hollywoodfoundry

There has been a simialr system running at Orlando Airport in the US for getting on towards 30 years, the only difference being larger vehicles.

Most video cameras have remote control ability these days, so at the very least he could have waited in a safer position and controlled the camera from some distance away.

Yes, I would agree. Any of the rheostat type controllers may be a problem with newer style models using low current comsumption motors. They made an assumption that the motor in the model would have a current consumption of somewhere between 1 and 2 Ampere, and the value of the wire-wound rheostat control element was selected for that current range. But using modern motors that may consume as little as 1/10 of that current will result in placing quite a high voltage on the track when the knob is moved just off the stop position. Even the auto-transformer types have a similar problem. I have a Fleischman one that begins at about 4.5 volts. A modern electronic controller is a better option.

I would suggest that as red light cameras have to take at least two photos for the interpreter to reach a conclusion, your slow speed will be revealed, and if the interpreter is fair minded, he/she will conclude you were caught in an unusual situation.

A good squirt of WD40 in each ear works wonders. Brain goes like the clappers. Mind you, I can't hear a thing anymore

Does anybody remember Tony Blair ?

Realistically, I don't think that those statistics prove much at all. There would be zillions of people out there who buy a computer with Windows Whatever pre-installed, therefore with IE already in place, and they would not know how to install another browser. They might also be a bit dumb too, I can think of a few.....

I would imagine a good squirt of WD40 would do the job, but keep it away from the motor. If you can, remove the motor from the gearbox first. Leave it for a day or two and see if the gearbox frees up. If so, then run it for a while with the just the WD40 as a lubricant. I must say I cannot agree with the instruction 'lubricated for life', it just is not true.

Pretty much anything you can afford with the Sony name on it is likely to be the best. They are also the only brand out there manufacturing broadcast cameras these days, so they know the game.

If I say something rude, will you chuck a custard pie over my way? Please? I just luurve custard pies, our village bakery claims they make the best one in the state.

We have a 'High Street Road' in Melbourne, Australia. I guess they were trying to cover all bases.

True, but no where near as dangerous as becoming ill while in the USA. My passport contains a statement "If sick while visiting USA, please shoot me" As with any international travel, you should take out travel insurance that covers you for medical emergencies.

Yes Mike, that's the one I was thinking of.

These days it is most likely that the bogie side frames have been moulded in Acetal, the generic name for Delrin (a DuPont product). Alledgedly there is a Loktite adhesive that they claim will bond Acetal, and there is also an American glue whose makers claim will bond Delrin, but I cannot remember the name. Try Googling 'bonding delrin', it produces quite a lot of results.

Th advantage of RFID is that it identifies a particular vehicle in a train, magnetic detection does not tell you which vehicle is passing over it.

Yes, as I said. The Freightline model on the right is a Powerline product. The also have Modellersline, made in India and by their own admission on their web site, not good quality. Then there is Linkline, strictly for beginners, again by their own admission. Serious modellers do not usually take any of these offerings seriously. My point is that other than Powerline and their multitude of el-cheapo products, most Australian models are not simple re-badging, but specially commissioned models. You could go back to Lima and some of the Hornby products sold in Australia, but that was a long time ago and the Hornby products are generally seen as an insult that Hornby would try to pass off that rubbish on us.

Yes, the more recent Pilbara locomotives were direct imports of US locomotives, so a repaint nails them. Actually, that el-cheapo locomotive IS a Powerline product - awful.

Actually, I dont think that is the case? Can you elaborate on that? The only one I have seen is a Powerline 'starter' pack, but no-one takes it seriously. Very little of the Australian prototype locomotives were the same as the US locomotives, and all of them were built in Australia for Australian conditions. As a result, the models were built from those designs and not simply rebadged American models.

Not really, the population of the UK in 2010 was around 61 million, Australia was 21 million, so the market is considerably smaller. In fact only a third. It still costs the same to build a model in China, but when the run size is considerably smaller, the unit price goes up. Basic economics.

Pardon? There are more RTR steam locomotives around of Australian prototype now than ever in the past. And there are more planned and soon to be delivered. And the same applies to steam locomotive kits. There would be around 4 to 5 new ones released every year. These are RTR products from Eureka Models: Or these from Austrains:

There is also the range of locomotives from Steam Era Models, catering for the Victorian Railways enthusiasts: http://home.waterfront.net.au/~sem/ The J Class steam locomotive is a particularly good example, one of the best kits produced entriely in Australia. All the other steam locomotives are produced by DJH for Steam Era Models. Take a look around the site, as his other models are of excellent quality and not too expensive. By the way, this is the company who make the famous Black Beetle.

Sure, that's what happens at your end. The issue with Hotmail is that many ISPs and large companies filter out anything with a Hotmail address and dispose of it. Therefore your emails may not get through to your customers. I can tell you anything with a Hotmail address goes straight into the SPAM folder on my PC due to the ridiculous quantity of advertising that Hotmail append to the end of users messages.