Prof Klyzlr Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Dear DR G-F, Given some of your text around Guangzhou had been "censored",I thought you had had an experience of that airport much like mine from a few years ago...(Takeaway: If you have any opportunity to _avoid_ Guangzhou airport, sieze that opportunity with gusto!) Happy Modelling,Aim to Improve,Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 As I understand it, photos are verboten on stations. I was hoping to persuade my minder to take me trackside on the one afternoon we had free, but he was oddly not keen! I find trips to China equal measures exhilarating and exasperating. I'm not a fan of Chinese food for a start, and find the almost daily formal banquets an ordeal to say the least. But my hosts were excellent company, and it beats a day in the office. I am finding long haul increasingly hard to tolerate as I get older though. If only work would send me business class perhaps it wouldn't be so bad, but 12 hours in BA economy was a bit of a grind. Even train travel is getting worse as trains increasingly replicate the airline experience of terrible seats and endless security. I would trade speed for comfort every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH-UK Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Lol, even medium haul is a grind for me, only the thoughts of the people/places being visited makes it bearable. I guess even WTPlus is a step too far for your work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Autumn barks on teeth of sharks, and Winter squarely bites me.... Things go quiet on the modelling front at this time of year - too busy at work, and the trudge to the bottom if the garden in inclement weather is less than alluring. But here's some shots from sunnier times. The local is switching the lumber yard at the eastern end of the spur. There's a healthy amount of product for further shipping. I spent several weekends assembling wrapped timber loads, and pallets (skids, I suppose I should call them) and sawn lumber stacks. Mindless, but adds to the ambience Once the local has departed, silence falls on the industrial tracks under the Lyndon B Johnson Parkway Overpass. The next train may be some time off.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Autumn barks on teeth of sharks, and Winter squarely bites me.... ...but an SD-70 on double-stacks a-plenty - now there's a thing that excites me 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2015 ...but an SD-70 on double-stacks a-plenty - now there's a thing that excites me Dont you mean a few SD70's?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 yes - but it spoilt the iambic pentameter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Mention of Iambic Pentameter (surely a folk group from the 1970s) reminds me of my favourite poetry joke, courtesy of the inestimable John Cooper-Clarke in Haiku TO-CON-VEY ONE'S MOODIN SEV-EN-TEEN SYLL-ABLE-SIS VE-RY DIF-FIC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2015 To me, Lambic is a style of Belgian beer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dullsteamer Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 John Cooper-Clarke, eh? Seeing him perform was one of the highlights of my misspent youth. Cheers, Mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Not much happening in the shed, too busy with boring things at the moment. I did spend a couple of hours on these two things the other weekend. Still a surprising number of fiddly bits to add, not that I have any idea what any of them are. I thought the Parkside Dundas 16t underframe was unnecessarily over complex, and found it a faff trying to establish a good square set on all the W irons. Thought O scale might make the coupling issue easier - it didn't. Although they look good, I found trying to couple these two together using a shunter's pole a nightmare. The answer presumably is longer links on either side of the instanter... This is all by way of a small diversion from the HO US stuff, which is not doing it for me at the moment. Edited February 5, 2016 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Now then chaps, can anyone recommend a tame DCC expert to fit my matched pair of GP38s oops, I meant with Loksound chip, biggest speakers possible, and led ditch lights? I feel the need to thin out my collection, and spend the readies on sound and DCC for increased play value... Also, best hand held DCC system for switching? Edited February 26, 2016 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2016 Also, best hand held DCC system for switching? NCE power cab every time, no contest, hands down. Everything can be done with one hand operation which is invaluable for switching as it leaves your other hand free. I have a 5 amp Pro cab but its basically the same deal for all intents and purposes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Other hand free for what? Edited February 26, 2016 by Talltim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2016 Other hand free for what? Uncoupling, changing switches maybe? Nothing Nigella related if that's what you meant! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 I have been fitting pre wired surface mount LEDs to my an scale P42s for ditch lights. Obtained from Kytes Lights. They would be easy to fit to HO scale ditch lights Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 I'm a soldering numpty, so was hoping to find a nice expert to do the lights and sounds for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Geep ers! They must be more than 38's, surely!?! More like Special Duty 45's, I'd say! . Oh! You mean the Santa Fe locos! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2016 I'm a soldering numpty, so was hoping to find a nice expert to do the lights and sounds for me Ive done a fair few for myself over the last few years but the trouble these days, I seem to have less time to work on such things! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 26, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2016 Geep ers! They must be more than 38's, surely!?! More like Special Duty 45's, I'd say! . Oh! You mean the Santa Fe locos! More like Double Duty 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 more like GP40w's 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 I ran some trains yesterday afternoon, and shall do the same this afternoon as break from my studies. Pleased to say that despite no use since at least October, everything worked perfectly. There's a small amount of tarnish on the rails, but even without cleaning the GP38 pair were smooth as silk. Looking forward to getting DCC sound installed this year. Need to thin out the collection a bit first! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Right, it's time to take things in hand and get back in the saddle says Nige So I managed to remember to take a couple of pics from the other afternoon's operating session. Spotting the gon. At least it's not poling the gon, whcih I understand to be frowned upon these days.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) I will be looking forward to spotting a few cars at this Saturday's Freemo meet in Surrey Edited February 29, 2016 by roundhouse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) A small number of developments on the ISL. Some yard lighting has appeared. although it's not very American looking... and I've added a 12 degree crossing off two #6s to give a kickback spur. This area is supposed to become some sort of bakery or similar, and so a short spur was needed for tank cars. Suitable building flats are sought for this development... Finally, one of my 'modernised' SD40T-2s got a turn on the switch job, seen here picking up a gon from the building supplies spur. I need to patch out the KCS and renumber as a leasor. Any ideas for a paint or decal patch that is suitable for nearly matching the KCS grey? Next jobs are to complete some more buildings, trees and roads. Then DCC sound! Edited March 22, 2016 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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