well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[Mulgabill]

Most excellent ballasting, but I'm alittle perplexed by the railhead wear pattern.

 

Cheers

TONY

Edited February 21, 2022 by Mulgabill

[NHY 581]

3 hours ago, Mulgabill said:

Most excellent ballasting, but I'm alittle perplexed by the railhead wear pattern.

 

Cheers

TONY

 

 

Hi Tony, 

 

Go on. I'm just as perplexed by your observation. 

 

If I guess correctly, be mindful I'm still working on the track so have yet to clean it. 

 

 

 

Rob. 

Edited February 21, 2022 by NHY 581

[Mulgabill]

Sorry Rob, It was a slightly off the wall comment.

 

In the last pic there were sections of the railhead which are strongly rusted, giving way, abruptly,

to a highly polished section. I know it was 'cos it's a work in progress, it just struck me like that at

the time. (Quite odd really, I normally only see the overall picture).

 

Incidentally,  can you remind  us (Me) which Lack units you use? I have just had a quick look

and come up with a numbers of sizes / prices. In my defense< I should point out that I have never,

as yet, had any dealings with Ikea. In principle, ever since they built their Bristol monstrosity, on

Eastville Stadium, home of so many memories of youth.

 

All the best

 

TONY

 

 

 

[NHY 581]

Ah! 

 

I use these........

 

 

Nest of tables. 

 

120cm x 40cm 

+

60cm x 40cm. 

 

 

 

TV table. 90cmx 26cm. 

 

 

 

Rob. 

Edited April 4, 2022 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

 

 

Today, I've added ash to the yard areas. 

 

It will have gone one of two ways......

 

A. Success.

 

B. I've made a horse's ar$e of it. 

 

I say the latter as I have changed how I apply and glue the ash down. I know, I know but nothing ventured, nothing gained. 

 

Photos will follow but if it has worked then that's two thirds of the basic ground cover completed. Just the 2mm base layer of static grass to add to the (funnily enough) grassy areas. 

 

Rob. 

[Stubby47]

I have been mainly playing with servos.

 

 

[NHY 581]

All very Gerry Anderson, Stubbers. 

[JustinDean]

41 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

I have been mainly playing with servos.

 

 

I like this. 
Fancy trying your hand at a way to haul wagons by rope up an incline ;-) 

 

Jay

[MrWolf]

1 hour ago, Stubby47 said:

I have been mainly playing with servos.

 

 

 

Very smooth.

 

All it needs now is the Star Trek sliding door sound effects....

[Worsdell forever]

“Ghastly,” continued Marvin, “it all is. Absolutely ghastly. Just don't even talk about it. Look at this door,” he said, stepping through it. The irony circuits cut into his voice modulator as he mimicked the style of the sales brochure. “All the doors in this spaceship have a cheerful and sunny disposition. It is their pleasure to open for you, and their satisfaction to close again with the knowledge of a job well done.”

 

As the door closed behind them it became apparent that it did indeed have a satisfied sigh-like quality to it. “Hummmmmmmyummmmmmm ah!” it said.

[mullie]

"Here I am with a brain the size of a planet and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. Call that job satisfaction? I don't."

 

Classic stuff.

[Stubby47]

2 hours ago, JustinDean said:

I like this. 
Fancy trying your hand at a way to haul wagons by rope up an incline ;-) 

 

Jay

Let me have a think...

[Jon Harbour]

Very impressive sliding door. Makes it look easy. Done using an Arduino?

[Stubby47]

3 hours ago, Jon Harbour said:

Very impressive sliding door. Makes it look easy. Done using an Arduino?

 

Nope, a completely new system being launched at Model Rail Scotland by Scale Model Scenery.

I've been testing it and have built the demonstration layout. 

[Jon Harbour]

51 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

 

Nope, a completely new system being launched at Model Rail Scotland by Scale Model Scenery.

I've been testing it and have built the demonstration layout. 

 

Even more interesting! Am curious to learn more!

[Stubby47]

16 minutes ago, Jon Harbour said:

 

Even more interesting! Am curious to learn more!

 

Sorry, I can't say much more yet. 

 

But I will be removing the Cobalts from Trelothen and using this system instead.

 

(Rob, sorry for the hijack).

 

See here for more tasters.

Edited February 22, 2022 by Stubby47

[NHY 581]

Morning all, 

 

The yard surface, well two thirds of it, has dried off overnight.

 

 

 

 

First impressions are that it has stuck as intended. I'm happy with not only the look but also the resulting surface which is, crucially,  smooth enough for a 4mm wheel. 

 

 

 

 

I'm hoping to get the base layer of 2mm grass down by this evening which is considerably further forward than I had hoped for on the week end. 

 

 

 

 

We are in danger of making progress.........

 

Rob. 

Edited April 4, 2022 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

Edited April 4, 2022 by NHY 581

[Winslow Boy]

Looking very good Rob. You must post how you did it.

[Alister_G]

This is all looking rather spiffing, Mr Sheepbloke. And your sleeper weathering is, as ever, a work of art in itself.

 

Nice, very nice indeed.

 

Al.

[MrWolf]

Marvelous job and well worth the effort. That should pass the bicycle test easily enough! 

[KNP]

Looking rather smart....

[2ManySpams]

3 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Tidy

[2ManySpams]

3 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

You must post how you did it.

 

I heard the swearing from Spam Towers...

[MrWolf]

34 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

I heard the swearing from Spam Towers...

 

Which is also why my motorcycle workshop has been given the pigeon Roman name "Profanium"....