
- 107 0730
- 107 0799
- 107 0762
- DSC01932
- 108 0803
- IMG 9069
- IMG 0359
- 108 0819
- 153 5367
Decatur/N Union - 132 3204
- IMG 0370
- 143 4390
- 132 3217
- DSC01910
- 126 2603
- kt ruth wed 0017
- IMG 9287
- 108 0824
- 107 0777
- 153 5327
- 143 4332
- kt ruth wed 0067
- DSC01283
- IMG 9278
- DSC01251
- IMG 0360
- 153 5361
Milton, I think - 108 0841
- IMG 9042
- IMG 6362
- DSC01294
- DSC01285
- 125 2576
- 107 0798
- DSC01926
- IMG 9284
- IMG 9084
- 126 2605
- kt ruth wed 0018
- 107 0772
- 108 0831
- IMG 9238
- 107 0754
- cDSC01184
The start of the coal yard #1 2003-01-25 Provisional start to a coal yard. #1 2003-01-25 - kt ruth wed 0015
- 107 0794
- IMG 9083
- DSC01922
- 153 5329
Iroquois - 107 0724
- IMG 9283
- 125 2577
- 108 0839
- cDSC01185
A signal hut 2003-01-25 A signal hut. 2003-01-25 - 125 2599
- 125 2535
- 108 0840
- 107 0782
- DSC01909
- 100 1474
- 153 5334
Rublee St. (narrow pic) - 107 0734
- 125 2565
- IMG 0369
- 126 2601
- 107 0725
- 153 5366
Granton Park - 125 2524
- 107 0763
- IMG 9051
- 126 2606
- IMG 9550
- 125 2526
- 109 0938
- 153 5338
- IMG 9076
- 153 5324
Gloucester St. - DSC01937
- IMG 0364
- 107 0771
- kt ruth wed 0052
- 107 0774
- IMG 0371
- IMG 0338
- kt ruth wed 0073
- kt ruth wed 0023
- IMG 9552
- kt ruth wed 0066
- 107 0729
- 125 2514
- IMG 6368
- 153 5325
- 142 4299
- 125 2533
- kt ruth wed 0051
- kt ruth wed 0022
- 125 2578
- 108 0855
- DSC01933
- IMG 9082
- 107 0718
- 107 0713
- IMG 0361
- kt ruth wed 0077
- 153 5317
Broadway - 143 4301
- 107 0750
- IMG 9268
- DSC01253
- 153 5369
Park St? - 132 3218
- 153 5360
Capitol Theatre Not decorated! - 107 0752
- DSC01916
- 132 3202
- 108 0801
- 152 5283
- 107 0773
- DSC00094
Tara - 107 0736
- cDSC01203
More signal hut 2003-01-25 More of the signal hut. 2003-01-25 - IMG 0339
- 125 2600
- kt ruth wed 0103
- 107 0797
- DSC01923
- IMG 9286
- kt ruth wed 0016
- 107 0775
- DSC01934
- 125 2534
- IMG 0331
- kt ruth wed 0024
- 153 5368
Fordham St. - 125 2561
- 106 0700
- 125 2520
- 153 5315
Rawson/Exeter - 125 2566
- 108 0837
- 107 0735
- 107 0731
- 153 5328
- 132 3269
- 126 2607
- 107 0755
- 107 0726
- IMG 9551
- 107 0751
- kt ruth wed 0318
- 108 0838
- IMG 9280
- 100 1478
- 125 2522
- IMG 0217
- 125 2589
- 142 4300
- DSC01935
- IMG 0337
- 107 0732
- IMG 9288
- 125 2521
- 107 0753
- IMG 0335
- 107 0747
- 153 5331
Park Ave. (For sure) - 107 0746
- 153 5330
Park Ave. (I think) - 107 0749
- 125 2549
- 125 2594
- 107 0701
- 132 3268
- 107 0723
- 108 0843
- 125 2596
- DSC01250
- 125 2551
- IMG 0372
- 125 2562
- 107 0721
- 108 0802
- 107 0728
- 125 2584
- 125 2580
- IMG 0332
- DSC01914
- 125 2523
- 125 2598
- 125 2593
- kt ruth wed 0050
- 125 2584 2
- IMG 0329
- 107 0776
- 107 0720
- 106 0696
- DSC01905
- 153 5318
Lockeland Ave. - IMG 0373
- 106 0697
- DSC01936
- IMG 0347
- 125 2513
- 125 2589 2
- kt ruth wed 0001
- IMG 0374
- IMG 0333
- IMG 0356
- IMG 0363
- 125 2525
- 107 0727
- 125 2588 2
- 125 2583
- 106 0699
- DSC01938
- DSC00096
Merlin - cDSC01205
Man waiting at platform 2003-01-25 Man waits at platform while a train passes on the opposite tracks. 2003-01-25 - kt ruth wed 0021
- 125 2572
- 125 2541
- 125 2568
- 125 2574
- cDSC01204
Signal hut and environs 2003-01-25 Signal hut and it's neighbourhood. 2003-01-25 - 125 2564
- 125 2590
- 125 2581
- 125 2595
- IMG 4439
