Overly Ambitious Model Railway Incline!

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@Dan-cu7yh 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you back Craig. When I put my curved incline in I cut lots of wood chocks of various lengths combined with plastic wedges you get for fitting laminate floors. Kept moving and adjusting until it 'looked right' then glued it.

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@Dan-cu7yh not something dissimilar here mate, used foam and wood lengths too, seems to be ok so far..

@hamshackleton 3 ай бұрын

You can do it! If Jenny can build an upside down railway, you can make a near vertical one!

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@hamshackleton 🤣

@jongmans38 3 ай бұрын

Good to see you back, rethinking of your uploads and you have a plan. Only way is up!

@ReubenAshwell 3 ай бұрын

Good to see you back Craig. This layout is looking good so far. :)

@simontrainsmodelrailway 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you back Craig! Love the layout update and I know someone who building a 3 tier layout, Finnerton Central on KZbin but he got more space for the inclines. Sawyer Models I can recommend as I went to a model show when they were there and got a N Gauge 9400 Pannier Tank for £27 when it was £30

@davidmathie9512 3 ай бұрын

Good you see you back and enthusiastic about the hobby. Hell of an incline🤣 . Good luck mate

@michaelball68 3 ай бұрын

Crazy gradient! But I'm really interested to see the Powerbase does work in this case... giving me ideas that maybe I could fit in a 4% after all. As long as there's room under the bogies or between the steam loco wheels for the magnets. Keep the great videos coming.

@KidarWolf 3 ай бұрын

Since my layout plan is based on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, this was an immensely helpful video to watch. Steep gradients are an unavoidable truth for any mountain railway model, so seeing your layout dealing with steep gradients is very educational.

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@KidarWolf the Powerbase magnets are essential mate! Use them and you shouldn't have any issues!

@paulprice3656 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you back mate layout looks great so far.

@StBlazeyModelWorld 3 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, glad to see you re-energised with your modelling mojo. Great intro, love the shirt and invisible watch! Where can I buy one of those :) Test, test, test is the motto with inclines. AN incline straight into a curve is always going to test a loco but the plus side is that you end up with realistic running speeds rather trains racing around an oval at 5000mph.

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@StBlazeyModelWorld never been one for Grand Prix speeds anyway mate - speed restrictions in place 🤣

@steviefilm 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you back. The planning of a layout like yours certainly isn’t going to be easy! I am planning a two tier layout too but with somewhat less change in level between the tiers as the lower will just be storage and I have more space to play with. These types of layout are where open framed baseboards are easier and cheaper than a mixture of sections of gradient foam and strips of ply. You would still have straight strips but also curved ones with them both being mounted on uprights screwed to the baseboard cross members. These can be temporarily clamped/screwed until a smooth gradient is achieved. The start and end of the gradient can be achieved by bending tongues of the flat sections so they form transitions. Could even go around twice like an elongated helix but that is getting complex especially with the walk thru! Thinking about it more as you already have your baseboards decked is to add uprights around the whole perimeter between the two tiers and have outriggers screwed to these with the track bed on, again can be adjusted until smooth and you would use the foam to start. Maybe a curved point could allow the start of the loop to be closer to the swing bridge and the start of the incline would then be away from the point and the incline transition could be longer? I can see the attraction of linking the two tiers but something else that others could consider for a two tier layout in a small space are cassettes and not an incline especially if the incline is going to be off scene. The cassettes could then be used for storage too. I hope this is taken as constructive, Regards, Steve

@bramelsheretan 3 ай бұрын

love this format, good to see you modelling again

@steveambler7985 3 ай бұрын

Very good just love the roses as a backdrop 🤭

@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 3 ай бұрын

Hi Craig Glad to see you back and looking forward to more 'mental' stuff, as usual...lol. Thanks

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mr J!😁

@williamvanalen9414 3 ай бұрын

A Haynes manual for Craig would be a great idea. There might be a section on how to reduce the number of stops at Buttsfarting 🤣🤣

@richardswiderski4985 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you back Craig thats a big Challenge you have there.😂😮Sawyers looks like a good shop will have to visit sonetime.Take care bud.😁

@mauracurran6500 3 ай бұрын

Craig, it’s going to be superb, that is some incline, looking forward to see your progress

@Michael-hh9re 3 ай бұрын

Great to see you back Craig !!, “steep inclines “,at 4% that’s a considerably lower rise when compared to online sellers charging ever increasing prices for model railway trains/scenics etc, not to mention “Bandits who charge exhorbitant overseas mailing costs!!. Regards, OO in Japan/ Michael.

@CastleHillLightRailway 3 ай бұрын

Welcome back Sir!

@Jaherick 3 ай бұрын

This could become an Olympic sport. Who can build the steepest incline.😮😁

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@Jaherick haha we shall see how to goes

@nigelcole1936 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video. I have to say that I'm inclined to agree with your solution... Will be interesting to see how the layout develops

@ianstransporthistorystuff8175 3 ай бұрын

Great to have you back mate

@glennscotttrains7513 3 ай бұрын

Nice to see you back.

@csxrensville5105 3 ай бұрын

Yeah! Something to watch on my break again.

@ausfoodgarden 3 ай бұрын

The bad penny has turned up again! 🤣 Good to see you back Craig. The top and bottom of the incline always need to be more gradual than the main part to avoid those silly issues with long wagons/coaches. I had to rejig the new layout to get the inclines around 2.5% as many of my steam locos couldn't manage any steeper. Cheers!

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@ausfoodgarden well I've tested it with a coach and a class 47 - no clearance issues with either, and they are as long as anything I'll be running 😂

@ausfoodgarden 3 ай бұрын

@@IronHorseRailways Yeah those damned steam locos (especially older ones) seem weak. Maybe that's why they got retired from the real railways.😊

@hermitageroad4713 3 ай бұрын

Welcome back craig

@little_britain 3 ай бұрын

It's pretty amazing. Probably not so much for my finer scale steam locos though!

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@little_britain haha thanks mate!😁

@little_britain 3 ай бұрын

@@IronHorseRailways Good to see you "back in business". Miss your cheery puttering.

@doubleodave 3 ай бұрын

Good to see you back, happy new haircut. Looking forward to watching the progress mate. You still mad with me? 👼😃

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

@@doubleodave I wasn't mad with you?🤣

@hidcoteeast9478 3 ай бұрын

Great progress - loving your work so far. You might have to rethink the swing bridge - unless you have a cunning plan, I think the track on the bridge will fowl the track on the fixed section as the bridge opens unless it is pivoted in the middle of the walkway. It’s like lift up sections where the hinge needs to be above the level of the track. A lift up section or removable section might work better?

@IronHorseRailways 3 ай бұрын

Nope, it works fine 😁

@HenrikSweden1 3 ай бұрын

hm that sure looks awful steep to me. Your solution is a zig sag railway. A railway zig zag or switchback is a railway operation in which a train is required to switch its direction of travel in order to continue its journey - writes Wikipedia. That way you could let the train climb without too much effort. You could attach support for the tracks on that lovely wall of roses. Think about it ! please ! anyway your channel is as always very entertaining. Good to see you back !