PeterBB

Hoe you get some genuine relief in the near future.

Hi Guys, After the usual: Now belated congratulations to the hunts, superb pictures of said collie and of the wolf-pack, our Australian friend extolling the 'virtues' of his tourism attraction, soap powder enzymes, polymer needs a groan but amusing, syphillis came to be 'known' because of the work of John? Hunter in Glasgow and as an aside have seen his work in their medical museum; dripping water sagas, and of course the weather - where would we be in this neck of the woods without our discussion on weather - outside today sunny but forecast as thunder ... nearly forgot Covid guidance - clear at delivery but manacled and distorted by the media and by a number of pXXXxxaas with a grudge. I'll leave it there but apart from those who think 'its all over' and congregate as previous normal and of those who thin it is ll part of a government plot, those who think its a threat to their freedom - the latter is fine but with it comes responsibility to others, the part that it seems a great number of people forget or perhaps don't even realise. History beckons here and that was also just a few days ago. Getting used to the 'web' not working and how 'forgetful' I must be!

Thanks for reminding me - not had the problem for so long that the reason for the scratching had completely slipped my mind. As a youngster had to have mittens - like handcuffs for bedtime.

Of late when something hasn't reached this 'post' page when I next attempt to add a comment it reappears so all I have to do is comment on it and then add. Today that is not the case but I have read all- something to do from an early rise. Hope the cat stays safe; maggots properly bred have had a use for at least 40 years from my own observations; lost emails and 'posts' do seem lost but perhaps, as sometimes happens, the mouse is not responding adequately even when the 'save' is working. John - not nice to know that someone who you have worked with and younger has the big C and the pain and distress it causes. Bournmouth and Brighton trains being standing only and extra sets set on does not bode well for Covid in the not too distant future. Pharmaceuticals and everything first aid have maximum use times listed these days even bandages in first aid kits have to be replaced after 5 years. Ambulance chasers are a menace and the US system is rediculous - suing for everything - and worse some really terrible awards for absolute nonsense claims. Just shows that if people have the money then 'chasing' lawyers will make a mint . Mind now gone blank but hope everybody has a good day. Wonders will never cease - I had been 'thrown off' but this actually saved.

I too have a printer that has a specific connection to the computer although not USB a mobile is US in this case ... its the same with bank statements - when printed and sent by the bank there is no hassle but online, if you can get online, access takes time and you bear the printing costs of a format that is not so nice and uses much more paper. Crumbs, able to post two blog comments on a single visit (but nit the first time of booking-in) ... reminds me that I was just reading an NHN comment about ''no permission typo' when I had the same.

Welcome to the world of ER and may you find solace and help as needed as you add your comments, views ,needs etc.

Picked this up prior to being told that I did not have permission etc. Neil and Fraggle Rock - Sorry to hear about the owners wife and sorry to see that (from ER) a very good and popular model railway shop has had to close. Hope your 'proper' retirement now goes well and that you are not 'defeated'. May find other 'new' things as I will now try to read from where the cut off came.

It seems that with the short lived sessions on RM I missed a change of base for out young man .. If lazy Joe stays there too long there may be some motorists committing 'road rage'. On the bungalow I think you once said that you couldn't have a shed but one being there already you would not be adding ashes, just replacing it and using 'old fashioned inches' instead of millimeters. That should give you one big enough to work in for those additional layouts that will come ... failing that sound proofed it could become a practice man cave.

Well, cut out the mess on the picture and reasonably pleased. This picture was meant to be an edit for the above second one but lets be thankful that it has stayed. The only change is that fencing has been added to the 'rocks' end and a fence on the road bridge to help hide 'the join' on the far side. Still thinking of points but having them as surface rather thenrosk ruing the points by either removing them now or drilling up under them. We shall see because a control board would have to be added for them. Michael P is in yellow trousers and blue shirt but not really visible in the photographs.

