Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB
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Nodrog1826
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More progress, new wall footing extended.
Wall started.
Station area needed a tidy up.
so...
The pseudo, what I am now calling "Collins Cutting" sort of done apart from the inner bend, clearance checks needed first.
Wall started.
Station area needed a tidy up.
so...
The pseudo, what I am now calling "Collins Cutting" sort of done apart from the inner bend, clearance checks needed first.
Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
The wall has continued to grow, although at a slower pace than I would have hoped for.
More building supplies have arrived, and trans shipped to the building site, by HTO.
Plus the arrival of two more bridges...
..well 1 and 7/8ths, as someone at LGB forgot to put the fixings in the box, so have to wait for them to arrive.
I always assumed the length of the small bridge was only a foot, but it's longer than I assumed, so I can make the cutting where it will fit wider, more jiggle room for the track to pass under it.
More building supplies have arrived, and trans shipped to the building site, by HTO.
Plus the arrival of two more bridges...
..well 1 and 7/8ths, as someone at LGB forgot to put the fixings in the box, so have to wait for them to arrive.
I always assumed the length of the small bridge was only a foot, but it's longer than I assumed, so I can make the cutting where it will fit wider, more jiggle room for the track to pass under it.
Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
A little bit progress at the weekend.
The junction extended a bit.
Now looking at that second picture, we appear to be going for take off, or I have got the levels all wrong.
So I pegged out the level yesterday.
Yep it's out by 14 inches, but mind you that is at LGB's rubber ruler 1:24 scale, in reality it's only 7/12ths of an inch.
I blame the bubble in the spirit level, or was it the level of spirits in my glass, anyhow I can live with that.
The junction extended a bit.
Now looking at that second picture, we appear to be going for take off, or I have got the levels all wrong.
So I pegged out the level yesterday.
Yep it's out by 14 inches, but mind you that is at LGB's rubber ruler 1:24 scale, in reality it's only 7/12ths of an inch.
I blame the bubble in the spirit level, or was it the level of spirits in my glass, anyhow I can live with that.
Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
Advancing slowly forward...
The basic "Dive under Junction" elements are now in. That is next years project, concentrating on closing the loop for now.
Will consist of a passing loop, with the "Dive under" from the R3 points, meandering around and under, near the stone wall.
The basic "Dive under Junction" elements are now in. That is next years project, concentrating on closing the loop for now.
Will consist of a passing loop, with the "Dive under" from the R3 points, meandering around and under, near the stone wall.
Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
In the "Warts n all" spirit of things, may as well get this over with, after all no one is looking, right!
Today has been one step forward, two back.
Cement mix has gone wrong, packing piece was too thick, and I could not get the top slabs to go level, only noticed after laying three or them, it leaving a piece of test track unsupported in the middle.
So decided to take it apart and start again, as I was doing that one of the supporting cut breeze blocks snapped....
...and now it's raining 
It has the advantage of providing shelter once built, when I get it right.
I think the Building Inspector, disapproves...
It may even all come crashing down, when I remove that prop...
...ask me if I am bothered!!!!
Today has been one step forward, two back.
Cement mix has gone wrong, packing piece was too thick, and I could not get the top slabs to go level, only noticed after laying three or them, it leaving a piece of test track unsupported in the middle.
So decided to take it apart and start again, as I was doing that one of the supporting cut breeze blocks snapped....
...and now it's raining 
It has the advantage of providing shelter once built, when I get it right.
I think the Building Inspector, disapproves...
It may even all come crashing down, when I remove that prop...
...ask me if I am bothered!!!!
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Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
Not.
I was in a race to get it finished, would have been nice to get a loop running. But why the hurry it's taken ten years to get this far.
Nodrog1826
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Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
It's life, Jim........ but not as we know it 
Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
To end the week, as there will be little or no work now until Monday at the earliest, unless I can grab a few mins. at some point.
The gap at the end of the track will be filled by a bridge or two, and a rock cutting, to continue via curves and straights (Maybe in a tunnel.) becoming a single track again, by the single block, and the "Lawnmower" bridge.
The gap at the end of the track will be filled by a bridge or two, and a rock cutting, to continue via curves and straights (Maybe in a tunnel.) becoming a single track again, by the single block, and the "Lawnmower" bridge.
Nodrog1826
Professional Idiot
Having said there would be no work this weekend, an opportunity presented itself.
Yesterday the fixings for the bridge turned up, so HTO put it together.
So today..
Loop closing, track test laying, to work out where the cutting will be...
Just a couple of slabs still to cut to fit, and lay.
Then I can "tidy" it up at my leisure..
Yesterday the fixings for the bridge turned up, so HTO put it together.
So today..
Loop closing, track test laying, to work out where the cutting will be...
Just a couple of slabs still to cut to fit, and lay.
Then I can "tidy" it up at my leisure..
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