high retaining wall in OO
@unfitforpurpose6422
4 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t sure wether not to comment here when the vid popped up or in the Facebook group Julian so I guess here is as good as any....I like the panel and it all makes sense...my brain is a little fried as I’ve been building models all day I didn’t even get to run one train
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
It’s great to hear it all makes sense, even after a days worth of model making, totally understand how that can be. Take care, J
@holybrookejunction4758
4 жыл бұрын
What a great idea
@clivecobbold6815
4 жыл бұрын
Julian yes Charlie is a great modeler I which his channel to Charlie is a nice guy I talk to Charlie a every couple of weeks when his videos comes out I have send him photos of my layout and he like them stay safe and well julian goodbye for now clive
@ado75
3 жыл бұрын
Great channel. I'm building a control panel soon. Any advice on how to wire in LEDs for points indications/directions?
@CandletownYard
4 жыл бұрын
I think it's a good idea. Perhaps it could also be include a discharge unit CDU in the electrical scheme if you use high current coils... anyway Julian.. so useful for modellers
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words. I did debate whether to include a discussion about CDUs, but decided to edit it out in this case because I won't actually be using one on my layout. I understand they come into use more if there's a series of motors being operated simultaneously to create a through-route and the extra surge of power is needed to flick all the motors at once. And they also act as a protection device to avoid motor burnout.
@pierre-de-standing
3 жыл бұрын
You have some great ideas and a keen eye for seeking out materials for solutions! Originally I was going to wire everything as analogue but then I thought that using digital control of my solenoids on the fiddle yard would simplify things as I had already decided to use Cobalt IP point motors on the scenic sections. The IP point motors work from the same bus as the track and the solenoid controllers likewise - cuts down on a load of wiring too. So now I have a load of S/P switches to dispose of. My KZitem notifications have broken somehow so was wondering how things with you were. Looks like I have quite a lot of catching up to do!
@StationRoadModelRailway
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words and describing the methods you've taken to tackle the wire jungle. I had thought of going fully digital but it's more a cost saving exercise than anything. In the same way you now have a bunch of solenoid motors to offload, I've bought motors off people here in NZ who have done the exact same thing as you and upgraded to digital.
@pierre-de-standing
3 жыл бұрын
@@StationRoadModelRailway Julian you can keep the solenoids, DCC Concepts, and I think Lenz and Gaugemaster have decoder boards that will switch the solenoids for you. I have used the ADS-8sx 8-way decoder board for the solenoids in the fiddle yard, which is about £75, so that is a much cheaper option than using the servo motors which would be about 3 or 4 times the price. I started wiring my DCC concepts decoders up today. You can also add a switch overide so that you can operate them outside of DCC control - handy depending on your DCC control methods and add LEDs to show routing etc. So quite comprehensive really, but still needs four wires from the decoder to each solenoid (common, the feed to each coil and frog). Each controller will switch two points, so that means your passing loops can be controlled by a single action. I hope at least some of that makes sense.
@Figulus
4 жыл бұрын
What are your plans regarding the short wide bridge running over the cutting? Given how you have reconfigured your layout, joining it with the narrower bridge, it looks as if it's a bit too wide for the new track on each side, leaving a quite a bit of extra space between its edge and the outer-most set of rails. Are you going to re-align the bridge's edging to be parallel and look a bit more in line with the new rails or are you going to leave it how it is to instead focus on other aspects of the extension in case you find you need to shift things? I've really been enjoying watching your progress with your layout and am looking forward to the next doubtlessly great video. :)
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering who might pick up on the slightly skew over-bridge now that the track alignment has shifted slightly. Yes, the bridge will be realigned but I’m holding off on this until the extension track is in place as the track alignment might move slightly again. Cheers, J
@clivecobbold6815
4 жыл бұрын
Hi julian great video mate I really enjoyed it I am putting in dapol semaphore signals at my model of heysham harbour station I had colour light signales at heysham harbour station but I found out the 1970 new heysham harbour station had semaphore signals not colour light signales the wires in my control panel is like spaghetti junction so I know were you are coming from mate stay safe and well mate goodbye for now clive
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Clive, great to hear from you as always. Yes, I've got to improve my wiring methods as it tends to get out of control, so this control box project is my first attempt at doing a proper job. I find Charlie at Chadwick Model Railway a great inspiration for tidy wiring.
@ModelRailwaysUnlimited
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, really elegant design there, like it a lot and great to see you using the AC 16v for the point motors, no real need for a CDU to be honest. I am now in the layout planning stage so this is helpful. Could you pass me your facebook page as I'd like to follow your progress. Cheers, Mike in the UK
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, many thanks for your kind feedback. Yes, I didn't think a CDU was necessary in my case. Here's SR facebook link... facebook.com/station.road.model.railway
@JPoulAndersson
4 жыл бұрын
What's the lovely white (beach?) house sitting on the shelf in the background Julian? Looks terrific! Rgds, Joachim
@StationRoadModelRailway
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting you should ask about the house on the shelf, I've now had a few people ask about so I might do a short video on it. It's actually one of the earliest scratch builds I've made (and still have) and dates back 32 years when I was still living at home with the folks. It's a replica model of our home in HO scale, built entirely from card and measuring every aspect of the real house.
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