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- IMG 1921
dsc00053- IMG 5966
- 129 2958
- 106 0646
- DSC00455
dsc00014- 136 3610
- IMG 8172
- 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 0466
- DSC00456
- DSC00225
- IMG 9554
- IMG 4581
- IMG 1836
- IMG 8917
- 106 0688
- DSC00207
The first scenery #2 2002-04-28 More of that foliage. - IMG 2436
- IMG 0390
- IMG 9563
- 900 0009
Merlin! - P0000030
- DSC00364
- IMG 0660
- IMG 0640
- IMG 0674
- 129 2957
- IMG 4479
- DSC00095
- IMG 4657
- IMG 2544
- DSC00393
dsc00047- IMG 1816
- DSC00189
- 104 0412
- b0016
Tigger [1/2] - IMG 0671
- IMG 0659
- IMG 8174
- IMG 4474
- IMG 1920
- DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 0805
- 129 2970
- IMG 1807
- IMG 0185
- DSC00180
- IMG 0804
- IMG 1917
- IMG 5960
- IMG 4800
- 133 3339
I fired it up... So, I took it outside, just to fire up the engine. Nobody else around to take pictures, so this is after the event. They definately make good lawn mowers - notice all the grass and grass stains. I'm so far away from flying this thing (still practising on the simulator) but I thought it would be good to give the engine and mechanics some exercise before it does fly. These things are not quiet! - IMG 5590 med
dsc00016- P0000040
- IMG 2649
- IMG 2441
- DSC00394
- IMG 0808
- IMG 0570
- 137 3753
Still in one piece Front view, it's been out flying a couple of times now - DSC00187
- IMG 4631
- IMG 8161
dsc00004- DSC00398
- DSC00098
Tara - 900 0014
Merlin [3/6] - P0000013
- IMG 0569
- IMG 1929
MOV00147- IMG 0817
- IMG 0585
- 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 - IMG 4614
- IMG 4571
- IMG 2776
- IMG 0646
- IMG 0606
dsc00006
dsc00020- IMG 1827
- IMG 4548
- IMG 2405
- IMG 0655
- 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. - DSC00172
- IMG 2670
- 129 2963
- P0000015
dsc00005- IMG 2667
- IMG 1934
- 142 4230
- 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. - 136 3609
- 151 5104
- IMG 2509
- 132 3274
Side view - IMG 2651
- IMG 9325
From the front - IMG 2410
- DSC00432
- DSC00372
- IMG 2549
- P0000012
- IMG 5338
- IMG 4682
- DSC00100
- 103 0364
Trig pulls a new bird - IMG 8171
- DSC00618
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, TeleVue zoom @8mm - DSC00392
- IMG 1939
- 136 3618
- IMG 2668
- IMG 0806
- DSC00576
- 115 1503
- IMG 1928
- DSC00400
- 900 0015
Merlin [4/6] - IMG 2665
- 119 1962
- IMG 0673
- DSC00121
Chris - 132 3277
Engine, closeup - IMG 0656
- DSC00457
- 119 1965
- b0014
Wasp [2/2] - IMG 5589 med
- IMG 9557
- DSC00369
- IMG 9324
From behind - 129 2965
- IMG 1078
- DSC00459
- IMG 4470
- 129 2968
- 129 2964
- IMG 4625
- 151 5106
- IMG 0665
- 129 2974
- IMG 5965
- IMG 1829
- IMG 0576
- 103 0379
- IMG 0657
- IMG 1935
- DSC00265
- 129 2998
- DSC00257
- IMG 1916
- IMG 0448
- 119 1967
- IMG 1932
- IMG 1838
