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IMG 1804
IMG 1916
IMG 7306
104 0401
103 0395
DSC00393
105 0559
IMG 2645
104 0403
100 0020
And some more foliage
DSC00395
104 0408
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
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.
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 1939
DSC00040
Rob and Flower Rob, his new camera and an unsuspecting flower in Pizza Express
IMG 2405
dsc00008
DSC00494
DSC00394
MOV00289
IMG 1803
IMG 7312
IMG 1929
IMG 0674
DSC00111
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
dsc00020
IMG 0816
900 0016
Merlin [5/6]
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.
dsc00054
IMG 0825
IMG 0665
DSC00456
IMG 1836
dsc00032
Ultimate Test The ultimate test for a camera: T0rky_!
137 3756
Front view
dsc00022
IMG 0185
100 0023
Glenns truck [1/3]
DSC00432
IMG 1831
DSC00124
Chris_and_Dad Chris and Dad
DSC00257
IMG 7309
DSC00364
103 0396
DSC00236
IMG 4539
IMG 2776
IMG 2644
IMG 1917
106 0646
IMG 2404
IMG 1829
IMG 0823
DSC00227
IMG 0609
DSC00095
IMG 2503
dsc00017
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.
DSC00329
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
104 0411
dsc00051
IMG 0471
IMG 1799
IMG 0574
100 0032
Merlin [2/5]
IMG 4574
IMG 2408
IMG 1935
119 1966
IMG 2409
IMG 1806
DSC00265
103 0393
b0014
Wasp [2/2]
DSC00135
Under the Table 2002-02-17 An example of the structure of the wooden frame. Very simple, sturdy enough.
IMG 0808
DSC00203
IMG 2635
IMG 1914
IMG 0670
DSC00388
dsc00059
IMG 4467
DSC00353
DSC00334
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 0804
119 1967
dsc00068
IMG 4651
IMG 0821
IMG 0675
dsc00020
dsc00053
IMG 1811
IMG 2666
IMG 2502
132 3288
Flybar again
IMG 0557
IMG 7313
IMG 0673
IMG 4480
IMG 1915
DSC00108
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 0818
136 3616
DSC00172
IMG 1828
DSC00618
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, TeleVue zoom @8mm
IMG 2508
DSC00100
DSC00121
Chris
dsc00057
900 0009
Merlin!
DSC00150
The Digitrax controller This is the controller of this layout, a Digitrax DCS-100 DCC controller.
136 3615
IMG 5352
IMG 6857
Tokina 19-35mm An exceptionally rainy day. Picture taken from inside the car!
136 3617
136 3610
105 0558
DSC00372
132 3290
Tail rotor assembly This was a fiddly piece to put together.
IMG 2761
DSC00113
IMG 4637
dsc00019
IMG 3014
IMG 0807
IMG 4477
IMG 2643
DSC00392
142 4230
IMG 0575
103 0397
132 3281
Engine in the frame, other side
119 1962
dsc00014
DSC00608
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, TeleVue zoom @8mm
IMG 2507
IMG 0544
DSC00192
DSC00398
DSC00361
dsc00004
IMG 0805
900 0012
Merlin [1/6]
119 1965
IMG 4774
IMG 4614
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".
DSC00400
119 1961
DSC00457
DSC00258
IMG 1789
899 9944
Tara!
IMG 5589 med
103 0400
DSC00241
IMG 4788
DSC00354
DSC00206
The first scenery 2002-04-28 The first area of scenery is started. Here we have some grass and bushes.
b0013
Wasp [1/2]
IMG 4677
IMG 4544
IMG 0644
IMG 0466
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.
DSC00098
Tara
IMG 2764
IMG 1838
IMG 0819
IMG 0546
104 0412
IMG 1932
IMG 0450
DSC00459
IMG 1810
IMG 8173
IMG 7310
IMG 0806
IMG 0647
103 0392
DSC00453
IMG 2651
IMG 0653
DSC00397
DSC00396
DSC00109
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 4631
DSC00576
IMG 4791
IMG 0390
104 0418
DSC00389
IMG 2501
IMG 0822
142 4251
DSC00579
DSC00185
dsc00005
IMG 4479
IMG 0648
DSC00107
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 4548
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 4657
DSC00369
DSC00181
IMG 2771
IMG 2665
136 3621
DSC00391
119 1956
IMG 5590 med
IMG 4581
DSC00259
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.
