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    Roy gould vga kit

    in Wanted

    Posted

    Hi Richard

    I was just looking at 4 VGA's I built from Kits, probably 35 years ago now, which are sitting on my layout, I couldn't remember the name of the maker and you have reminded me that they are Roy Gould kits, thanks for that. Time for them to go, the will be on ebay this weekend if its an 80% off week.

    cheers

    Bob

    EBay madness

    in Ebay Topics

    White painted concrete: Any suggestions?

    in Weathering, Painting & Transfers

    Posted

    Hi

    I recently made a small office building for my clubs layout and finished in painted render seen in photo.

    for that I used silver sand sprinkled on to PVA coated card and painted with what ever colour artist acrylic you want. The Works Acrylic is a good price.

    For a realy smooth finish you can glue fine sandpaper on to the card and paint.

    cheers

    Bob

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    Problem saving a TIF as a jpeg - Windows 10

    in Wheeltappers

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    Hi Douglas

    Photoshop can be a nightmare sometimes specially if like me you only use it occasionally, you have probably done something that you normally don't and haven't noticed it.

    I can load a Jpeg 2000 into Photoshop and convert to Jpeg as you normally do.

    Jpeg 2000 is also called jp2.

    My advice is to save to the desktop as jpeg 2000 using save as. (The original TIF will not be altered).

    Close Photoshop.

    Find file on Desktop (which may be .jpf). If the icon has a blue PS then click on it to open in Photoshop, if not then right click on it and select `open with` and scroll through the dropdown menu More Apps to find Photoshop

    Photoshop will open, then try save as, Jpeg should then be there.

    It worked for me.

    You could also search google for a free converter.

    Sorry it’s a bit long winded.

    Bob

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    Ebay annoyances

    in Ebay Topics

    Posted

    Hi

    Beware, this week is one of Ebays special offer weekends £3 max fees.

    But it is only different from a normal week when you sell for More than £21 inc postage which is the point whery things get better.

    Anything lower than £21 then the fees are standard 12.8%+30p.

    They are trying it on.

    Bob

    Ebay annoyances

    in Ebay Topics

    Posted

    Many years ago when I decided to go DCC and get rid of all of my stock which was mostly Lima Loco’s & Wagons. I was offered stupid money at a swapmeet so decided to give Ebay a try.

    I put  45 items on and sold the lot for triple the swapmeet traders offerings, It was an absolute nightmare, I hadn’t thought it through II never had enough packaging and had to go to Tesco & Sainsbury’s on a Sunday afternoon and scrounge boxes and I find somewhere open to buy Tape. Me and the wife were at it for ages (packing) and then came the Post Office Queue.

    I am better equipped now and use Ebay a lot, I have a policy, all of my stock is on my layout so if I want to buy something new I have to sell something to make room (nothing in boxes)  mostly I sell on special offer weekends. I would never sell any other way except maybe Gumtree, but models don’t seem to sell well on there but it’s handy for bigger items, furniture etc and its free.

    Bob

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    Polishing/Sanding machine from China

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

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    6 minutes ago, melmerby said:

    But the lead is a 3 core IEC 6A/10A and as such it should have a solid earth but if the cable is Red/Black/White bin it anyway

    N.B. black might be the live on that colour combination, one of the reason all colours were changed years ago

     

    Quite right the colours did change, but unfortunately as per usual we are the only country that sticks to that code, actually Black is a live colour here now together with Grey & Brown.

     

    Polishing/Sanding machine from China

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Kris said:

    I would be very wary of that plug. It looks like the unfused plugs that have been supplied with other goods from China. If it is such a plug it should not be used.

     

    You are quite right in what you say and it is on my list of things to change. If I was sensible I would have done it straight away, but I have been an electrician for over 50 years and it’s easy to become complacent and that’s no excuse I Know. If I was with a customer and saw that I would change it for them straight away.

