
- IMG 8173
- DSC00178
- DSC00150
The Digitrax controller This is the controller of this layout, a Digitrax DCS-100 DCC controller. - IMG 0823
- 132 3286
Look at the mess! - IMG 2653
- IMG 0464
- DSC00366
- IMG 1804
- IMG 0807
- IMG 0802
- 137 3756
Front view - IMG 1791
- 900 0013
Merlin [2/6] - IMG 0463
- IMG 0425
dsc00015- IMG 2756
- IMG 0427
- IMG 1930
- DSC00358
- DSC00352
- IMG 0435
- IMG 0568
- IMG 2546
- 132 3283
Assembling the rotor head These bits will eventually sit atop the swash plate. - DSC00458
- IMG 2647
- IMG 0651
- IMG 2771
- 119 1953
- IMG 2646
- 106 0641
- DSC00098
dsc00068- 136 3620
- DSC00374
- DSC00195
- IMG 0472
- DSC00259
- 132 3288
Flybar again - DSC00460
- IMG 2505
- IMG 2648
- IMG 2419
- IMG 4605
- IMG 0803
- IMG 0564
- IMG 0649
- IMG 2403
- DSC00256
- DSC00188
- IMG 2417
- IMG 1840
- DSC00235
- IMG 2500
- IMG 0824
- IMG 2663
- IMG 2525
- IMG 2430
- IMG 2435
- IMG 1801
- DSC00099
dsc00030
Tango Rob's Tango has an identity crisis- 119 1956
- IMG 2536
- IMG 2443
- DSC00183
- IMG 0478
- IMG 0547
- DSC00240
- IMG 2674
- IMG 1809
- IMG 1063
- 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 - DSC00194
- IMG 2664
- IMG 2528
- IMG 0434
- 106 0645
- IMG 1067
- IMG 0446
- 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 0644
- 119 1952
- 119 1933
- DSC00351
- DSC00248
- IMG 2433
- IMG 3071
- IMG 2541
- DSC00182
- DSC00202
- IMG 0546
- DSC00329
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00241
- IMG 2524
- IMG 1788
- DSC00229
- IMG 2422
- DSC00365
- IMG 0429
- IMG 2652
- IMG 2539
- IMG 9326
A year or so later... - IMG 0822
- DSC00373
- IMG 2675
- IMG 0654
- IMG 2551
- 132 3281
Engine in the frame, other side - 132 3290
Tail rotor assembly This was a fiddly piece to put together. - IMG 1918
- IMG 2506
- DSC00467
- DSC00193
- IMG 2534
- DSC00543
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00387
- IMG 0801
- IMG 2504
- DSC00461
- b0013
Wasp [1/2] - DSC00239
- DSC00226
- IMG 2751
- IMG 1794
- IMG 2431
- IMG 1080
- 103 0388
- DSC00181
- IMG 5591 med
- DSC00581
- DSC00466
- IMG 7794
- DSC00246
- DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29 - 132 3273
Getting started When I remembered I wanted to take pictures of the construction, this is far as I was already. - DSC00183
- IMG 2424
- IMG 0430
- IMG 5936
- IMG 2773
- 142 4234
- DSC00359
- IMG 5351
- IMG 0545
- IMG 0452
- IMG 0423
- IMG 2445
- 119 1963
- IMG 2655
- IMG 1810
- IMG 9390
Frogs on the license plate - DSC00310
Merlin - DSC00232
- IMG 2542
- IMG 0560
- IMG 0473
dsc00087- DSC00371
- 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 0461
- DSC00463
- IMG 2750
- IMG 2498
- DSC00587
- DSC00233
- DSC00586
- IMG 3053
- IMG 2497
- IMG 3199
- IMG 1800
- 119 1964
- 151 5108
- IMG 3184
- P0000017
- IMG 3070
- IMG 5344
- IMG 2434
- DSC00462
- IMG 2412
- DSC00252
- IMG 2429
- IMG 0445
- IMG 2523
- IMG 2765
- IMG 1795
- IMG 5342
