building a DB class 120 control desk
Verfasst: 23.01.2011 17:23:01
hello, first time post on here,
at the moment i'm using railworks to drive the class 120's, but i'm getting more and more fed up at the lack of operational details, i.e. no proper indusi displays or workings, no sifa and so on, i know it's due to railworks, aimed at people who have never seen the cab of a train before (hence the toys r us my first train set control overlay) but from what i've read, zusi does all i want and more, i.e. realistic operation of the trains, and cab views, (i dont care what the train looks like going past me standing on the lineside, i want to drive the thing, not jump out at 200 kmh and watch it go by
i found this place when searching for info on a project im about to start, i want to build a replica of a DB class 120 locomotives control desk, not an exact replica as money is very very tight for me, but something that will replicate the controls, instruments and lights,
i've seen that someone is in the process of doing just this, he has the advantage of living in germany and has been able to get hold of the genuine items from a class 120 cab, does anyone know if it'd be possible to get at the least the power and brake levers? without breaking the bank, and get them sent to england??
i have an idea to replicate them from scratch if i cant source the real things..... round bar alluminium, about 150mm diamiter by about 30mm wide, hole in the middle for the pivot bar, hole in the top face for the lever to screw into, pillow block style bearings mounted below the desk mount plate through which the top half of the disc pokes, and the pivot bar is connected directly to a 10k pot to work with the computer,
i'm thinking of adding variable notches to it for trains that use notches, a series of shallow holes drilled in one side of the round bar stock, and a sprung loaded ball bearing mounted to push the bearing into the holes, different sets of holes at different levels on the disc will give different notch patterns, the sprung loaded bearing holder being moved up or down to select the notch pattern.
Things like the switches seem pretty custom, tho they are used in most german loco's, any ideas where to get them from? would need at least the indusi switches,
i've also read someone had the dimensions and control positions for a class 120 drivers desk on here, if he reads this, any chance i can get a copy of them?
at the moment i'm using railworks to drive the class 120's, but i'm getting more and more fed up at the lack of operational details, i.e. no proper indusi displays or workings, no sifa and so on, i know it's due to railworks, aimed at people who have never seen the cab of a train before (hence the toys r us my first train set control overlay) but from what i've read, zusi does all i want and more, i.e. realistic operation of the trains, and cab views, (i dont care what the train looks like going past me standing on the lineside, i want to drive the thing, not jump out at 200 kmh and watch it go by
i found this place when searching for info on a project im about to start, i want to build a replica of a DB class 120 locomotives control desk, not an exact replica as money is very very tight for me, but something that will replicate the controls, instruments and lights,
i've seen that someone is in the process of doing just this, he has the advantage of living in germany and has been able to get hold of the genuine items from a class 120 cab, does anyone know if it'd be possible to get at the least the power and brake levers? without breaking the bank, and get them sent to england??
i have an idea to replicate them from scratch if i cant source the real things..... round bar alluminium, about 150mm diamiter by about 30mm wide, hole in the middle for the pivot bar, hole in the top face for the lever to screw into, pillow block style bearings mounted below the desk mount plate through which the top half of the disc pokes, and the pivot bar is connected directly to a 10k pot to work with the computer,
i'm thinking of adding variable notches to it for trains that use notches, a series of shallow holes drilled in one side of the round bar stock, and a sprung loaded ball bearing mounted to push the bearing into the holes, different sets of holes at different levels on the disc will give different notch patterns, the sprung loaded bearing holder being moved up or down to select the notch pattern.
Things like the switches seem pretty custom, tho they are used in most german loco's, any ideas where to get them from? would need at least the indusi switches,
i've also read someone had the dimensions and control positions for a class 120 drivers desk on here, if he reads this, any chance i can get a copy of them?