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- IMG 8030
- IMG 8656
- IMG 8028
- IMG 8379
- IMG 8211
- IMG 8272
- IMG 8383
- IMG 8183
- IMG 8477
- IMG 8037
- IMG 8277
- IMG 4420
- IMG 8036
- IMG 8158
- IMG 4304
- IMG 7648
- IMG 8623
- IMG 3181
- IMG 7755
- IMG 4474
- IMG 8457
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- IMG 8146
- IMG 8257
- IMG 8447
- IMG 7986
- IMG 4314
- IMG 4425
- IMG 8299
- IMG 7829
- IMG 4313
- IMG 7996
- IMG 8745
- IMG 4176
- IMG 8070
- IMG 8429
- IMG 8235
- IMG 0831
- IMG 4270
- IMG 7873
- IMG 8267
- IMG 7992
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- IMG 8298
- IMG 8751
- IMG 4239
- IMG 8707
- IMG 4328
- IMG 4141
- IMG 4427
- IMG 4430
- IMG 7759
- IMG 8243
- IMG 8450
- IMG 8369
- IMG 4131
- IMG 4173
- IMG 7565
- IMG 4282
- IMG 4400
- IMG 8156
- IMG 8373
- IMG 8750
- IMG 4272
- IMG 7869
- IMG 8194
- IMG 3165
- IMG 8136
- IMG 4315
- IMG 8079
- IMG 4318
- IMG 7573
- IMG 7994
- IMG 8234
- IMG 7880
- IMG 8375
- IMG 7656
- IMG 7704
- IMG 7585
- IMG 8085
- IMG 8768
- IMG 4317
- IMG 8038
- IMG 8084
- IMG 8455
- IMG 8248
- IMG 8660
- IMG 8065
- IMG 7557
- IMG 8067
- IMG 4130
- IMG 4105
- IMG 4428
- IMG 8159
- IMG 8098
- IMG 8287
- IMG 8426
- DSC00104
- IMG 4119
- IMG 4343
- IMG 8807
- IMG 8076
- IMG 8100
- IMG 4248
- IMG 7702
- IMG 8004
- IMG 4169
- IMG 8271
- IMG 7785
- IMG 7825
- IMG 7998
- IMG 8078
- IMG 4341
- IMG 8111
- IMG 7779
- IMG 8242
- IMG 7741
- IMG 8184
- IMG 8282
- IMG 8115
- IMG 8293
- IMG 4172
- IMG 3173
- IMG 8381
- IMG 4331
- IMG 7740
- IMG 8421
- IMG 3178
- IMG 4249
- IMG 4310
- IMG 7816
- IMG 7564
- IMG 8641
- IMG 8649
- IMG 8212
- IMG 0832
- IMG 4148
- IMG 3045
- IMG 7815
- IMG 8209
- IMG 8427
- IMG 8117
- IMG 8647
- IMG 3160
- IMG 3078
- IMG 8614
- IMG 8705
- IMG 4330
- IMG 8274
- IMG 8698
- IMG 7735
- IMG 8247
- IMG 7878
- IMG 3191
- IMG 3161
- IMG 8121
- IMG 3151
- IMG 4142
- IMG 3158
- IMG 4421
- IMG 7567
- IMG 7744
- IMG 8368
- IMG 8404
- IMG 8422
- IMG 8316
- IMG 4120
- IMG 3048
- IMG 7811
- IMG 7775
- IMG 4147
- IMG 7983
- IMG 8420
- IMG 8157
- IMG 8044
- IMG 8411
- IMG 0458
- IMG 8041
- IMG 8169
- IMG 3155
- IMG 3167
- IMG 4163
- IMG 3153
- IMG 4276
- IMG 4332
- IMG 4336
- IMG 8099
- IMG 3154
- IMG 7754
- IMG 8219
- IMG 0453
- IMG 7753
- IMG 7984
- IMG 8371
- IMG 7729
- IMG 8699
- 018
- IMG 8440
- IMG 8771
- IMG 7767
- 017
- IMG 8192
- IMG 4256
- IMG 7802
- IMG 8069
- IMG 8261
- IMG 7751
- IMG 7778
- IMG 7814
- IMG 7960
- IMG 4101
- IMG 3127
- IMG 8264
- IMG 8808
- IMG 4151
- IMG 3083
