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IMG 1079
IMG 0445
IMG 7848
IMG 2562
001
IMG 7800
IMG 8027
IMG 0452
IMG 0860
DSC00200
DSC00385
IMG 0858
IMG 3144
IMG 1065 raw
IMG 2530
119 1939
DSC00264
IMG 3201
IMG 0854
119 1937
DSC00245
IMG 7720
IMG 4157
IMG 0433
IMG 2421
IMG 0837
IMG 3073
IMG 2429
IMG 0473
IMG 8957
IMG 8946
142 4254
DSC00277
IMG 3053
b0030
Merlin [4/4]
IMG 2978
IMG 0461
142 4255
DSC00356
IMG 2639
IMG 2522
IMG 0867
IMG 2972
IMG 0847
IMG 2520
IMG 0857
IMG 3070
DSC00386
IMG 2527
IMG 2497
DSC00261
DSC00383
IMG 8434
IMG 2626
IMG 2523
IMG 0838
IMG 0477
IMG 2552
IMG 0853
IMG 0565
IMG 2638
IMG 0549
IMG 2660
IMG 2656
IMG 0430
DSC00193
IMG 2636
dsc00077
IMG 2420
IMG 0423
IMG 2627
IMG 2539
IMG 2445
IMG 2434
IMG 2424
IMG 2634
IMG 2443
IMG 0866
DSC00188
DSC00183
DSC00195
IMG 2650
IMG 2422
IMG 2521
DSC00463
DSC00249
IMG 5344
DSC00194
IMG 2519
DSC00260
IMG 0177
DSC00252
IMG 2536
IMG 0463
DSC00224
dsc00092
IMG 2541
IMG 0472
IMG 6018
IMG 1797
136 3608
IMG 2535
IMG 0851
DSC00581
DSC00370
IMG 2431
IMG 0839
DSC00186
DSC00120
DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29
IMG 7796
IMG 5351
IMG 2631
IMG 2542
IMG 0446
IMG 1067
IMG 5591 med
IMG 2435
IMG 2412
106 0644
DSC00552
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
DSC00244
IMG 2655
IMG 2770
IMG 2532
IMG 0801
DSC00387
IMG 8958
IMG 2525
IMG 2506
IMG 0464
IMG 2551
DSC00466
IMG 5342
IMG 2534
IMG 2674
IMG 0176
104 0410
DSC00208
The Table 2002-04-28 The current state of the table. The foliage in the previous two pictures is centre right. The white splotches are experiments with two types of plaster, partly to hold the track in place (and level) and partly for scenic effect.
IMG 2416
IMG 2750
132 3285
Rotor head bearings At this point, I only assembled one end of this piece. The bearing set in the bag fit onto the shaft with a collection of washers, spacers, bolts, loctite and so on. It's all a bit busy. Particularly sicne I forgot to put in a supporting piece rigth in the centre to had to disassemble the thing.
IMG 3067
DSC00384
IMG 2505
IMG 2419
DSC00590
DSC00177
DSC00586
IMG 0652
132 3280
Engine in the frame, closeup
119 1964
IMG 2430
IMG 0820
IMG 2675
IMG 2755
IMG 0558
IMG 3071
IMG 2625
IMG 1839
137 3749
Fuel line arrangement This t-piece arrangement allows me to load/unload fuel to the tank without pulling the pipwork away from the engine. Just use the right fuel line clip to direct the flow to/from the tank. Similarly, the left clip allows me to inject after run oil without having to do fiddly stuff, or remove the engine.
DSC00462
DSC00233
IMG 2653
142 4234
IMG 2663
DSC00461
DSC00239
IMG 7794
IMG 2528
IMG 0843
IMG 0607
IMG 3068
DSC00235
IMG 0564
132 3287
Rotor head and flybar The fly bar, I think, ,ostly balances the main blades. They are on a single bar whose pitch alters with the cyclic, but not the collective (I think, lots of "I think"'s here!). The bar is supposed to be near-perfectly balanced otherwise it causes really nasty vibrations in the rest of the machine. Rememeber, this thing is a huge spinning top, really.
DSC00357
IMG 0568
IMG 2512
IMG 1793
DSC00374
DSC00246
IMG 2498
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.
