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Brilliant!! Excellent editing of both video and sound synching. Love the ending....

Rik

Very atmospheric. That first pic would be great for the photo competition.... As would the last, actually.

Rik

A fascinating report, Egor. I was intrigued by the siding without a buffer stop. Looks like beyond it is the end of the world as I.N. Spectre knows it ....... :shock: Thank you, Rik! This is not the end of the world, this is a reservation for a possible extension of the tracks. The railway administ...

I like the way the travellers in the background are enjoying the event

Rik

A fascinating report, Egor. I was intrigued by the siding without a buffer stop. Looks like beyond it is the end of the world as I.N. Spectre knows it .......

Rik

gregh wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:00 am

Now which esteemed member of this Forum can this be, hitching a cab ride?
rik in cab1.jpg
This poor soul is consulting a timetable! On the SaTR?? some hope.
rik at Lilyvale.JPG

Probably the only way I will make it to the wonderful Land of Oz..... albeit via my alter ego...

Rik

Thanks Graeme I've decided to stick (ooops, unintended pun) with Vallejo paints and varnish for my future figure painting. Our wargaming brethren know a thing or two about figure painting and swear by (rather than at) Vallejo products. They are not the cheapest but it certainly seems you get what yo...

Some of you may recall that when I was testing various combinations of Arduino radio control systems, I used a bright blue off-the-shelf LGB ToyTrain diesel loco. I bought that a few years ago with the intention of either bashing into something appropriate for the PLR or using its motor block as a s...

I bought some Humbrol spray varnish, and then noticed when it arrived that it is not suitable for use over acrylic paint. Could it be a similar issue? Maybe. I've just experimented - put talc on one and then varnished it and tried another with a fresh coat of varnish. Just have to wait and see. Rik

philipy wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:13 am

Perhaps it is simply that they are part of Peckforton's criminal element, with 'sticky fingers' ?

OK, I'll be off now!

If only it was just their fingers......

Rik

Sometimes varnish seems to separate, similar to a can of paint left standing for a long time.... a skin forms leaving only the thinners/solvent which will not set without the pigment. Perhaps another coat (of fresh varnish) over the existing one will encase the tacky surface? Thanks Peter. This was...

I painted some figures with acrylics and decided to give then a coat of matt varnish. Big mistake! The varnish is still tacky two years afterwards.

Any suggestions?

Rik

My recollection of riding in the CDRJC railcars on the IMR when I was a kid is that they were lively runners even running as a back-to-back pair. The state of the track on the IMR in the late 1970s was such that you did not push it, but they could do 30mph on the level with some still in reserve. A...

Hi Rod Looks like a JST SM 2 pin connector. Eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SM-2-5-2-Pin-jst-connector-leads-200mm-26-AWG-wire-cable-Red-Black-LED-strip/232691079369?var=532189039119&hash=item362d7818c9:m:m4u-Y0FHGsw6aAgDL0yqt5A&redirect=mobile Rik PS You can get them more cheaply but this was a good ...

Sad times, Greg, but understandable given the maintenance issues. Given the level of traffic when you have visitors to the line, it looks like you'll still have plenty of potential in what's left.

Rik