DSC00403
DSC00110
Defects Picture taken of Appt. in Arlington prior to moving in
IMG 0559
DSC00367
IMG 2544
IMG 0562
DSC00228
DSC00589
IMG 1801
IMG 5992
P0000017
DSC00402
IMG 1918
IMG 1934
IMG 0824
119 1958
IMG 4571
DSC00588
dsc00030
Tango Rob's Tango has an identity crisis
IMG 4800
IMG 4625
IMG 4599
IMG 0545
IMG 0649
IMG 0547
dsc00006
IMG 4738
IMG 2652
IMG 2649
DSC00038
Matts Matts in The Cambridge
dsc00007
IMG 4468
IMG 7315
106 0643
DSC00098
DSC00458
136 3609
DSC00362
IMG 0802
103 0379
DSC00578
DSC00355
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 2509
103 0364
Trig pulls a new bird
DSC00191
IMG 4474
IMG 1795
103 0398
IMG 4628
IMG 1063
DSC00183
dsc00047
DSC00099
IMG 2410
DSC00363
DSC00358
IMG 5966
132 3279
Engine in the frame
119 1957
IMG 2436
IMG 0651
dsc00003
IMG 0424
DSC00577
DSC00368
IMG 0435
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
DSC00182
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.
136 3618
DSC00256
IMG 1840
IMG 0414
DSC01323
The cottage in the village 2003-03-29 That lady is still waiting... 2003-03-29
IMG 2670
IMG 5960
DSC00291
IMG 2524
IMG 0654
151 5104
IMG 1790
IMG 0672
DSC00107
DSC00580
DSC00189
IMG 0448
IMG 2411
IMG 0447
119 1955
DSC00178
IMG 0607
119 1959
DSC00248
119 1960
115 1503
103 0386
dsc00016
DSC00541
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
DSC00399
DSC00365
DSC00229
IMG 2772
106 0641
IMG 4470
IMG 1798
IMG 0558
DSC00226
IMG 1800
IMG 2668
DSC00170
IMG 2504
DSC00232
IMG 2773
DSC00240
IMG 2756
IMG 2441
IMG 1792
IMG 5942
136 3623
DSC00177
DSC00359
DSC00233
IMG 4682
132 3280
Engine in the frame, closeup
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.
IMG 2662
IMG 2533
IMG 0478
IMG 2671
IMG 2667
IMG 0431
IMG 0561
DSC00235
900 0014
Merlin [3/6]
DSC00543
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
DSC00352
IMG 1078
136 3619
DSC00246
IMG 2669
IMG 1793
IMG 0560
IMG 0843
136 3622
DSC00587
IMG 1839
DSC00373
IMG 1794
IMG 2751
900 0015
Merlin [4/6]
IMG 2549
IMG 1796
DSC00360
IMG 2625
IMG 1791
IMG 2543
IMG 2511
IMG 5965
119 1953
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 2672
IMG 2442
IMG 2631
IMG 2403
dsc00087
DSC00467
IMG 2634
IMG 2546
119 1963
106 0645
DSC00310
Merlin
IMG 2639
DSC00190
IMG 0803
DSC00366
DSC00224
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.
DSC00371
IMG 2545
IMG 0568
IMG 0564
DSC00461
DSC00187
DSC00351
IMG 4605
IMG 2755
IMG 2765
IMG 2638
103 0389
DSC00460
DSC00239
IMG 2654
IMG 2418
DSC00462
IMG 2417
IMG 0839
IMG 2500
IMG 0801
DSC00374
DSC00590
IMG 3069
IMG 2636
IMG 0427
IMG 0464
IMG 2510
IMG 0446
IMG 2664
900 0013
Merlin [2/6]
DSC00357
DSC00252
IMG 0820
IMG 1788
DSC00244
IMG 0432
136 3620
IMG 5978
IMG 2675
DSC00202
IMG 2415
IMG 1080
IMG 0434
IMG 2498
IMG 2512
IMG 0472
119 1952
DSC00466
IMG 0851
IMG 5338
142 4234
DSC00260
IMG 0425
