
- IMG 8080
- IMG 8313
- IMG 8146
- IMG 8655
- IMG 7997
- IMG 8635
- IMG 8030
- IMG 7986
- IMG 8623
- IMG 8379
- IMG 8656
- IMG 8745
- IMG 8028
- IMG 8158
- IMG 8707
- IMG 7829
- IMG 8468
- IMG 8477
IMG 4474- IMG 8750
- IMG 7755
- IMG 7956
- IMG 8751
- IMG 3165
- IMG 8037
- IMG 3181
- IMG 7996
- IMG 8211
- IMG 8447
- IMG 8036
- IMG 8183
- IMG 8383
- IMG 0831
- IMG 8243
IMG 4314
IMG 4425- IMG 7992
- IMG 7759
IMG 4270
IMG 4304- IMG 8267
- IMG 8062
- IMG 8235
- IMG 8369
IMG 4282- IMG 7565
- IMG 8257
- IMG 8457
- IMG 8299
IMG 4176- IMG 8450
IMG 4313
IMG 4400- IMG 8070
- IMG 8429
- IMG 7704
IMG 4328
IMG 4427- IMG 7585
- IMG 8181
- IMG 7873
- IMG 8156
IMG 4272- IMG 8298
IMG 4141- IMG 7573
IMG 4173
IMG 4430- IMG 8136
- IMG 7880
- IMG 8098
IMG 4131- IMG 8194
- IMG 8248
- IMG 8373
- IMG 7994
- IMG 7702
- IMG 8100
- IMG 7557
- IMG 7656
- IMG 8234
- IMG 8287
IMG 4318- IMG 7869
- IMG 8768
- IMG 8375
- IMG 8271
- IMG 8274
IMG 4315
IMG 4317- IMG 8079
- IMG 8807
- IMG 8085
- IMG 8084
- DSC00104
- IMG 7779
- IMG 8038
- IMG 8065
- IMG 8242
- IMG 8660
IMG 4105- IMG 3045
IMG 4248- IMG 7741
- IMG 8455
- IMG 3161
- IMG 7825
- IMG 8067
- IMG 7785
- IMG 8705
- IMG 7564
- IMG 8159
IMG 4130
IMG 4421- IMG 8293
- IMG 3078
IMG 4428- IMG 7740
- IMG 8426
- IMG 8076
- IMG 8282
- IMG 8099
- IMG 8368
- IMG 8111
IMG 4119
IMG 4249- IMG 0832
IMG 4310
IMG 4343- IMG 8078
IMG 4169- IMG 7998
- IMG 3160
- IMG 8004
- IMG 8212
IMG 4341- IMG 8115
- IMG 3173
- IMG 7567
- IMG 8381
- IMG 7816
IMG 4172- IMG 8421
- IMG 8614
- IMG 8184
- IMG 8698
IMG 4148- IMG 3178
- IMG 7878
- IMG 8044
IMG 4331- IMG 8649
- IMG 7735
- IMG 8647
- IMG 3048
- IMG 8411
- IMG 8641
- IMG 3167
- IMG 7815
- IMG 8209
- IMG 8427
- IMG 7802
- IMG 8247
- IMG 8404
- IMG 3151
- IMG 3191
- IMG 8316
- IMG 8117
- IMG 8157
IMG 4256
IMG 4276- IMG 7983
- IMG 7754
- IMG 7811
- IMG 8121
IMG 4142- IMG 3158
- IMG 8041
- IMG 8422
IMG 4330- IMG 7744
- IMG 8420
IMG 4120- IMG 3083
- IMG 7984
- IMG 8371
- IMG 3155
- IMG 8699
IMG 4147- IMG 8169
- IMG 7775
- IMG 3153
- IMG 8219
- IMG 8440
- IMG 0458
- IMG 7753
IMG 4163- 018
- IMG 8706
- IMG 8771
- IMG 7960
- 017
- IMG 3154
- IMG 7821
- IMG 7729
- IMG 8043
- IMG 8808
IMG 4332- IMG 7809
- IMG 8192
- IMG 7751
- IMG 7823
- IMG 0453
IMG 4336- IMG 8339
- IMG 8264
- IMG 8276
- IMG 7778
- IMG 8069
- IMG 8261
IMG 4151- IMG 7767
- IMG 7944
- IMG 3127
- IMG 8046
- IMG 7814
- IMG 8719
IMG 4165- IMG 8701
- IMG 8249
