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MOV00230- IMG 8082
- IMG 8081
- IMG 8083
- IMG 8080
- IMG 8078
IMG 4480- IMG 1415
- IMG 1412
- IMG 8084
IMG 4478- IMG 8079
- IMG 8085
- IMG 8076
IMG 4459
IMG 4468
IMG 4469
IMG 4479- IMG 1410 1
- IMG 8077
- 2015-01-17 015
IMG 4481- 2015-01-17 016
- IMG 8075
- IMG 8073
IMG 4451
IMG 4470- 2015-01-17 011
IMG 4460
IMG 4472
IMG 4455
IMG 4466
IMG 4471- IMG 1420
IMG 4457- 2015-01-17 001
IMG 4453- IMG 7575
IMG 4461
IMG 4458- IMG 8221
- IMG 7576
- 2015-01-17 008
- IMG 8304
IMG 4464
IMG 4476
IMG 4467- IMG 1417
- 2015-01-17 010
- 2015-01-17 003
IMG 4465
IMG 4396- IMG 8179
IMG 4392- IMG 8301
IMG 4403
IMG 4473- IMG 7555
IMG 4395- 2015-01-17 007
- 2015-01-17 006
IMG 4482- 2015-01-17 017
- IMG 7581
- IMG 8176
- IMG 8311
IMG 4454
IMG 4475
IMG 4463- IMG 3164
- 2015-01-17 005
- IMG 3177
- 2015-01-17 004
- IMG 8177
IMG 4462- 2015-01-17 009
IMG 4402- IMG 8230
IMG 4397- IMG 7574
- IMG 4547
IMG 4399- IMG 7579
- IMG 8278
- IMG 7578
- IMG 8280
IMG 4393- IMG 8300
- IMG 7583
- IMG 8310
IMG 4477- IMG 7569
- IMG 8214
- IMG 8236
- IMG 7577
IMG 4398
IMG 4394- IMG 8318
- IMG 3166
- IMG 8288
- IMG 8313
- IMG 0831
- IMG 8315
- IMG 8289
- IMG 8286
- IMG 8231
- IMG 8185
- IMG 8290
- IMG 0832
- IMG 7582
IMG 4390- IMG 8182
- IMG 7560
- 2015-01-17 002
IMG 4456- IMG 8178
IMG 4474
IMG 4401- IMG 8294
- IMG 8229
- IMG 3174
- IMG 3176
- IMG 8196
- IMG 7584
- IMG 8183
- IMG 3163
- IMG 8211
- IMG 8272
- IMG 3162
- IMG 8277
- IMG 8299
- IMG 8269
- IMG 3175
- IMG 8298
- IMG 3181
- IMG 8267
IMG 4400- IMG 8257
- IMG 3165
- IMG 3159
- IMG 8181
- IMG 3156
- IMG 8235
- IMG 8192
- IMG 7565
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- IMG 8209
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- IMG 7557
- IMG 3048
- IMG 7573
- IMG 8271
- IMG 8212
- IMG 8282
- IMG 8287
- DSC00104
- IMG 8184
- IMG 8293
- IMG 3167
- IMG 7585
- IMG 8242
- IMG 7564
- IMG 8274
- IMG 3173
- IMG 8316
- IMG 3178
- IMG 0458
- IMG 7567
- IMG 8219
- IMG 3083
- IMG 8188
- IMG 3078
- IMG 3133
- IMG 3161
- IMG 3127
- IMG 8232
- IMG 3160
- 017
- IMG 3191
- IMG 8261
- IMG 3151
- IMG 0453
- IMG 0830
- DSC00290
- DSC00267
- IMG 3135
- IMG 3170
- IMG 8264
- IMG 3049
- IMG 3047
- IMG 8247
- IMG 3132
- 018
- IMG 3158
- IMG 3134
- IMG 8249
- IMG 3131
- IMG 8276
- IMG 3155
- IMG 3154
- IMG 0827
- IMG 8191
- IMG 8200
IMG 4391- IMG 3153
- IMG 8265
- IMG 8204
- IMG 3157
- IMG 3082
- IMG 8208
- IMG 3189
- IMG 3086
- IMG 7558
- IMG 0826
- IMG 3168
- 133 3303
Beastie so far - IMG 8255
- DSC00272
- IMG 3148
- IMG 8296