- IMG 7809
- IMG 7823
- IMG 8719
- IMG 4165
- IMG 7743
- IMG 3157
- IMG 8232
- IMG 8706
- IMG 7827
- IMG 8249
- IMG 3132
- IMG 3135
- IMG 8000
- IMG 8066
- IMG 4305
- IMG 8043
- IMG 3133
- IMG 4333
- IMG 8701
- IMG 3131
- IMG 7944
- IMG 8702
- IMG 7872
- IMG 8060
- IMG 3134
- IMG 4274
- IMG 4127
- IMG 8086
- IMG 8339
- IMG 7821
- IMG 8188
- IMG 4340
- IMG 8276
- IMG 8720
- IMG 3170
- IMG 4429
- IMG 7766
- IMG 7826
- IMG 8046
- IMG 8050
- IMG 8122
- IMG 4100
- IMG 8123
- IMG 8174
- IMG 4293
- IMG 4320
- IMG 3192
- IMG 7756
- IMG 3049
- IMG 8721
- IMG 3082
- IMG 4245
- IMG 7758
- IMG 8087
- IMG 8648
- IMG 3168
- IMG 7768
- IMG 8204
- IMG 8806
- IMG 8002
- IMG 8103
- IMG 7941
- IMG 8191
- IMG 4177
- IMG 3047
- IMG 8803
- IMG 3148
- IMG 8356
- IMG 3189
- IMG 8255
- IMG 4123
- IMG 3077
- IMG 4102
- IMG 4292
- IMG 8083
- IMG 7745
- IMG 3152
- IMG 7706
- IMG 7961
- IMG 3086
- IMG 3088
- IMG 8108
- IMG 4391
- DSC00290
- IMG 7824
- IMG 7856
- IMG 3129
- IMG 7558
- IMG 8265
- IMG 7732
- IMG 7781
- IMG 8107
- IMG 4106
- IMG 7717
- IMG 4287
- IMG 8652
- IMG 4344
- IMG 3087
- DSC00267
- IMG 7868
- IMG 8180
- IMG 3180
- IMG 7765
- IMG 8700
- IMG 7777
- IMG 3195
- IMG 7748
- IMG 8189
- IMG 8208
- IMG 4104
- IMG 3149
- IMG 4338
- IMG 3042
- IMG 8109
- IMG 8437
- IMG 4337
- IMG 8256
- IMG 4150
- IMG 3084
- IMG 7870
- IMG 8125
- IMG 8320
- IMG 8439
- IMG 7703
- IMG 8150
- IMG 3043
- IMG 8200
- IMG 3035
- DSC00105
- IMG 8359
- IMG 8252
- IMG 4133
- IMG 3123
- 133 3303
Beastie so far - IMG 8105
- IMG 8297
- IMG 4254
- IMG 7769
- IMG 7786
- IMG 4294
- IMG 8355
- IMG 4129
- IMG 8106
- IMG 8708
- IMG 8187
- IMG 4103
- IMG 3075
- IMG 3063
- IMG 3046
- IMG 8704
- IMG 8651
- IMG 3059
- 016
- IMG 4250
- IMG 4308
- IMG 4099
- IMG 3171
- IMG 3128
- IMG 0454
- IMG 0830
- IMG 4134
- IMG 8195
- IMG 8296
- IMG 8197
- IMG 8438
- IMG 3172
- IMG 8281
- IMG 8654
- IMG 4299
- IMG 8172
- IMG 4269
- IMG 7782
- IMG 8703
- IMG 4154
- IMG 0441
- IMG 7731
- IMG 7812
- dsc00091
- IMG 4339
- IMG 7773
- IMG 7776
- IMG 3058
- IMG 0827
- IMG 8251
- IMG 3190
- IMG 0437
- IMG 7852
- IMG 8203
- IMG 3065
- DSC00112
- IMG 7738
- IMG 3169
- IMG 7770
- IMG 8237
- IMG 4164
- IMG 3080
- DSC00272
- IMG 7747
- IMG 8239
- IMG 8241
- IMG 3057
- IMG 3136
- IMG 7728
- IMG 0826
- IMG 4298
- IMG 7727
- IMG 7854
- IMG 3119
- DSC00288
- IMG 8253
- IMG 8238
- IMG 4309
- IMG 3179
- IMG 3196
- IMG 0444
- IMG 7780
- IMG 7964
- IMG 3185
- IMG 3147
- DSC00110
- IMG 7850
- IMG 7774
- IMG 8653
- IMG 7858
- IMG 0440
- IMG 4153
- IMG 4159
- IMG 7760
