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https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/a-global-pandemic-requires-a-world-effort-to-end-it-none-of-us-will-be-safe-until-everyone-is-safe Missy.

Thank you both. So much more eloquently put than I managed to. Isn't the phrase "no one is safe until we are all safe" appropriate at the moment? Missy.

This is what worries me, and has done for a bit. For all those who have had the vaccine and think they can relax.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56529712 Missy.

I have always felt that the best thing that could happen to the C&WR is for the GWS to take over the railway completely. As you say, it would give the GWS the ability to run their rolling stock and engines over a (slightly) longer length of rail and it would be a great opportunity for the GWS to recreate a classic GWR branchline using their resources. Missy.

I have a few engineering qualifications but I can say I have never touched any bricks, windows, etc throughout my engineering life! I think I have missed something somewhere... Julia :p

I think I have found my limit.... Julia.

I certainly do not feel any safer out and about, if anything I feel I need to be more careful currently. No vaccine for me until May sometime at the soonest. Not all 'younger' adults feel invincible... Missy.

Its so hard to see a clear picture with so many conflicting views / opinions. Out of interest, are there any members of this forum that havent had any vaccines yet willing to share their thoughts? M.

For the first time ever during this pandemic, I am happy to wait the weeks that I still have to before I get offered the vaccine. It gives me time to see the outcome of the investigations and then make a more informed decision on what I do and when I do it. Missy.

Hi. Really pretty pictures but it would be far more value if you explain and show your methods and techniques on how you achieve the results. Missy

Lots of lovely gears fresh off the gear cutter... J.

I really like this wagon Bryn. Its beautiful in its blandness. I love the little details you have added too. J.

Hello Guy. They were printed on my Phrozen Sonic Mini 4k printer using eSun Hard Tough Resin. I normally add material to the outer faces so I can machine them to size on my lathe. I have noticed that this resin is quite dimensionally stable so, with a bit of tweaking, it might be possible to remove this. These were then pressed onto some steel axle material using the 2mmSA quartering jig with a spot of loctite to hold them. Julia.

Buffer beams next. Will probably end up remaking the cab steps too. Julia

Hi Andy. It was because the open cell foam was catching the details on my models and removing them quite efficiently. I have never (yet) had an problems with dissolving foam (thankfully). Hi Rich. The easiest way of telling if the foam is open or closed cell is to try and breathe through it. If its open cell then you will be able to, closed cell, unable. Checking my 'foam reference chart' (yes, I have one!) the original foam seems to fit either Open Cell Reticulated Polyester 'FR' foam, or Polyester Polyurethane Foam. Julia

Hello. One of those 'little' jobs which has been on my to do list for what seem ages was to update my stock box. I have had problems with the open cell foam which is normally used for a while, as it seems to love nothing more than stripping detail from my engines, wagons etc. A recent opportunity came when my new toolbox was packed with some closed cell foam which was an ideal thickness, saving me having to mess more than I needed to. A little while later, the box has new foamy bits... Julia.

Thanks Nigel. FYI I haven't gapped any of the trackwork yet. I have been waiting to work out this wiring first before I commit to anything. M.

Hi. Yes, apologies, I should have made it clearer in the original post (I wrongly assumed the scale wasn't relevant). Its 2mm scale using 9.42 and 4mm track gauges. M.

Thanks for the replies and suggestions guys. It does all sound quite complicated but not impossible. As a result I have a couple of questions. 1. Is the consensus to use a common rail then isolate the DCC and DC rails from each other or to have a common rail, leave the NG and SG rails electrically joined, then switch the supply so its either DCC OR DC? 2. If there is either a DCC or DC engine left on the track when operating the opposite type, will I have to totally isolate that engine from both the 'common' track AND the supply rail? Thank you. M.

Hi Nick. After seeing your results I wondered to myself if it was worth investing in some of this 2 pack primer to see if it was any better than the regular aerosol paint I have been using from Halfords. When checking the website I came across this little nugget of information... As a result I am now not sure if it is the right stuff for me. It might be what is causing your problems maybe? Julia.

I am struggling to fit motors into some engines, let alone decoders Richard. M.

Thank you John. Installing decoders into my NG engines isn't an option I'm afraid. M.

Hello. I am after some advice. Currently in the design works I have some dual gauge track. The thing is, my standard gauge engines are DCC whilst my narrow gauge engines are DC. Is it possible to do such a thing? I dont plan on running both SG and NG at the same time but there will be times when both SG and NG engines will occupy different parts of the layout. I am a bit worried that the DC engines will interfere with the DCC engines or am I over thinking this? Thanks Missy.

Watching that film certainly gives you an understanding to why steam was phased out so quickly! What a horrible, dirty, and smelly place that was. J.