151 5106
DSC01317
A village station 2003-03-29 The village Railway Station, yet to be named or decorated. 2003-03-29
DSC00387
IMG 2532
IMG 0463
119 1933
DSC00384
dsc00015
DSC00120
DSC00552
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 0176
IMG 0429
IMG 0477
IMG 5936
DSC00249
DSC00586
IMG 2430
IMG 2770
IMG 1797
IMG 2627
IMG 2528
dsc00077
IMG 2433
103 0388
IMG 0652
IMG 0838
IMG 2663
IMG 2750
DSC00463
IMG 2505
IMG 2633
133 3303
Beastie so far
DSC00383
DSC00336
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 5591 med
DSC00251
IMG 2525
IMG 2674
dsc00092
IMG 0866
DSC00277
DSC00370
IMG 2506
DSC00261
IMG 2414
IMG 2413
104 0410
IMG 2626
DSC00183
DSC00245
136 3608
DSC00247
IMG 2541
IMG 2534
IMG 2653
IMG 2551
IMG 0854
IMG 2535
IMG 0853
IMG 0847
DSC00356
IMG 0857
DSC00108
IMG 0177
DSC00386
dsc00078
IMG 6018
IMG 2542
IMG 0473
DSC00581
IMG 0549
DSC00278
IMG 8958
IMG 2416
119 1964
106 0644
DSC00188
IMG 0858
DSC00264
IMG 3071
IMG 1067
IMG 0837
IMG 0445
IMG 3068
IMG 2419
IMG 0166
IMG 0565
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
DSC00263
IMG 8946
IMG 2655
IMG 2521
IMG 3052
IMG 2431
IMG 2637
DSC00186
IMG 0867
IMG 2536
DSC00337
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 2539
IMG 8092
IMG 2530
IMG 2527
001
IMG 2412
IMG 2497
IMG 2522
IMG 0461
IMG 0430
IMG 0852
DSC00194
IMG 2621
IMG 2424
IMG 2650
IMG 2523
DSC00253
IMG 2552
IMG 2519
IMG 0856
IMG 0423
IMG 5342
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 2520
IMG 2435
IMG 0452
DSC00254
DSC00195
IMG 7794
IMG 8027
IMG 2622
IMG 0841
DSC00102
IMG 0567
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.
DSC00242
IMG 2767
IMG 2434
IMG 5351
DSC00193
DSC00106
DSC00200
IMG 3067
IMG 0860
IMG 2660
IMG 2422
IMG 0548
IMG 7796
IMG 2978
IMG 2443
IMG 0443
IMG 2420
IMG 0844
IMG 8944
IMG 2632
IMG 0849
IMG 0433
IMG 5344
IMG 2429
DSC00266
IMG 8093
IMG 0439
DSC00385
IMG 2540
IMG 2499
b0030
Merlin [4/4]
IMG 2656
DSC00274
142 4255
IMG 2623
IMG 0828
IMG 2972
DSC00276
003
IMG 0460
IMG 2496
IMG 2445
IMG 4296
IMG 2562
IMG 1079
142 4254
DSC00553
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 2553
DSC00378
IMG 8434
IMG 8945
IMG 2673
IMG 0147
DSC00101
IMG 2557
IMG 2421
IMG 0840
IMG 1065 raw
IMG 8957
IMG 0861
142 4253
DSC00551
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
DSC00464
IMG 3053
IMG 4263
IMG 0859
DSC00197
IMG 4157
IMG 3070
IMG 7720
DSC00275
dsc00093
IMG 0149
005
014
IMG 8096
IMG 0848
IMG 8954
119 1954
dsc00089
006
IMG 0556
IMG 0552
dsc00088
DSC00201
IMG 8023
IMG 3073
IMG 0842
DSC00279
IMG 1787
IMG 8943
DSC00255
IMG 0178
IMG 2659
IMG 0855
119 1951
119 1939
IMG 2423
142 4252
IMG 7800
IMG 8090
IMG 8951
IMG 7788
IMG 6016
119 1937
IMG 8028
IMG 0175
IMG 0165
IMG 3201
IMG 3144
IMG 1059
DSC00582
IMG 2513
IMG 2538
IMG 8022
IMG 0428
142 4256
IMG 7791
IMG 8202
IMG 1069