- DSC00395
- 119 1958
- IMG 1803
- DSC00243
dsc00003- IMG 9555
- 129 2971
- 103 0398
- IMG 0574
- IMG 1799
- IMG 0424
- DSC00402
- IMG 1790
- DSC00579
- P0000016
- DSC00367
- 119 1966
- P0000033
- IMG 1915
- DSC00135
Under the Table 2002-02-17 An example of the structure of the wooden frame. Very simple, sturdy enough. - IMG 2442
- DSC00236
- IMG 0414
- IMG 0562
- DSC00038
Matts Matts in The Cambridge - IMG 4599
- IMG 4468
- IMG 4628
- DSC00186
- DSC00258
- IMG 2418
- IMG 1828
- 136 3622
- 129 2973
- DSC00403
- DSC00190
- IMG 2764
- 103 0386
- IMG 0675
- IMG 3069
- IMG 5942
- IMG 0818
- 136 3623
- DSC00108
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in - IMG 0648
- DSC00577
- 136 3619
- DSC00389
- DSC00109
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in - IMG 0816
- DSC00368
- DSC00354
- IMG 1792
- DSC00227
- DSC00399
- DSC00110
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in - IMG 2510
- IMG 2414
- IMG 5978
- DSC00107
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in - DSC00588
- IMG 2772
- DSC00396
- 133 3340
Outdoors [1/4] - 103 0389
- 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 - DSC00397
- IMG 2533
- IMG 2411
- IMG 0557
- IMG 2671
- IMG 2415
- IMG 2672
- IMG 1811
- IMG 0575
- 106 0643
- DSC00361
- IMG 2512
- P0000032
- IMG 0825
- DSC00391
- IMG 0819
- IMG 2654
- IMG 0670
- DSC00580
dsc00015- IMG 3052
- IMG 2669
- IMG 0447
- IMG 0431
- 119 1961
- DSC00353
- 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 2662
- IMG 0432
- DSC00170
- 119 1957
- IMG 2511
- IMG 2413
- IMG 1791
- DSC00355
- IMG 0821
- DSC00107
- 137 3756
Front view - IMG 1789
- 104 0418
- DSC00291
- DSC00206
The first scenery 2002-04-28 The first area of scenery is started. Here we have some grass and bushes. - IMG 8173
- IMG 0650
- DSC00608
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, TeleVue zoom @8mm - DSC00589
- DSC00363
- IMG 0609
- 900 0013
Merlin [2/6] - DSC00578
- DSC00195
- IMG 2761
- IMG 2653
- DSC00388
- IMG 0802
- DSC00357
- IMG 0425
- IMG 0647
- IMG 0544
- 136 3620
- DSC00362
- IMG 1914
- IMG 0653
- IMG 2543
- IMG 4605
- IMG 2416
- DSC00334
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00178
- IMG 2546
- DSC00228
- IMG 0435
- DSC00188
- IMG 0464
- IMG 0427
- IMG 0823
- IMG 1804
- IMG 0807
- IMG 0672
- DSC00194
- IMG 1806
- IMG 0561
- IMG 2756
- DSC00366
- 106 0641
- DSC00352
- IMG 0803
dsc00068- DSC00374
- DSC00358
- IMG 0608
- DSC00541
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 0472
- DSC00458
- IMG 2505
- IMG 2500
- IMG 2771
- IMG 1930
- IMG 0463
- IMG 9553
- 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 3071
- IMG 1067
- IMG 2443
- IMG 1840
- DSC00259
dsc00030
Tango Rob's Tango has an identity crisis- IMG 1063
- DSC00193
- IMG 2536
- 119 1953
- IMG 2541
- IMG 2430
- DSC00150