- IMG 8180
- IMG 8189
- IMG 8320
- IMG 3088
- IMG 8297
- IMG 3192
- IMG 3087
- DSC00112
- IMG 3077
- IMG 8187
- IMG 3063
- DSC00105
- IMG 3129
- IMG 3046
- IMG 3180
- IMG 0441
- IMG 3195
- IMG 3042
- DSC00288
- 016
- IMG 3059
- IMG 8256
- IMG 8195
- IMG 8252
- IMG 3043
- IMG 3123
- DSC00110
- IMG 3065
- IMG 3084
- IMG 0833
- IMG 3075
- DSC00250
dsc00091- IMG 3149
- IMG 8197
- IMG 3152
- IMG 3128
- IMG 8251
- IMG 8281
- IMG 3035
- IMG 0454
- IMG 0844
- IMG 0566
- IMG 3136
- DSC00273
- IMG 8203
- IMG 3172
- IMG 3171
- DSC00271
- IMG 3058
- DSC00242
- IMG 0437
- DSC00287
- IMG 0829
- IMG 3125
- IMG 3179
- IMG 3051
- IMG 8198
- IMG 3119
- IMG 8241
- IMG 3169
- IMG 8239
- IMG 8283
- IMG 3090
- IMG 3190
- IMG 8238
- IMG 0840
- IMG 3057
- IMG 0442
- IMG 3126
- IMG 0836
- IMG 0444
- IMG 8237
- IMG 0440
- IMG 3185
- IMG 3044
- IMG 3147
- IMG 3196
- DSC00111
- DSC00275
- IMG 8206
- IMG 3121
- IMG 8253
- IMG 3056
- IMG 0459
- DSC00109
dsc00090- DSC00262
- IMG 8250
- DSC00266
- DSC00465
- IMG 3076
- IMG 0438
- IMG 8207
- IMG 3080
- IMG 0842
- DSC00276
- IMG 3079
- IMG 3036
- IMG 0828
- IMG 0841
- 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. - DSC00279
- IMG 0456
- DSC00274
- IMG 0475
- DSC00247
- IMG 3054
- IMG 3182
- IMG 3085
- IMG 0457
- DSC00245
- DSC00254
- IMG 8254
- 015
- IMG 3038
- IMG 3074
- DSC00255
- DSC00224
- IMG 3037
- IMG 3061
- IMG 0474
- IMG 3055
- DSC00253
- IMG 3050
- IMG 0567
- IMG 3033
dsc00093
dsc00089- IMG 3040
- IMG 3145
- IMG 0476
- IMG 0443
- IMG 8202
- DSC00251
- IMG 5328
- IMG 3118
- DSC00106
- IMG 5332
- 014
- IMG 3062
- IMG 0455
- IMG 0837
- IMG 3187
- IMG 0451
- IMG 3186
- IMG 3034
- IMG 3139
- IMG 3124
- IMG 3197
- IMG 3138
- DSC00249
- IMG 0839
- IMG 0563
dsc00088- IMG 3120
- IMG 0838
- IMG 3198
- IMG 3066
- DSC00278
- IMG 5334
- DSC00261
- DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29 - IMG 0460
- DSC00263
- DSC00260
- DSC00464
- IMG 0462
- IMG 0558
- DSC00264
- DSC00277
- IMG 3041
- IMG 3091
- 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". - IMG 3137
- DSC00233
- IMG 3188
- IMG 0439
- 151 5107
- DSC00453
- IMG 5330
- DSC00244
- IMG 3183
- 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 - DSC00177
- DSC00232
- IMG 0843
- DSC00108
- IMG 0559
- IMG 3146
- DSC00226
- DSC00252
- IMG 3141
- DSC00246
- DSC00229
- IMG 0565
- IMG 3200
- IMG 5331
- DSC00239
- 104 0410
- IMG 0477
- DSC00120
dsc00092- IMG 3142
- DSC00240
- DSC00463
- DSC00241
- IMG 5333
- IMG 3122
- DSC00181
- 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.
