Ian Morgan

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Might be of use? 2008: 2013: 1998:

This new TT120 will never catch on ....

Now half way through my 4 weeks of radio-therapy. Bit tired, but having naps in the taxi. Also, memory is playing up more - forgetting a name or a word and needing ten or fifteen minutes concentration to recall it. Needing to go to the loo more urgently, and more frequently, and when I do pass urine, it feels sore, and sometimes the flow and/or volume is low despite the urgency. Constipation has changed to diarrhea this week, to add to the fun. Once the radio-therapy is complete, the hormone/chemo will continue, along with the 4-weekly blood tests. Apparently, I have to wait for 3 months after the radio-therapy before the next PET scan to find out if it was all successful.

It may not reduce the number of wires, but should reduce the number of long wires, and the number of wires linking baseboards and control panels.

I did create a 3D print height jig for my own use a while back. It can be found on Shapeways, but I don't much like their prices these days: https://www.shapeways.com/product/ZQPXZ7L2F/dg-jig If it is of interest, I could add the STL to the 2mm Scale Association website 3D model exchange list, maybe.

Thunderbirds are .... dyscalculic

As I keep saying, I feel absolutely fine and if I had not had the PSA test and diagnosis, I probably would still not know anything was wrong with me. All the minor niggles I have to put up with (hot flushes, tiredness, etc) are just side effects of the hormone and chemo-therapy.

So that is the first two sessions under my belt (not that you can wear a belt, or much else down there when undergoing the treatment). Apart from the logistical difficulties of achieving an empty bowel and a full bladder in conjunction with a one hour taxi ride, the treatment is simple, just lie still on a plank for 15 minutes while the machinery moves around you, then dash to the loo and get the taxi home again. The first session took a little longer as they tried to get my positioning correct using the CT scanner. This involved tipping the 'bed' 8 degrees to the left which was a bit alarming. Talking of alarms, the monthly fire alarm test happened during this. It was pretty loud, and caught everyone by surprise because of the bank holiday on Monday making everyone forget it was a Tuesday. They were still not happy, and had to repeat the CT scanning until they were certain they were on target. The radio-therapy was quicker than the preparation. No noticeable side effects yet, but as I said, they can be culmulative, so may show up next week or the week after.

What were you thinking? All that static grass in the car park!

Reminds me, I must watch "Passport to Pimlico" again. 🙂

Here are the two main baseboards bolted together ready to fit into the flight case: And here is the complete 1.5m long layout, including fiddle yard, sprayed with grey primer. The underside is white. It is sitting on top of Freshwater in its transport case/lighting gantry, showing it is pretty much the same length as the scenic board of Freshwater, but a lot lighter. Note the quayside extends along the front of the fiddle yard. I am experimenting with having basic scenery on the fiddle yard (ballast, brick walling and some greenery) to make the layout look a bit tidier, but with the fixed scenic break from the main layout. I still need to cut a hole for the trains to enter the layout, but need some track down to get the correct position for a minimum sized hole. With the hole near the front of the layout, I am hoping the sceniced fiddle yard showing through it will make it less distracting. So now I have to start putting together and laying lots of 2mmFS EasiTrak so it may be a little while before the next post and photos.

So, the baseboards are ready for painting, to protect against damp and to prime them for scenic work. As I said, I had to cut down the height of the backscenes to fit the flight case. I used the offcuts to create an end frame so the two main boards can bolt together for transit. Track ends on baseboard edges will have suitable gaps so they don't get damaged. I will get a photo of that later. I also cut strips of the offcuts to form vertical timbers along the entire frontage of the layout that will be the quay side. I cut up a lot of coffee stirrers using a nice little mini table saw I picked up last year. These formed the horizontal timbers of the quay side, and a row along the top form the edging, which will allow any infill for the dock side to be level with the track sleeper tops. It also masks the laser cut 'comb' tabs. Here it is in the raw state. Hopefully it will look better when suitably painted.

Not the most up-to-date gov.uk page, but this implies I can declare by conduct or orally personal belongings up to an Allowance. Not found what that allowance is yet though. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-how-to-declare-personal-goods-you-bring-into-or-take-out-of-the-uk