What happened at your workbench today?

[Rhinochugger]

'Nuff said

 

[Northsider]

Even NiMH packs can be 'interesting'. That is why I say:
ALWAYS! - Fit a fuse.

PhilP.

From the new railcar build...
Tick!

 

[David1226]

The Claptowte Railway

Just an update on progress. The platform walls installed on Baseboard No3. This is the far end of the platform which starts on Board No1, spans Board No2, and ends here. The small piece of timber in the centre is just an offcut, glued in to give extra support to the plasticard top.



3mm thick plasticard top cut and glued to form the platform surface.



The plasticard surface scribed and distressed to represent stone slabs.



The next stage will be to paint the top surface and when that has been done, textured, embossed brick paper will be glued to the platform walls.

David

 

[dunnyrail]

Never let it be said that I do not learn from the forum, setup to put rivets on the end metalwork.

 

[Madman]

My "O" gauge indoor layout is always evolving. I discovered an operating hopper car recently that I did not know about. Of course I just had to have one.

 

[PhilP]

@Madman
Passes the smile-test, here..


PhilP.

 

[Northsider]

My "O" gauge indoor layout is always evolving. I discovered an operating hopper car recently that I did not know about. Of course I just had to have one.

Pneumatic coal?

 

[Northsider]

Never let it be said that I do not learn from the forum, setup to put rivets on the end metalwork.View attachment 362740

This deserves a witty retort, but some people can't stand them.

 

[Gizzy]

My "O" gauge indoor layout is always evolving. I discovered an operating hopper car recently that I did not know about. Of course I just had to have one.

Clever stuff! I guess it's like a balloon and works with air....

 

[Rhinochugger]

Hmmm, the Hovercraft project is stalled, due to a problem with corrosion on the main battery pack lead - the copper strands are black, and I suspect it goes all the way back to the top of the pack

So, I've turned my attention to the reed switch on the 4-4-0 Centennial ....... the one wot I'm trying to put on the tender bogie.

Should be easy but .................. the bogie design is such that you can't double stack the magnets on the wheels, 'cos the flanges are too close to the plastic brake gear sub-frame.

So, I eventually remembered moving the sound trigger on my Buddy L from loco driver (when I put an 8-coupled Aristo brick in it) to the tender. The trigger was, I think, light sensitive, and sat in the middle of the axle.

I have found a Delrin gear, and a brass tube that just about fits the Bachmann axle and sleeves the gear, so I can mount this in the centre of the axle, and use more than one magnet

Wait for some glue to dry and I'll post a pic.

After that, sharrafter work out how to permanently fix said reed switch in the right place

 

[David1226]

Pneumatic coal?

That's inflation for you.

David

 

[PhilP]

Everybody knows you get subsidence, around coal-mines!



PhilP.