- IMG 8435
- IMG 7724
- IMG 3125
- IMG 4297
- IMG 8283
- IMG 3090
- IMG 8809
- IMG 4167
- IMG 8198
- IMG 8436
- IMG 3121
- IMG 0442
- IMG 7714
- DSC00273
- IMG 7761
- IMG 8173
- IMG 3126
- IMG 4260
- IMG 8430
- IMG 3056
- IMG 7764
- DSC00242
- IMG 7763
- IMG 8805
- IMG 4170
- IMG 0459
- IMG 7718
- IMG 4155
- DSC00250
- IMG 7716
- IMG 7737
- IMG 7819
- IMG 7793
- IMG 7846
- IMG 4128
- IMG 7771
- IMG 3036
- IMG 0566
- DSC00271
- IMG 3079
- IMG 3044
- IMG 3076
- IMG 3051
- IMG 0833
- DSC00287
- IMG 7719
- IMG 8250
- IMG 4295
- IMG 7853
- IMG 0438
- IMG 8206
- IMG 8104
- IMG 8207
- IMG 7705
- IMG 4158
- IMG 7798
- DSC00465
- IMG 3033
- IMG 0456
- IMG 7708
- DSC00109
- IMG 4265
- IMG 4300
- IMG 7857
- IMG 3040
- IMG 3038
- IMG 7772
- IMG 4246
- IMG 3037
- IMG 3182
- IMG 0475
- IMG 3085
- IMG 5332
- IMG 7805
- IMG 7715
- IMG 3074
- IMG 3118
- dsc00090
- 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 0457
- 015
- IMG 0836
- IMG 0844
- IMG 7851
- IMG 0829
- DSC00111
- IMG 8254
- IMG 5334
- IMG 5328
- IMG 4262
- IMG 4303
- IMG 8120
- IMG 3197
- IMG 3187
- IMG 7807
- IMG 7733
- IMG 4152
- IMG 3145
- IMG 0451
- DSC00262
- DSC00275
- dsc00093
- IMG 3055
- IMG 3034
- IMG 4301
- DSC00266
- IMG 0476
- IMG 7710
- IMG 0455
- IMG 7867
- IMG 3061
- IMG 3138
- IMG 0840
- IMG 3186
- IMG 3139
- IMG 3054
- IMG 0474
- DSC00276
- 002
- 004
- DSC00274
- IMG 0443
- IMG 3041
- DSC00255
- IMG 8202
- 006
- IMG 3050
- DSC00279
- IMG 7720
- DSC00247
- IMG 3124
- IMG 5330
- DSC00245
- DSC00106
- IMG 3062
- IMG 3120
- 014
- IMG 3198
- IMG 3066
- IMG 0842
- IMG 3188
- IMG 0567
- DSC00254
- IMG 7788
- IMG 4166
- IMG 7855
- IMG 0828
- dsc00089
- IMG 7866
- DSC00253
- 151 5107
- IMG 3137
- IMG 7792
- IMG 3091
- IMG 0460
- DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29 - 003
- IMG 7790
- DSC00464
- IMG 4162
- IMG 7787
- IMG 7865
- IMG 0439
- IMG 5331
- IMG 7806
- 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 0462
- IMG 0563
- IMG 4156
- dsc00088
- IMG 7800
- IMG 3183
- DSC00251
- IMG 4296
- IMG 5333
- DSC00249
- IMG 3200
- IMG 4263
- IMG 0841
- DSC00224
- 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". - 005
- IMG 0558
- DSC00263
- IMG 7791
- DSC00120
- 001
- DSC00278
- DSC00261
- DSC00260
- IMG 3141
- DSC00453
- DSC00264
- IMG 3146
- DSC00108
- IMG 0837
- IMG 7796
- IMG 0477
- IMG 8434
- DSC00277
- DSC00244
- IMG 3142
- IMG 7848
- IMG 0838
- IMG 3122
- IMG 3201
- 104 0410
- IMG 0559
- dsc00092
- DSC00177
- IMG 0839
- DSC00462
- DSC00463
- DSC00233
- IMG 3073
