Tales from The Room of Doom. Dipping a toe in various bucolic backwaters.

[Phil O]

Will you be using that lighting rig, at the show?

 

[NHY 581]

Will you be using that lighting rig, at the show?

Yes.

 

[NHY 581]

Morning all,

Todays activities revolve around the cooking of a large piece of ham and the installation of the DCC gubbins.

Hopefully, I won't confuse the two.

Rob.

 

[gwrrob]

Morning all,

Todays activities revolve around the cooking of a large piece of ham

Surely you must have a piece of lamb on Easter Sunday.

 

[NHY 581]

Surely you must have a piece of lamb on Easter Sunday.

 

[Pencarrow]

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That photo always reminds me of a holiday to South Africa. A 'Smiley' is a traditional recipe which, in the townships at least, was cooked over burning car tyres. Nice.

A Cape Town Specialty:

In the township of Langa, in Cape Town, South Africa, a woman lifts a smoldering sheep's head out of brightly burning flames. The expression on its scorched face is fiendish, with lips curled back into a toothy grin. Preparing this choice piece of livestock anatomy has nothing to do with...

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[LarryG]

That photo always reminds me of a holiday to South Africa. A 'Smiley' is a traditional recipe which, in the townships at least, was cooked over burning car tyres. Nice.

A Bahrain delicacy.

 

[NHY 581]

That photo always reminds me of a holiday to South Africa. A 'Smiley' is a traditional recipe which, in the townships at least, was cooked over burning car tyres. Nice.

A Cape Town Specialty:

In the township of Langa, in Cape Town, South Africa, a woman lifts a smoldering sheep's head out of brightly burning flames. The expression on its scorched face is fiendish, with lips curled back into a toothy grin. Preparing this choice piece of livestock anatomy has nothing to do with...

www.junglesinparis.com

Ahem.............

Due to an unforseen set of circumstances, a reduction in available space has occured at the SWAG show next weekend.

However, I have rejigged the floorplan and you'll no doubt be pleased to see that I have found space for Polsarrett in the car park, just outside the window of the gents toilet ( Required to be left open to improve internal air circulation ).




SB.

 

[NHY 581]

The lighting rig from Bleat Wharf, under which Ewe will be dislayed on Sunday has been test fitted.

I'm just monitoring how warm the trees get under the centre strip of the LED tubes but all appears okay at present. Warm but not overly so....however it's not what I think that's important.......it's what the trees think...





The grubby bit of plastic is protecting the waters edge whilst I mess about.

 

[NHY 581]

Evening all,

With the show looming , attention must now turn to the stock.
The layout itself has reached an acceprable appearance. More to do but for now, its fine.

I've just about finished weathering the 08 and finish it this evening,..

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

For operating your many micro layouts/dioramas do you have a single universal fiddle yard which can be used with all of them?

 

[NHY 581]

For operating your many micro layouts/dioramas do you have a single universal fiddle yard which can be used with all of them?

Morning Dave.

You'd think wouldn't you............

I've only got the three layouts and as it happens the fiddle yard is common to two of them for exhibitions, though I've made a smaller one for one of the two for home use. Means I have these two currently 'operational' at home.
The third and most recent has a right handed fiddle yard, opposite end to the other two so that is a stand alone layout.

However, I have a set of lights common to all three for exhibition use but at home each have their own lights.

I think thats clear albeit a tad convoluted.....

Rob.

 

[NHY 581]

Well,

Ewe made it's exhibition debut at the Rmweb SWAG do in Taunton on Sunday 24th. An exceptional day and Ewe was in fine company with eleven other layouts plus support.

I have no photos of my own so instead, I offer a couple of excellent images taken by Jamie Warne who has kindly allowed their use as the layout owners wish.

















As stated, images courtesy of Jamie Warne.

 

[Joe's Garage]

Very nice Rob, but as I keep saying where are the J70 trams!!
All the best
Julian

 

[NHY 581]

Very nice Rob, but as I keep saying where are the J70 trams!!
All the best
Julian

Hi Julian,

As I mentioned earlier in the thread last time you mentioned it, I've moved on my J70s. I've decided to stick with the diesels. In particular, the running on DCC of both the Hornby 08 and the Bachmann 03 is far superior to the running of the Model Rail J70s. They could have been better to be honest.

If Rapido re-release it as their own ( as they've done with the dynometer car they did for Rails) then I might revisit but until then, 1960s diesel it is.

Rob.

 

[NHY 581]

By way of a bit of 'horse trading ' ( sheep trading) I've acquired a EFE J94 0.6.0st. I've long had a soft spot for these but found the Hornby example, whilst decent enough for it's time, lacking a bit. The DJ Models example was much better but concerns over the running in certain circumstances put one off.

The EFE example, apparently improved on this but the price was a bit salty for an 0.6.0st.

However, a rummage in some cupboards at my new place of employment led to me stumbling across this example. A extremely favourable deal was struck which involved me moving on a couple of things.........and here we are.

 

[Joe's Garage]

Hi Rob, I must have misinterpreted that post as I thought you had kept one having sorted out the binding on the skirts...now I understand. Such a shame about some RTR, but as you said maybe it will be re-released by Rapido.
I do like the J94.
All the best
Julian

 

[Captain Kernow]

A J94 is an excellent addition to the loco stud and is considered, here at Kernow Towers, to almost have the status of Honorary Pannier.

 

[NHY 581]

A J94 is an excellent addition to the loco stud and is considered, here at Kernow Towers, to almost have the status of Honorary Pannier.

Subject to a further 'redistribution of resources', we may well see a further J94, high bunker job, added to the roster.

A couple of J94s to accompany the existing Sentinels and we have the basis of a little something............

 

[Pencarrow]

A J94 is an excellent addition to the loco stud and is considered, here at Kernow Towers, to almost have the status of Honorary Pannier.

Not quite up to the supurbness of a Beattie Well Tank though in my (absolutely correct) opinion.

(Typo corrected)