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Hound Dog wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 11:53 pm Might have known that you would already be on top of the door opening speed comment……..
I slowed the doors down to a moderate crawl and added the smallest drop of oil to each pivot - virtually no jerky movements at all now. :D

I’ve also been thinking about the slight warping of the shed structure. I don’t particularly want to build a new one and to get a similar four lane shed would need modifications to at least two Bachmann NER sheds (megabucks) and I’d probably have to change the rail spacing as well - so that’s unlikely to happen.
My thoughts are now turning to removing the roof as a complete unit (I don’t even know if that is remotely possible) then warming the resin walls and putting some tension on them to straighten them out.
If I can get them level, I can fix them permanently to the baseboard and the new door frames with a removable roof for track cleaning and stuck locos.

I just need to work out where to make the cuts. :shock:
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RogerB wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:41 pm Looks wonderful. You are a very talented chap. I use the same servo motors [or at least I will when I get the TT layout built] with a Megapoints controller. I am told they have a 180 degree potential but I am fairly sure the speed of operation cannot be adjusted. R-
You are correct about speed control which is why I went back to an ESU servo controller for my level crossing gates. I still use Megapoint controllers for my points and signals.
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Engine shed roof has been cut off. :o
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The shed doors look very good. I didn't see the speed of opening as a problem - the grandchildren would think it was "cool" whatever speed they open.
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Finished the modifications to straighten out the twist in the building. The walls are now glued to the baseboard and the roof is removable - it was that that was causing the twist. I managed to warm it up and correct most of the warping but I’ve secured the removable sections with pins drilled through the ridge moulding - seems to hold them in alignment quite well. I’ve framed the doors with stained coffee stirrers to make that a bit neater.
I’ve also revisited and tidied up the wiring for the interior lights and tried my hand at weathering the roof with oils for the first time.

Image2022-10-17_12-42-25 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr
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Looks good.
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Very good - it looks old. The corrugated iron roof looks realistic.
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I agree the corrugated roof looks very realistic and brings the whole thing together nicely.
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Very impressive. Well done.
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This is going to require a little adjustment. :D

https://youtu.be/yJ_icVkYcYg
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