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DonW wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:31 pm ...I used to enjoy using assembler code I keep thinking I should be fiddling with aduinos or rasberry pies but I have no need.

Don

The only raspberry pies I fiddle with have a dollop of cream on top

Nice piece of reuse Rik. I had a Psion, it was okay but the LCD screen was hard to read in daylight.

If I had a 'Bucket List' this would be one of the first items on it....... one of our esteemed colleagues on the Forum, Rik, very kindly offered to visit the B&UR and shoot some video film. This has now been done in Rik's highly professional style and the finished film is now available on YouTu...

Recycled plastic even. Nice find!

Great start look forward to viewing the end result.

Nice work. That's dual gauge track (see I can be observant) what gauges please? 32mm and 45mm?

I think your picture is missing Andy.
Sounds good though!

Not crazy at all. If you want some ideas for "micro layouts" then this will be useful.
http://www.carendt.com/category/small-layout-scrapbook

Don you have it spot on as usual. I will be fitting a "standard" LH point. I did plan for this to some extent and made the curve at that spot a bit wider so hopefully the 10' radius point I am getting will fit without too much trouble. Your idea of a slight wye is a good one though, and th...

That would take me into the memsahib's territory*. I will have to content myself with the siding at 0:06 in the video for now. * when we bought the garden extension from my neighbour, the misses got the half nearest the house and I got the other half. At some point I might put in a claim to a strip ...

If you can't make it, here is a YouTube video of the entire circuit. Takes all of a minute travelling very slowly.
https://youtu.be/ELb0Tx7SlBI

You win a free ride on the Circle Line, complete with driver training! (Terms and Conditions Apply).

The latest addition to the Circle Line is a pair of crossing gates. IMG_20190805_171520.jpg They were sourced from Wickes, the gates were on special offer at £22 each. The observant among you might spot a triceratops lurking under the fern on the left. And a special prize if you can see two fairys s...

That's quite a bit of work you're putting in there on behalf of the hobby. Thank you.

Very interesting Tom. It sounds like you are learning a lot on the go.

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:39 pm My bike chains look nothing like ladder chains?

Sorry Tom, my eyesight failed to spot the difference between the ladder chain on the left and roller chain on the right.

Well put Don. This whole area of carbon footprint and climate change is a minefield of contradictory advice from vested interests. We should all do our bit as we see fit or are able to, but it's probably best to leave the whys and wherefores to another forum so we can focus on garden railways.

Nicely filmed thanks!

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:59 pm Well you learn something new, never heard of ladder chain before.

Think bicycle chains...

Agreed, Ian. As for "train set" although inaccurate in most cases it is not a problem for me either. My grandson always asks "can we play with your train set?" when referring to my 5" gauge railway! :) And anyway I am having fun so if someone wants to make what they think ar...