- IMG 1798
- 119 1955
- DSC00201
- IMG 3140
- IMG 0843
- DSC00552
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00200
- IMG 2532
- IMG 2978
- IMG 3144
- IMG 3068
- DSC00177
- IMG 2420
- DSC00386
- IMG 2527
IMG 1065 raw- IMG 0565
- IMG 3067
- DSC00244
- IMG 2645
- IMG 2538
- IMG 2552
- IMG 6018
- 132 3282
The engine The slot-shaped hole you can see is where the exhaust (muffler) pipe will attach, when it arrives. - 106 0644
- IMG 2530
- IMG 2650
- IMG 0433
- IMG 1793
- DSC00356
- IMG 2535
- IMG 0176
- DSC00384
- IMG 2540
- IMG 0559
- DSC00590
- IMG 1069
- 136 3608
IMG 4157- DSC00360
- IMG 2562
- 119 1960
- IMG 3073
- IMG 2421
- IMG 3201
- IMG 3122
- IMG 0607
- DSC00120
- 142 4255
- DSC00370
dsc00092- IMG 2519
- IMG 1797
- DSC00383
- IMG 2520
- DSC00108
- IMG 8023
- 104 0410
- DSC00453
- DSC00277
- IMG 1839
- IMG 0477
- IMG 7796
- 132 3279
Engine in the frame - IMG 8022
- IMG 2972
- IMG 0652
- IMG 2635
- IMG 8434
- IMG 2444
- IMG 0428
- DSC00264
- DSC00278
- IMG 3142
- DSC00378
- 142 4252
- DSC00249
- IMG 2673
dsc00077- DSC00197
- IMG 2659
- DSC00260
- IMG 0177
- IMG 0839
- DSC00263
- IMG 7848
- IMG 5336
- DSC00224
- IMG 2557
- IMG 2521
- IMG 7791
- IMG 2660
- DSC00251
- 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". - 142 4254
- DSC00385
- IMG 5333
- DSC00261
- IMG 2656
- IMG 0838
- IMG 2644
IMG 4263- IMG 2518
- b0030
Merlin [4/4] - IMG 3200
- IMG 3146
- IMG 2643
- IMG 1796
- DSC00102
- IMG 2625
- IMG 0558
- IMG 2425
- IMG 8958
- IMG 0552
- DSC00582
- IMG 3141
- 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 - DSC00464
- IMG 5331
- IMG 0563
- IMG 7800
- IMG 2553
- DSC00336
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 2770
- 001
- 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. - 005
- IMG 2755
- IMG 2499
- IMG 0462
IMG 4296- 114 1496
- DSC00101
- IMG 0837
- 119 1951
- 119 1959
- IMG 0460
- 119 1937
dsc00078- DSC00245
- IMG 2522
- IMG 2495
- 103 0375
Jappert - IMG 7787
- IMG 7792
- IMG 3183
- 142 4253
- 119 1939
- DSC00253
IMG 4162- IMG 8028
- IMG 0439
- IMG 1059
- IMG 0178
- IMG 0426
- IMG 2446
- DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29 - IMG 7788
- DSC00247
dsc00088- IMG 2634
- IMG 2423
- IMG 7790
IMG 4166- IMG 1079
- IMG 3091
- IMG 8025
- IMG 3124
- IMG 7855
- IMG 2626
- IMG 0549
IMG 4156- DSC00254
- DSC00199
- IMG 0867
- DSC00106
- DSC00337
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 8020
- IMG 0866
- IMG 0567
- IMG 7865
- 003
- IMG 8027
- IMG 2559
- 142 4228
- DSC00551
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00279
- IMG 7866
- IMG 5330
- 132 3280
Engine in the frame, closeup - DSC00255
- IMG 2631
- IMG 2496
- IMG 3120
dsc00089- IMG 2578
- IMG 3137
- IMG 2573
- IMG 8092
- IMG 3041
- IMG 1787
- IMG 7720
- IMG 8096
- IMG 0820
- IMG 3188
- IMG 2995
- IMG 2767
- IMG 0841
- IMG 0233
- DSC00308
You're still doing it - IMG 0182
- IMG 0553
- 014
- IMG 5990
