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Here's another one in a series of defamation cases, by a media company which has lost, over a dog claimed to be stolen by a barrister.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/gina-edwards-awarded-150k-in-damages-defamation-cavoodle/103771666

19 hours ago, newbryford said:

Stonehinge.......

 

Much easier to adjust for Daylight Saving!

13 hours ago, Hogan22 said:

Potentially, I believe the cdu I have is only designed for 16v, so should probably get a new one that can handle more.

 

is upping the power by a few volts really gonna make a difference? The motors throw fine when not attached to anything, and also throw with Hornby points, it’s only peco ones they seem to have trouble with. 

You can check whether it's suitable for higher AC Voltages. Look at the capacitor(s) - the largish round things. If it says that they are 35 Volts or more, then YES it is suitable. If not sure tell us the voltage it says.

Yes, increasing by a few volts will make a difference, because the result at a CDU is the peak of the AC input, not just the RMS (think of average value - although technically incorrect), which is the voltage a multimeter will measure.

I realise it's hard, because it appears that you're getting something for nothing, but if you try it out, you'll find that it's true. This is because the output from a CDU is a momentary one and NOT a constant output, which would show it's true colours!

I would be very tempted to leave the current layout, basically as it is.

When you are ready, start a brand new layout incorporating many new features, such as better looking points. It can be built over a period of time, with the old one still being available to use as required.

To be honest, the work required to change the existing points, is a fair amount of work - but of course, that's entirely up to you.

7 hours ago, phil-b259 said:

 

Erm... pay them money?

 

Given it is official Government policy for museums in receipt of grants from DMCS to maximise revenue generation I suspect as long as the Science Museum Group get a cut of everything Bradford Exchange sell they really don't care how tacky the product is!

Well I did expect some sort of CASH, but I do hope the NRM charges them a fortune and not just petty cash, because they've got some old deal going back years.

Such as a fixed price years ago, to do as they wished, which seems to be the outcome.

3 hours ago, phil-b259 said:

The upshot is that today, reproducing a model / artwork / signage which is owned by the SMG will require express permission (and a finically contribution to the organisation) to do so.
 

I wonder what sort of arrangement Bradford Exchange has with the NRM, to allow them to come up with the tat, that they do for Flying Scotsman?

A NEW H&M Duette?  I don't think so.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126348440406?itmmeta=01HWAYZ911FPQPZVQH324P7WWA&hash=item1d6af43356:g:ATYAAOSwrhFl23Mx

4 minutes ago, Hogan22 said:

That’s the thing, when the motor is in or out of the board without being connect to points, it throws no problem, if I then attach a set of Hornby standard points to the motor (in or out of the table), it usually throws them as well, But if I try that with my peco points, in or out of the table, they won’t throw. I really do think it’s an issue with the tension of the spring in the points, but I’ve been recommended against adjusting the springs so I’m a bit lost as to what to do about all this.

Increase the voltage to the CDU, using AC. I've never had to remove springs, but I guess you could try that on one, if it would make you happier.

Remember the springs help to keep the blades over, not just to prevent the blades from moving!

1 hour ago, Hogan22 said:

also, I believe I am using 16v DC not AC, that stuff does sort of confuse me a bit, but the output of the power supply adapter reads 16v DC.

 

So yes, you are only supplying DC to the CDU. If it was 16 Volts AC, the voltage at the output of the CDU would be more like 22 Volts DC.

Having said that, the point motors should be at least attempting to throw. Have you a spare point motor that you can temporarily connect to the CDU output and see if that works?

1 hour ago, DCB said:

Some companies seem remarkably stupid in failing to realise a model in their livery can be  a valuable free advertisement for them.

Maybe, but that is up to the company themselves to decide.

Some companies are also VERY particular about how their liveries are depicted and any slight inaccuracy, will attract a 'correct or else' formal letter.

9 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

A guess. And even if the infected container left a US port, it could just as easily have been earlier infected in any central American port before hand. It's not like those things get fumigated with each use.

Of course it's a guess, but almost certainly Australia would receive far more containers directly from the US, than central America.

14 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

They're not "from" the USA. They were introduced into the US in 1940. They are native to the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.