IMG 4101- IMG 3157
- IMG 3135
- IMG 8232
- IMG 8702
- IMG 7743
- IMG 3134
- IMG 7827
- IMG 3133
- IMG 8720
- IMG 8066
- IMG 3132
- IMG 8000
IMG 4245
IMG 4274
IMG 4305- IMG 8050
- IMG 8103
- IMG 3170
- IMG 7756
- IMG 8188
IMG 4333- IMG 8086
- IMG 3131
- IMG 7872
- IMG 8721
- IMG 3047
IMG 4340- IMG 7758
- IMG 8204
IMG 4127
IMG 4293- IMG 8060
- IMG 3148
- IMG 8803
IMG 4429- IMG 7941
- IMG 7766
- IMG 7826
- IMG 3049
IMG 4287- IMG 3082
IMG 4320- IMG 8174
- IMG 8087
- IMG 8356
IMG 4292- IMG 3192
- IMG 8122
- IMG 8648
IMG 4100- IMG 8123
- IMG 3168
- IMG 7961
- IMG 8002
- IMG 8806
- IMG 3077
- IMG 7706
- IMG 7768
- IMG 7558
- IMG 3189
- IMG 8108
- IMG 8191
- IMG 3086
- IMG 7824
IMG 4177- IMG 8083
IMG 4102
IMG 4123- IMG 7781
- IMG 8265
- IMG 8255
- IMG 7745
- IMG 8200
- IMG 8700
- IMG 3088
- IMG 3043
- IMG 8107
- IMG 7703
- IMG 3152
- IMG 3129
IMG 4106- IMG 3042
- IMG 8208
- DSC00290
- IMG 3084
IMG 4391- IMG 8320
- IMG 3149
- IMG 7748
- IMG 7856
- IMG 7717
- IMG 7732
- IMG 8150
- IMG 8652
- IMG 8105
- IMG 7777
- IMG 3180
- DSC00267
- IMG 3087
- IMG 7868
- IMG 8355
- IMG 8180
- IMG 8359
- IMG 8109
- IMG 8437
IMG 4104- IMG 3195
- IMG 7765
IMG 4344- IMG 8189
- DSC00105
- IMG 8106
- IMG 8439
IMG 4150- 133 3303
Beastie so far - IMG 8256
- IMG 3075
IMG 4338
IMG 4250- IMG 3046
IMG 4254- IMG 8125
IMG 4337- IMG 7870
- IMG 8252
- IMG 8704
IMG 4133- IMG 3035
- IMG 7786
- IMG 8708
- IMG 3063
- IMG 8297
- IMG 3123
IMG 4269- IMG 0830
IMG 4294- IMG 7769
IMG 4308
IMG 4103
IMG 4129- IMG 3059
- IMG 8195
- IMG 8651
IMG 4154
IMG 4099- IMG 8187
- IMG 8203
- 016
- IMG 7782
- IMG 8197
- IMG 3128
- IMG 3171
- IMG 8281
- IMG 8438
- IMG 0454
- IMG 3147
dsc00091- IMG 8296
IMG 4134- IMG 3065
- IMG 0441
- IMG 8703
- IMG 3172
- IMG 3058
- IMG 0827
- IMG 8654
- IMG 3196
- IMG 7731
- IMG 8172
IMG 4299- IMG 8251
- DSC00112
- IMG 8239
- IMG 8241
- IMG 7747
- IMG 3080
- IMG 7812
- IMG 7738
- IMG 3057
IMG 4339- IMG 7776
- IMG 3190
- IMG 0826
- IMG 7773
- IMG 0437
IMG 4164- IMG 3136
- IMG 3169
- IMG 7852
- IMG 8237
- IMG 7770
- IMG 7780
- DSC00272
- DSC00110
- IMG 7964
- IMG 8238
IMG 4309- IMG 3119
- IMG 7728
- IMG 7760
- IMG 8198
- IMG 8253
- IMG 8809
- IMG 7854
- IMG 3185
- IMG 3179
IMG 4260
IMG 4298- DSC00288
- IMG 7727
IMG 4153- IMG 7850
- IMG 8283
- IMG 0444
- IMG 7858
- IMG 8653
- IMG 0440
- IMG 7774
IMG 4155- IMG 3056
- IMG 8435
- IMG 3044
- IMG 7761
IMG 4159- IMG 3090
- DSC00273
- IMG 7724
