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I've left it far too late in life to learn model engineering skills of your calibre, so am very envious of your skill. The nearest I've come to engineering is helping a friend last week to unload and install a 3/4 tonne Swiss lathe, previously owned by an aeronautical firm and used for making precis...

Pharsical wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 1:59 pm Hi chaps, first real post for the Wytch End Railway. This is the station shelter and lamp hut at PyckleMere halt.

That's delightful.

What Rik said Beautifully bucolic scene, and nicely captured.

Ah. Bad news I'm afraid, it seems that the business started out as bona fide, but has become something of a nightmare. Trust Pilot reviews aren't good. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.4kam.com it seems they just rebadge cheap Chinese cameras now. Can you try your bank to see if they will pursue...

I'm confused, Railcam is a proprietary business that 'markets' live footage from railways, I can't find anything on the Internet other than references to viewing railways. That said, if ordering online, I would use a credit card rather than debit, as credit card companies must re-imburse you if you ...

Very interesting, I had planned to fit a pair of traction tires to the drive wheels of the new larger diesel I've been working on, but decided to start with just one tire. Given the tight curves of my line, it seemed like two might cause skipping with a solid axle between them (no differential). Ah...

Thanks for the heads up Graeme. Ordered, not that I will ever build one, but a friend is slowly working towards completing one.

1 traction tyre? Doesn't that make it wobble?

Abandoned industry Now thats a novel idea. We all tend to go for pristine buildings, but I love this. The first building I made for my railway was an abandoned pottery - the original "raison d'etre' for my line. Pic below, but not eligible for this quarter's competition. P1020598_web.jpg

Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:41 am Scrat, I must say it's nice to see buildings like that in the larger scales.

Really looking forward to seeing the entries for this one. Details are always fun to pour over.

Not a lot of detail on this one, but here's mine.

Lovely jubbly!

Mamod's have always had 'interesting' running characteristics🤦‍♂️, but to begin with I think Aaron is right - it needs to be run in before you begin to see its true running characteristics. By the way - your railway looks like an excellent candidate for an Inspectors visit - I can see a great yarn d...

Can you borrow a prog 4 to programme it with, or borrow a different TX, like a TX20? I have a Prog4 but it no longer works with the serial cables/Coolterm.. it's all obsolete. Nobody I know within half a days journey to borrow from ( I think you are about the nearest! :roll: ) unfortunately and it'...

Fibre cement sheeting is available from the usual stockists in the UK, usually advertised as bathroom tiling backing sheet. I have 2 boards which have been stored outside ready for a project I have not yet got around to. They are completely unaffected by the elements so far (rain, frost and sunlight...

I would be a +1 for the gif tutorial, even for uses outside the forum.

The winner of the March 2024 Gallery is Lonsdaler with " My Stock with Not My Stock". It's been an interesting one this time and the variety of entries has been amazing, so thanks to all who entered. So, well done Phil. Please may I have your proposal for the next Gallery subject in the n...

That looks really good. It'll be interesting to see it complete with a 'weathered' appearance.

Excellent. Any room for a steam loco soundcard?

Hey Chaps, Been a little while since i posted last. a couple of exciting things have happened since i last posted. I finally have acquired a Bachmann Davenport for use as the tramways main diesel. this will be converted to battery power when funds are available to do so. i have been slowly investin...

That's an impressive conversion. Look forward to seeing it running. And thank you from me for the link to the wiring diagram software.

It's a great piece of filming. I've always felt that Lynton was missing some element - a 'je ne sais quoi' if you will. I think the railway is it - it justifies the cliff railway and the lovely architecture in an otherwise isolated town.