- IMG 8021
- IMG 3198
- IMG 0247
- 151 5107
- IMG 2973
- IMG 2574
- IMG 8029
- IMG 3034
- IMG 0857
- IMG 0455
- IMG 2636
- DSC00274
- DSC00379
- IMG 0180
- IMG 2513
IMG 4301- IMG 7806
- 006
- IMG 2537
- 103 0378
- IMG 2639
- IMG 2558
- IMG 0474
- IMG 0443
dsc00002- DSC00276
- IMG 8202
- IMG 3066
- IMG 3062
- IMG 2974
- IMG 6016
- IMG 2428
- IMG 0451
- IMG 0248
- IMG 2693
- IMG 0554
- IMG 8031
- IMG 0548
dsc00093- IMG 8019
- IMG 0476
- DSC00266
- IMG 0556
- IMG 8038
- IMG 2680
- 004
- IMG 2576
- IMG 2561
IMG 4303- 136 3607
- IMG 2447
- IMG 0551
- IMG 0828
- DSC00553
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 5334
- IMG 5994
- IMG 2448
- 002
- IMG 3050
- IMG 0166
- DSC00262
- IMG 7867
- IMG 0457
- IMG 0842
- 132 3294
Tail rotor The orange material you can see through the hole is the belt. The blades twist together, in opposite directions. This is how you point the helicopter. - DSC00275
- IMG 3138
- IMG 3118
- IMG 2621
- IMG 2452
- IMG 8957
- IMG 3186
- IMG 0422
- IMG 3139
- IMG 2622
- IMG 2567
- IMG 0858
- IMG 7733
- 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 8090
- IMG 5328
- IMG 3054
- IMG 0851
IMG 4262- IMG 0852
- IMG 8120
- IMG 3037
- IMG 2526
- IMG 8946
- DSC00584
- IMG 3197
- DSC00111
- IMG 0847
- IMG 7710
- IMG 3187
- IMG 3061
- IMG 3040
- IMG 8024
- IMG 8093
- IMG 8030
- IMG 3033
- IMG 0149
- IMG 0475
- IMG 0853
- IMG 3038
- IMG 0147
- IMG 5987
- IMG 0906
- DSC00380
- IMG 3055
- IMG 3145
IMG 4300- IMG 0181
- IMG 5332
- IMG 2432
- IMG 7851
- DSC00465
IMG 4152- IMG 0146
- DSC00558
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 0886
- IMG 0173
- IMG 6013
- DSC00109
- IMG 8254
- 015
- DSC00198
- IMG 8087
- IMG 1072
IMG 4265- IMG 0849
- 142 4256
- 115 1502
- IMG 2971
- IMG 2494
- IMG 3074
- IMG 0175
- 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. - IMG 2678
- IMG 7798
- IMG 0456
- IMG 8102
- IMG 1157
- IMG 0854
- IMG 6002
dsc00090- IMG 8026
- 119 1954
- DSC00242
dsc00082- IMG 7715
- IMG 0840
- IMG 5983
- IMG 2684
- DSC00350
- IMG 2638
- IMG 8951
- IMG 7857
- IMG 3085
- IMG 3036
- IMG 8097
- IMG 2633
- IMG 7807
- IMG 0844
- IMG 2560
- IMG 7805
- IMG 7719
- IMG 2619
- 132 3291
Tail rotor assembly The red coloured pulley is a two-piece item, a flange fits on one end, and it can go two ways round. The correct way si with the shorter end into the pulley, longer end outwards. Otherwise, as I discovered, there is about 2 to 3mm play in the tail rotor shaft. Not good. - IMG 7772
- IMG 1155
- IMG 7793
- IMG 2658
- IMG 2449
- IMG 0829
- IMG 0174
- IMG 0171
- IMG 0860
- IMG 0836
- IMG 7853
- IMG 2426
- IMG 1083
IMG 4246- IMG 3182
- IMG 0859
- IMG 2529
- IMG 0438
- DSC00585
- IMG 8954
- 132 3295
Main drive wheel The belt goes back to the tail rotor. The grey spindle meshes with a drive wheel on the engine drive shaft. There is a shaft going up through these two wheels directly to the rotor hub.