The Digitrax controller This is the controller of this layout, a Digitrax DCS-100 DCC controller. - DSC00098
- IMG 2525
- IMG 2435
- IMG 0824
- IMG 2419
- IMG 2403
- IMG 7794
- IMG 0434
- DSC00460
- IMG 2674
- IMG 1788
- IMG 1801
- IMG 0478
- IMG 0649
- IMG 0651
- DSC00256
- DSC00248
- 119 1933
- DSC00202
- IMG 5591 med
- IMG 0446
- 103 0388
- DSC00183
- DSC00467
- IMG 2422
- DSC00373
- DSC00235
- IMG 2663
- IMG 2528
- IMG 5351
- IMG 2534
- IMG 2539
- IMG 2647
- IMG 2417
- IMG 0822
- 106 0645
- IMG 2675
- DSC00351
- IMG 5936
- DSC00365
- DSC00099
- DSC00182
- 119 1956
- 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 1809
- IMG 0568
- IMG 2551
- IMG 2506
- 119 1952
- DSC00183
- 119 1963
- IMG 0429
- IMG 1794
- IMG 0644
- DSC00241
- IMG 2433
- 132 3286
Look at the mess! - DSC00466
- DSC00329
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 5344
- IMG 2524
- DSC00240
dsc00087- IMG 2431
- 151 5108
- DSC00461
- DSC00387
- IMG 3184
- IMG 2751
- IMG 2504
- IMG 3199
- IMG 2664
- IMG 1080
- IMG 0547
- DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29 - IMG 5342
- IMG 2424
- IMG 0801
- 142 4234
- IMG 2646
- IMG 2648
- IMG 0430
- IMG 3053
- IMG 2652
- 119 1964
- IMG 3140
- IMG 1918
- DSC00239
- IMG 2445
- b0013
Wasp [1/2] - IMG 2773
- IMG 0452
- 132 3283
Assembling the rotor head These bits will eventually sit atop the swash plate. - IMG 3070
- IMG 2750
- IMG 0564
- IMG 0654
- IMG 0423
- IMG 2655
- IMG 2497
- 132 3273
Getting started When I remembered I wanted to take pictures of the construction, this is far as I was already. - DSC00581
- IMG 2542
- DSC00181
- IMG 2412
- IMG 2498
- DSC00543
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00246
- DSC00226
- DSC00463
- DSC00359
- DSC00229
- IMG 2978
- IMG 0473
dsc00092- IMG 2538
- IMG 1800
- 142 4255
- DSC00371
- DSC00200
- IMG 9326
A year or so later... - IMG 0546
- DSC00201
- IMG 3144
IMG 1065 raw- DSC00310
Merlin - 132 3288
Flybar again - IMG 3067
- IMG 2532
- IMG 2530
- DSC00462
- IMG 6018
- DSC00586
- IMG 1810
- IMG 0176
- P0000017
- IMG 1798
- IMG 1795
- DSC00587
- IMG 2523
- DSC00252
- IMG 7796
- IMG 2540
- IMG 3068
- IMG 2765
- IMG 0560
- 136 3608
- IMG 1793
- 119 1955
- IMG 3201
- IMG 2527
- IMG 2429
- IMG 2420
- IMG 0545
- IMG 0461
- IMG 9390
Frogs on the license plate - IMG 1069
- IMG 2972
- IMG 0433
IMG 4157- IMG 3073
- 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 2434
- IMG 2552
- 104 0410
- 119 1960
- 142 4252
- 106 0644
- 132 3281
Engine in the frame, other side - IMG 2535
- DSC00244
- IMG 8434
- IMG 5336
- DSC00232
- IMG 7848
- 132 3290
Tail rotor assembly This was a fiddly piece to put together. - DSC00386
- IMG 1797
- DSC00356
- DSC00108
- DSC00120
- IMG 2562
- IMG 7791
- IMG 0445
- IMG 5333
- IMG 2421
- IMG 3122
- 142 4254
- DSC00590
- IMG 0177
- DSC00384
- DSC00233