- IMG 3125
- IMG 3121
IMG 4167- DSC00250
IMG 4297- IMG 8805
- IMG 0442
- IMG 7714
- IMG 8436
- IMG 7819
- IMG 8173
- IMG 7846
- IMG 3126
- IMG 0833
- IMG 3079
- IMG 7737
- IMG 7763
- IMG 7793
- IMG 8206
- IMG 8430
- IMG 3076
- IMG 8104
- IMG 0459
- DSC00242
- IMG 7716
- IMG 7718
- IMG 7764
IMG 4170- IMG 8207
- IMG 7771
- IMG 8250
- IMG 3051
- IMG 7705
- IMG 3036
- IMG 0566
- DSC00271
IMG 4128- DSC00287
IMG 4295- IMG 7798
- DSC00109
- IMG 7853
- IMG 0438
- IMG 7719
IMG 4265- DSC00465
- IMG 7708
- IMG 7805
- IMG 3085
IMG 4158
IMG 4246- IMG 3033
- IMG 7857
- IMG 0456
- IMG 3182
- IMG 3074
- IMG 5332
- IMG 3040
- IMG 0836
IMG 4300- IMG 7772
- IMG 7807
- IMG 3038
- IMG 3197
- IMG 3037
dsc00090- DSC00111
- 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 5328
- IMG 0475
- IMG 3055
IMG 4262- IMG 7715
- 015
- IMG 5334
- IMG 3145
- IMG 3118
- IMG 0829
- IMG 0457
- IMG 3054
- IMG 7733
- IMG 0844
dsc00093- IMG 8254
- IMG 7851
- IMG 3187
IMG 4303- IMG 0840
IMG 4152- IMG 3034
- DSC00275
- DSC00262
- IMG 8120
- IMG 0451
- IMG 3061
- IMG 8202
- DSC00266
IMG 4301- IMG 3186
- IMG 0476
- IMG 7710
- IMG 0455
- IMG 7867
- IMG 3138
- IMG 3139
- IMG 3198
- DSC00276
- 002
- IMG 3050
- IMG 0474
- DSC00274
- IMG 3066
- IMG 5330
- DSC00255
- DSC00106
- IMG 0443
- 004
- IMG 3041
- DSC00279
- DSC00247
- 006
- IMG 7806
- IMG 3124
- IMG 7720
- IMG 3188
- DSC00245
- DSC00254
dsc00089- IMG 3062
- IMG 0828
- IMG 7788
- IMG 3120
- IMG 0842
- IMG 7792
- 014
- IMG 7787
- IMG 0567
- 151 5107
IMG 4166- DSC00253
- IMG 7855
- DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29 - IMG 7790
IMG 4156- IMG 7866
- IMG 3137
- DSC00464
- 003
- IMG 5331
- IMG 0460
- IMG 3091
- IMG 7865
IMG 4162
dsc00088- 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 3200
- IMG 0439
- IMG 7800
- IMG 3146
IMG 4263- IMG 3183
- IMG 0462
- IMG 5333
- IMG 0563
- DSC00251
IMG 4296- IMG 0841
- DSC00249
- 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". - DSC00224
- IMG 7791
- DSC00261
- IMG 0837
- IMG 0558
- 001
- DSC00120
- 005
- DSC00108
- DSC00278
- DSC00263
- DSC00260
- IMG 3141
- IMG 7796
- DSC00453
- DSC00264
- 104 0410
- IMG 0838
- IMG 3201
- IMG 7848
- IMG 0477
- DSC00277
- IMG 8434
- IMG 3073
dsc00092- IMG 0839
- DSC00244
- IMG 3142
- IMG 3122
- IMG 0559
IMG 4157- DSC00177
- DSC00462
- DSC00252
- DSC00463
- DSC00233
- IMG 3199
- IMG 0565
- IMG 0445
- IMG 3070
- DSC00246
- IMG 3144
- DSC00232