IMG 4158- IMG 8091
- DSC00287
- IMG 8104
- IMG 0246
- IMG 7737
- IMG 2577
- IMG 0898
IMG 4128- DSC00250
- IMG 7724
- IMG 7988
- IMG 8095
- IMG 3079
- IMG 2632
- IMG 2554
- IMG 2450
- IMG 7708
- IMG 1784
- IMG 0459
- IMG 0566
- IMG 1143
- IMG 5958
- IMG 5991
- IMG 1160
- IMG 0885
- DSC00271
- IMG 2627
- IMG 8944
- IMG 8206
- IMG 2453
- IMG 8250
- IMG 8101
- IMG 8014
- IMG 7718
- IMG 8207
- IMG 8430
- IMG 0861
- IMG 3076
- IMG 3125
- IMG 2564
- IMG 8018
- IMG 8007
- IMG 7705
IMG 4155- DSC00273
- IMG 0243
- IMG 7846
IMG 4298- IMG 8089
- IMG 2729
IMG 4297- IMG 8098
- IMG 2679
- IMG 0883
- 132 3292
Coming together nicely now Tail piece is in, various tail-plane bits and bobs. The tail rotor blades are on the wrong way round here (and remained so for a while) until I realised I had the belt on the wrong way. I noticied this long before firing up the engine, thankfully. - DSC00545
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - 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. - DSC00375
IMG 4170- IMG 8106
- IMG 3056
- IMG 0264
IMG 4295- IMG 7771
- IMG 7819
- IMG 7984
- IMG 0440
- IMG 5979
- IMG 0444
- IMG 0442
- IMG 7764
- IMG 7716
- IMG 3051
- IMG 0168
- IMG 6015
- IMG 3126
- IMG 3121
- IMG 3044
- DSC00103
IMG 4309- IMG 1149
IMG 4167- IMG 8048
- IMG 8436
- IMG 7727
- IMG 8653
- IMG 0232
- DSC00288
- DSC00110
IMG 4159- IMG 8945
IMG 4260
IMG 4339- IMG 8435
- IMG 3090
- IMG 0190
- IMG 0179
- IMG 0833
- DSC00583
- DSC00382
- IMG 7763
- IMG 0167
- IMG 7780
- IMG 8805
- IMG 2571
- IMG 5989
- IMG 3080
- IMG 2623
- IMG 2555
- IMG 0862
- IMG 0244
- IMG 2556
- IMG 5984
- IMG 8173
- IMG 7728
- IMG 7774
- IMG 8034
IMG 4299- IMG 8198
dsc00081
IMG 4164- IMG 7858
- IMG 7761
- IMG 7964
- IMG 5992
- IMG 2692
- IMG 8283
- IMG 7714
- IMG 3119
- IMG 0881
- IMG 6001
- 3C2A3288
- IMG 8253
IMG 4153- IMG 8071
- IMG 8041
- IMG 3196
- IMG 0157
- IMG 3185
- DSC00112
- IMG 5982
- IMG 5995
- IMG 7995
- IMG 7987
- IMG 1150
- IMG 0437
- IMG 2620
- IMG 2579
- IMG 0856
dsc00085- IMG 7782
- IMG 7850
- IMG 8036
- IMG 3179
- IMG 2682
- IMG 0144
- IMG 7738
- IMG 8037
- IMG 2590
- IMG 7747
- IMG 8046
- IMG 3136
- IMG 0087
- IMG 2731
- IMG 7983
- IMG 3147
- IMG 2451
- DSC00272
- IMG 2566
- IMG 7854
- IMG 8809
- IMG 2677
- IMG 7770
- IMG 8099
- DSC00376
- IMG 7852
- IMG 8203
IMG 4134- IMG 7776
- IMG 8237
- IMG 2694
- IMG 2686
- IMG 2592
- IMG 7760
- IMG 8238
- IMG 0454
dsc00080- IMG 8251
- IMG 3057