- 125 2548
- 125 2575
- 153 5332
Sylvia Ave. - 125 2536
- IMG 0343
- 106 0698
- 107 0722
- 125 2550
- IMG 0334
- 125 2582
- 107 0717
- 125 2579
- 107 0714
- DSC00095
Merlin - kt ruth wed 0075
- DSC01328
Depot #3 2003-03-29 A view of the depot, with the rest of the coal yard (such as it is) in the background. 2003-03-29 - IMG 0336
- 125 2557
- 125 2573
- 126 2614
- IMG 4438
- IMG 0328
- 106 0694
- 125 2538
- 125 2597
- 125 2571
- 125 2510
- IMG 0216
- IMG 0385
- 125 2560
- 100 0039
More Tara! - 125 2588
- IMG 0375
- 125 2569
- 125 2559
- 107 0704
- cDSC01183
The layout at 2003-01-25 What the layout looked like on 2003-01-25. - 107 0710
- 107 0712
- 125 2547
- 107 0707
- 107 0748
- 125 2558
- P0000088
- 107 0745
- P0000090
- 107 0737
- DSC01906
- P0000080
- 107 0742
- 125 2553
- kt ruth wed 0076
- 107 0743
- 126 2612
- DSC00093
Merlin - 125 2552
- 126 2608
- IMG 4441
- 126 2609
- 125 2546
- 107 0711
- 132 3266
- P0000082
- 125 2586 2
- 125 2542
- 107 0719
- 106 0693
- 106 0695
- IMG 0349
- 126 2611
- 125 2563
- 125 2511
- 107 0738
- IMG 0380
- 125 2545
- 107 0740
- 107 0716
- 107 0702
- IMG 4520
- IMG 0213
- 107 0715
- 126 2615
- 125 2586
- P0000081
- DSC01327
Depot #2 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - 125 2543
- DSC01329
Depot #4 2003-03-29 A view of the depot, with the rest of the coal yard (such as it is) in the background. 2003-03-29 - IMG 0348
- DSC00485
- 125 2587 2
- P0000089
- 125 2570
- 125 2554
- P0000083
- IMG 0342
- IMG 4496
- IMG 0377
- IMG 0376
- 100 0027
Glenn in workshop [1/2] - P0000084
- 125 2539
- 125 2537
- IMG 0378
- IMG 0341
- DSC00097
Merlin - IMG 0365
- 104 0429
- 125 2512
- 107 0744
- IMG 0382
- P0000086
- IMG 4445
- 125 2585
- 125 2567
- 125 2556
- 104 0420
- IMG 0215
- IMG 0384
- 107 0705
- IMG 0362
- 125 2544
- 132 3267
- IMG 4437
- IMG 0346
- IMG 0381
- IMG 4534
- P0000087
- IMG 0340
- 107 0709
- 125 2587
- IMG 0386
- 107 0741
- 126 2610
- IMG 0350
- IMG 4499
- DSC00481
- IMG 0379
- IMG 0383
- 104 0422
- DSC00486
- IMG 0351
- DSC00474
- DSC00484
- 107 0703
- dsc sp5 0001
Canon EOS 10D - DSC00634
Gubbins under the 'scope, 2002-11-23 The Hauupage MPEG2 encoder (lid off, the fan was to noisy so it's disconnected) and other bits and pieces. - 125 2585 2
- IMG 4511
- IMG 0344
- IMG 0218
- DSC00115
- P0000085
- 126 2613
- 104 0404
- P0000075
- DSC00570
- IMG 4502
- IMG 0212
- DSC00632
The Moon on my laptop 2002-11-23 This was a live image of the Moon, at the time. - dsc sp5 0003
Canon EOS 10D - 107 0739
- IMG 4495
- DSC00489
- DSC01939
- 100 0014
More house - 125 2540
- 107 0708
- IMG 4443
- 100 0018
Blueberry tree - DSC00470
- P0000010
- DSC00488
- 100 0013
...in the middle of our street - DSC00487
- 100 0025
Glenns truck [3/3] - DSC00117
- 100 0038
Tara! - DSC00482
- DSC00479
- DSC00569
- DSC00631
The Meade 10" and my laptop 2002-11-23 Notice the image of the Moon on the laptop screen and the XC-999 in the focuser.. - DSC00629
The meade 10" and gubbins 2002-11-23 The cables and stuff - it was a cold 0°C that night. - 125 2555
- DSC00476
- DSC00568
- 104 0423
- IMG 4535
- 107 0706
- DSC00468
- IMG 4506
- IMG 5998
- IMG 4453
- IMG 4515
- 104 0415
- 100 0026
Glenn inside a truck - IMG 0345
- 104 0421
- DSC00472
- DSC00475
- 100 0021
Blueberry tree - 100 0015
Cherry tree - 100 0012
Our house...
