Siberian Snooper

Each to their own.

I saw the layout yesterday, the modelling is quite outstanding, but I think that the lighting is way too bright and spoils the overall ambience.

I got my hands on a copy yesterday lunchtime, from Bill Hudson books. Looks stunning after a quick flick through.

The stuff from the Otter Brewery?

They be Otters!

Plymouth club loaded and ready to roll, I wish the lads well, hopefully get up there on Sunday to help with the breakdown.

Looks like I will be going home a few quid lighter and a tome, heavier.

There's overflow parking in a field, behind the leisure centre, you may need wellies, I don't know how well the field drains.

A quick update Phil has found several minor mechanical problems which have been sorted, He now needs to source a thicker bit of piano wire for the link from the servo to the signal. Looking good for Friday.

Those autos look like a Plymouth set, I'll put my name down for two pairs!!! I'll wake up in a minute and find it was, but, a dream!

Oldddudders, I think that you may have the wrong Woodstock, the music, peace and love, with maybe some flowers in the hair was the wrong side of the pond.

The signals eventually give up the ghost altogether, on Ruan which will be at Thornbury one is now worked by a Tortoise point motor and the other by A SG9 servo, which is currently a bit temperamental, some of which is operator error, hopefully Phil can sort it out before Friday.

Must have sounded good starting out of Bury, over the flyover!

I use a fibreglass pencil to clean wheel treads. Give your rails a good clean, too.

Are you using all insulated wheels? Sometimes a non insulated one can slip into the mix. Are any of the brakes touching the wheels?

Looks very much like a Lundun boozer, to me!!

When I went to exhibitions, as a kid, a few layouts had signs "WARNING DO NOT TOUCH 12,000 MILLI VOLTS" on them. I think they may have been produced by Triang.

Straining posts.

I am in the process of using.0.33mm phosphor bronze, but I need to find my GW wheel quartering press, first. I used a cocktail stick as a mandrel.

I think that I would do the outside pit from the kit and use the remaining bits to build the beginning of the inside pit, as that is bit most likely to be seen, though the open door.

I like the idea of the smell of chip oil wafting across the NYM.

It's looking the part with the progress so far!

You can buy exactoscale parts at a society show or one that the sales stand attends. EMGS shows are at Bracknell in May and Wakefield in August. The S4 society has shows or the trade stand at Railwells in August Scaleforum in September in September, the sales stand may be at other shows op Norf!

Yes, you've got it!

I have surveyed approximately 6 miles of ex GW wire boundary fencing, after the straining post there are usually 24 wooden posts and then a vertical length of bridge rail to which the ends of adjacent wire runs are attached with eye bolts for tensioning and if memory serves me, and I don't guarantee that it does, there are 10 runs before another straining post. All wires are fixed to the outside of the posts. A length of wire is bent double like a staple and pushed through the hole in the post and then opened out to retain it. The wires are not tensioned like guitar strings and have a bit of give in them.