Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB

[Nodrog1826]

Bit of a, I should have known better day, today.

Firstly I noticed the one of the station building name signs had fallen off...



...now given past experience, I should not pick up a building by it's roof...



...you would think I would have known better by now...



...repairs/reassembled...



...as well as a roof respray, and yes those snow poles look different from the plastic ones as they are real wood, just out of devilment, I thought I would give them a try...



...after a spray of a laquer over the whole roof, the station building is now home. For how long as after many years outside I am considering a total referb (read into that replacement), if Christmas is good to me.

I also turned my hand to the tunnel mouths, looking for a grey stone finish, so I bought a tin or two of darkish grey "concrete" paint...



...not the result I was looking for, it's more white (new) concrete, nothing like the shade on the tin...



...this is more of the finish I was looking for, it's another coat of grey primer, on top of the black. Maybe I'll just go with it, will need another rattle can or two, then a coat of laquer as per the station building roof. Then over winter them for installing next year.

 

[dunnyrail]

Bit of a, I should have known better day, today.

Firstly I noticed the one of the station building name signs had fallen off...

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...now given past experience, I should not pick up a building by it's roof...

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...you would think I would have known better by now...

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...repairs/reassembled...

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...as well as a roof respray, and yes those snow poles look different from the plastic ones as they are real wood, just out of devilment, I thought I would give them a try...

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...after a spray of a laquer over the whole roof, the station building is now home. For how long as after many years outside I am considering a total referb (read into that replacement), if Christmas is good to me.

I also turned my hand to the tunnel mouths, looking for a grey stone finish, so I bought a tin or two of darkish grey "concrete" paint...

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...not the result I was looking for, it's more white (new) concrete, nothing like the shade on the tin...

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...this is more of the finish I was looking for, it's another coat of grey primer, on top of the black. Maybe I'll just go with it, will need another rattle can or two, then a coat of laquer as per the station building roof. Then over winter them for installing next year.

We had one of those Station Buildings on the Ruschbahn, was in place for around 8 years. Bits fell off, roof supports main problem likely lost in the See knocked in by cats or ducks. Made some replacements from wood using veneer pins and external pva to glue em together, UHU power to glue back in place. After Andy dies building removed, cleaned up and sold via Glendale Jcn. so could still be in serving somewhere some 20 years after building. Yours looks very good and I would have thought fit for many more years.

 

[Nodrog1826]

We had one of those Station Buildings on the Ruschbahn, was in place for around 8 years. Bits fell off, roof supports main problem likely lost in the See knocked in by cats or ducks. Made some replacements from wood using veneer pins and external pva to glue em together, UHU power to glue back in place. After Andy dies building removed, cleaned up and sold via Glendale Jcn. so could still be in serving somewhere some 20 years after building. Yours looks very good and I would have thought fit for many more years.

It dissasembles itself with great ease these days. Bits of the guttering are missing having broken off, but as you say the roof supports as well as the supported roof sections are the main problem. Re gleuing isn't a problem, it gets me an hour or so to myself, wiping up any overspill is also removing the colour from the plastic walls, but we shall see how it survives the winter months. If I was to start again, it would be a different construction method, more additional internal supports as well as a laquer overspray when built.

 

[dunnyrail]

It dissasembles itself with great ease these days. Bits of the guttering are missing having broken off, but as you say the roof supports as well as the supported roof sections are the main problem. Re gleuing isn't a problem, it gets me an hour or so to myself, wiping up any overspill is also removing the colour from the plastic walls, but we shall see how it survives the winter months. If I was to start again, it would be a different construction method, more additional internal supports as well as a laquer overspray when built.

I think with Andy’s one I did small holes at joints with short veneer pins in, my standard for plastic kits these days. I like mechanical and glue.

 

[Nodrog1826]

Now the railway sort of slumbers for the Autumn/Winter months, whilst things are planned for 2026, which at this point, there may not be a 2026 season, due to things pending. But with that in mind, some things are still in the pipeline.

The tunnel mouths/portals, whatever you want to call them are now painted and laquered, along with the containers and the skip...



...on the track, well points front, my auto pass on the left resetting springs, were of two types for evaluation. One where the spring was run along the length of the point blade and anchored under a rail chair at the long end. The other was a short one fixed into a hole drilled into the point blade.
Well today the decision has been taken to go with the point blade hole version, as the long version would occasionaly detatch and cause a derailment, so the points that needed conversion (5 out of 8) were removed, modified, given a coat of copper grease, re installed, job done...



...so the excess stainless steel (which it isn't BTW) spring wire, has been put into storage for future use.

 

[Jasper]

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This photo looks like a room with a fireplace to me.

 

[Nodrog1826]

This photo looks like a room with a fireplace to me.

So you have heard of "Yellow Coal" then...

 

[Nodrog1826]

Changing fillament bulbs can be an expensive proposition I change about six or so a year, so there must be an alternative, of the led variety, which should hopefully last longer.

So I have purchased two types by Massoth for evaluation. Part numbers, 8311120 and 8311130...



...8311130 on the left, normal 5V bulb and 8311120 on the right. Intended use of the "30's" for cab (down) lights and the "20's" for headlights. Price wise, I paid just over £20 per pack for six of each, which given the current pricing of the ordinary bulbs, works out as a bit more expensive, but as I say the led's should last longer.
So to the install, they are polarity sensitive, so need to be installed the correct way round, I only managed to get two out of the eight the wrong way round first time, but it's easily sorted...



...before...



...during...



and after.

This will be a gradual process of change on locos only, as it works out at between 10 to 30 quid per loco, depending on the lighting configuration, and whilst I tried one in the cab of the Stainz, will either stick with a bulb or indeed leave it out altogether. For a coach in my opinion it's not worth it as propper led ligting boards appear more of a wiser soloution, as some come with a DCC chip built in.