DSC00202
DSC00587
DSC00351
IMG 1796
IMG 1788
DSC00543
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 2413
dsc00015
IMG 2414
DSC00467
DSC00371
DSC00170
IMG 0434
dsc00087
IMG 0429
IMG 0425
DSC00365
IMG 2765
DSC00226
IMG 5936
DSC00352
IMG 2500
IMG 2433
IMG 0427
DSC00366
DSC00107
119 1963
103 0388
IMG 0478
DSC00460
DSC00183
IMG 1791
IMG 1080
IMG 2664
132 3279
Engine in the frame
DSC00232
IMG 0447
DSC00359
IMG 3052
DSC00190
IMG 2417
IMG 0644
DSC00310
Merlin
IMG 0448
DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29
DSC00360
IMG 2545
DSC00148
The Table 2002-02-24 An update - two loops of track, a reversing double "wye" in the centre with the points/turnouts in the process of being wired.
IMG 5978
IMG 2533
IMG 1798
IMG 0432
IMG 2415
IMG 1794
DSC00358
IMG 2504
IMG 2751
IMG 1795
119 1952
DSC00182
DSC00206
The first scenery 2002-04-28 The first area of scenery is started. Here we have some grass and bushes.
IMG 2546
136 3620
106 0645
IMG 2773
IMG 2403
IMG 1800
dsc00030
Tango Rob's Tango has an identity crisis
IMG 2654
IMG 2510
DSC00256
IMG 2672
IMG 2511
DSC00178
IMG 2543
DSC00240
900 0013
Merlin [2/6]
DSC00373
DSC00099
IMG 1840
DSC00541
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 2418
IMG 0803
IMG 0654
DSC00187
IMG 1063
103 0389
IMG 1790
IMG 2643
P0000017
DSC00259
IMG 2671
DSC00098
IMG 2549
IMG 1792
DSC00038
Matts Matts in The Cambridge
IMG 0560
IMG 3069
IMG 0561
DSC00181
DSC00110
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 4605
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".
119 1960
119 1933
IMG 0672
DSC00291
DSC00150
The Digitrax controller This is the controller of this layout, a Digitrax DCS-100 DCC controller.
IMG 0559
136 3619
119 1953
DSC00577
DSC00229
dsc00003
DSC00248
IMG 2756
IMG 0431
IMG 0414
IMG 5965
DSC00368
151 5106
136 3622
IMG 5338
DSC00363
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
132 3290
Tail rotor assembly This was a fiddly piece to put together.
IMG 2669
119 1955
DSC00580
dsc00016
IMG 2662
IMG 2509
IMG 0824
DSC00189
DSC00109
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
DSC00241
IMG 0545
DSC00228
IMG 1801
IMG 1078
IMG 0435
DSC00355
DSC00578
DSC00362
dsc00068
132 3281
Engine in the frame, other side
IMG 2524
DSC00458
DSC00329
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 2772
900 0015
Merlin [4/6]
IMG 0651
IMG 5942
DSC00396
IMG 2442
119 1959
106 0641
DSC00399
DSC00354
DSC00107
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
DSC00402
DSC00589
DSC00353
IMG 0547
DSC00367
IMG 2644
119 1957
DSC00389
IMG 2668
IMG 0649
DSC00588
DSC00391
DSC00135
Under the Table 2002-02-17 An example of the structure of the wooden frame. Very simple, sturdy enough.
IMG 2670
IMG 2635
dsc00047
IMG 2667
DSC00334
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
dsc00005
136 3623
DSC00369
IMG 0424
132 3288
Flybar again
115 1503
IMG 0546
IMG 4628
IMG 5960
DSC00579
IMG 0822
IMG 2411
103 0379
103 0386
DSC00191
136 3609
IMG 1918
IMG 1810
IMG 0575
IMG 0544
119 1958
DSC00258
IMG 2652
IMG 0647
DSC00403
IMG 0562
103 0398
DSC00108
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 0802
DSC00453
136 3618
IMG 2645
900 0014
Merlin [3/6]
IMG 0653
DSC00576
DSC00457
DSC00172
IMG 4571
IMG 2441
DSC00151
The power management unit This is a Digitrax PM-4 power controller. On this layout, all the outputs are used for short circuit detection.