- IMG 3142
- IMG 2444
- DSC00370
- DSC00177
- DSC00552
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 2673
- IMG 2519
- IMG 0477
- DSC00360
- IMG 2650
- IMG 2520
- DSC00383
- DSC00197
IMG 4263- IMG 7800
- DSC00277
- IMG 0565
- 001
- IMG 3200
- IMG 1839
- IMG 0607
- IMG 5331
- b0030
Merlin [4/4] - IMG 3141
- DSC00249
- DSC00453
- 142 4253
- 005
- DSC00378
- IMG 3146
- DSC00464
- IMG 2557
- IMG 0843
- IMG 2521
- DSC00278
dsc00077- IMG 0559
- 114 1496
- DSC00264
- IMG 8022
- IMG 7792
- IMG 7787
- IMG 7788
- IMG 0428
- 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 8023
- IMG 2659
- IMG 2660
- IMG 2656
- DSC00385
- IMG 2553
- 103 0375
Jappert - IMG 1796
- IMG 8958
- DSC00260
- IMG 2645
- IMG 0652
- DSC00582
- DSC00263
- DSC00102
- DSC00251
dsc00088
IMG 4296- 132 3279
Engine in the frame - DSC00261
- IMG 0178
- 003
- IMG 2499
- IMG 7790
- IMG 7855
- IMG 2518
- 132 3282
The engine The slot-shaped hole you can see is where the exhaust (muffler) pipe will attach, when it arrives. - IMG 3183
- IMG 1059
- 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 2495
- 119 1939
- DSC00199
- IMG 7865
- 119 1959
- 151 5107
- IMG 2770
IMG 4162- IMG 0552
- IMG 2973
- DSC00224
IMG 4156- IMG 2425
- IMG 0439
- IMG 5330
- DSC00101
- IMG 2755
- IMG 0247
- DSC00336
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00253
- IMG 3091
- DSC00106
- IMG 3137
- IMG 3041
- IMG 0558
- IMG 0233
- IMG 5990
- 119 1937
- IMG 3188
- IMG 2625
- IMG 0426
- IMG 2635
- IMG 2423
- IMG 0462
- DSC00245
dsc00089- 119 1951
- IMG 2446
- IMG 0460
- 103 0378
- DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29
dsc00078- 002
- IMG 1787
- IMG 2522
- 136 3607
- IMG 0838
- IMG 7806
- 004
- 006
- IMG 2559
- IMG 1079
- IMG 2974
- DSC00254
- IMG 2995
- IMG 2644
- IMG 7866
- IMG 5334
- IMG 0839
- 014
- IMG 8096
- IMG 3066
- IMG 0820
- IMG 2643
- IMG 0248
- IMG 2767
- DSC00247
- IMG 8020
- IMG 3120
- IMG 0182
dsc00002- IMG 8092
- IMG 2573
- DSC00337
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 0180
- IMG 0563
- IMG 0553
- IMG 3124
- IMG 3198
- IMG 2574
- IMG 3062
- IMG 0837
- IMG 3138
- 142 4228
- DSC00255
IMG 4166- IMG 0867
dsc00093- IMG 3197
- DSC00308
You're still doing it - IMG 6016
- IMG 3139
IMG 4262- IMG 3186
- IMG 2496
- IMG 7720
- IMG 3187
- IMG 3034
- IMG 2537
- IMG 0451
- IMG 8038
- IMG 8025
- IMG 8029
- IMG 0549
- IMG 0455
- DSC00379
- IMG 5994
- IMG 2634
- IMG 2626
- IMG 2513
- DSC00274
- IMG 8202
- IMG 5332
- IMG 0474
- IMG 3118
- IMG 3040
- 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. - DSC00279
- IMG 8021
- IMG 5328
- IMG 2680
- IMG 8090
- IMG 8031
- IMG 0866
- IMG 0476
- DSC00276
- IMG 5987
- IMG 8027
- IMG 7867
- IMG 2561
- IMG 2447
- IMG 2428
- IMG 0443
- IMG 2448
- DSC00551
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 6013
- IMG 3050
