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It's no problem whatsoever. Not the first time either.. 😊😊😊. Dave.

Very nice to see my layout Elbow Lane as one of the featured layouts in the video. Just one small thing though. I'm Dave Smith from Copthorne. 🙂

As we all know, a layout is never finished and sometimes is the subtle little things that make a difference. I realised that the white street lamps just looked wrong. So, they are now green and a new and second staff walkway has been added at the end on the platform. Dave.

As the title goes, I have had a go at fitting a 3 wire DCC Concepts Stay alive to an ESU V4 Micro but I cannot detect any affects. Are there any CV changes to make please? Dave.

Here's how I've done mine. The layout is 7' 6" long and I already had two of these trestles. So the two longitudinal members have notches cut into them so they lock onto the trestle cross members. The cross member tops have small 'tabs' that stop the longitudinal members from slipping off the ends. Three 'deck' boards lock in-between the cross members and form a table. Holes cut out so wiring can pass up to the layout connections. The table boards are the same width as the trestles and thus give a small shelf at the rear. I also use the lower trestle cross bars to lay a sheet of ply on for an off-floor shelf where I have power units etc. and any other items needing to be hidden away. One person can erect this 'table' in less than ten mins. Dave.

Elbow Lane is pleased to be visiting Risex this year. Come and say hello. Dave.

Thanks Brian. Dave.

Hi. Does or has anyone managed to get one of these repaired please? Cheers Dave.

I think most layout builders have, as some time, put something on their layout that they felt wasn't quite right. Didn't quite fit in. Well, that includes me and more than once. To tell the truth, I've always thought that the street lights on the overbridge weren't quite correct for the time frame depicted on the rest of the layout. Whilst adding yet more figures last week I changed the two street lights to a pair I have had hanging around for some time. I think they are much more in keeping with the rest of the scene. Dave.

I'll be there with Elbow Lane. Yes, agreed, always a good show and worth a visit. Dave.

What are you intending to use to move the switch? Dave.

Sometimes I use this at Shows if I need to clean one loco. Turn it over and touch the wheels and use a cotton bud. For both methods, I have a couple of 4mm Banana sockets on the from of my layout board, wired to the DCC. (I operate from the front.) 4mm Banana plugs on the leads as well as crocodile clips with banana sockets built in. Dave

Winter sun rarely penetrates as far as places like Elbow Lane but here the local shunter has been caught 'red handed' one late afternoon. I wonder if anyone is going to grab themselves a free trolley. The layout is off the Risex on 18th February if anyone would like to see it in the flesh. Dave.

Thanks. Never realised Mineral Spirit was the same as White Spirit. When my WD40 runs out I'll be changing. Another step forward in track and wheel cleaning. Appreciated. Dave.

As long as you wire your DC points with insulating fishplates on both frog exit rails, then all will be OK. If you include section switches to isolate DC locos, then just turn them all on for DCC. Simples. We have two club layouts like that. Dave.

Why I use WD40 Contact Cleaner. Here is the article that changed my thinking on the subject. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/mrhpub.com/2019-05-may/online/index.html?page=9 There's no doubt that others work. I've used IPA very successfully as I does clean thing but now I feel WD40 CC is a further step forward. I've used it on my own samll offering and on our Club Roundy Round to very good effect and I won't be going back to IPA. Dave.

Guys. The geezer with the dog waiting for a bus needs naming please for a little question time at our next show. let your imagination loose. Dave.

Here we go again. He seems to have forgotten that his last Mid Kent thingy was Mid Kent Model Railway Club not Group. Why would a Mid Kent anything organise a show in Witham? Dave.

The signs for the disposal of Elbow Buildings have recently gone up. I kind of like then but change is always happening.

I use this. A length of track with two Furniture pads inserted. The feeds plug into my layout so I can clean during a show if required. Pads are soaked with the best cleaner I have ever used. Also used to clean rails. Brilliant. Dave.

You no doubt have no money troubles then. Anyway, I'm guessing that most don't mind some ads but at the moment they're all over the place.

I cannot even scroll past the Ads now as when I do the Ad transfers to the bottom right and covers up the Ad for BRM mag.

Tamiya or at least their dealers must be wondering what is going on. My saw arrived yesterday. Super and it's a pull saw as well. Dave.

No need to employ someone. It's all offered Free on here and elsewhere but they don't seem to want it in a lot of instances. Dave.

Thanks for all the help Guys. I'll put one or two out of your misery now. Haha. The layout, a circular one, has little groups or turnouts around the circumference from where the layout is operated. Very small panels are sighted near the pointwork and the switched positioned there. Thus, there are three bus wires. 12v + , 0v and 12v Neg. The 12v+ and 12v- feed the switches and return via the 0v return bus. So, three bus wires but no long feeds from a central panel. This is because we operate from round the outside. Track power will also be DCC very soon. Dave.