richbrummitt

Yes the RSU can be used with one hand, you still need the other 3 to hold everything in the right place!!!!

Only if you have a footswitch. Otherwise you need two hands. The procedure is -- 1. apply electrode to parts firmly. 2. switch on current. 3. switch off current. 4. wait a second. 5. remove electrode.

I made it with a foot switch.

Lochnagar: I don't know what a 'triple grey class 56/58/60' is

Phil, I could make a list but a status isn't the place for that.

and Pete, NO! I do have some spare kettle though.

Rich: Sure, PM me!

Realised I typed I imposters rather than importers (or the iPad miscorrected my inept prodding) in the original status.

I hadn't noticed, read it as 'importers' anyway! Sounds like you have some sorting out to do on both your lathe and mill. Actual model making some way off then

Yes and no. I'm also rebuilding a 10 year old computer to do a clean install of a dos based OS so that I can run legacy AutoCAD rather than buy an up to date licence at

"S&M" Tools??? Are they really called that?

Really. I promise.

I'd like you to post a photo of their stand in the "Things That Make You " thread, please.

Way to go Rich...!-)

You try sorting when you move house... temptation and distraction predominates profusely!

I'm not intending to move. You haven't seen the mess I live/work/create in when upstairs! The problem is having decided I might like some sprinters one day I found out that GF had already released them and these things are, more often than not now, buy it now or risk eBay prices in the future. I do like the level of detail though, and if this is the reason there are so many diesel/electric modellers then I can understand why.

Phil,

I think it's a dangerous (but not life-threatening) condition where you feel the need to build the contents of your gloat box....

@2mmAndy: 'Build the contents of my gloat box'?? You think I'm crazy? ;-)

Andy, You won't have to wait that long, though I hope to have a couple of things finished especially for such a wondrous occasion.

Phil, It's different to a mogo. Whilst I haven't had to go digging in the gloat box(es) or cupboard stash I am clearing real estate previously occupied by a collection of stuff that has been started and left.

Jerry, You have to make your own call whether pets are permissible but I'm not sure full flow would be desirable for an animal, o...

a-ha..she swam by me...

...She got a friend...

Nick, it's in my challenge thread. The rest of you should keep up the day jobs :-p

It takes Kraftwerk to be that good.

Jawohl, Herr General!

Mmm. Kraftwerk

It's my carpal metacarpal joint. I presume the swelling following injection is normal and things will improve tomorrow. At the moment any thumb movement is extremely painful.

Friend of mine had a similar problem - I think hers was the carpal tunnel, and she ended up having an operation.

How did that end? I am worried about the use of my right thumb. At 30 I am hoping to have a great many more years of happy pain free model making. They say it is quite probably arthritis but a bit of internet doctoring leads me to suspect de Quervain's tenosynovitis.

Congrats Rich!!

Thanks you. Mick already has part one of the article for the cattle vans, which covers the bodies. Hopefully it will appear soon.

So, who won what?

I ordered 10, received 11, broke 4, fed the carpet monster the same, found 2, burnt finger, swore lots and have sore eyes but afetr a few trials and false starts there are 2 soldered in parallel atop a piece of micro tube and 3 spare so I win, I think: I have to see if they fit in the body of the signal when the next part is finished.

The smallest "tip" on a 15w iron should be enough. Let multicore be your friend :-)

Keep at it - I'm looking forward to seeing the finished job.

Can't keep a good man down :-)

Ha ha. So to save your potential over-ego, Rich, I refuse to comment on this status update...

Cheers Phil.

Yes. I've done the track, nearly.

The egg?

personally paint. but my track ain't nothing to write home about!

Yeah, he's gone all Regional Railways on us :-)

and about time too!!

That's enough now though: three's a crowd!

Like wise. Hope that wasn't a modelling injury, no wonder they call 2mm "the dark side!"

ooh eck - what happened Rich? Hope you feel better soon...

I'll find out more tomorrow. It would seem that I have what approximates to a partially dislocated thumb from a fall several weeks ago and that it is unlikely to fix itself.

Funnily enough rich I was also washing my hair after they repaired the boiler.

Guys, this status isn't about you.

LoL - then don't share it then (re washing my hair)

I used to get higher figures before I returned to petrol. The book figure combined for this car is 47mpg so I'm doing okay :-)

Blimey Rich - don't you start! We'll be getting miles per status update soon!!

They don't much care on car forums either. Been there, done that.

You're supposed to build them up, not make them disappear :-)

Don't make a mistake, otherwise you could end up with a 1-plank!

69843, that wouldn't be a problem per se because there were plenty of one and two plankers running around circa 1920. That said I already built a DC2 chassis which would need to find another mate.

Hope all goes well, try to relax and answer all questions honestly, best way to get the best treatment.

Thanks guys. According to this doctor there isn't anything in my eye :-/ a confusing relief. That's the good news. The bad news is that the model shop is closed on Tuesdays :-( however the urge for an articulated box on wheels has not gone away.

Good to hear your eyes ok matey!

On the other hand, if it's Jimi Hendrix, all you've done is move next door!

It sounds like a bad case of 'earworms' (Ohrw

Worse: Ace of base.

Blog it Rich...

Patience people: they still need their loads finishing and the under frames need more work. I might have to buy some powders. On a related note why do GW washes smell like sick?

Pete, I have my next blog entry part written but it's really not for the feint hearted - it involves easitrac switch butchery.

I bet you don't know which way to turn.

That will cost you, then your moniker will go to skintbrummitt.

I've been considering these for a long time and they're approved by management. £700 of car tyres today eclipses my tool spend, but was a necessary evil.

Man can not live on........

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may diet.

Don't worry. I went for the belly buster burger at pub lunch time.

HT, what's a d... d... d.. I can't even say it ;-)

Someone else has the black that moves.

Another miniature black hole! Are those guys at CERN sure that they know what they are doing?

Actually I'm not sure that the brakes came with the kits. I might have enough bogies for the number of coach kits, but I haven't counted them up yet. I thought I had more than 20 though. :-/

You mean the one involving the 150

So that's where all the 2mm coach bogie brake etches have gone! ;o)

No Pete, and not guilty, Andy. I wanted to pick up a few more at the AGM but the peg was empty. My shopping basket was rather small actually: 40 buffers, 30 axles of wagon wheels, 3 packs of top hat bearings, A mink C kit, and a GNR cattle wagon etch. I think the brakes actually came with the coach kits over a year ago, perhaps two.