dsc00050- DSC00116
- IMG 4459
- 100 0028
Glenn in workshop [2/2] - DSC00490
- IMG 4454
- dsc sp5 0004
Canon EOS 10D - IMG 4493
- 100 0016
Brumbrum - DSC00473
- DSC00118
- 100 0029
Glenn and Tara - DSC00480
- IMG 0355
- dsc sp5 0002
Canon EOS 10D - DSC00635
Laptop and stuff 2002-11-23 Again, notice the image of the Moon. - P0000009
- 100 0024
Glenns truck [2/3] - IMG 4490
- 100 0030
Glenn and Tara and Wine - DSC01330
The village to be 2003-03-29 Where am I? In the village. 2003-03-29 - IMG 5994
- IMG 4561
- IMG 4458
- 103 0394
- 100 0019
Some other plant - 104 0406
- 103 0390
- P0000076
- 100 0033
Merlin [3/5] - 100 0017
Brumbrum - 100 0034
Merlin [4/5] - IMG 4460
- IMG 4638
- IMG 0470
- 104 0405
- 103 0391
- P0000008
dsc00052
dsc00048- DSC00492
- DSC00471
- IMG 4463
- 100 0022
Back porch - P0000079
- 104 0402
- 100 0020
And some more foliage - IMG 4578
- IMG 2927
- 104 0413
- 104 0419
- DSC00114
- 103 0396
- DSC00491
- DSC00454
- 104 0401
- 104 0407
- IMG 4801
- 104 0416
- DSC00495
- 100 0031
Merlin [1/5] - P0000004
- 100 0035
Merlin [5/5] - 103 0399
dsc00055- DSC00493
- IMG 4645
- IMG 0465
dsc00056- 103 0395
- 104 0414
dsc00058- DSC00496
- 104 0409
- 103 0393
- IMG 4774
- 104 0417
- IMG 4574
- 104 0408
dsc00051- IMG 4788
- P0000011
- IMG 5992
- DSC01325
Depot #1 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - IMG 4539
- P0000074
- IMG 4544
- IMG 4480
- 100 0032
Merlin [2/5] - IMG 4477
- IMG 2926
- 104 0403
- 100 0023
Glenns truck [1/3] - IMG 4738
- 103 0392
- IMG 4791
- IMG 4651
dsc00059- 103 0397
- IMG 0450
- P0000007
- 104 0411
dsc00057- IMG 4467
- DSC00113
- 103 0400
- DSC00123
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 4637
- IMG 2925
- IMG 0471
- DSC00122
Chris - IMG 4677
- IMG 5966
dsc00054- DSC00494
- IMG 0466
- P0000005
- P0000006
- DSC00455
- IMG 4581
- IMG 4479
- DSC00456
- DSC00179
- IMG 4657
- DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 5960
- IMG 4474
dsc00053- IMG 4800
- IMG 4631
- IMG 4571
- IMG 4614
- IMG 4548
- 104 0412
dsc00047- 151 5104
- IMG 4682
- DSC00121
Chris - IMG 4625
- DSC00180
- IMG 0448
- IMG 5965
- IMG 4470
- 151 5106
- DSC00457
- 103 0398
- DSC00225
- IMG 0562
- DSC00459
- IMG 5942
- IMG 3069
- IMG 4628
- IMG 4468
- IMG 4599
- 103 0386
- IMG 5978
- IMG 0557
- DSC00257
- DSC00265
- 103 0389
- IMG 0447
- DSC01318
The village to be 2003-03-29 A lady waits in front of a cottage in what is to become the village. 2003-03-29 - IMG 3052
- DSC00258
- DSC00243
- 104 0418
- DSC00107
- IMG 4605
- IMG 0561
- IMG 0464
- DSC00236
- DSC00227
- IMG 1067
- IMG 0463
- IMG 3071
- IMG 0472
- IMG 0446
- DSC01319
Towards the industrial area 2003-03-29 Progress has occured in the industrial region with the addition of some storage tanks and a depot. 2003-03-29 - IMG 0478
- 103 0388
- DSC00458
- DSC00178
- DSC00460
- IMG 5936
- IMG 3199
- IMG 0568
- IMG 3184
- DSC00467
- 151 5108
- DSC00259
