Luke Noble

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@Hiazhunter 17 күн бұрын

That's a splendid idea. I will give it a try. Thank you 🚂🚃🚃🚃

@TimsBitsnPieces Ай бұрын

Hi Luke. This is a great video very clear and concise and uses all basic cheap to come by items... This is exactly how I will be doing my new layout but using different items in a similar manner as I used to run an RC model boat business and have lots of left over stock that I will now be using for my trains.. lots of push rod and control stuff for steering and thorottle control of yachts and boats and left over K&S metal tubing from the display rack.

@zoltankocsis4718 2 ай бұрын

Very cool! Pls more like this! 👍🙂

@musoseven8218 2 ай бұрын

Very authentic 💜👍😊✌️

@kimcason8764 10 ай бұрын

Smart idea..! I am gunna try that out..!

@srduke Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine is using this method to control some of his points. I've jokingly nicknamed his layout "The Pompidou Building" 🤣

@phillwhitehead8591 Жыл бұрын

I don’t see why you need a stay alive Mine is running fine on all points

@lukenoble3319 Ай бұрын

I exhibit a fair bit and enjoy the reliability that stay alive provides

@charlie1872 Жыл бұрын

I have been thinking about doing this for some time and have watched a few videos recently. I built my layout without point motors as I thought the wiring etc would be too complicated and costly. It is a pain when I forget to change a point, especially when I do a live broadcast, maybe this is the way to go. Thanks for sharing

@andrewd8853 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks Luke!

@dibsyardshuntinglayout Жыл бұрын

Just had to watch this again, as it was instrumental in the choice to do the same on my layout, nearly three years ago now.

@dibsyardshuntinglayout Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I love this layout and the documentary style. I hope you do more with the new project.

@dibsyardshuntinglayout Жыл бұрын

Thanks to your recent Insta post, it reminded me of this video of yours! Brilliant.

@musoseven8218 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Well explained 👍😊✌️ I think that you could alter tension using omega loops with further runs, or use rods or similar.👍✌️😊

@danielsoomodelrailways6881 2 жыл бұрын

Can you try a bachmann class 03

@lukenoble3319 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I don't have an 03 but it would be the same principle. Probably best for the stay alive to go in the cab

@Tnapvrvideo 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous design and a superb explanation / demonstration of your completed assembly. Thanks for the share!!! BTW, are you using PECO Code 83 switches? If yes, might you know the item number?

@lukenoble3319 2 жыл бұрын

The switches I am used are peco code 75 but they're just the smallest left and right hand ones they make.

@Tnapvrvideo 2 жыл бұрын

OK. Thanks. Do your Peco switches have the built-in, internal springs at the points? I like that design feature.

@lukenoble3319 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tnapvrvideo yes they do have the switches built in.

@HenrysAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting and informative video!

@richardclowes6123 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, just watched this vid and like your style of DIY. With all the money you've saved you can buy another loco or set of wagons eh !!! I have electrofrog points and linked the insulated rail to another rail of same polarity and not connected the frog to anything and it works fine. I am switching them manually but have thought about rods coming to the edge of the board to save stretching over. Same principle of using a rod, but without switching polarity, as the line after the IRJs are live because of the link wires.

@tracynation2820 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

@bianchikat 3 жыл бұрын

nice video lovely layout altho when D5309 was introduced in 1958 it was not known as a 'Class 26' I knew them as Birmingham R.C. & W Type 2's. The TOPS numbering scheme did not describe them as class 26 until 1973?

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh yes you're very correct there, my error!

@andrewmasters5020 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, nice layout. Surely Pathe would have a long 'a' in casks ('carsks'). To have my locos running that slowly would require an out-of-shot finger to nudge them along!

@mickb4255 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea for filming ,sort of. Would liked it to stop after into so I could enjoy the marvellous layout you’ve made. Hope no epileptics watch this.

@coreservers 3 жыл бұрын

a novice here. and looking to use this as i like the manual aspect. but you mentioned wiring to change polarity etc.. does the switch require power? or am i being a bit dumb

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

The switch will need the positive and negative track feeds going to it as well as the wire to the frog.

@coreservers 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukenoble3319 but not with insulfrog?

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

@@coreservers no need to power the switch at all for insulfrog

@peterosullivan1178 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the style and commentary. Watched it twice and served it. Hope to see more in the future. Does the distillery have any free samples.

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you likes it! Sadly no free samples from the distillery...

@jedlahaye4765 3 жыл бұрын

A great idea, I have used micro irrigation tubing which is black with mig welding wire and some of them are about 6ft away from the switch which is used to change the polarity of the points, so far no problems, keep well and safe

@markh.6687 3 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done on so many levels; the layout, as well as the fake movie audio-visual effects. Admirer across the pond in the States.

@MrBristolmidland 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have to isolate the frog with your method? Have insulated rail joiners at the frog like you have if you use frog juicers and electrofrog? Great method though. I have some of my turnouts operated by servos but they are mostly insulfrog in my TMD. I have 4 electro frog operated by servos with frog juicers. I also have two code 100 symetric three ways which are very close to the edge of the board and your method would solve the question of wiring them which has my head spinning! I will give it a go although having three frogs would I need two switches to change the polarity?