- DSC00252
- IMG 4157
- IMG 0445
- IMG 0565
- DSC00246
- DSC00232
- IMG 3144
- IMG 1069
- DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29 - DSC00239
- DSC00226
- DSC00466
- IMG 0452
- 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. - 103 0388
- IMG 7794
- DSC00461
- IMG 0560
- IMG 0461
- IMG 3199
- IMG 3070
- DSC00181
- IMG 3140
- IMG 3184
- IMG 0473
- 151 5108
- IMG 3053
- DSC00182
- DSC00241
- IMG 3068
- DSC00467
- DSC00240
- IMG 3067
- DSC00229
- DSC00183
- IMG 0843
- DSC00235
- dsc00087
- DSC00460
- DSC00248
- 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 5936
- IMG 0446
- IMG 3071
- DSC00256
- IMG 0478
- DSC00458
- DSC00178
- DSC00259
- IMG 0463
- IMG 0564
- IMG 0464
- IMG 0568
- IMG 0472
- DSC00228
- 103 0389
- IMG 1067
- 103 0386
- DSC00107
- IMG 4605
- IMG 0447
- IMG 0561
- 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 5978
- 103 0398
- IMG 3052
- DSC00459
- IMG 4599
- DSC00121
Chris - IMG 3069
- DSC00457
- DSC00258
- DSC00227
- IMG 5942
- IMG 4628
- IMG 0448
- 104 0418
- DSC00243
- DSC00236
- 151 5106
- DSC00257
- IMG 5965
- IMG 4625
- IMG 4468
- IMG 4571
- DSC00265
- 104 0412
- 151 5104
- dsc00047
- IMG 4682
- IMG 4470
- IMG 0557
- IMG 4800
- IMG 0562
- DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 4548
- DSC00180
- IMG 4581
- 103 0397
- dsc00053
- IMG 4631
- IMG 5960
- IMG 4657
- IMG 4614
- DSC00122
Chris - DSC00123
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad - IMG 4474
- 103 0392
- IMG 0466
- IMG 5966
- IMG 0450
- DSC00456
- IMG 4479
- IMG 4791
- dsc00057
- 103 0400
- IMG 0471
- DSC00455
- IMG 4637
- 104 0411
- DSC00179
- dsc00054
- IMG 4677
- DSC00113
- 100 0023
Glenns truck [1/3] - IMG 4651
- dsc00059
- DSC00225
- IMG 4738
- 103 0393
- 100 0032
Merlin [2/5] - IMG 4467
- dsc00051
- IMG 4544
- IMG 4788
- DSC00494
- 103 0395
- IMG 5992
- DSC01325
Depot #1 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - IMG 4477
- P0000005
- dsc00056
- IMG 4539
- 104 0403
- P0000006
- IMG 4574
- IMG 2925
- IMG 4480
- 103 0399
- IMG 4774
- dsc00058
- IMG 0465
- IMG 4801
- 104 0409
- 103 0396
- 104 0414
- P0000007
- IMG 2926
- 104 0401
- 104 0408
- dsc00055
- IMG 4645
- 103 0390
- 100 0031
Merlin [1/5] - P0000011
- 100 0035
Merlin [5/5] - 103 0391
- DSC00496
- DSC00114
- 104 0416
- DSC00493
- P0000074
- 103 0394
- IMG 4578
- 104 0417
- 104 0407
- 100 0022
Back porch - 100 0020
And some more foliage - DSC00491
- 104 0413
- dsc00048
- 100 0017
Brumbrum - IMG 4460
- IMG 4458
- IMG 0470
- 100 0024
Glenns truck [2/3] - DSC00495
