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by pandsrowe
Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:48 pm
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: March 2024 Gallery CLOSING DATE 1st MARCH
Replies: 35
Views: 8010

Re: March 2024 Gallery Entries HERE please.

At last, a subject that I've actually got a photo that I can enter.
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I told you, you're not going to run any trains today!
by pandsrowe
Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: Scenery
Topic: Cloudiness with super glue
Replies: 2
Views: 1849

Cloudiness with super glue

I'm currently constructing one of the Kippo resin buildings kits and glueing it together with mainly two pack epoxy and exterior grade construction adhesive. So far no issues but yesterday I attached some infills under the canopy with super glue that are made from foam board. Although the adhesive h...
by pandsrowe
Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: TVT - Dylanesque
Replies: 31
Views: 8312

Re: TVT - Dylanesque

Wow! That's a fantastic lining job, using a bow pen is not an easy task at the best of times. Believe me, I remember having to do this as part of my apprenticeship back in the sixties and that was working on a perfectly flat surface, so doing this around different shapes l take my hat off to you. Di...
by pandsrowe
Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:35 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Domestic oil tank leak
Replies: 11
Views: 3568

Re: Domestic oil tank leak

Well I suppose I did ask!
Thanks Graeme, your explanation was perfect for chemistry numpty like me.
by pandsrowe
Tue Dec 27, 2022 9:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Domestic oil tank leak
Replies: 11
Views: 3568

Re: Domestic oil tank leak

This sounds interesting, does anybody know the science behind this?
What does soap contain that is not dissolved by the oil/diesel?
by pandsrowe
Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:06 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: soundcards for scenic effects
Replies: 5
Views: 3267

Re: soundcards for scenic effects

I've bought from www.modelsounds.co.uk in the past under their "Master Blaster" name tag. Looking very briefly at their web site, their offerings do seem to have changed dramatically since I last bought from them. But then that was over five years ago.
by pandsrowe
Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: Railways & Layouts
Topic: Peco Points unavailable
Replies: 5
Views: 2715

Re: Peco Points unavailable

Can't say what the current situation is but just over a month ago I purchased points from GRS in Princes Risborough and at that time they had new stock and quite a large selection of second hand.
No connection with GRS, just a satisfied customer.
by pandsrowe
Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:41 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Merlin locos
Replies: 37
Views: 23631

Re: Merlin locos

Any chance that you could mount them as a flat pack to the underside of the cab roof?
My Roundhouse Billy has this arrangement and works quite well in an otherwise very cramped cab.
by pandsrowe
Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Servo jitters - SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 13625

Re: Servo jitters - SOLVED

Thanks Rik, I thought that perhaps I should add a little more information as to how I finally solved the problem. After Phil P's reply on Feb 4th I began by changing all the batteries for new but obviously that made no difference. Next I removed the loco body looking for anything untoward and was su...
by pandsrowe
Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Servo jitters - SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 13625

Re: Servo jitters

I can't believe that it's five weeks since I started this thread but today I finally got to the bottom of this problem. I won't bore you all with the details of how I got there but the jittering was caused by servo wires on the direction servo getting trapped under the loco body and partially shorti...
by pandsrowe
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:34 am
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Servo jitters - SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 13625

Re: Servo jitters

Thanks for that Philip, I've only had a quick look but there does seem to be some useful content.
I will report back with anything I find.
by pandsrowe
Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Servo jitters - SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 13625

Servo jitters - SOLVED

Hi all, I've tried searching for an answer but so far to no avail. I have five deltang receivers fitted to the same number of locos all controlled from one Deltang transmitter, four work perfectly but one seems to be possibly faulty in that the two servos that it controls are constantly jittering. T...
by pandsrowe
Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:39 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Replies: 917
Views: 344472

Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

That is quite a sizeable headlight, what will you be powering it with, servo batteries or something else?
by pandsrowe
Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: So, what have you been up to with your railway?
Replies: 58
Views: 18740

Re: So, what have you been up to with your railway?

Not so much about what I've been up to, more a case of what I haven't been doing i.e. not doing proper maintenance. Over the weekend I removed all the buildings from my railway for their winter storage in the summer house and I was quite surprised at the deterioration that has happened this year. Th...
by pandsrowe
Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:26 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Replies: 917
Views: 344472

Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Thanks for a very comprehensive explanation, I had not expected such detail. Interesting how Australian locos seem to be that more advanced with end of duty procedures than were seen here in the UK as far as I'm aware.
by pandsrowe
Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:26 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Replies: 917
Views: 344472

Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Interesting technique there, are you using a steam lance of some description to clear the smoke box but the door is closed. Can you explain please? I've only ever seen smoke boxes cleared the old fashioned way with a shovel.
by pandsrowe
Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:24 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Two into one will go.
Replies: 53
Views: 13408

Re: Two into one will go.

Whilst the arguments over the pros and cons of electric cars will continue to rage for years l feel, hardly anyone ever mentions their cost to purchase. I recently went to look at the Nissan Micra as a replacement for my wife's aging Mitsubishi Colt, that starts at around £14250 which I think is exp...
by pandsrowe
Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:40 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: 16mm scale "Linda"
Replies: 99
Views: 36813

Re: 16mm scale "Linda"

Wow, that is one heavy train!
Painting all those figures must have been a labour of love?
by pandsrowe
Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:09 am
Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
Topic: Garden Railway Gallery - a POLL, please read.
Replies: 41
Views: 18624

Re: Garden Railway Gallery - a POLL, please read.

I still find it surprising that from all the membership of this forum ony 35 have bothered to vote. Is this part of the modern society malaise?
by pandsrowe
Mon Jul 05, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: which is best of live steam rc or manual
Replies: 22
Views: 9780

Re: which is best of live steam rc or manual

Rather difficult to do in our scales which is why a lot of us use radio control, operating the regulator at a distance.