151 5108
103 0378
DSC00271
IMG 4162
IMG 8029
IMG 0457
IMG 4262
IMG 0566
IMG 0462
IMG 5983
IMG 2558
IMG 8091
DSC00585
IMG 5333
IMG 0829
142 4228
DSC00272
IMG 2425
DSC00111
IMG 0563
IMG 0426
004
IMG 0173
DSC00262
IMG 6002
IMG 0146
dsc00002
dsc00090
IMG 2495
IMG 7855
IMG 7806
IMG 8025
DSC00308
You're still doing it
IMG 7848
IMG 2428
IMG 3140
IMG 2556
DSC00250
IMG 7787
IMG 7865
IMG 2576
IMG 0862
IMG 7710
002
IMG 0553
IMG 7792
IMG 7866
DSC00287
IMG 0827
IMG 2630
IMG 2444
IMG 7867
IMG 0172
DSC00584
IMG 8095
IMG 2518
136 3607
IMG 2529
IMG 2432
DSC00545
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 8809
IMG 0145
IMG 0168
DSC00465
IMG 8934
IMG 5336
IMG 2620
IMG 0455
103 0375
Jappert
IMG 8097
DSC00558
Saturn Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 7790
IMG 8087
IMG 3142
015
IMG 0554
IMG 0248
IMG 3122
IMG 8098
IMG 2448
IMG 3146
IMG 2971
IMG 0182
IMG 0826
IMG 8435
IMG 5994
DSC00109
IMG 7771
IMG 8038
IMG 2537
IMG 0836
IMG 2619
114 1496
DSC00350
IMG 2973
IMG 0476
IMG 0438
IMG 0865
IMG 0442
IMG 3199
IMG 2561
IMG 0898
IMG 4301
IMG 8020
IMG 2446
IMG 2494
IMG 6013
IMG 2628
IMG 0181
IMG 0456
IMG 8254
IMG 0474
IMG 2578
IMG 7733
IMG 5331
IMG 2526
IMG 2559
IMG 0180
IMG 4295
IMG 2452
DSC00380
IMG 3141
IMG 0475
IMG 0437
IMG 4303
IMG 2693
IMG 0906
IMG 8019
IMG 2567
IMG 0551
IMG 8206
IMG 5334
IMG 5990
IMG 4156
IMG 4166
IMG 8102
IMG 0167
DSC00273
IMG 8030
IMG 8021
dsc00082
IMG 8024
IMG 7705
IMG 8031
IMG 8048
IMG 0171
IMG 7715
IMG 2573
IMG 4265
IMG 8026
DSC00110
IMG 5330
IMG 0459
IMG 8955
DSC00379
IMG 2995
IMG 2974
IMG 7774
IMG 0850
3C2A6625
IMG 7851
IMG 3062
IMG 4152
IMG 0441
IMG 2574
IMG 0451
IMG 8959
IMG 3184
IMG 2447
IMG 0148
IMG 2554
IMG 0174
IMG 3120
IMG 2450
IMG 8947
IMG 7857
IMG 0422
IMG 1072
IMG 0163
IMG 4260
IMG 8099
IMG 8932
IMG 4300
IMG 1157
115 1502
IMG 3200
dsc00080
IMG 8250
IMG 5328
IMG 2555
IMG 7853
IMG 8956
IMG 2577
IMG 0886
IMG 0440
IMG 8938
IMG 7714
DSC00105
IMG 7772
IMG 3091
IMG 0247
DSC00382
IMG 8931
DSC00112
IMG 8436
IMG 7719
IMG 5987
IMG 5991
IMG 8089
IMG 8173
IMG 8106
IMG 8100
IMG 8933
DSC00199
IMG 5958
IMG 3037
IMG 3034
IMG 8120
IMG 7728
IMG 8104
IMG 1150
IMG 0885
DSC00103
IMG 0444
IMG 7708
IMG 4158
IMG 0833
IMG 8207
IMG 2684
IMG 1149
IMG 7718
IMG 7805
IMG 7807
IMG 0144
IMG 2680
IMG 0179
IMG 7760
IMG 4246
IMG 8942
IMG 8805
IMG 7854
IMG 2453
IMG 7798
IMG 3038
dsc00085
IMG 3061
IMG 7763
IMG 7764
IMG 3066
IMG 0170
IMG 0864
DSC00375
DSC00326
The Moon Meade 10" Newtonian, Sony DSC-P1, Meade Plossl 26mm
IMG 4297
IMG 7731
IMG 3033
IMG 0863
dsc00081
IMG 3054
IMG 1784
IMG 7716
IMG 5953
IMG 3124
DSC00288
IMG 7724
IMG 2451
151 5107
IMG 6012
IMG 3137
IMG 1155
IMG 5332
IMG 0264
IMG 0883
IMG 8203
IMG 8018
IMG 8088
IMG 1780
IMG 7793
IMG 6015
IMG 8283
DSC00097
IMG 7819
IMG 8101
IMG 2575
IMG 8251
IMG 8253
IMG 1786
IMG 0233
DSC00198
IMG 4298