- 104 0402
- 100 0033
Merlin [3/5] - 100 0030
Glenn and Tara and Wine - dsc00052
- 104 0419
- 100 0034
Merlin [4/5] - DSC00454
- DSC00118
- 100 0029
Glenn and Tara - 104 0405
- 100 0019
Some other plant - 100 0028
Glenn in workshop [2/2] - DSC00492
- IMG 4638
- IMG 4463
- IMG 2927
- IMG 4561
- DSC00471
- IMG 5994
- DSC01330
The village to be 2003-03-29 Where am I? In the village. 2003-03-29 - P0000004
- 104 0406
- 100 0016
Brumbrum - IMG 4459
- IMG 4454
- 100 0026
Glenn inside a truck - dsc sp5 0004
Canon EOS 10D - IMG 4490
- IMG 4453
- P0000008
- IMG 0355
- 100 0012
Our house... - 100 0015
Cherry tree - 100 0021
Blueberry tree - DSC00473
- P0000079
- DSC00116
- dsc sp5 0002
Canon EOS 10D - dsc00050
- IMG 0345
- DSC00490
- IMG 4493
- IMG 4515
- P0000009
- 125 2555
- 100 0025
Glenns truck [3/3] - DSC00635
Laptop and stuff 2002-11-23 Again, notice the image of the Moon. - IMG 4535
- DSC00472
- 104 0415
- IMG 5998
- IMG 4506
- 104 0421
- DSC00480
- DSC00117
- DSC00475
- 100 0038
Tara! - IMG 4443
- DSC01939
- P0000076
- 107 0706
- 100 0013
...in the middle of our street - 125 2540
- 100 0018
Blueberry tree - 126 2613
- 100 0014
More house - DSC00468
- 107 0739
- 107 0708
- DSC00487
- DSC00569
- DSC00476
- 125 2585 2
- 104 0423
- IMG 0212
- 104 0404
- DSC00115
- DSC00489
- dsc sp5 0003
Canon EOS 10D - DSC00482
- IMG 4502
- DSC00479
- IMG 0344
- IMG 0218
- IMG 4495
- IMG 4511
- DSC00568
- DSC00488
- DSC00470
- 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.. - 125 2587
- DSC00632
The Moon on my laptop 2002-11-23 This was a live image of the Moon, at the time. - DSC00629
The meade 10" and gubbins 2002-11-23 The cables and stuff - it was a cold 0°C that night. - 107 0741
- P0000010
- IMG 0383
- DSC00570
- 107 0703
- DSC00486
- dsc sp5 0001
Canon EOS 10D - IMG 4534
- 126 2610
- 104 0422
- 100 0027
Glenn in workshop [1/2] - 107 0709
- IMG 4499
- IMG 0350
- IMG 4437
- DSC00474
- DSC00484
- IMG 0386
- IMG 0351
- DSC00481
- IMG 4445
- IMG 0346
- 125 2539
- IMG 0379
- 125 2537
- P0000085
- IMG 0340
- 125 2587 2
- 125 2544
- 125 2567
- 125 2585
- 132 3267
- 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 2556
- P0000075
- 107 0705
- DSC00097
Merlin - 107 0744
- IMG 0384
- IMG 0381
- IMG 0215
- 125 2586 2
- 126 2615
- 125 2586
- 125 2512
- DSC01327
Depot #2 2003-03-29 A view of the depot. 2003-03-29 - 125 2570
- 107 0715
- 126 2611
- 125 2554
- IMG 4441
- 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 - 126 2612
- 107 0738
- 107 0716
- IMG 0348
- IMG 0365