- IMG 0452
- IMG 3140
- DSC00256
- DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29 - IMG 3053
- IMG 0564
- IMG 3070
- DSC00228
- DSC00461
- DSC00183
- DSC00182
- DSC00466
- IMG 3144
- IMG 0473
- IMG 3067
- DSC00248
dsc00087- IMG 0560
- IMG 3073
- IMG 3201
- IMG 1069
- DSC00235
- IMG 3068
- IMG 0461
- DSC00463
dsc00092- DSC00462
- 133 3306
Digital servo The Gyro came with this servo. Because the tail rotor pitch is being computer controlled, and you want it to react fast, you have to use a fast servo. Better yet, you use a digital servo, which mostly means the servo PWM's the motor inside much much faster. This is a reasonably speedy digital servo. When it's going, it whines a bit, but I am pretty sure that's normal. - IMG 0445
- DSC00181
- IMG 3122
- DSC00241
- IMG 5333
- DSC00120
- DSC00240
- IMG 3142
- DSC00229
- IMG 0477
- 104 0410
- DSC00252
- DSC00239
- IMG 3200
- IMG 5331
- IMG 0565
- DSC00246
- DSC00226
- IMG 3141
- DSC00108
- IMG 3146
- IMG 0559
- IMG 0843
- DSC00453
- DSC00232
- DSC00177
- DSC01322
Tunnel ahoy! 2003-03-29 At the rear of the layout, a long passenger train headed by two Class A3s enters what will be a tunnel. 2003-03-29 - IMG 3183
- DSC00277
- DSC00244
- IMG 5330
- IMG 3188
- IMG 0439
- 151 5107
- 133 3305
Gyro This is described by many as the "most cost effective" stabilisation gyro on the market at present. It's job: keep the machine pointing in the direction you want it to. In the old days, you would program a "revolution mix" into your radio which altered the tail rotor blade pitch according to what you were doing with the throttle/collective, the idea being that you could match the rotational energy being put out by the main rotors to make the tail rotor counteract it, and keep the machine steady. Technology these days simply measures the rotation and does what it needs to counteract it. Funky. This is what makes the difference between whirly-top-with-dangerous-bits and simply "dangerous". - DSC00464
- IMG 3137
- DSC00233
- IMG 3091
- IMG 3041
- DSC00264
- DSC00263
- DSC00260
- DSC00278
- IMG 0558
- IMG 0462
- DSC00261
- IMG 0460
- DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29
dsc00088- DSC00249
- IMG 3066
- 014
- IMG 5334
- IMG 0838
- IMG 3120
- IMG 3198
- IMG 0839
- DSC00251
- IMG 0563
- IMG 3138
- DSC00106
- IMG 3139
- IMG 3124
- IMG 3034
- IMG 3197
- IMG 0837
- IMG 3187
- IMG 3186
- IMG 0451
- IMG 3062
- IMG 0455
- IMG 5332
- IMG 3118
- DSC00253
- IMG 5328
dsc00089- IMG 8202
- IMG 0443
- IMG 0476
- DSC00254
dsc00093- IMG 3145
- IMG 3040
- DSC00255
- IMG 3033
- DSC00224
- IMG 3055
- IMG 0474
- IMG 3050
- IMG 3061
- IMG 0567
- IMG 3037
- 015
- IMG 3074
- IMG 3038
- IMG 8254
- DSC00245
- DSC00274
- IMG 3085
- IMG 0457
- DSC00279
- DSC00247
- IMG 3182
- IMG 3054
- DSC00276
- IMG 0475
dsc00090- 133 3304
