RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 Trude's preferring to have a siesta right now: Albert prefers napping on the parquet as it's a bit cooler than the rugs, and probably because he is more furry! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 I think you mistyped Sutherland Could be, Beast - they all look the same to me, big green broad gauge things. Now our Beyer-Peacocks I can spot which one it is at a distance, they're all slightly different! Is Hamilton the one that looks like an up-turned bath tub? Mighty thunderstorm for an hour up home this morning about 6am, misty in Douglas now with an atmosphere you could describe as gooey it's so thick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 Oh, I see now - there's a name on that big plate on the side...... D'oh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 And Albert is currently resting behind the radio desk: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 One of the nearby lightning strikes must have hit something nasty, as there is an unpleasant smell locally, a combination of burning rubber and sewage. Have you checked your outside loo?..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 then later on a letter to write to MRJ which I ought really get on with as I have been asked to write by the publisher (name droppers R'us - and I even have an ER witness, unless he'd got up from the tea table by then?). My ears are burning . Having had an ' old school ' upbringing I dont listen to conversations that dont directly involve me , so in this instance I am at a loss . But I will say I have never heard of a magazine ' commisioning ' letters to print . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewC Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thanks for all the suggestions. As you can see with the attached piccie bolts, pins, etc aren't going to be practical. The track rests on the girders of the viaduct. with the tie (sleeper) ends exposed. Yes that's Peco track with the spacing chopped down to match the bridge track spacing in HO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Andrew I tend to roughen up the sleeper surface before fixing with superglue. With that many sleeper the glue should be able to hold them down especially that they are recessed underneth. Another way but fiddly (assuming the bridge deck is also styrene) is to use microstrip to fit into some of the sleeper recesses then use Britfix Liquid Poly solvent to bond them to the bridge deck. That should stop them moving. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 How were the ties attached to the girders on the real bridges like that? Most of the photos I have in my M&Pa book of bridges seem to have a loco dangling in space off them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Have you checked your outside loo?..... The shed that looks like an outdoor loo seems to have survived! Just off to the park now that it has stopped raining. The thunder and lightning stopped mid morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Andrew I was going to suggest trying a bit of C+L track as the plastic feels different then I saw you wanted HO spacing. It also occurred to me what do Peco recommend for their individulay but the website seems silent on that matter. One other possibility is a hot glue gun but use it sparingly or it may distort the sleepers. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 But I will say I have never heard of a magazine ' commisioning ' letters to print . Magazines are notorious for arranging topicality via correspondence columns. E.g. a member of staff has been researching something of interest to him, but hasn't enough material to run a full article. Amazingly, just that month "Fred from Leeds" writes in, enquiring a bit vaguely about just that subject, which can then be answered by this useful filler-size "response". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Magazines are notorious for arranging topicality via correspondence columns. E.g. a member of staff has been researching something of interest to him, but hasn't enough material to run a full article. Amazingly, just that month "Fred from Leeds" writes in, enquiring a bit vaguely about just that subject, which can then be answered by this useful filler-size "response". Although in this case the conversation was about something which has appeared in a recently past interview and correcting something (in a photo caption) plus expanding very considerably on the original caption text. Mind you it might lead to further developments of the subject in the future - and it relates to diesels! And it's nice to have it confirmed that Sidecar Mike is the well brought-up bloke I've always thought him to be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Albert prefers napping on the parquet as it's a bit cooler than the rugs, and probably because he is more furry! Is 'parquet' rabbit speak for 'quarpet' ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 .... and I hope Ashers doesn't think her excuse for going to the pub passed unnoticed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Just to lower the tone a bit here is some pink scenery! The station I am (very loosely) modelling is set in a cutting. So I thought I should do some cutting. The September edition of Model Railroader arrived today and there is (on page 50) a bird's eye view of an open top girder bridge like Andrew's (except it is straight) showing the bridge track on such a structure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawfin Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Looks like you can post whatever you want on this thread... I havent made a proper post here yet, so here's a few pictures of the IRRS 071 Railtour on Saturday: 073 071 and 073 Ffestiniog No. 1, "Princess," on temporary static display at Heuston GSWR 2-2-2 No. 36 on static display at Cork Kent NIR 209, "River Foyle," at Cork Kent. Have been looking for this loco for ages! IÉ 231, "Abhainn na Maighe/River Maigue," at Newry. One of the few 201s on the enterprise route I hadn't seen before. Oh, yes, the weather is very good, 18 degrees and very sunny. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Is Hamilton the one that looks like an up-turned bath tub? That's the one...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) Evening All Started rumbly, then stopped, then started, then stopped - and that was this morning. Right now, it's distant rumbly, with a lead coloured sky, and I thought "I'll just get the dog walked before it kicks off" - I didn't, and my shirt and trousers are now hanging up to dry. Took Lily to the vet's again for her periodic ear check ("one's still rubbish - keep using the drops") and scar check as she's got a moist sticky lump on her op. scar ("it's a reaction to the viocral which is dissolving and causing hydration") and annual health check and innoculation ("that'll be £58, please"). I'm in the wrong trade. Anyhow, I'm off as I need to use the computer for more serious things matters other than RMWeb. Regards to All Stewart ps thanks BOD for the picture of Oor Wullie - Scotland's most famous schoolboy/rogue/comedy turn (that's for the non Scots who wonder who the character is) Edited July 23, 2013 by 45156 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 Evening all... Clouding over again, but I wouldn't bet on any immediate precipitation as of yet. Though I'd certainly welcome it after yet another oppressively hot day! Of course, this kind of weather could explain a story from Saxony I just read. Cue a band of blokes from the countryside who, drunkenly, cut away the roof from an older Beemer, painted the interior blue and filled it up with water. Unfortunately for them, they attempted to go cruising with their mobile pool, which caught the attention of the police. The people concerned are now under investigation for drunk driving and possible other offences to do with operating an uncertified motor vehicle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2013 Finally got around to posting some US pics http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/74244-irvine-the-cajon-area-some-colton-yard-and-with-real-surfliner-at-san-clemente/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted July 23, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2013 That's the one...... willie.jpg Excellent - Oor Wullie. My Dad's name for me.....middle name's William. Jockinese family! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted July 24, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Good morning all, Dry & slightly cooler at 16oC, sunny & looks like it will be a lovely day. Hectic here yesterday with kids here after school for the last time for 6 weeks. Very proud GB because all 3 of them have got excellent end of term reports, Joe is now moving on to senior school & the comments made by his teachers brought a few tears to his Mum's eyes. (& others) We hadn't seen Abbie for over a week as she has been in Spain with her school. She is a very mature 14 y.o but in that short space of time seems even more so. They're growing up too fast! As for our little Gemma, at the beginning of the school year she was finding things a bit hard but has turned it round big time. Unlike her brother & sister she is still small for her age but is quite able to stand up for herself. Apparently "she is very good at solving playground disputes". Have a good one, Bob. Edited July 24, 2013 by grandadbob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Morning All, Oops - What happened there then? I am surprised to be first this morning. Yes Jawfin, you can post pretty much anything around here. Welcome to ERs! Nice pics by the way. The weather is still much too hot, but thunderstorms are forecast, so perhaps it will cool down later. Have a good day everyone... Edited July 24, 2013 by Robert 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelintrev Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Good Morning and happy Hump day All, Raining hard here at the moment & I've got to go and do a site survey! (With any luck the site will be flooded & I can go home!) . I'll add my welcome to Jawfin too, as Robert says pretty much anything gets put on here (including the odd pictures of trains & models), Try and find some thing to smile at today, Trev 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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