stewartingram

Magazines are written a long time before we read them. Timescales can only be guestimates at best. And when exactly does the period of early January finish....

On second thoughts, the video shows it isn't where I thought it was.

Where is that junction?

OK try this. You have a folder (call it L or Left) with 10 pictures in it. You have a 2nd folder (call it R or Right) with 5 pictures in it. Open either of them, this works with either. I'm more used to W10 on my PC where I have hundreds of folders and 1000's of pics. However I'm presently on the laptop with W11, slightly different; I also don't have any pics on it yet, but I've quickly checked and the process is similar, though the actual layout is slightly different. With the folder open, the main window lists the pics. Above the main window, there is the word 'view'. Click on this and you can change the look of the main window. You have choices such as List, Small icons, Large icons etc. Choose one and your view in the window changes, maybe from a written list to icons (thumbnails). Note they are already sorted into order - numerically or alphabetically - depending on what they are titled. That gives you the thumbnails, and sorting, that you are asking for. Save a newer pic in that folder and straight away it is sorted. Now go to the top right corner of the screen, next to the 'X' which will close the screen is a box, click on that to reduce the window size. Click on the top bar and hold, you can drag the reduced window around the screen. Then move the mouse to any of the 4 edges of the window, the mouse changes to a double arrow which you can click and hold to drag that edge and change the size of the window. Now, assuming you have opened the L folder, move it to the Left side of the screen. (See why I called them L & R now?). Open the other (R) folder, reduce its size in the same way and move it to the right hand side of the screen, so you can see both folders open. Now go to folder R, left click on the 1st pic and you can drag it to the L folder where it will be copied. Or try this with the 2nd pic, right click and drag it to the L folder. When you release the mouse you have the option to choose move or copy to folder L. That gives moving instead of copying. Now 3rd option. If you go up a level with folder R, where you have gone up to the list of folders, right click on folder R, drag it to folder L and release the mouse. Again, choose Move here, and folder R becomes a sub folder within L. Better still, go back to opening R, then click in the main window. Then do a CTRL A, which highlights all the contents (pics) in R; this means they are all selected. You can then right click to drag them all across to L. But there is also a shortcut for this; after the CTRL A do a CTRL C (which copies the selection). Roll the mouse to L and left click then CTRL V (which places the copied selection). All this long wording actually takes just a few seconds in practice. Notice when all these moves take place, order sorting takes place within the folder too.

Just to add to my previous answer, you don't need extra software if you use Win10/11 and Edge as I do.

Changing the subject a little, but still relevant to the Warley NEC show... Does anyone have a complete list of all the 1:1 exhibits that were shown over the years? Including not only the 'centrepiece, but the extras such as n.g. locos, wagons, and buses etc ?

Not sure what you actually seem to need here. I actually use Photoshop as my editing program, but often collect images from other sources too, including downloads and scans. My standard procedure is to firstly store a pic on my 'N' hdd, ready for editing. Then at a later stage I edit the pic as necessary, with a minimum edit of size, and conversion if necessary to a .jpg format. When saving them back to the 'N'drive, I may partially rename them as appropriate. (I still need to allocate a serial number within the title). Ata a later stage I move them to a permanent store , on my 'P' drive, where a number will be added to the title in my standard format. (Note the 'N' & 'P' lettering of the drives is a throwback to film days - 'N' for negative and 'P' for Print!). So at some stage they will be on the PC, saved with a title, and my operating system is W10 using Microsoft Edge. This works perfectly for me in re-labelling and sorting. Indeed I just drag & drop a pic from the 'N' drive, across to the correct folder on the 'P' drive, not even worrying about the position in the folder. They automatically 'snap' into the correct order. When opening the folder, I can select the view at the top of the screen; I normally select either 'List' or 'Large icons'

An hour ago I was musing over what would be the next big shock to our railway community. We've had the Hattons closure, the Warley show demise, what next? (We've also had the slightly mediocre Hornby announcement, but I can excuse that in their reorganisation plans). Now we have this prohibition notice to WCRC & the Jacobite. Not prohibition to the whole organisation as such, but how much does this affect that organisation? As others have said - what is next for them? Worst case would see them close down, just think what that would mean to the sector. I don't know how likely it is, they may continue without Jacobite or Mk1's. But if they do close, just imagine the impact. The loss of their rolling stock? Coaches and locos are used for other charters. Crews? Used for other charters. Engineering facilities? I believe they used to take on contracts, not sure if the do now. And if they totally go, what happens to the stock? Sale for further use? Or scrap - perhaps even in a spiteful mood? We just don't know?