dsc00087- DSC00462
- IMG 0445
- IMG 0461
- IMG 3068
- DSC00235
- IMG 3201
- IMG 0560
- IMG 1069
- IMG 3073
- DSC00248
- IMG 0473
- DSC00466
- IMG 3067
- IMG 3144
- DSC00228
- DSC00182
- DSC00461
- DSC00183
- DSC00256
- IMG 3070
- IMG 0564
- DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29 - IMG 3053
- DSC00259
- DSC00467
- IMG 3140
- IMG 0452
- 151 5108
- IMG 3184
- IMG 0568
- DSC00460
- IMG 3199
- IMG 5936
- DSC00178
- DSC00458
- 103 0388
- 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
- IMG 0446
- DSC00227
- IMG 0472
- IMG 3071
- IMG 0463
- IMG 1067
- DSC00107
- DSC00236
- IMG 0561
- IMG 0464
- IMG 4605
- 104 0418
- DSC00258
- DSC00243
- IMG 3052
- DSC00257
- 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 0447
- 103 0389
- DSC00265
- IMG 0557
- IMG 5978
- 103 0386
- IMG 4468
- IMG 4628
- IMG 4599
- IMG 3069
- DSC00459
- IMG 5942
- DSC00457
- DSC00225
- IMG 0562
- 103 0398
- 151 5106
- IMG 4470
- IMG 0448
- IMG 5965
- DSC00180
- DSC00121
Chris - IMG 4625
- IMG 4682
- 151 5104
- 104 0412
dsc00047- IMG 4614
- IMG 4548
- IMG 4571
- IMG 4800
- DSC00456
- IMG 4631
- IMG 4474
- IMG 5960
dsc00053- IMG 4657
- DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - DSC00179
- DSC00455
- IMG 4479
- P0000006
- IMG 4581
- DSC00494
- P0000005
- IMG 0466
- 103 0400
dsc00054- IMG 5966
- DSC00122
Chris
dsc00059- IMG 2925
- DSC00113
dsc00057- IMG 4637
- IMG 4677
- DSC00123
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 0471
- 104 0411
- P0000007
- IMG 4467
- IMG 0450
- 103 0397
- IMG 4791
- IMG 4651
- 103 0392
- 104 0403
- IMG 4738
- 100 0023
Glenns truck [1/3] - P0000074
- IMG 2926
- IMG 4477
- 100 0032
Merlin [2/5] - IMG 4544
- IMG 4539
- IMG 4480
- DSC01325
Depot #1 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - IMG 5992
- IMG 4788
dsc00051- P0000011
- 104 0408
- IMG 4574
dsc00058- DSC00496
- 104 0417
- IMG 4774
- 103 0393
- 104 0409
- 104 0414
- 103 0395
dsc00056- IMG 0465
- IMG 4645
- DSC00493
- 104 0401
dsc00055- 103 0399
- 100 0035
Merlin [5/5] - P0000004
- DSC00495
- IMG 4801
- DSC00454
- 104 0407
- 100 0031
Merlin [1/5] - 104 0416
- 104 0402
- DSC00114
- DSC00491
- 103 0396
- 104 0419
- 104 0413
- IMG 4578
- IMG 2927
- DSC00471
- 100 0020
And some more foliage - P0000079
- P0000076
- IMG 4463
- 100 0022
Back porch - 104 0405
- DSC00492
dsc00052
dsc00048- IMG 4638
- 103 0391
- P0000008
- IMG 0470
- 100 0034
Merlin [4/5] - 100 0033
Merlin [3/5] - IMG 4460
- 100 0017
Brumbrum - 104 0406
- 103 0390
- 100 0019
Some other plant - IMG 4561
- IMG 4458
- 103 0394
- IMG 5994
- 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 4490
- 100 0024
Glenns truck [2/3] - DSC00473
- P0000009
- DSC00635
Laptop and stuff 2002-11-23 Again, notice the image of the Moon. - dsc sp5 0002
Canon EOS 10D - DSC00480
- IMG 0355
- 100 0029
Glenn and Tara - DSC00118
- IMG 4493
- 100 0016
Brumbrum - IMG 4454
- dsc sp5 0004
Canon EOS 10D - 100 0028
Glenn in workshop [2/2] - DSC00490
- DSC00475
- IMG 4459
- DSC00116
- DSC00472
dsc00050- 100 0015
Cherry tree - 104 0421
- 100 0021
Blueberry tree - 100 0012
Our house... - IMG 0345
- IMG 4515
- 104 0415
- 100 0026
Glenn inside a truck - IMG 4453
- DSC00468
- IMG 5998
- IMG 4535
- 107 0706
- IMG 4506
- 104 0423
- DSC00476
- DSC00568
- 125 2555
- DSC00629
The meade 10" and gubbins 2002-11-23 The cables and stuff - it was a cold 0°C that night. - 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.. - DSC00479
- DSC00117
- 100 0038
Tara! - DSC00482
- DSC00470
- DSC01939
- 100 0025
Glenns truck [3/3] - DSC00487
- 100 0013
...in the middle of our street - DSC00488
- P0000010
- 100 0018
Blueberry tree - 125 2540
- IMG 4443
- 107 0708
- 104 0404
- DSC00489
- 100 0014
More house - 107 0739
- IMG 4495
- P0000075
- DSC00632