 

The article even says so:

 

They could have hitched a ride to Australia from any location between Brazil and the US.

Yes I know that they aren't native to the USA, but it was believed that they came via the USA.

Here's the relevant quote from the same article.

The ants were first detected in Australia in Brisbane in 2001 and it's likely the pest arrived in shipping containers from the US.

31 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

That'll probably be the Orb Weavers!  I  usually cop  a face full of  them on summer bin nights. 

 

Can't you find a larger photo?

We were watching the club cameras the other evening and almost immediately a spider crawled across the lens, filling the screen!

Yes, we usually have a couple of Huntsmen, running around the interior walls.

Rather that, then when I go out the front door sometimes and get a mouth full of spider web!

He wants to end up on the motorcycle club's 'eBay Madness' thread sometime in the future, when he goes to sell it!

9 hours ago, kernowtim said:

On the subject of 'modified' Dublo,

FB marketplace has bought up this Princess Coronation...

This rather kills off the idea that ANY entry level modelling, is better than going to a shop and buying the latest highly detailed new model.

1 hour ago, Reorte said:

Considering quite a few of my posts I think it's fair to assume that there's zero chance of me ever buying a Tesla.

I would avoid knowingly buying ANY product associated with Elon Musk.

Do a search on X and the Bishop that was stabbed in Sydney, Australia. Musk refuses so far in removing the recording of the stabbing, even though a federal Australian agency has taken legal action against X.

Wot a w****r keep calling it 'X' formerly known as Twitter'. Was it really such a bad business decision to rename it?

27 minutes ago, TheQ said:

I quite like this land rover.

It's an HST in disguise!

Let's see how many don't get that?

The one of the spider, reminds me of a late friend.

If she saw one of those, she'd empty a whole can of spray on it, because she reckoned it was still moving - yes the blast of gas from the can, made it appear to move!

2 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said:

Any chance the fire ants can killoff some of the nasty snakes  ???

That's the problem, a lot of invasive pests have been brought in deliberately to 'solve' another problem and end up being worse than the original problem - although this isn't true of Fire Ants, they've sneaked in on containers, apparently.

I'd rather the snakes, because most of the worst, are safely up in Queensland!

The European Wasps are another nasty one, I was stung multiple times a few years ago and they are spreading too. Invasive too and their biggest problem, is that they can sting multiple times each, unlike natives and bees.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/canberra-prisoner-sentenced-pours-boiling-tea/103765608

38 minutes ago, Deeps said:

I have a mobile phone, somewhere, but unlike the majority of the population I do not need to have it my hand for every waking hour of the day. I certainly do not use one in the car and I am highly critical of those that do. However, whilst it is clearly dangerous to do so, I’m fairly sure it is less distracting than fiddling around with all the media and setting functions in modern cars, including built-in satnav.

 

But you're supposed to set up your navigation BEFORE you start the vehicle, not afterwards.

At my club we recently installed a camera system and a short while ago, we had the police come to clubrooms. We had good footage of a 90 year old, being hit by a car driven by an 18 year old. The car couldn't have been driven more than 20 metres and went straight ahead across the grass, instead of around the bend.

Police said she was distracted, so almost certainly setting up the navigation.

4 hours ago, mikesndbs said:

So mine is from 1974 with the loti dome. She came as part of a set then, I can see on the Hornby collector site a few wagons. I'd like to see if I have them so I can match her up. Can anyone tell me what they were, anyone got access to the 1974 catalogue? Would love a screenshot 

I believe that while they were included in that set, the vast majority were available separately.

2 hours ago, meil said:

Yes but they just do not get it do they? The ship may well have crashed into the bridge but the cause of the bridge collapse against such an obvious hazard that translates into a high risk (because of the consequences) is firmly down to the inadequate pier protection and therefore the owner and operator of the bridge.

 

You cannot have a totally inadequate protection against the blindly obvious risk of ship contact and not be implicated in the cause of the bridge collapse.

It isn't like it's the first time this has occurred. Plenty of similar events of railway bridges.

An import apparently via the USA. Nasty things and no natural enemy. The fire ants are I believe the type that appeared in Tom & Jerry cartoons.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-23/fire-ants-threat-to-outdoor-lifestyle-economy-environment/103740690