Tim Dubya

Toys & pram. Please don't go to PM's guys, I'm enjoying the bun fight.

Very pointy pliers, I still tend to get a couple of mm between the head and the bend of the pins though, not a problem if the tie bar is thin enough and you have a bit of room underneath, between it and the trackbed. As you say it puts no pressure on the point as the pins work as a sort of hinge.

Just remember Quackers... Two wires You have my deepest symphony over this AC/DC decoder thingy whatsit stuff.

Well spent best part of an hour lovingly forming a tie bar from paxolin only to snap the ba$tard. To be honest the only way to fit them is off the board, as they can only really be fitted from underneath (unless you like crying), I now seem to remember I've always gone the Norman Soloman method before and never had a problem (well to be honest I've only ever fitted them to test track but they worked ok for the limited time I've used them). Norm explains how this is done in the trainporn masterpiece that is (was) 'Right Track 10 - Laying Terrific Track' DVD. No longer available, C&L used to sell it but you might find copies on eBay from time to time. Anyway, for those that want to give it a go here's the dimensions for the tie bar, you use bent and trimmed lace pins through the paxolin (or non conductive material of your choice) to solder to the point blades. Anyway, time to tidy up my toys so I can find them tomorrow. Cheers Wubya

Sorry, Welshun'

Oh no, we don't do that anymore either. We scan and enhance in Photoshop

Is a generic name for copier, the first machine was invented by David Gestetner, in 1879 he filed his first copying patent (Wiki). They were actually called Mimeograph machines, although they would have had different brand names. A far cry from what I get to play with at work these days, I'm a Reprographics* technician in a College, which comes in handy for printing out Templot * Nothing particularly exciting unless you like photocopying past exam papers but I do give much pleasure to to lots of ladies on a daily basis. .

Well just finished welding on the other blade, hopefully I've got it right, my selection of Bachmann bogies, with a selection of different wheel sets go through ok (except the Lima set - thankfully otherwise I've been using code 500 rail or something!). Tie-bar next, after a cuppa and a back rest.

eh? What is this language you speak, is it Roman? BR ended steam and I popped out in the same year, I didn't learn Latin at school but I was taught how to sign on* PS: I reckon them stoppers is as good as you'll get in plastic & for 99p As I'm sure you know Dave Franks does some lovely stops but thems £5:95 in modern money LMS: SR: *Fact not Fiction and I put into practice what I was taught when I left... unfortunately .

Rock on... .

Me neither and I have more than two colours of wire in my electrickery box of stuff... Oh and it's the devils work ; I'd definitely be in the market medium radius at the moment but I can fully understand why Peco have gone for the far end of the ready to lay market with the large radius. Unifrog did initially baffle me but again I can understand why they'd go down this route (& saves an awful lot of expense in tooling up two production lines). If these had been around when I got back into the hobby (obsession?) 12 or so years ago I'd have snapped Peco's hands off (and probably have a working layout by now). Yeah right! .

Oh Philistine I don't do none of that filing out of rails business (perhaps I should?). I create a 'set' (bend) in the rail at the point ( ) where the curvy rail bends off (#TechTalk). It's position is shown on the Templop drawing. Disclaimer: I know nothing and even less about building track .

Or tree roots destroying the original wall. The fougasse does sound more fun and I well remember the Time Team it was mentioned in. STOP IT, IT'S TOO SILLY!

All start building our own track...

How about G'Day? No charge

Might the difference in colour simply be because the paint would have been mixed from a 'recipe book as opposed to being purchased in that colour?

Top tip, thanks Captain & Hayfield I did a bit more meddling once out of the jig and compared my attempt to a pair of C&L blades (B's not A's) I have in stock. But completely ignored the 45° along the top, which I shall 'retro file' later. C&L managed to have two different blades first go in their pack.

I believe he's a Welsher.

I even had instructions on how to use the damn thing in the EMGS manual but failed to engage brian... or even the old grey matter.

Why, were you late?

Yeah absolutely Tim. She was a little orphan when Nola (not Mrs Dubya) took her in, after her owner next door sadly died. Funnily Nola had spent ages trying to keep Peggy out of the garden beforehand (water pistols to the ready). Pegster had a very good life and was well loved throughout (unless you were a mouse). She was poorly for two weeks before we had to let her go and was a respectable 15, almost to the day. Nola has a habit of taking in orphans, our other dearly departed furry friend, Kitty was born in the garden shed to a ferral mum, who got scared off and abandoned her. We know given time another furry friend, cat or dog, will find us. Thanks guys, better out than in... (and distracted you from that short rail fail up there). .