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  1. TomJ

    After my holiday I have fallen in love with the Swiss railways!!

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    2. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      I pity your wallet, if you should decide to pay tribute to your new love in modelling...

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      ...particularly Swiss meter-gauge modelling. Can't help you there as I've long sold most of the good stuff!

    4. New Haven Neil

      New Haven Neil

      Got that t shirt - loved the RhB!

  2. TomJ

    All wiring done but too scared to plug in the controller!!

    1. bgman

      bgman

      Go on, go on, go on !

      Just make sure ya house insurance is up to date first !!!

    2. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      Do you have any means of testing it without connecting the controller?

    3. TomJ

      TomJ

      Everything seems ok. Tested with a multimeter and no obvious shorts. So it ought to work. But not brave enough to try tonight!!!

  3. TomJ

    All wiring done but too scared to plug in the controller!!

  4. TomJ

    Any future layouts I ever build will have no inlaid track whatsoever. Not even a level crossing

  5. TomJ

    Anyone else ever feel like giving up and chucking it all in the bin?

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    2. Platform 6

      Platform 6

      .. it's almost as bad as getting your inspiration back and realising you've chucked it all in the bin and the binmen have been :-)

    3. class"66"

      class"66"

      No the feeling!! best leaving it for while...

    4. AndrewC

      AndrewC

      Tom, its a hobby. If things aren't going right, step away and do something else for a bit. come back when your mojo recharges.

  6. TomJ

    Anyone else ever feel like giving up and chucking it all in the bin?

  7. TomJ

    Ballasting. Need I say anymore???

  8. TomJ

    Ballasting. Need I say anymore???

  9. TomJ

    Before cutting out the windows of your class 37 make sure you haven't lost the replacement etch. Major fail....

  10. TomJ

    Before cutting out the windows of your class 37 make sure you haven't lost the replacement etch. Major fail....

    1. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Buy a replacement and then find the original one.

  11. TomJ

    Brio is rather good for working out the operating potential of small layouts

    1. MarkC

      MarkC

      As long as you have Small Controllers to justify it... :D

    2. DanielB

      DanielB

      So is Lego :D

    3. steve22

      steve22

      Brio was a huge hit when our kids were young. We still have it for when any young ones call now. And yes, us older ones can still make use of it!

  12. TomJ

    Brio is rather good for working out the operating potential of small layouts

  13. TomJ

    Browsing flikr over the weekend I come up with yet another idea for a layout. Why can't I stick to one idea and see it through??

  14. TomJ

    Browsing Hattons website whilst on a quite night shift is a dangerous, and costly, pastime!

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Dangerous etc. ANYTIME!

  15. TomJ

    Building a Lego Garratt has been a surprisingly tricky half term project. Do the Welsh Highland have the same problem with tight points???

  16. TomJ

    Building a Lego Garratt has been a surprisingly tricky half term project. Do the Welsh Highland have the same problem with tight points???

  17. TomJ

    Damm- can't tell my right from my left. Lets hope the model shop will exchange the points!

  18. TomJ

    Do you think SWMBO will notice if I move a rug to cover a soldering iron burn in the carpet??

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    2. Happy Hippo

      Happy Hippo

      The first question will be why have you moved the rug? have you been cleaning?

    3. Steve Taylor

      Steve Taylor

      agreed, what the hippo said

    4. steve22

      steve22

      It reminds me of something Alan Downes wrote years ago. Something like: "The wife soon got to know about it - and the mother in law knew about it before it had even happened."

  19. TomJ

    Do you think SWMBO will notice the baseboard is a 'little' longer than previous?

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    2. DonB

      DonB

      Comes under the same heading as "You are wearing odd socks!"

      Get a steel helmet!

    3. lyndonsdad1

      lyndonsdad1

      Mine wouldn't even notice?

    4. Judge Dread

      Judge Dread

      My wife would notice, make a note and present it in about ten years time.

  20. TomJ

    Do you think SWMBO will notice the baseboard is a 'little' longer than previous?

  21. TomJ

    Does anyone else get too scared to test their layout after wiring??

  22. TomJ

    Does anyone else get too scared to test their layout after wiring??

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    2. Judge Dread

      Judge Dread

      P.P.P.P.P.P.

    3. BlackRat

      BlackRat

      No....as there's no danger of anything moving.

    4. class"66"

      class"66"

      Ive alway got c02 extinguisher at hand..

  23. TomJ

    Does anyone remember the advice on old Farish locos; 'Do not dismantle out of idle curiosity'? Now I know why!

    1. Wherry Lines

      Wherry Lines

      What have you dismantled?

    2. TomJ

      TomJ

      A Farish class 31 (split frame chassis) to find out why it was jerky. A bit tricky to get the driveshafts back in and the bogies connected!

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      BEMO electric locos are a bit like that as well....

  24. TomJ

    Dont suppose anyone has a copy of the Railway Modeller Feb 1996 they could consult for me.......?

    1. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      I'll see if I can remember to check the ERS archive next time I'm up there, maybe Friday

    2. TomJ

      TomJ

      Many thanks - am interested in the West Bay Station drawings

  25. TomJ

    Every silver lining has a cloud! MrsJ has just offered to relocate my layout from the cold garage to the box room. But it's 8inch too long! I can't start again can I.......?

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    2. Londontram

      Londontram

      wish I had an extra 8 inches to play!

    3. Jim49

      Jim49

      As long as it doesn't interfere with your modelling.

    4. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      My Mrs would complain about an extra 8"...... stop, just don't go there

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