Interesting comments from SK in RM this month, where he reckons annual catalogues are outdated.

Don't forget the curtains!

Going back to my days when I was in the Home Office supporting Police Comms, another incident regarding the Molesworth air base. Long closed from its American flying days ( I remember going to a couple of air displays there in the 50s), it was retained by the USAF for a coule of reasons. Firstly, redundant vehicles were collected there for onward didposal. Secondly, one of the hangars was used as the European map store. And following on from this, it wasre-established for operstional use as a Cruise missile base in the 80s, resulting in massive rebuilding on site. This is when the peace protesters got established, making camp on the perimeter. The Police became involved in the latter, and we set up a radio system on site. Initially it was in a garden shed outside the hangar; we had to have access to the hangar for power and aerial. This involved security with the (minimal) USAF personnel, which was no real problem. Later on, when building started we moved the shed into the hangar; we became very friendly with the guys. The building operation became massive, but that s another story. When it wa complete (although the huge complex of portacabins remained for a while, they had an invited 'open day' (not public!), which we had to attend for aa radio fault. We were made welcome, even by the top brass, and I was invited - even encouraged to take the attached pics of the Cruise missile carrier. Astonishing really. And the peace protesters remained outside the fence.

Don't forget that Peco etc type 'motors' (which they are not, as they are solenoids) take a very large current when (briefly) operating. This gives excess sparking across switch contacts, so demands switches capable of carrying the current.

Kirk coaches made kits, now available again from Wizard I believe?

As a retiree from the electronics industry I wouldn't use any of these Peco?Hornby/etc switches. Absolute rubbish for the job. I've settled mainly on Seep motors (fairly cheap, tricky to install as supplied, and rubbish switches for the frogs). I fit them to a plasticard base, which includes a proper electronics microswitch for the frog. Installation is now much simpler, even from underneath the baseboard and the frog is reliably switched. To operate I use the stud contact (screw heads and electric pencil) method we all used 50 years ago, but has largely been forgotten nowadays. Simple, reliable, and effective.

Oh dear!

I love the touch of hanging out the numberplates (to dry lol?). Serves the ******* right for trying.

Lovely buses, an operator sorely missed, but sadly not 'proper' ECOC buses (try LKH or even LFS, and the real livery!)

When I was made redundant the 1st time, I bought from the local main dealer in Cambridge (Marshall) a - 3 month old 1,3 Ital with less than 3k on the clock. Newest car I've ever owned (and now will be for sure). Top of the range model, I ran it for 12 years and 250k miles with little trouble. Time this crap that says BL products were bad was put to rest.

I used to do repairs for a number of model shops, I bought the re-magger from one shop when it closed. When I retired fom my main job 4-5 years ago, I continued remagging for members on here (postage costs only), but seems not much call nowadays. But I still have it...

Sounds ;like it needs a remag. PM me - I might just be able to help.

Without looking at mine I can't remember if there were any holes. But the easy way is this: The (real) discs are 2 halves which fold about the centre horizontal line. The bottom half has a hole for the marker light to shine through. So, align the disc hole with the light, ensure the fold line is above it and horizontal, and that is it.

That is more or less what I suspected happened (though Guard at the front of that long train is a surprise). I always throught that there was a rule stipulating the number of vehicles (axles) behind the guard. Maybe I'm thinking of freight workings, where the ECML had "swingers" added behind the brake van? On a similar note, what about overnight TPO workings? I don't have a prototype in mind, more of a model 'might have been' (to suit my layout, maybe even a 'Rule 1' which I know you don't like, sorry). I'm having a short TPO/passenger train, 4 coaches. Possibly split somewhere on the journey, with this portion continuing to my terminus, & a return working during the day. Formation:- Full brake (with Guard compartment), 2x TPO vehicles, and a BCK. Return with the Guard in the BCK at the rear. But are the 2 Guards vehicles absolutely necessary? I know it is a Rule 1 scenario, not real, but I am trying to think prototype here.

A question about the Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier formation if I may? You show it with the car transporters on the rear of the train, but where is the guard? I would have thought the guards would be close to the rear - was it 12 axles allowed behind him?

About 12-13 yrs later for me too.

Would help if "the well known auction site" was named. Was it ebay? No harm in saying that.