- 103 0377
- IMG 5988
- IMG 7786
- IMG 3190
- IMG 7773
- IMG 8032
- IMG 3169
- IMG 8943
IMG 4269- IMG 8197
- IMG 8241
- IMG 8049
- IMG 0865
- IMG 5953
- 114 1499
IMG 4308- IMG 8015
- IMG 0848
- DSC00105
- IMG 8708
IMG 4337- IMG 7731
- IMG 3123
- IMG 3035
dsc00091- IMG 6012
- IMG 0826
IMG 4154- IMG 0172
- IMG 0550
- IMG 2593
- IMG 8296
- IMG 8959
IMG 4338- IMG 8239
dsc00083- IMG 8654
- IMG 7986
- IMG 2628
- IMG 0855
- IMG 8355
- IMG 8651
- IMG 1130
- IMG 8172
IMG 1062 raw- IMG 0165
- IMG 8104
- IMG 8107
- IMG 5986
- IMG 3058
- IMG 1786
- 133 3303
Beastie so far - IMG 3128
- IMG 8955
- IMG 8703
- IMG 8088
- IMG 8033
- IMG 0827
- IMG 8359
- IMG 8438
- IMG 8039
- IMG 8051
- IMG 2572
- IMG 0441
- IMG 8100
- IMG 3171
- IMG 0887
- IMG 8947
- IMG 8195
- IMG 0183
- IMG 8187
- IMG 8297
- IMG 3172
- IMG 3075
- IMG 1131
IMG 4294- IMG 8281
- DSC00349
- IMG 7769
- IMG 7870
- 016
- IMG 7991
- IMG 8125
- IMG 8009
- IMG 0145
IMG 4099
IMG 4129- IMG 3065
- IMG 0882
- IMG 1780
- IMG 2575
- IMG 8035
- IMG 0148
- IMG 0880
- DSC00196
- IMG 3046
IMG 4344- IMG 8320
dsc00086- IMG 8105
- IMG 5997
- IMG 3152
IMG 4133- IMG 3059
- IMG 2630
- IMG 8150
- IMG 8252
- IMG 8256
- IMG 8704
- IMG 8008
- IMG 3042
IMG 4254- IMG 8106
- IMG 1028
- IMG 8017
- IMG 0234
- IMG 0158
- IMG 0115
- IMG 7812
- IMG 3149
- DSC00326
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 4250- IMG 0169
IMG 4103- IMG 3043
- IMG 2454
IMG 4150- IMG 2637
- IMG 0830
- IMG 7703
- IMG 8189
- IMG 8652
- IMG 0256
- IMG 8437
- IMG 5952
- IMG 3084
- IMG 1779
- IMG 2595
- DSC00199
Merlin and the Squirrels again #2 2002-04-28 - IMG 8356
- IMG 2460
- IMG 3063
- IMG 2685
- IMG 7732
- IMG 8700
- IMG 8072
- IMG 7781
IMG 4391- IMG 5960
- IMG 0863
- DSC00267
- IMG 8180
- IMG 8439
- IMG 3180
- 142 4226
- IMG 7748
- IMG 2586
- IMG 1132
- IMG 2688
- IMG 7856
- IMG 8148
- IMG 2599
- IMG 2594
IMG 4429- IMG 7777
- IMG 3087
- IMG 0864
- IMG 8934
- IMG 8107
- DSC00290
IMG 4104- IMG 8109
- IMG 7868
- IMG 8200
- IMG 3195
- IMG 1147
- IMG 5980
- IMG 7717
- IMG 8648
- IMG 5955
- IMG 8109
- IMG 0163
- IMG 7961
- IMG 6000
- IMG 5996
- IMG 2569
- IMG 8146
- IMG 8006
- IMG 8103
- IMG 0150
- IMG 3129
IMG 4106- IMG 1154
- IMG 3088
- IMG 2726
- IMG 2602
- IMG 0236
- DSC00097
IMG 4340- IMG 8721
- IMG 0894
- IMG 7745
IMG 4123- IMG 5993
- IMG 8938
IMG 4102- IMG 2689
- IMG 8191
- IMG 8255
- IMG 7765
- IMG 8204
- IMG 3077
- IMG 2702
- IMG 1162
- IMG 6011
- IMG 1152