- IMG 2558
- IMG 0556
- IMG 2578
- IMG 0567
- IMG 3145
- IMG 8957
- IMG 8946
- IMG 5983
- IMG 3055
- IMG 2971
IMG 4301- IMG 8028
- IMG 2526
- IMG 2452
- IMG 7851
- IMG 8019
- IMG 3061
- IMG 7710
- IMG 6002
- 015
- DSC00553
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - DSC00111
- IMG 7798
- 115 1502
- IMG 3038
- IMG 3033
- IMG 2693
- IMG 0175
- IMG 3037
- IMG 0166
- IMG 0422
- DSC00198
IMG 4152- IMG 3074
- IMG 0173
- IMG 7805
- IMG 8254
- IMG 2576
IMG 4265- IMG 8120
- IMG 7793
- IMG 1072
- 142 4256
- IMG 0551
- DSC00275
- IMG 7807
- IMG 0146
- DSC00109
- IMG 2678
- DSC00584
dsc00090- IMG 0181
- IMG 1157
- IMG 0857
- 132 3280
Engine in the frame, closeup - DSC00266
- IMG 2567
- IMG 0548
- IMG 7733
- IMG 0147
- DSC00465
- IMG 8030
- IMG 2631
- IMG 0475
IMG 4246- IMG 7853
- IMG 0149
- IMG 8102
- IMG 8093
- DSC00262
- IMG 3085
- IMG 0906
- IMG 0886
dsc00082- IMG 8104
- IMG 2639
- IMG 0457
- DSC00558
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm - IMG 2636
- IMG 0246
- IMG 3182
- IMG 3054
- IMG 2622
- IMG 2449
- IMG 0554
- DSC00380
- IMG 0174
- IMG 8951
- IMG 7857
IMG 4303- IMG 0171
- 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. - IMG 2494
IMG 4300- IMG 0852
- IMG 2684
- 119 1954
- IMG 2621
- 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 7772
- IMG 5991
- IMG 2426
- IMG 0456
- IMG 0828
- IMG 2432
- IMG 0243
- IMG 7715
- IMG 8087
- IMG 5958
- IMG 1155
- IMG 3036
- IMG 0842
- IMG 7737
- IMG 1083
- IMG 8097
- IMG 0858
- DSC00242
- IMG 2560
IMG 4128- IMG 5979
- IMG 2529
IMG 4158- IMG 3079
- IMG 0847
- IMG 8250
IMG 4155- IMG 8024
- IMG 1784
- IMG 8430
- IMG 7988
- DSC00585
- IMG 8207
- IMG 8091
- IMG 0853
- IMG 7846
- IMG 8954
- IMG 2619
- IMG 0438
- IMG 1160
- DSC00350
- IMG 7719
- IMG 0898
- IMG 3076
- IMG 7763
- IMG 3080
- IMG 2554
- IMG 0849
- IMG 7780
- IMG 8095
IMG 4170- IMG 8018
- DSC00287
IMG 4297- IMG 5989
- IMG 2658
- IMG 0885
- IMG 8101
- IMG 8944
- IMG 7708
- IMG 6015
- IMG 3056
- IMG 2564
- IMG 0459
- IMG 7764
- IMG 8089
- IMG 0244
- IMG 7718
- DSC00375
- IMG 8026
- IMG 2633
- IMG 2453
- 3C2A3288
- IMG 8173
- IMG 8206
- IMG 8253
- IMG 0179
- IMG 0859
- DSC00250
- IMG 7771
- IMG 5984
IMG 4295- IMG 0883
IMG 4167- IMG 7984
- IMG 3121
- IMG 7761
- IMG 8436
- IMG 7782
- IMG 8106
- IMG 2679
- IMG 0232
- IMG 6001
- IMG 8048
- IMG 0190
- IMG 0168
- IMG 7705
- IMG 2450
- IMG 0854
- DSC00110
IMG 4260- IMG 3196
- IMG 3044
- IMG 8435
- IMG 5982
- DSC00273
- IMG 7850
- IMG 8007
- IMG 7724
- IMG 7819
- IMG 7964
- IMG 5992
- IMG 8805
- IMG 0851
- DSC00271
- IMG 0840
- IMG 8945
- IMG 7858
- IMG 3185
- IMG 7854
- IMG 7716
IMG 4153- IMG 8098
- IMG 8014
- IMG 3147
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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.
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