Adding N gauge overhead lines (OHLE)

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3 жыл бұрын

I decided to have a go at some overhead catenary to make it look more prototypical for my class 90s, 92s and Emus.
I decided against doing the feeder wired between masts jn the end as it would have obscured track access too much, guitar strings were bought from Anderton and the gantries from N brass.
It wasn't explained in the video, but what's drawn out on the paper is the distance between 2 masts (long line across the paper) and at each end a line perpendicular which is the height between the registration arm and support arm of the mast. This way, i know where to position my wires.

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@AndyStephney Жыл бұрын

excellant works ---- love this using guitar wire ect . on kings park we use somerfeldt wires solderd in position , the pantography does touch BUT two problems arise - 1 - the loco must go in direction of pantography or it will snag 2 - puts a little pressure on the body and chassis wich in turn can burn out the moters ...... in time ....... what a super layout GREAT DELTAN has become - please keep the videos comming - andy

@greatdeltan6556 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, due to these being suspended from fairly weak masts, it was never an intention to have the pantographs touching, though my DCC sound voyager used to pull the wires down everytime it went under the OHLE due to proximity of the speaker and it's magnetism

@UKRailsandMore 3 жыл бұрын

Great scenery my friend, very similar look to what I am trying to achieve with my layout. Very similar techniques to how I remember modelling many years ago on my early layouts. Thanks for sharing and all the best, Paul

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Glad this has helped, difficuilt but worth the time

@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge 3 жыл бұрын

Very good bit of work there mate. Adds another dimension to your layout.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Agreed

@Warpy75 3 жыл бұрын

The OHLE looks great. You must have the patience of a saint! That overall scene though is really coming together. The view looking down towards the tunnels with the car park and wall on one side and the embankment on the other looks very photogenic and a great advert for n gauge.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the comment :)

@linesided 3 жыл бұрын

Good for you doing all that work. Looks like torture! Adds a very impressive level of realism on your layout.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Felt like it at points!

@davestrains6816 3 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome! Great detail, thanks for sharing. Dave

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@CallumClass450 Жыл бұрын

Love this layout, you’ve earned yourself a subscriber 👍

@greatdeltan6556 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@karlsage3064 3 жыл бұрын

The catenary looks amazing. Great work that is really worth the effort! Well done.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm glad it turned out effective

@LNER1946 3 жыл бұрын

Great viewing, Glad I have Kettles,.All the best. Glynn

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, does make it easier to model when it's just diesel/steam

@benando6739 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Lovely looking scene you've created.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@flinthillsmodelrailway 2 жыл бұрын

excellent video and great to see how you make the wires

@WesternSignalman 2 жыл бұрын

Superbly done!

@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932 3 жыл бұрын

Looking fantastic

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@InterCity134 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting approach using guitar string. I’m curious why you didn’t just use manufactured catenary wire solutions such as Viessmann 4358.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

I did look at these but was unsure if they'd be compatible with the dapol masts and n brass gantries

@Vonzack 3 жыл бұрын

That looks really impressive

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@grahamwaterhouse398 3 жыл бұрын

Wow first video of constructing catenary I’ve seen great result.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@EM-yk1dw 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good, nice layout

@greatdeltan6556 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@Vonzack 3 жыл бұрын

Really impressive, really does look good

@mikeatpudhamjunction2323 3 жыл бұрын

Very affective look. If you add a cutting of the wire bent to hold down your spring loaded arms to the right Hight you wouldn't notice it when the engine was on the move. stay safe

@NicholassTrainChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there just found your channel nice job with the over hear electrification it looks great on your layout subbed.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@michaeltrufitt5477 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good very effective good job 😀👍

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

@scottmarsden1643 3 жыл бұрын

Looks fiddly to make but a brilliant result, well done sir!

@timstrainvideos142 3 жыл бұрын

well done. dapol should make the wire spans to attach to their masts! would save a lot of extra work with guitar strings.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Though I can imagine they'd be difficuilt to manufacture to scale

@timstrainvideos142 3 жыл бұрын

@@greatdeltan6556 i think volmer or viesmann made wires in ho scale but yeh not simple to manufacture and probably not much of a market in n gauge yet. with the pendolino, iet, class 92s, eurostar and others maybe in the future peco or dapol could make the wires for n gauge though.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

@@timstrainvideos142 yes perhaps, it certainly brings a lot to a layout

@johnson_street_IEMD Жыл бұрын

Great video for this.. I'm about to start making my equivalent OO gauge nBrass gantries

@Miertreg1 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video nice train 👍🚂👌 Greetings Gert

@JamesPetts 3 жыл бұрын

That does look good.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@piccadillymodelrailways 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, and what an amazing result, very effective. Are you gluing your pantographs in places as not to knock off the wires? I will be certainly adding the masts, still deciding about the wires, although I really like the idea of guitar strings. I may try nylon too, we’ll see. Thank you for showing this

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And yes, they are easily knocked off when track cleaning. I assume you'll be 3D printing your masts? As I wouldn't recommend the N brass gantries for massive quantity, they take a long time to finish. Look forward to seeing this at Picadilly though. Also, had a wander into Wellingborough model shop the other day, not a bad little place

@piccadillymodelrailways 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I will be 3d printing the masts, still a little while off. Yes Julian has a nice lil shop there, been a while since I went in, but glad he’s survived the lockdowns. There is Osbornes in Rushden and The Model Shop in Npton as you probably know. All great and easily accessible for both of us.

@greatdeltan6556 3 жыл бұрын

@@piccadillymodelrailways good choice! And yeh he had a lot of interesting stoxk, cheers for the info!

@chriscorrigan7420 Ай бұрын

G'day mate. Good effort and it looks good to. Can I ask what height the contact wire is set at please? You've given me the courage to have a go myself. I got hold of .5mm brass wire/ rod [ K&S] and that is working real good. Easy to bend and being brass it solders easy as well. I'm using .75mm for the top wire just to hold things a bit more rigid.