Thought I'd better put something on here before 'the message' comes through. Much has changed since the above. While the original was to make a layout that worked it needed more interest and as you may know I like cameos ... not much space here for that although I've managed a Michael Portillo climbing the signal box steps. Came to mind that the hills needed a change so: We now have a rock face on which the intension is to have a couple of climbers. 4 variations were tied out until I was happy. Then to check that I could make a spray foam 'work' for the backfill I drilled it out ... you've guessed too far and I heard the air ... it pushed the rock out off the cliff ( it was going to be later) and continued so I went to the garden so I now have a block of foam for future scenic carving. The 4 th rock face was in tatters so you see the replacement. A mould was used a few times to obtain the rocks that now were glued to the cut out rock face (see previous pictures) and then 'painted' with plaster to fill the gaps, allowed to try and then carved. Carpet glue was sprayed from above and various types of foliage and grasses floated down onto the exposed surfaces followed by strong hold hair spray. IT still did not look 'authentic' until the idea of fences ... I am happy that it will work. How do you get photographs in the right place? Tis one is OK but the next needed to be after more words. Might have managed it. The came the far end hills next to the disused line. Buildings in the distance - Peco cut down and a photograph representing 'Drakelow' but not also cut out and stuck on the backboard together with a factory photograph. The bridge was cobbled by cutting up a couple from previous layout and modifying them to fit hopefully hiding the 'joins'. The 'distant' buildings were then lightly sprayed with white paint to dim them. It still did not look right so a wall from a previous layout was added to a slight modified hill and an additional bit added to the bridge - seems fine. Two fences were made from the tape builders use on corners for plastering - a very small one for the distant and one for near (still needs some paint) and vegetation added. Cars were added on the bridge and to the right of the engine shed Peco scenic again. Clouds were then sprayed onto the back scene. (Should have edited the photograph before putting on here as the signal box is not in place and you can see the mess behind -Rothleigh in under that lot). The pond needs to be made but I cannot find the perspex (as per Andy Ps idea of painting the bottom black) at present. Andy had left the points as manual when it came to me And I did not want to take them up ... do I add point motors and a control board? or concentrate on adding seats people etc. to the layout. Time will tell but it is still fun working it out and so far everything added was readily available when located. Thanks for reading. Cheers. Peter

HI guys, A few minutes ago I posted on the blog, a rather longer one than usual because of the 'throw out' but it threw me out. I am hoping that it will some day return as the odd previous one have but for now I will leave it and go back to reading - commenting by tick box if it works. Update Hi Guys, the one above 'worked' but the big one and the later one did not and came up with an EXO error. Please accepts apologies for the missing erudite additions that were repeatedly lost! Cheers.

Have done the same but quite some years ago now ... and then go through them to make sure the 'result sheet' was correct because automatic 'computer marking' was unavailable at the time. Finding incorrect answers that were plausible took the time as there were no similar ones available. Listened to some of the music on 'second go' - normally these days I do not ... after a time a message comes up that stops my proposed comment or addition to the blog and then after an hour it cuts me off. Consequently although I still read most (unless I have been unable to attend for a few days) but cannot add to the responses. My AV does not like the site and also will not let me add RMweb as one to allow. Getting quite used to it but have also noticed that a number of former 'regulars' do not seem to be posting ... unless of course they have similar problems. Enjoy reading most topics but, as you know I eat because I have to so the culinary aspects are skimmed rather than read, but nevertheless the variation in preparation of 'the 'same' recipe is extremely widespread. Keep going Tony!

Hope everything goes well this week and next Monday.

Ian, welcome to the world of RMweb.

I seem to remember a show where the lighting was almost non-existent and it was xyzzy difficult to unhook/hook them up.

The Richard Scarry books were great and the kids loved them ... wonder where they are in terms of the grandchildren. Congrats and condolences where needed folks as this is the first time for a while that a post has been accepted although am building a new 'layabout Cadley that is keeping me busy and out of SWMBOs way.

Remember the wartime ones as a kid and the horrible smell stays with me even now.

