I thought it was about time I did the promised "layout tour" on the AWRR, and included a new photo angle Train leaving the westbound main alongside Andersley yard about to pass under the bridge, view from inside the loco cab! passing through the stone arched gallery
Alan, Let me be the first to say AWESOME! You must have had to shrink down real small to fit in that cab! Feel free to show us more, because I love 'em! <img src=http://www.trainboard.com/sigbreak.gif> Russ
Alan, I must say, "Rather clever, you Englisher!" You must have swiped a spy camera from the realistic views! I wish I wuz smart! Looks GREAT!
Very nice Alan. These digital cameras sure take great close up pictures. Gives a whole new look and creates realism which is what we all hope to achieve. Thanks for sharing you excellent moddeling with us.
I love your arch picture. In the next 6 months I hopefully will get a digital camera and you will be able to see what we have done to that time frame.
Great shots, Alan. A perspective we rarely see in modelling. I must add, I really like the gravity displacement technology your locomotives have implemented... Gary.
KeyRail, I'll comment on your question about whats in the tracks of the first picture in its foreground. That I believe is an N-scale uncoupler for the micro knucle couplers.... Alan must pull the train in from the opposite side of that siding and run the train out from that switch thats seen. When the loco passes over that with the train coupled behind. Its a magnet that opposes the polarity and uses the down bars on the couplers being their metal and I imagine delayed uncoupling runs across that and backs up and then it uncouples the cars from the loco's once he reverses the loco's over that magnet... Neat little way to do hands free prototypical uncoupling... Alan my asumption right?
Alan, nice! Now I know how to find where with the rails are out of gauge inside my tunnel! Mike Cannone San Diego
Thanks guys! Yes, I made a mask from styrene sheet to the shape of the windshield and held it in front of the camera lens. Yes Gary, it is a bit high, but my camera lens is at the top and this was as low as I could get! Where space permits, I could turn the camera upside down to take the pic. then flip it on the computer! I have been meaning to try this for some time, and am quite pleased with the results The 'object' is indeed an uncoupling magnet, and will shortly be removed as it causes problems. The rear of trains entering the yard from this end are still on the downgrade, which causes uncoupling as the pass they magnet. Most if not all switching is done from the east end of the yard anyway, so this one sees little use.
Nice work Alan you have done a great job and you should be proud! I have a question about your F45/FP45... I have one that I have built also and I need to know how you did your handrails. That is the last thing I need to complete my model and yours look great. Let me know. Bryan
Bryan, for the handrails, I guillotined some narrow strips of brass sheet for the stanchions, bent over at right angles at the bottom to fit into drilled holes in the walkway edge, then bent up and soldered fine wire hanrails to the stanchions. The handrails for the SD45B unit in the train were done the same way.