IMG 2649
IMG 5966
DSC00137
The Table Again 2002-02-18 Wandering through Home Depot looking for "Mud coloured paint" we stumbled across a returned tin of Ralph Lauren paint that has a stone-like texture and was coloured as in the picture. Whilst not perfectly level, the surface is good enough to run the two locos pictured.
IMG 4470
DSC00397
103 0364
Trig pulls a new bird
IMG 4682
106 0643
IMG 2761
IMG 0466
142 4251
IMG 4599
IMG 0648
IMG 2771
DSC00098
Tara
IMG 4548
IMG 0806
dsc00006
IMG 2764
IMG 2410
DSC00459
DSC00185
IMG 4625
IMG 2436
104 0418
IMG 2544
IMG 0609
DSC00608
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, TeleVue zoom @8mm
151 5104
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.
DSC00100
IMG 2501
IMG 0574
IMG 0450
DSC00392
IMG 4631
DSC00121
Chris
IMG 0819
dsc00007
IMG 4474
142 4230
DSC00361
IMG 4479
b0013
Wasp [1/2]
119 1956
DSC00618
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, TeleVue zoom @8mm
DSC00210
The Flying Scotsman 2002-04-28 The Flying Scotsman up close with some plaster simulating the effects of rocks/debris between the two sets of track. The plaster will, if kept, eventually be coloured.
IMG 1915
IMG 1934
900 0009
Merlin!
IMG 0807
DSC00400
IMG 2665
IMG 4800
IMG 4468
IMG 1838
IMG 1828
IMG 1789
119 1961
IMG 1806
IMG 1932
119 1962
DSC00265
IMG 0471
IMG 4581
103 0392
dsc00004
IMG 0675
DSC00398
IMG 4657
IMG 2646
IMG 7315
IMG 0805
104 0412
DSC00192
IMG 1799
IMG 2508
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 8173
IMG 4738
DSC00133
The Table #2 2002-02-17
136 3610
899 9944
Tara!
DSC00372
DSC00257
IMG 2507
IMG 1811
IMG 0804
DSC00388
DSC00227
IMG 5589 med
IMG 0557
DSC00207
The first scenery #2 2002-04-28 More of that foliage.
P0000016
IMG 5590 med
119 1965
IMG 3014
IMG 0390
IMG 5992
136 3621
dsc00014
IMG 2651
103 0400
136 3617
IMG 0821
900 0012
Merlin [1/6]
IMG 0825
IMG 0823
IMG 0818
137 3756
Front view
IMG 2503
DSC00395
dsc00020
DSC00236
dsc00019
DSC00432
dsc00032
Ultimate Test The ultimate test for a camera: T0rky_!
IMG 0808
132 3282
The engine The slot-shaped hole you can see is where the exhaust (muffler) pipe will attach, when it arrives.
DSC00095
dsc00053
IMG 0673
136 3616
DSC00113
MOV00289
IMG 1829
IMG 0665
136 3615
IMG 2502
103 0397
IMG 4614
IMG 0576
DSC00394
DSC00243
DSC00203
IMG 4791
IMG 4637
DSC00111
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
DSC00364
dsc00057
IMG 0608
IMG 0670
132 3286
Look at the mess!
IMG 4544
IMG 1809
IMG 4677
IMG 1914
IMG 4788
IMG 7310
DSC00040
Rob and Flower Rob, his new camera and an unsuspecting flower in Pizza Express
105 0558
IMG 1803
DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad
IMG 0570
IMG 4477
IMG 0642
103 0393
IMG 1935
IMG 1804
DSC00393
IMG 7313
IMG 0646
DSC00456
DSC00180
dsc00022
IMG 0569
IMG 1807
dsc00020
IMG 1939
b0014
Wasp [2/2]
IMG 1831
dsc00059
IMG 2776
dsc00051
119 1966
IMG 4774
IMG 4480
IMG 9390
Frogs on the license plate- MOV00286
IMG 5352
IMG 2666
IMG 2404
IMG 1836
100 0032
Merlin [2/5]
dsc00034
Chrisy What's with the gesture?