Clutch The silver drum in the centre of the picture is the clutch bell. Inside this is a clutch disc, which runs directly from the engine below it. It's designed to be fully diengaged below about 7000rpm and fully engaged above 10000rpm. The rotor blades operate at a fraction of this speed, not normalyl going faster than about 1700 rpm. - IMG 0456
- IMG 0841
- DSC00262
- IMG 3036
- IMG 0828
- DSC00109
- DSC00275
- DSC00266
- DSC00465
- IMG 8207
- IMG 3079
- IMG 0842
- IMG 3080
- IMG 3076
- IMG 0438
- IMG 8250
- DSC00111
- IMG 0459
- IMG 3056
- IMG 8253
- IMG 8206
- IMG 3121
- IMG 3196
- IMG 3185
- IMG 3147
- IMG 8237
- IMG 3044
- IMG 0440
- IMG 0836
- IMG 0444
- IMG 3126
- IMG 0442
- IMG 3057
- IMG 8238
- IMG 0840
- IMG 3190
- IMG 8283
- IMG 3090
- IMG 8239
- IMG 8241
- IMG 3169
- DSC00287
- IMG 3119
- IMG 8198
- IMG 3179
- IMG 3125
- IMG 3051
- DSC00273
- DSC00271
- IMG 0829
- IMG 0437
- DSC00250
- DSC00242
- IMG 3058
- IMG 3171
dsc00091- IMG 3172
- IMG 3136
- IMG 8203
- IMG 3035
- IMG 0566
- IMG 0844
- IMG 3152
- IMG 0454
- DSC00110
- IMG 3128
- IMG 8197
- IMG 8251
- IMG 8281
- IMG 3149
- DSC00288
- IMG 3065
- IMG 3084
- IMG 3075
- IMG 0833
- IMG 3123
- IMG 8252
- 016
- IMG 3043
- IMG 8195
- IMG 8256
- IMG 3059
- IMG 3042
- IMG 3195
- IMG 3180
- IMG 0441
- IMG 8187
- DSC00105
- IMG 3046
- IMG 8180
- DSC00112
- IMG 3129
- IMG 3063
- DSC00272
- IMG 3087
- IMG 8320
- IMG 3192
- IMG 3088
- IMG 8297
- IMG 3077
- IMG 8189
- IMG 3148
- IMG 8296
- 133 3303
Beastie so far - IMG 8255
- IMG 3168
- IMG 7558
- IMG 0826
- IMG 3189
- IMG 8208
- IMG 3086
- IMG 3157
- IMG 3082
- IMG 8204
- IMG 8265
- IMG 3153
- IMG 0827
IMG 4391- IMG 8191
- IMG 8200
- IMG 3154
- IMG 3155
- IMG 8276
- IMG 3131
- IMG 8249
- IMG 3134
- IMG 3158
- 018
- DSC00290
- DSC00267
- IMG 3047
- IMG 3049
- IMG 8247
- IMG 3170
- IMG 3132
- IMG 8264
- IMG 3135
- IMG 0830
- IMG 3151
- IMG 0453
- IMG 8261
- 017
- IMG 3191
- IMG 3160
- IMG 8232
- IMG 3161
- IMG 3127
- IMG 3133
- IMG 3078
- IMG 8188
- IMG 0458
- IMG 3083
- IMG 8219
- IMG 7567
- IMG 8316
- IMG 3178
- IMG 3173
- DSC00104
- IMG 7564
- IMG 8184
- IMG 8242
- IMG 8274
- IMG 3167
- IMG 7585
- IMG 8293
- IMG 8287
- IMG 8282
- IMG 8212
- IMG 3048
- IMG 8271
- IMG 7573
- IMG 7557
- IMG 8234
- IMG 8243
- IMG 8248
- IMG 8194
- IMG 8209
- IMG 8181
- IMG 8192
- IMG 3045
- IMG 7565
- IMG 3165
- IMG 8235
- IMG 3156
- IMG 3159
- IMG 8257
IMG 4400- IMG 8267
- IMG 3181
- IMG 8298
- IMG 3175
- IMG 8269
- IMG 8299
- IMG 8277
- IMG 3162
- IMG 8272
- IMG 8211
- IMG 8183
IMG 4474- IMG 3163
- IMG 7584
- IMG 3176
- IMG 8196
- IMG 3174
- IMG 8229
- IMG 8182
- IMG 8294
IMG 4401
IMG 4456- IMG 8178
- 2015-01-17 002
- IMG 7560
IMG 4390- IMG 0832
- IMG 7582
- IMG 8185
- IMG 8290
- IMG 8231
- IMG 8289
- IMG 8286
- IMG 0831
- IMG 8315
- IMG 8313
- IMG 3166
- IMG 8288
- IMG 8318
IMG 4477
IMG 4394
IMG 4398- IMG 8236
- IMG 7577
- IMG 8214
- IMG 7569
- IMG 8310
- IMG 7583
- IMG 8300
IMG 4393- IMG 7578
- IMG 8280
- IMG 7579
- IMG 8278