Dagworth

2 hours ago, kevinlms said:

Setting it to record something was pointless anyway, because the TV stations started/finished a few minutes out from the published times. Even if you allowed a bit of overlap, chances are that you would miss the start/finish of a show!

Having watched a movie on TV and finding that your recording stopped short, 2 minutes before the end, meant that you had wasted the time.

My wife used to go to see if she'd caught the end. My view was NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That was MUCH worse, seeing the end of a movie, before you'd seen any of it!!

PDC was your friend

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_Delivery_Control

Andi

6 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

The camera is in the toaster that also talks to the washing machine and kettle!

 

 

As long as the toaster itself can’t talk to people, holograms, robots or cats! 
 

Andi

7 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

Usually not set up properly.

 

They should be able to resist quite a few tons of weight at the front of a music gig or similar if used correctly.

 

 

Jason

It’s car park barrier aka ped barrier. It’s designed to guide people not contain them.  It is lethal and should NEVER be used in the front of a gig. They are not designed for a pushing load. If they go over the feet are sharp and will kill. 
 

There is a case on record where they were used as a gig barrier and someone got excited and jumped up and down on the lower bar which became detached from the rods. Some of the rods became detached at the top however and entered the rib cage of the person jumping.

Pit barrier is a significantly better design with a large plate under the feet of the audience so they weigh the thing down, and diagonal bracing behind it to resist pushing forces. It also has a step in the back of it for the pit crew to assist people over it if needed. Each section is firmly bolted to the piece next to it. It will still move in case of surges though. (See video of the Manchester gig crowd surge

Andi

Is it some variant on the “Swedish scrubber”?

Andi

10 minutes ago, Ramrig said:

Again only 4 ,999 available so best get in there quickly for more exclusive Tat!!!

5000 were made but number 4472 is to be ceremonially thrown into the firebox of FS!

Andi 

A sound engineer friend had a punter at a gig say to him "what happens if I touch that button?"

The answer "Your nose bleeds" wasn't what he expected!

Andi

22 minutes ago, 009 micro modeller said:

Do you add scatter, small trees, weathering etc. to their elbow/arm as well to increase the realism? 😂

Electrostatic grass! 

3 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

If Aunty Beeb wants to know what British track looks like - here's some I photographed last Tuesday : - 

 

Taken with permission.

stud contact too!

Andi

If someone leans on my layout then I reserve the right to paint the offending part of that person to match the scenery

Andi

What decoder do they have fitted?

I presume you have turned the brightness of the lights down in the decoder settings? This is done by switching them on and off extremely rapidly. If you put them to full brightness they will stop flickering like that but will probably be too bright. The only real solution is to change the resistor values on the light circuits.

Andi

Cow - Gene Loves Jezebel

The only skinhead 31/4s were 418 (which existed in unrefurb and refurb periods) and 444/450/461 which only existed in refurbed form

Andi

Edit: forgot one! thanks @Hairy Bear Digital

Ben Jones at Rails of Sheffield 

Acrylic or enamel? 
 

I find that ballast glue causes tarnish until it’s fully dried (yellow rail heads), could it be that your paint hasn’t completely cured yet? 
 

Where is the layout? (Loft, shed etc.?)

Andi

Buy a pack of playing cards!  Ask @Clive Mortimore

Andi

Ballad of Bodmin Pill - New Model Army

1 minute ago, melmerby said:

Personally I would've use more 9mm ply for the frame as it's lighter and more rigid than 3x1 softwood.

That's what I used for the individual sections on my layout, where each board is 4' x 3' and the frame is 100mm wide strips of 9mm

 

Each board will take the full weight of my not insubstantial bulk. (80+kg).

I don't have the equipment for working ply to the level of accuracy needed for making frames, the board tops were recycled from a festival so all I had to do with them was cut them in half with a jigsaw. Softwood frames allowed me a lot more flexibility for terrain changes where the landscape is below the track board within my own skill levels.

Andi

It’s So Easy - Guns and Roses 

I’m working with 4ft square boards at the moment, 9mm ply on 3x1 softwood frames. While they are not too bad for weight it’s more a matter of how to hold them to move them. They are awkward but manageable, though half the time I’m moving them up and down stairs. 
 

Andi

Simple answer. fit the best that you can afford.

Andi

I’ve had three separate phone calls from EON-next this week about changing my electricity meter. None of them seem to be aware of the previous calls until they dig into my records and suddenly realise that they’ve already spoken to me. 
 

Andi