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Same here, 500 deposit and no replies to emails.
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N Gauge Class 44 - with 45 & 46 to follow...
Grimly Feendish replied to rapidoandy's topic in Rapido Trains
The molded ones for me. They look subtler and more prototypical. The 66 is a great example. -
Have you tried looping the through the coil two of three times? That should increase the ability to detect low currents. John.
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JUICERS? Gaugemaster dcc80? Tam Valley????
Grimly Feendish replied to TEAMYAKIMA's topic in DCC Help & Questions
I have used the Tam Valley juicers and did some research on them before purchasing. They work by detecting the short very quickly and then using a solid state switch to change polarity. They detect the short in something like 400 micro seconds IIRC. I'd wager that's much faster than any circuit breaker we'd use would detect. I found them to be excellent and had no probs. I would recommend them. I have no experience with the Gaugemaster units. HTH, John. -
So, how do you get four giraffes in a mini? . . . . . You can't, it's full up with elephants!
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Shrewford Mark 2 BR sectorisation in N Gauge
Grimly Feendish replied to 1977joey's topic in Layout topics
Hi Mark, I really enjoyed catching up on this thread. You have really captured the feel of Shrewsbury. I really like the platform level shots looking across the station. Very evocative and captures the mood of the station so well. The football ground is a really nice touch! Thanks, John. -
Level crossing stupidity...
Grimly Feendish replied to Katier's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
A bit of an oopsie here! https://jalopnik.com/amazon-delivery-van-cut-in-half-by-amtrak-train-1848054297 -
Prototype for everything US style
Grimly Feendish replied to PhilH's topic in USA & Canadian Railroads
That's pretty spectacular track laying! How did you achieve that effect and still not have the trains derail? Unfortunately my track can look like that without me trying! -
Nice job! I had one of these when I was about 13 or 14. It was my first white metal kit. Once I opened the box I was so dissapointed! I had expected it to fit together like an Airfix kit. I think I made a reasonable go of it in the end. IIRC I used car body filler to fix the gaps because that was the only kind of filler I knew of,
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Interesting to see a line of what I guess must be porters, waiting on the edge of the platform for an incoming train at Waterloo. Are they waiting to assist the first class passengers?
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Nice work James, very impressive. I'm not familiar with that software, I need to have a look at it. Did you have to do much work to get that functionality? Is it built in or did you have to write scripts, for example? Are you modelling a location or is it freelance? Thanks, John.
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BR MK1 - Corridor vs. Open
Grimly Feendish replied to MoarCrossovers's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Non-corridor compartments were useful for courting couples, if you could get one to yourselves. I have happy memories of the 23:57 (IIRC) from London Liverpool Street which the now Mrs Feendish and I caught to Upminster. This would have been in the early-eighties. I can't say more on a family site. -
Peak Photos and Memories
Grimly Feendish replied to johnw1's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
45 141 was the last peak I needed for the 'class'. Even pictures of it seem relatively rare. Thanks for posting. John. -
Shrewford Mark 2 BR sectorisation in N Gauge
Grimly Feendish replied to 1977joey's topic in Layout topics
HI Mark, I've just rediscovered this thread. You've captured the essence of Shrewsbury very nicely. It took me back to the many happy hours I spent spotting there as a kid in the '70s. Merry Christmas, John. -
TV Shows / Films That Nobody Else Seems to Remember?!
Grimly Feendish replied to Ray Von's topic in Wheeltappers
I remember this, he seemed to lay about 3 bricks per show. -
TV Shows / Films That Nobody Else Seems to Remember?!
Grimly Feendish replied to Ray Von's topic in Wheeltappers
Have we had Hong Kong Phooey yet? A Hanna Barbara cartoon, I think on the BBC in the mid seventies. Probably jumping on the Bruce Lee kung fu bandwagon. I remember he had a cat called spot, who of course was stripey (my kinf of humor) -
Hi Mike, just curious, why did the Western prefer to work in sets? Was there any operational advantage or was it just felt to be the correct way to do things? Thanks, John.
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I like how at 0:20 the astronauts are still moving in slow motion even though they're trying to stop him This seemed so believable when I was a kid!
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Hi David, Love the Ironbridge/Coalbrookdale pictures. The inclined plane is know as the Hay inclined plane, it's now part of the Blists Hill museum. I'm pretty sure J4243 is at the site of the old blast furnaces, in the grounds of what is now the Enginuity exhibition. If I'm right I believe my uncle (who's now in his 90's) used to get to drive it when he was a teenager. Kind of a cab ride on steroids I guess! I really enjoy your pictures. Thanks for sharing, John.