- IMG 1069
- DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29 - IMG 7794
- 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. - DSC00239
- DSC00466
- IMG 3068
- IMG 3067
- 151 5108
- DSC00226
- IMG 3053
- IMG 0461
- 103 0388
- IMG 0452
- DSC00181
- IMG 3140
- IMG 0560
- DSC00461
- IMG 0473
- IMG 3184
- DSC00182
- DSC00241
- DSC00467
dsc00087- DSC00240
- DSC00229
- DSC00183
- IMG 0843
- 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 - DSC00235
- IMG 3071
- DSC00248
- IMG 5936
- DSC00460
- DSC00256
- IMG 0446
- IMG 0478
- DSC00458
- DSC00259
- DSC00178
- IMG 0463
- IMG 0564
- IMG 0472
- IMG 0464
- IMG 0568
- DSC00228
- IMG 1067
- 103 0389
- DSC00107
- IMG 4605
- 103 0386
- 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
- IMG 3052
- IMG 3069
- IMG 5978
- IMG 0561
- 103 0398
- IMG 4599
- IMG 4628
- DSC00459
- DSC00121
Chris - IMG 5942
- 104 0418
- DSC00258
- DSC00457
- DSC00227
- IMG 4625
- 151 5106
- IMG 0448
- DSC00243
- DSC00236
- IMG 4468
- DSC00257
- IMG 4571
- IMG 5965
- IMG 4682
- 151 5104
- 104 0412
dsc00047- DSC00265
- IMG 4470
- IMG 4800
- IMG 4631
- IMG 0557
- IMG 4548
- DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad
dsc00053- 103 0397
- IMG 4614
- IMG 4581
- IMG 0562
- DSC00180
- IMG 5960
- IMG 4657
- DSC00122
Chris - IMG 4474
- DSC00123
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 4479
- IMG 5966
- 103 0392
- IMG 4637
- IMG 0466
- 103 0400
dsc00057- IMG 4791
- IMG 0450
- DSC00456
- 104 0411
- IMG 4738
- DSC00455
- DSC00113
- IMG 0471
- IMG 4677
dsc00054- 100 0023
Glenns truck [1/3] - IMG 4651
- DSC00179
- IMG 4467
- 100 0032
Merlin [2/5]
dsc00059- IMG 4544
- DSC00225
- P0000005
- 103 0393
- DSC00494
- IMG 4477
- IMG 4788
- IMG 5992
dsc00051- DSC01325
Depot #1 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - 103 0395
- IMG 4539
- 104 0403
- P0000006
dsc00056- IMG 4774
- IMG 2925
- 103 0399
- IMG 4574
- P0000007
- IMG 4480
- 104 0409
dsc00058- IMG 4645
- 104 0401
- IMG 4801
- 104 0414
- 103 0396
- 104 0408
dsc00055- IMG 0465
- IMG 2926
- P0000011
- 100 0031
Merlin [1/5] - 100 0035
Merlin [5/5] - 103 0390
- DSC00496
- 104 0416
- 103 0391
- 104 0417
- DSC00493
- DSC00114
- IMG 4578
- P0000074
- 100 0022
Back porch - IMG 4460
- 104 0407
- 100 0020
And some more foliage - 103 0394
- 104 0413
- 104 0402
- DSC00491
- 100 0017
Brumbrum - DSC00495
dsc00048- 100 0033
Merlin [3/5] - 100 0030
Glenn and Tara and Wine - IMG 4458