DSC00112
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 2647
119 1967
IMG 4651
DSC00390
IMG 4539
IMG 0465
IMG 0640
IMG 0585
dsc00021- MOV00237
IMG 1917
IMG 1916
IMG 1841
IMG 6857
Tokina 19-35mm An exceptionally rainy day. Picture taken from inside the car!
IMG 0580
IMG 0185
IMG 2409
IMG 0674
106 0646
104 0411
dsc00017
IMG 2408
DSC00123
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad
IMG 2407
IMG 0655
IMG 0816
IMG 4467
IMG 0169- MOV00231
IMG 2753
IMG 1842
IMG 1827
DSC00494
DSC00171
dsc00019- MOV00269
132 3283
Assembling the rotor head These bits will eventually sit atop the swash plate.
IMG 4574
IMG 1816
IMG 0413
dsc00054
IMG 2648
100 0023
Glenns truck [1/3]
IMG 1930
P0000015
IMG 1802
132 3273
Getting started When I remembered I wanted to take pictures of the construction, this is far as I was already.
dsc00056
b0017
Tigger [2/2]
IMG 1929
DSC00122
Chris
dsc00008
IMG 0650- MOV00377
142 4247
P0000012
IMG 2754
MOV00147
129 2964
104 0408- MOV00238
IMG 2925
900 0016
Merlin [5/6]
IMG 0656
P0000032
dsc00023
IMG 7309
dsc00055
IMG 2405
106 0640
142 4245
IMG 0817
dsc00031
Tango Two Rob's Tango thinks its name is... Andy Smith!
DSC00179
IMG 0606
133 3340
Outdoors [1/4]
IMG 0659
104 0401
DSC00184
104 0403
142 4232
103 0396
IMG 2778
103 0390
IMG 0657
IMG 1928
IMG 0671
IMG 0641
IMG 0666
DSC00105
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 8917
132 3277
Engine, closeup
DSC00332
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 7312
DSC00455
105 0559
103 0399
IMG 0643
137 3753
Still in one piece Front view, it's been out flying a couple of times now
103 0395
IMG 0815
b0026
Dartmouth Street
dsc00018
142 4238
IMG 9553
150 5072
104 0407
IMG 1921
129 2973
105 0557
dsc00024
100 0020
And some more foliage
DSC00204
IMG 4801
P0000073
DSC00404
dsc00021
104 0409
IMG 1920
IMG 1813
IMG 0800
129 2965
104 0416
103 0391
IMG 1814
P0000033
dsc00022
IMG 2926
P0000013
IMG 0170
IMG 0470
104 0413
IMG 9326
A year or so later...
IMG 7306
106 0688
P0000030
129 2974
dsc00058
129 2963
P0000005
b0016
Tigger [1/2]
AliceCooperCt
IMG 8171
IMG 1812
dsc00048
IMG 8183
IMG 0635
IMG 0660
IMG 4645
142 4250
DSC00331
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
DSC00225
IMG 7314
136 3611
DSC01325
Depot #1 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29
dsc00043
Harbinger A profile of Harbinger
IMG 0416
129 2971
DSC00493
100 0031
Merlin [1/5]
P0000040
IMG 4578
IMG 1919
100 0035
Merlin [5/5]
DSC00496
IMG 7307
142 4235
IMG 2406
IMG 0572
IMG 5994
129 2968
IMG 0042
DSC00447
Caught in the act
dsc00013
IMG 1833
IMG 0813- MOV00285
IMG 0172
142 4233
104 0414
IMG 1805
IMG 8161
IMG 1937
IMG 1834
IMG 0638
P0000072
dsc00009
142 4229
b0012
Tulips
P0000006
IMG 1938
104 0419
103 0394
IMG 0171
IMG 0189
IMG 7317
DSC00114- MOV00281
115 1513
142 4244
132 3278
Engine, other side
DSC00131
The Table 2002-02-17 This is the table, a simple wooden frame with regular domestic insulation styrofoam as a surface. Here, it has been primered with Glidden "Aquacrylic Primer Ultra-Hide Gripper".