The Moon on my laptop 2002-11-23 This was a live image of the Moon, at the time. - DSC00570
- IMG 4502
- dsc sp5 0003
Canon EOS 10D - IMG 0212
- 126 2613
- DSC00115
- P0000085
- IMG 0344
- IMG 0218
- IMG 4511
- 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
- DSC00474
- DSC00484
- dsc sp5 0001
Canon EOS 10D - 104 0422
- 107 0703
- IMG 0351
- DSC00486
- IMG 0383
- DSC00481
- IMG 0379
- IMG 4499
- 126 2610
- IMG 0350
- 107 0741
- 107 0709
- 125 2587
- IMG 0386
- IMG 4534
- P0000087
- IMG 0340
- IMG 0381
- IMG 0346
- IMG 4437
- 132 3267
- IMG 0362
- 125 2544
- 107 0705
- IMG 0384
- IMG 0215
- 104 0420
- 125 2556
- 125 2585
- 125 2567
- 104 0429
- IMG 4445
- IMG 0382
- 125 2512
- IMG 0365
- DSC00097
Merlin - P0000086
- 107 0744
- IMG 0341
- IMG 0378
- 125 2539
- 125 2537
- IMG 0377
- P0000084
- IMG 4496
- IMG 0376
- 100 0027
Glenn in workshop [1/2] - IMG 0342
- P0000089
- P0000083
- 125 2554
- 125 2570
- DSC01327
Depot #2 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - DSC00485
- 125 2587 2
- P0000081
- 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
- 125 2543
- 126 2615
- 125 2586
- 107 0715
- IMG 4520
- IMG 0213
- 107 0702
- 107 0740
- 107 0716
- 125 2563
- IMG 0380
- 125 2545
- 126 2611
- 125 2511
- IMG 0349
- 107 0738
- 106 0695
- 106 0693
- 125 2542
- 107 0719
- P0000082
- 125 2586 2
- 126 2609
- 132 3266
- 126 2608
- 125 2546
- 126 2612
- 107 0711
- IMG 4441
- 125 2552
- DSC00093
Merlin - 107 0743
- 107 0742
- P0000080
- 125 2553
- kt ruth wed 0076
- DSC01906
- P0000090
- 107 0745
- 107 0737
- P0000088
- 107 0748
- 125 2558
- 125 2547
- 107 0707
- 107 0712
- 107 0710
- 107 0704
- 125 2559
- cDSC01183
The layout at 2003-01-25 What the layout looked like on 2003-01-25. - 125 2569
- IMG 0375
- IMG 0385
- 125 2588
- 125 2560
- 100 0039
More Tara! - IMG 0216
- 125 2510
- 125 2571
- 125 2597
- 125 2538
- IMG 4438
- IMG 0328
- 126 2614
- 106 0694
- 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 - 125 2573
- 125 2557
- kt ruth wed 0075
- IMG 0336
- 107 0714
- DSC00095
Merlin - 125 2579
- 125 2582
- IMG 0334
- 125 2550
- 107 0717
- 107 0722
- 106 0698
- IMG 0343
- 125 2536
- 125 2575
- 153 5332
Sylvia Ave. - DSC01938
- IMG 4439
- 125 2595
- 125 2581
- 125 2564
- 125 2548
- 125 2574
- 125 2590
- 125 2568
- 125 2572
- 125 2541
- cDSC01204
Signal hut and environs 2003-01-25 Signal hut and it's neighbourhood. 2003-01-25 - 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
- DSC00096
Merlin - 106 0699
- 125 2583
- 125 2525
- IMG 0363
- 107 0727
- IMG 0356
- 125 2588 2
- DSC01936
- IMG 0374
- kt ruth wed 0001
- IMG 0333
- 125 2513
- IMG 0347
- 125 2589 2
- 106 0697
- IMG 0373
- DSC01905
- 153 5318
Lockeland Ave. - 106 0696
- 107 0776
- 107 0720
- kt ruth wed 0050
- IMG 0329
- 125 2584 2
- 125 2593
- 125 2523
- 125 2598
- DSC01914
- 125 2580
- IMG 0332
- 125 2562
- 108 0802
- 125 2584
- 107 0728
- 107 0721
- IMG 0372
- 125 2551
- 125 2596
- DSC01250
- 108 0843
- 132 3268
- 107 0723
- 125 2594
- 107 0701
- 107 0749
- 107 0746
- 125 2549
- 153 5330
Park Ave. (I think) - IMG 9288
- 107 0747
- IMG 0335
- 153 5331
Park Ave. (For sure) - 107 0753
- 125 2521
- DSC01935
- 107 0732
- IMG 9280
- 142 4300
- IMG 0337
- 125 2589
- IMG 0217
- 100 1478
- 125 2522
- kt ruth wed 0318
- IMG 9551
- 126 2607
- DSC01923
- 108 0838
- 153 5328
- 107 0726
- DSC01934
- 107 0755
- 107 0751
- 132 3269
- 107 0735
- 107 0731
- 106 0700
- 125 2566
- 108 0837
- 125 2520
- 153 5315
Rawson/Exeter - 125 2561
- IMG 9286
- 153 5368
Fordham St. - IMG 0331
- kt ruth wed 0103
- kt ruth wed 0024
- 125 2600
- 125 2534
- kt ruth wed 0016
- 107 0775
- IMG 0339
- DSC00094
Tara - DSC01916
- 107 0797
- 107 0773
- cDSC01203
More signal hut 2003-01-25 More of the signal hut. 2003-01-25 - 107 0736