- 100 0034
Merlin [4/5] - 100 0024
Glenns truck [2/3]
dsc00052- IMG 4638
- IMG 4463
- IMG 0470
- 100 0029
Glenn and Tara - DSC00471
- 100 0019
Some other plant - DSC00454
- IMG 4561
- P0000004
- 104 0419
- 104 0405
- 100 0028
Glenn in workshop [2/2] - DSC00492
- DSC00118
- IMG 5994
- IMG 4459
- DSC01330
The village to be 2003-03-29 Where am I? In the village. 2003-03-29 - IMG 2927
- 100 0016
Brumbrum - 104 0406
- dsc sp5 0004
Canon EOS 10D - P0000008
- IMG 4454
- 100 0026
Glenn inside a truck - 100 0012
Our house... - DSC00116
- IMG 4490
- IMG 4453
- DSC00473
- 100 0021
Blueberry tree - IMG 0355
- 100 0015
Cherry tree - P0000079
dsc00050- IMG 4493
- dsc sp5 0002
Canon EOS 10D - IMG 4515
- P0000009
- IMG 0345
- DSC00490
- DSC00635
Laptop and stuff 2002-11-23 Again, notice the image of the Moon. - DSC00472
- IMG 4535
- 100 0025
Glenns truck [3/3] - 104 0415
- IMG 4506
- IMG 5998
- 125 2555
- DSC00117
- DSC00480
- DSC00475
- IMG 4443
- 100 0013
...in the middle of our street - 104 0421
- 107 0706
- 100 0038
Tara! - P0000076
- 100 0018
Blueberry tree - 100 0014
More house - DSC01939
- 126 2613
- 125 2540
- 107 0739
- DSC00468
- 107 0708
- DSC00115
- DSC00487
- DSC00476
- 104 0404
- DSC00569
- DSC00479
- 125 2585 2
- DSC00482
- 104 0423
- dsc sp5 0003
Canon EOS 10D - DSC00489
- DSC00470
- IMG 4502
- IMG 4495
- IMG 0218
- IMG 0212
- IMG 4511
- IMG 0344
- DSC00488
- DSC00568
- 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. - P0000010
- 125 2587
- DSC00632
The Moon on my laptop 2002-11-23 This was a live image of the Moon, at the time. - 107 0741
- 126 2610
- IMG 0383
- dsc sp5 0001
Canon EOS 10D - IMG 4534
- DSC00570
- 107 0703
- DSC00486
- 107 0709
- IMG 4437
- 100 0027
Glenn in workshop [1/2] - IMG 4499
- 104 0422
- 125 2537
- IMG 0350
- DSC00481
- IMG 4445
- DSC00474
- P0000085
- DSC00484
- 125 2544
- IMG 0386
- 125 2567
- 125 2539
- IMG 0351
- IMG 0379
- 132 3267
- 125 2587 2
- 125 2585
- IMG 0346
- IMG 0340
- 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. - IMG 0381
- 126 2615
- 125 2556
- P0000075
- 107 0705
- IMG 0384
- 107 0744
- DSC00097
Merlin - 126 2611
- 125 2586
- IMG 0215
- 125 2570
- 125 2512
- 125 2586 2
- DSC01327
Depot #2 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - 107 0738
- 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 - 125 2545
- 107 0715
- 126 2612
- IMG 4441
- IMG 4520
- 107 0740
- 107 0716