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

I only insulate the frogs with plastic fish plates and that works fine for me. For the 3 way point you would need to change the polarity for the seperate frogs.

@MrBristolmidland 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukenoble3319 This may take some explaining on my part. If I have another turnout connected to one of the 3 way frogs would it have to be electrofrog as I imagine an insul frog one would have no power at the frog connected to the electrofrog 3 way. To answer my own question why don't I just try it out! Sorry but the electrics on my DCC layout are a step up from my previous hand of god layout, also DCC but no powered turnouts.

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

Trying it out is probably a good idea. Insulfrog points will still carry the power to the rail beyond the frog when the point is in the right position it's just the frog itself isn't live.

@iainclimie9414 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done - how big is the overall layout?

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

4 1/2 ft by 1ft including fiddle yard

@thatrailwayguy1236 4 жыл бұрын

Where’s the dubstep music😕

@j2themac778 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, I like the historic documentary style narration/music.

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Just a quick note, given that it is now very difficult to get hold of the tcs capacitor unit I now also use the Laisdcc units which are fantastic!

@musoseven8218 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, I'm just getting back into DCC. TCS was great value for money (VFM), but as you say, harder to obtain nowadays. LaisDCC equipment does seem to offer excellent VFM. Do you have the product codes for the Lais decoder and stay alive please - I've a small 0-4-0 I'm trying to make DCC, it needs stay alive, but there isn't a lot of room.

@lukenoble3319 3 жыл бұрын

@@musoseven8218 the decoder is the 870021 and then the stay alive units are the Kung Fu series. It looks like the nem652 could also work

@musoseven8218 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, thanks for replying, much appreciated, I'll look up those product numbers, get some dimensions and see if I can get it all to fit - it'll make the loco run well I'm sure.

@Specter1065 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly done!!!

@jb57utube 4 жыл бұрын

Just came across this excellent video. I've been considering electrofrog points but have been put off by the expense of motors, switches and (to me), the wiring complexity. This looks so much easier and cheaper! Thanks!

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it's useful!

@JAMESDEMU-RailwayModeller 4 жыл бұрын

Something I'm going to be installing myself soon mate. Great simple method and well explained.

@nigelmitchell351 4 жыл бұрын

Plastic tube, look in your average kitchen or bathroom cleaner sprays!

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Hadn't thought about that.

@nigelmitchell351 4 жыл бұрын

@@lukenoble3319 Hi Luke another little thing I discovered. If you're using peco Flexi track and points, you can give points a bespoke look by judiciously and cautiously cutting away some, not too many, of of the stiffeners away under the sleepers as in the straight track. This allows a small amount of bend to be put into a point and makes them look more individual. Stay safe matey.

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

@@nigelmitchell351 great tip! I'll be doing that on my future layouts. You to

@OlivierGabin 4 жыл бұрын

I love it ! Just a question of personal taste, I think it would have been more period-like in black and white, but as it is, it sounds like a real piece of britannica of the early '60s. Nonetheless, an original idea you have here. I pick your idea for some day on one of my future small layouts.

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I may do another mockumentary in the future in black and white since the other ones have gone down pretty well.

@calibrais 4 жыл бұрын

Great layout, theme, and commentary Luke. Liked and subbed. Keep these coming, Greg, NZ

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg glad you liked it!

@colfuller3625 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video can you fit a stayalive to a non dcc loco like an old dc hornby class 25

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Yep! You'll need to hardwire it in but Itll work

@colfuller3625 4 жыл бұрын

Great so would you just wire it to the motor connections

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Yep so the grey and orange wires go to the 2 motor connections and the red and black wires from the decoder go to the 2 wires from the pick ups.

@colfuller3625 4 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the reply what I meant is if you didn’t use dcc but analogue could you still fit a stay alive to the loco with no dcc chip cheers

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

@@colfuller3625 no sorry no that I know of. Stay Alive only works with dcc

@thatrailwayguy1236 4 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing class video!!!

@daveday5507 4 жыл бұрын

Why the snow?

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

It is an old film kinda look I'm experimenting with. It's meant to look like dust and exposed spots you get on old film.

@daveday5507 4 жыл бұрын

@@lukenoble3319 My poibt is that it's overdone and detracts from watching it. Films were never this bad in the 50's and preserved films can be corrected.

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

@@daveday5507 good to know for future videos

@daveday5507 4 жыл бұрын

Why the snow and flickery picture?

@dibley1973 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you did another documentary style. Awesome work!

@dibley1973 4 жыл бұрын

Love the attention to detail in the filming and editing, the 4:3 ratio, the "noise artifacts" on the video, great choice of music, heavy filter on the commentary. I wonder how it would look in black and white?

@dibley1973 4 жыл бұрын

Also my step son suggested maybe add a slight magenta tone to the black and white, and maybe drop a frame or two here and there.

@lukenoble3319 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Well I may be doing another one so plenty of scope to add those all in! I was curious about seeing it in black and white too, as if the footage had been filmed by a local enthusiast rather than a larger camera crew with fancy gear.

@dibley1973 4 жыл бұрын

@@lukenoble3319 - good stuff. I like the fact you have taken a different approach to model railway videos. Not sure what you use to edit, but apparently divinci resolve is free, has professional level editing tooling, which may help as you make your edits more and more advanced. Really looking forward to seeing the next one from you.