Sophia NSE

The ballast looks okay from that distance, but I'll have to take a close up to show how below average it is

So, what's new on the WKR? Not too much as it goes. The rebuild of Chart Sutton is very slow at the moment, but I have knocked a little something up using scrap material I had to hand. What I eventually hope to be a fully scenic photo plank/diorama. Its made from a couple of thick bed slats, some card, and a liberal amount of PVA glue. I deliberately haven't taken any close ups as my ballasting leaves a lot to be desired. The plan is for a bridge on the left hand side and either a small halt or embankment running along the majority of the board. It's long enough to comfortably fit a mixed train and I could probably also use it as a test track for my locos

Ooooooh I know what you can do! Get the sides to convert some into refurbed units!

Glad that I've inspired you, hope to see your efforts soon

Carter USM's 24 Minutes from Tulse Hill

Part kitbuild (not by me!), part scratchbuild, part modifying RTR.... The chassis and front drivers are from a K's 14xx kit

If Bachmann had produced the refurbished CEPs and BEPs I might have stayed with my original idea for a late 80s/early 90s NSE layout. One unit in the toothpaste livery and another in Jaffa cake livery

I'll take a look for one

The reason I haven't used my trusty multimeter is.... I haven't got one! It would probably be best for someone with some knowledge (definitely not me!) to take a look at it. Weirdly before resoldering the pickups it was the other set of drivers that were picking up

Wait, the BEP is 500 sovs????

There's an extra 30g of weight from the drivers forwards but it's the lack of pick up from one set of drivers that's more of a concern for me. I have been toying with constructing a rear bogie to take pickups too but that just hasn't happened yet

She's not the best runner (I still have no idea why), but at least she looks nice. Now with added sanding equipment and if you have a squint into the cab, a backhead stolen from an incomplete H class body Thought I'd show her underneath so any mistakes can be pointed out. Excuse the nails, it is Pride month after all!

All wheels should be touching. I've been testing with a 9 volt battery before it even went on some track and only the front set of drivers picked up properly

Some mojo has returned and so I was able to finish building my controller. Turns out I hadn't adjusted the settings correctly Next up was another game of musical chassis with the Q1 as having got the Hornby chassis wired up and working, it proceeded to strip it's gears after being put on the test track. So back out came the K's chassis and the realisation that my cheap soldering iron had decided it too didn't want to work, which led to everything being put away. I bought a new soldering iron and also set about replacing the ropey old K's motor with an X04 from something else. It works, sort of. Only the front pair of driving wheels are able to pickup despite the pickups being against the wheels at all times. Any suggestions chaps? A representation of the ashpan has been added too

Don't worry, I've lived in Hastings longer than anywhere else!

It must be the 'Sham then!

It'll be either Heathfield or Hailsham

Does that town begin with an H by any chance. Next time I'm in Eastbourne I'll have to pop in, you won't be able to miss me!

I had a play with the suggested settings and it works! Thank you for your help

I can cycle through all the long press options, not that I have a clue what settings to have them on, and upon return I either get an error message or it won't turn up past 10. Have I broken something on it?

I had actually put together something vaguely ashpan like last weekend but I hadn't taken any new pictures

Had a very bad modelling day today. The homebrew controller I've been building refuses to work despite everything appearing to be fine internally. The final straw was when my Q1 misbehaved yet again and my admittedly not very good soldering job literally fell apart. All railway equipment very quickly and quietly put into a box before the Q1 was launched at the nearest wall. Mojo well and truly gone. I'll still be lurking on here but not as active as I have been

Polarity going in is fine and wires match colour inside the box

Got my power source and upon connection whenever I turn the knob I get an error on screen. I don't know what I've done wrong and any assistance will be gratefully received

Put mine together today and realised I didn't have a suitable power source so I tested it with a 9v battery to make sure my wiring was correct. It was, so a power source has been ordered I know the wiring is a mess, but once the back is on the box it won't be seen. The box itself is small enough to fit in my hand