    In the case of the Earth pin, Its a class 2 piece of equipment (Fully Insulated) all the earth pin is doing is opening the shutters in the socket, some plug in transformers come with a completely plastic pin, on a few occasions I have had to change sockets where the pin has snapped off.

    Bob

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    Polishing/Sanding machine from China

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

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    I bought this small Polishing/Sanding  machine a few months back from what I thought was a company in the US because it was priced in Dollars $69 to be exact about £50 but it turned out to be from China. When it arrived there was no variable power supply in the box which it was supposed to have.

    It wasn’t via Ebay but I had paid with PayPal, after having no joy with the company following numerous emails which they didn’t answer I phoned PayPal and spoke to a rep who told me I have to start a claim with them, I then got an answer from the company in China but still no joy they said post it back but never offered postage. I phoned PayPal again and the rep told me she would refund me the full amount while we were talking which she did. I asked what should I do with the machine and she said do with it what you wish and they would get their money from China.

    I thanked her and said that was good service, she said it pays to keep a good balance in your account, I’m not sure what good is, I only had a couple of hundred in there, but it’s worth remembering, not that I think it should make a difference having money in your account.

    Anyway I bought a power supply from Ebay for £8 so all is good mind you that came from China.

    The Machine is really good quality and works a treat and has a 30mm wide belt, It’s a shame they have to spoil things. The company was called “O My Dealz” pity I can’t recommend them.

    Cheers

    Bob

     

    Ebay annoyances

    in Ebay Topics

    Posted

    On 01/05/2021 at 00:48, Dieselbob said:

    Dropping PayPal for sellers is actually is an advantage for the seller without doubt, specially when it's a special offer week like this weekend. They are giving 80% discount on selling fees which is better than £1 max as they have been doing no matter how large or small the sale because there is no PayPal charges.

     

    The Quote was my own and I was not completely correct as I found out this weekend and have since worked it out properly.

    When giving 80% discount it is always better than the previous £1 Max with PayPal

    But under normal charges 12.8% + 30p only better when the total price including postage if any is above £13, below that and it is worse but not by much about 7p on a sale of £2 but getting less as the price gets higher.

    Bob

     

     

     

    Ebay annoyances

    in Ebay Topics

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    All I ever hear people do is moan about Ebay making money.

    Ebay is the best thing that has happened for the railway modeler and most other hobbies, before they apeared you had to sell your unwanted items in the local paper or get ripped off at a smelly swapmeet, those traders wern't there for nothing. Do people really think that Ebay shouldn't make as much as they can. Dropping PayPal for sellers is actually is an advantage for the seller without doubt, specially when it's a special offer week like this weekend. They are giving 80% discount on selling fees which is better than £1 max as they have been doing no matter how large or small the sale because there is no PayPal charges.

    Try selling on Gumtree and listen to the bartering idiots who want something for nothing people offering rediculous money for good gear.

    I have nothing against PayPal, in Fact I would rather Buy with Paypal because I haven't got to keep filling in my name and address every time I make a purchase.

    Bob

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    Why does everything have to be so complicated?

    in DCC Help & Questions

    Posted

    25 minutes ago, WIMorrison said:

    The TTS decoders are very limited in functionality in the sounds that they can hold and play, they are even more limited in their DCC capabilities especially when compared to the bare £99 blank decoder that has all the DCC motor controls and functionality available  before you ten add in a superior sound reproduction and the ability to hand many more sounds than a TTS decoder.

     

    TTS decoders are budget decoders in all senses of the word.

    I must agree with that.

    I bought a class 37 & 47 a few weeks ago from Amazon, of all people they were the cheapest and they owed me a fiver so that was even better.

    Anyway I fitted them in a Bachmann 37 & a Bachmann 47. They did not perform at all well, jerky running and poor sound which is maybe due to Bachmann Motors being a bit to heavy for the TTS, but I have a Hornby Black 5 which I fitted with TTS sound and it is pretty good.

    I sent them back to Amazon and got my money back with no quibble. You get what you pay for.

    Bob

     

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