dsc00027
104 0417
IMG 1843
IMG 4463
104 0406
IMG 0661
DSC00491
IMG 8189
IMG 8172
IMG 2777
142 4246
DSC00104
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 4490
104 0402
DSC00160
104 0405
IMG 0039
DSC00101
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 0183
IMG 0717
IMG 8190
IMG 0658
DSC00495
142 4258
105 0507- MOV00284
IMG 0584
IMG 0174
IMG 8187
154 5422
IMG 1808
IMG 9325
From the front
100 0029
Glenn and Tara- MOV00270
142 4249
105 0563
IMG 4561
IMG 7305
dsc00052
136 3612
129 2970
IMG 1923
IMG 8167
140 4031
IMG 2927
IMG 8188
100 0033
Merlin [3/5]
136 3614
IMG 8912
b0011
Pansies [2/2]
100 0017
Brumbrum- MOV00234
2015-01-26 013
134 3463
Rear rotor servo Moved the servo from the front of the chassis to the tail boom to shorten the control rod - less chance of flexing
100 0019
Some other plant
IMG 4638
119 1968
IMG 9324
From behind
129 2998
100 0022
Back porch
IMG 0669
100 0028
Glenn in workshop [2/2]
IMG 1922
IMG 0420
IMG 7349
129 2901
IMG 0636
154 5424
129 2957
IMG 8174
IMG 0041
125 2555
106 0652
IMG 7308
IMG 8162
100 0034
Merlin [4/5]
IMG 4460
IMG 8191
P0000011
IMG 0637
dsc00030
IMG 0391
142 4231
100 0030
Glenn and Tara and Wine
DSC00514
P0000007
IMG 0419
IMG 0411
IMG 1817
IMG 0631
IMG 8175
100 0021
Blueberry tree
IMG 0629
IMG 0211
DSC00492
DSC00118
IMG 0577
115 1509
DSC00471
IMG 8192
100 0024
Glenns truck [2/3]
IMG 5998
154 5432
IMG 0667
IMG 1818
IMG 0415
IMG 0645
132 3274
Side view
dsc sp5 0004
Canon EOS 10D
IMG 0573
IMG 0408
IMG 7321
104 0447
100 0016
Brumbrum
IMG 0393
P0000027
IMG 8193
IMG 0040
137 3751
Camera mount Allows me to bolt a camera, or other things, to the side of the Helicopter
129 2937- MOV00282
IMG 8921
IMG 7326
IMG 0668
100 0026
Glenn inside a truck
dsc00050
IMG 1815
IMG 0579
IMG 9555
IMG 0814
IMG 8195
IMG 8185
129 2958
900 0019
Tara ...yes, I know you have a new toy...
dsc00046
154 5423
IMG 0754
IMG 0589
105 0506
P0000042
IMG 4458
IMG 0355
dsc00042
Izzie!!! Izzie!!!
IMG 4515
IMG 0188
DSC00327
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
DSC00133
dsc00026- MOV00268
129 2972
DSC00473
IMG 0755
IMG 0030
DSC00159
IMG 0582
IMG 7298
IMG 4535
IMG 0664
DSC00433
IMG 0412
IMG 9554
105 0561
P0000071
115 1505
132 3276
The engine OS 32 helicopter engine. Here it is with the Raptor cooling fan attached, basically a centrifugal fan.
P0000034
IMG 0421
IMG 0168
129 2962
IMG 0812
IMG 0809
DSC00135
IMG 0762
IMG 7304
154 5436
DSC01330
The village to be 2003-03-29 Where am I? In the village. 2003-03-29
DSC00106
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 4493
IMG 1819
IMG 0716
105 0547
P0000045
dsc00031
IMG 7320
154 5438
DSC00498
Lyn and pre-wedding drinks
dsc00010
P0000074
IMG 0396
IMG 9557
DSC00132
DSC00100
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
129 2982
IMG 7319
IMG 4453
IMG 8164
IMG 7354
b0021
The sky
IMG 8166
dsc sp5 0002
Canon EOS 10D
DSC00472
DSC00138
The Table Again #2 2002-02-18
IMG 7303
142 4225
IMG 0639
IMG 0578
IMG 0209
IMG 8157
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A stationary decoder This is an example of the decoder used to control the points/turnouts. I wrote the switch address of each port on the connector for diagnostics sake.