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This layout is becoming better every time I look into here, Mullie! The new lighting changes the general atmosphere to the clearer side, the new lights in the MPD board really open the door to a new mode of operations. Thank you for letting us participate and keep up the VERY good work! Cheers Armin

Hi Will, much better now, much better! Thank you. I didn't want to offend anybody, so I apologize for havin been too harsh. Still, my complaint spurred a lot of discussion and recommendations. Keep up the good work! And let us participate! Armin

Hi, that's the official way (I didn't know about). Thank you – now we can go back to the topic... Armin

Dave, sorry, but not with my browser (mozilla FF) – and I don't see why any browser should jump back when the address has been amended the way I described. Armin PS: also no problems with IE - checked with ozzyo's County thread. PS2: are you sure you amended the very last digit(s) in the address line and not the last one just visible?

Hi Dave, to go to a specific page of a thread: put the cursor into the address field (of said thread) and change the last digits as you want. Hit ENTER! For instance, if you want to go to page 3 of THIS very thread, you will find "http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/53956-ultrasonic-cleaners/page-5" in the address field. Amend this to "…/page-3", enter, and you are there! Armin

Sorry, but this makes me nauseatic ! Is it really sooo diffcult to use a tripod ? Asks Armin .

J, I use a finely serrated trowel to spread the caulk. I don't believe in ballast shoulders drawn like a ruler (at least not in connection with older tracks – recent ones are another game). You can see a lot of pictures with quite varying width/slope of ballast. Edits added: the caulk method circumvents all problems arising from wetting card. And: when I really want regular ballast shoulders, I lay out masking tape along the track, spread the caulk and rip the tape off before adding ballast. Armin PS: Mind you – though I'm German, I'm not for Prussian order... A bit of sloppiness is my cuppa.

J, I use dark grey acrylic caulk (permanently elastic): push a bead onto the board, spread to the width of ballast shoulders, put track on top, press this very (!) lightly into the caulk and sprinkle ballast liberally on top. Tap a bit. Next day hoover the suplus ballast away. Done! Armin Edit = orthography

J, to be honest, I don't. It appears to me, however, that this is the same difficulty arising in the use of Foamcore (ask Prof Klyzlr what to do…? ). I personally don't see, why and where I should exert local pressure. I'm just a bit cautious with my layout(s). Armin

Hi jcredfer, I got two sheets of corrugated card and glued them together. The salient point is that – like plywood – the “grain” (the runnings) in the two sheets is oriented at right angles to each other This composition is surprisingly rigid and incredibly light, very easy to work with, too – knife, scissors… Only drawback encountered so far: it’s a bit pressure sensitive. Armin

Hi, regarding sealing the ink: I only can tell you that I ran into problems with HP inks plus various (!) matte sprays. The surfaces get a distinctive reddish hue. A thing I never observed with other products I used prior to HP. I would recommend you leave the arches uncoated for the time being; in my opinion sealing isn't sooo important. Turning to something more serene: you've got a really fine layout – even in its present WiP-form it is very appealing. I like it very much and even would say it's nearly finished. Keep up the fine work! Armin

Wow, that's brilliant – very well done this layout. Any chance to get a look at the right end of the scene? Thanks for sharing + keep up the good work! Armin Btw: 8" x 1.5" looks rather mini-micro - shouldn't that read 8' x 1.5' …?

Mullie, I like this layout very, very much. Keep up the good work! Regarding your last photo I suppose you used the lens set to wide angle. If so, then the "dip" is no surprise. In fact, you will observe a "counter-dip" above (see "Wythe & Sons"). This effect is called "barrel distortion" and is due to the geometry of optical rays - and therefore connected to wide angle photos. (Some quite modern digital cameras automatically calculate this effect out of the picture.) Regards Armin edit: Counter measure: set the lens to a middle focal length - the distortion will disappear (yes, I know, you will have to step back a lot…).

Hi Gary, this looks quite good, I like those small layouts - will follow with interest. Armin

To whom it may concern: maybe this site gives one or another of us inspiration for a layout: trackage around a Procter & Gamble plant plus their port on Staten Island - named after one of their brands. Cheers - Armin

Though you suffer NOW, I think it's quite the right decision. I can only underline what rob D2 said. Waiting for your progress reports! Armin

Becomes better with evry bit of stock you add. Keep us posted pls!

I like this layout really very much! Thanks for sharing. Armin

Hi Davidge, this is a very interesting project - well planned and looking superb. I love these micro layouts and will keep watching. Armin

This project is really interesting, Andy. Will watch its progress - even if slow. Could it be possible to provide a track plan? Thanks in advance Armin

What a great layout - so small and yet so great! Will keep a very interested eye on its progress. Armin

One should bear in mind that Tillig make and sell two different lines of track (in H0): - STANDARD being code 100, simpler made and not so expensive, - ELITE is code 83, rather elegant and - well, as its name implies - not quite cheap. Don’t confuse them whilst considering a purchase! Regards Armin