Actually reached this page on second access today. Much has changed and a number of alterations have been made/added. The next thing will be to thoroughly clean the track and see if it still runs. In looking at the photographs - there is now a complete set of 'background/border' three of which are permanent ( the area covered by the hinge has to be separate and the hinge end is now 10cm high so that one or two other bits are not crushed when the end is folded over. Road bridge basically completed- not sure how to make it into the back scene or whether I should leave it totally sky. Extended hill tunnel on left end (no fiddle yard in reality completed apart from some scatter. Ballasting - did not have enough so had to scratch around and came up with fine gravel that I sifted through a tea strainer plus what I did have at the time - completed but does not look's good as' the 'grey' frequently seen on layouts but on n'old' railway it would probably be much darker and on the 'old' status plenty of green stuff around although in running there will be a 153 on the 5th line. Engine shed - scanned toolboxes and door units and stuck them on plywood for depth on the left ... the yellow dressed woman seems a bit small against one of them, the lathe picture transparency on the window did not show through - not sur yet whether to gnus it down ... it would mean one less item to add on set-up. Far tunnels - cobbled two and filled one in with stone and one (both ends of the line) scanned some track and tried perspective picture to make it look like a through line. Buffers are still needed on other lines. Signal box - tried to look as if rodding is leaving it and have put a man on the steps - will add more people to the layout when I come across them! Station needs a building but it will only have t be a part so will need to be scratch built - thinking of access from the road behind aka Great Central Railway. Not quite sure how to complete the hilly scenery but thinking of rock strata with the odd fault line. Pictures give some idea of the mess. Order is 1, 3, 4 far end, 2 near end - do not seem to be able to make the pictures smaller.

Burton has something like that across the Horninglow Road - after the repair in 1976?

Strange things happen - all there-in-one of the last fortnight or so that I was able to write before being cut ooff seems to have landed. or not as this is going on top of it. Gwier - congratulations on SWMBO's PhD - eight years hard slog just shows determination and staying power with obvious support from ... now I wonder who that might have been. Interesting continuation of that cross-over. Not sure if it helps but Dave, the mega point man has a wiring diagram etc. on YouTube that might or might not be helpful. GDB - I see that you are just bearing up after that dog led you into trouble ... just shows the memory that some ERs have. Jamie's lighting seems to be problem but his Volvo problem suggests that some garages another countries do what they say a lot of UK garages do ... 'forget' to so some of the work needed or requested but still charge? Or will I get a battering for that?

Well it appears that last night's entry did not go so this is the third edition or upgrade of the same blog item. Gwier (that was last night) - congratulations on SWMBO's PhD - ( that was a week or two ago. eight years hard slog just shows determination and staying power with obvious support from ... now I wonder who that might have been. Interesting continuation of that cross-over. Not sure if it helps but Dave, the mega point man has a wiring diagram etc. on YouTube that might or might not be helpful. GDB - I see that you are just bearing up after that dog led you into trouble ... just shows the memory that some ERs have. Jamie's lighting seems to be problem but his Volvo problem suggests that some garages another countries do what they say a lot of UK garages do ... 'forget' to so some of the work needed or requested but still charge? Or will I get a battering for that? Tonight (Monday)Like the science in the Spanish Water ... pity that they still call the USA Flu (transmitted by the soldiers in WW1 to Europe) the Spanish Flu

You may have noticed that the 5th line was missing ... not happy with it so after doing lots of little but time consuming necessities decided to relay that track. Tried many combinations before deciding to use a new code 100 length ... then decided that the point (thought it might be an old Hornby) needed replacing but it was Peco as is the same Thanks for looking.replacement although different, the date on the first was 1998. This still did not tie in happily with the concrete track that originally I decided was fine scale so I ripped that out as well and replaced with code 100 concrete. Track runs much better and of course into the tunnel. Wiring will of course need replacing after which I will have a running session to check before doing anything else.

Tunnel now modified (will still need a baseboard 'placer' because the free side twists in. Bridge upgraded to entirely fit across the baseboard and the road added together with the blue brick paper (running short of glue now so used PVA for the paper - must have got it right no problems). Odd bits of plaster applied as needed and then the base coat of fence paint so it begins to look like a railway (Rule 1). Picture 1 - the whole layout and Picture 2 the tunnel - the embedded scatching not showing up too well. and Picture 2 - Most of it

Good question. The tunnel part of the back scene, the bridge and the signal box get in the way of the hinge so are removable and added in set-up ... at least that is the current idea. As your experience on RM posts demonstrate things change when something does not seem quite right.

Still wanted the 5th line to 'go somewhere' so ripped it upend made a tunnel by extending the hills at the 'fiddle' end. The plaster is still not dry so the tunnel mouth will be another day. In the meantime I was happy with the signal box so have put some stays on the board for it to fit - it cannot be 'permanent' because of the hinge fold. Liked the engine shed too but the entrance was on the 'wrong' side, modified the scenery to take it as is and then readjusted the track to 'fit' in the middle of the shed and used a bit of brick paper to provide access to the side door.