deecee Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Some bird life is appearing on Denton Brook. This one got a bit smudged when being glued, but has been touched up (since this photo). They're so small I can hardly see them at about 3mm Absolutely magnificent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 I've been experimenting for a long time with nettles - which has not proved as easy as it may sound. I suspect these may be as good as I can do . These are all 'large' ones, with other sizes to be added, of course..... although they are fundamentally laser-cut, each plant is two 'profiles' glued together at the stem, slightly off-set, and then each leaf twisted flat and rotated 45 degrees (in opposition. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 I think I hate buildings - this one at the back has been taking so long, but I'm getting to see the end of it. Even all the guttering etc has been a marathon 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 At some stage (probably not before Railex) I hope we might have a Bedford TK artic (radio controlled - if I can squeeze it all in) to play with. That'll be fun - but I need to sort the layout proper, first! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Hi Giles, I am surprised to be the first one to ask, but where did you get the " leafy plants " from? They look very life like and to scale. Regards, Martyn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Hi Giles, I am surprised to be the first one to ask, but where did you get the " leafy plants " from? They look very life like and to scale. Regards, Martyn. see post 202 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adrianmc Posted December 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2016 At some stage (probably not before Railex) I hope we might have a Bedford TK artic (radio controlled - if I can squeeze it all in) to play with. That'll be fun - but I need to sort the layout proper, first! Maybe for Uckfield? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Maybe for Uckfield? Well, I'm hoping so - provided it works! Operators won't have time to run trains though...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Well, I'm hoping so - provided it works! Operators won't have time to run trains though...! What, with the A team? Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 True.... You and Ken have got two hands a-piece..... I don't know what I was thinking..... And I know you can reverse a trailer.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) I've been getting so little done in recent months because I've had a major job on, inventing and designing s suite of 'disappearing' auditorium seats for the RSC in Stratford. Some of these are used when the need to put Production Desks into the auditorium, but most are needed for wheelchair positions - I.e. Seating that can appear or disappear according as to whether it is needed as flat floor to accommodate a wheelchair, or conventional seats.... The problem is that normally this takes significant time and man-power to remove or fit seats, so a better way was needed. These rubbish videos are of pre-production prototypes. Both units are sunk into the floor, with seats that rise automatically. The first one by swinging up from horizontal to vertical (assisted by rather powerful gas-struts) and the second using electrically powered elevator, containing a pair of seats, sunk into the floor. Normally, developing these would take the thick end of two years, but we've had four months to do these. Edited December 20, 2016 by Giles 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherplanet Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 It looks to me as though your job is a lot of fun, If you get to design and play with mechanisms like that all day. even if they are sometimes a bit of a rush. Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 IT is when it finally does what it says on the packet....... But I'm self-employed, and people expect 100% results on things that have often never been done before - and that is immensely stressful. They also want to pay pea-nuts for it..... (How hard can it be?). The real satisfaction is stuff I have devised is in theatres all over the place, but no-one really notices it... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr1949 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 True.... You and Ken have got two hands a-piece..... I don't know what I was thinking..... And I know you can reverse a trailer.... You'll be lucky if you can prise the controls for the lorries from their grip.....;-)) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) A fire in the 'Goods In' office (still needing final detailing) caused extensive damage over the weekend. Edited December 27, 2016 by Giles 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Very nearly there - needing a chimney pot at the brick capping grouting, all to be followed by a dirty wash.... Edited December 29, 2016 by Giles 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 I've done all I shall do to it now - and it will shortly get glued to the railway! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Mean whilst, I've been playing with my Christmas present....... And very useful too...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) The stylus was cut and bored out to make a tool-holder, and new stylus nibs were made And these are the frames in the video (with no extra work) for an 0-14 Decauville Edited January 1, 2017 by Giles 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 The next victim....... A Bedford TK. A thing I found horrible to drive when I was young - purely because I was too rall for the cab, and had to drive with my head tilted to one side and against the cab roof. Going over bumps was extremely painful, and bad for the neck..... However, they were ubiquitous....... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steaming_chris Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The next victim....... A Bedford TK. A thing I found horrible to drive when I was young - purely because I was too rall for the cab, and had to drive with my head tilted to one side and against the cab roof. Going over bumps was extremely painful, and bad for the neck..... However, they were ubiquitous....... Hales Cakes (local to me from Clevedon) now that's going back a few years 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted January 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hales Cakes (local to me from Clevedon) now that's going back a few years Well well well, I always say that wherever you go, you will meet someone else from Clevedon! I lived there nearly all my life. Funnily enough I help out with a collection of military and classic vehicles, in the restoration queue we have a rather forlorn Bedford TK flatbed. http://shoplandcollection.com/civilian-vehicles/89-civilian/233-bedford-tk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Well well well, I always say that wherever you go, you will meet someone else from Clevedon! I lived there nearly all my life. Funnily enough I help out with a collection of military and classic vehicles, in the restoration queue we have a rather forlorn Bedford TK flatbed. http://shoplandcollection.com/civilian-vehicles/89-civilian/233-bedford-tk ..... That'll polish out.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Hales Cakes (local to me from Clevedon) now that's going back a few years I'm afraid it won't stay as Hales Cakes.... It's destined to have a flat bed trailer, which can be put to work. I may or may not cannibalise the chassis of the existing trailer for the new one - we'll see! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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