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Looking great! Really impressive and quality progress!
Is your Ragleth fitted with Slomo BTW?

Rik

That is neat - and looks realistic - don't some choppers have a counterbalance weight like that? I've been trying to figure out the mechanics (or whatever the equivalent is for magnetic flux). Interesting that it uncouples at the LH end of the magnet  - I suppose at the RH end and in the middle the ...

Clever to make the complete top section detachable. "You can't see the join," as Eric Morecambe used to say.

Rik

Very nicely done! The slate roof is a master-stroke. Reminds me, my stocks of stirrers is running short. I find them really useful for all sorts of things (including stirring paint etc.)

Rik

Great work, Philip.
I'm glad my musings were of some help - but I think your solution is much more elegant than mine - I do like the tortoise motor action - a lot more realistic than solenoids.

Rik
PS - Your garden looks great as well BTW

MDLR:118702 wrote:That's all right as far as it goes, but the flywheel doesn't go round!!
 :lol:  :lol:

(It actually wouldn't be that hard - a rubber band or chain drive from the back axle would work)

Phase 3??


Rik

Big Jim:118683 wrote:Nothing permanent for the next two years at least.
After  that, hopefully a nice vicarage with a big garden and who knows.

Trepolpen Light Railway revisited??
Rik

Thanks folks!
I think the passenger animation may take a little longer to achieve

Rik

BTW - Blog entry now complete (well phase 1) - for anyone interested - http://riksrailway.blogspot.co.uk/2016/ ... wagon.html

Wow! Why do I find a junction box like that so mouth watering??

Rik

Nicely co-ordinated with the music - though I don't remember the dog-bark solo in the original by Ludwig about half way through

Rik

Due to an imminent house move and career change the PMR is to be officially closed with immediate effect. Its short working life and short length of track has meant that it was never profitable and has in recent times been to all intents and purposes abandoned. The passenger traffic that the lines ...

After posting my last video (the time lapse of Beeston Market station), someone asked if the steam lorry in it was motorised. At the time, I said, "No." - but now the answer would be "Yes - and radio controlled". It's not a very sophisticated conversion, and it could be done more...

Another great model, Peter. Really like the way you've weathered it.

Rik

Soar Valley Light:118637 wrote: Progress remains snails pace but at least it IS progress.

All the best things are worth waiting for Andrew ....... it's a good idea to think things through. I spent around five years planning my railway before I laid my hand on a spade.

Rik

...................... Gobsmacked! Lost for words.

All right, found some .......
What wonderful pieces of miniature engineering

Trying to find an emoticon for 'envy' - this is the nearest I could find.

:envy:

Rik

Wow!

Rik

Impressive progress. Really like the trestles and cribbing.
Just wondering how you're going to stabilise the dirt, or does it tend to bake rock hard?

Rik

In the meantime - there's this video showing a battery and a live steam loco being controlled by a Deltang Tx22. Very interesting, thank you. Can I ask a question please? On the steam loco, am I correct in thinking that the central dot at the 12 o'clock position does not indicate/set "regulato...

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Joe:118553 wrote:would be quite interesting to see a video of a live steamer being controlled by one of your systems RIK; i am yet to have seen one being used in my area group

Hi Joe
As yet I've not got any footage. Hope to remedy that shortly, will keep you posted.

Rik