Lazy Grange Bay 3...a new start

[steve parberry]

im testing them for a freind.. honest

And the other one plays Jingle Bells,,,, Honest

 

[steve parberry]

Looking great mate, the mill is going to be a stunner.

Oh Stunner , thought you said Stunter

 

[mike]

cheers kim, its slow steady progresse ..some bugger insisted on a stairway...which im currently working on.. smoke machein turned up today..tested it in da shed

Looking great mate, the mill is going to be a stunner.

 

[steve parberry]

smoke machein turned up today..tested it in da shed

Can just see the headlines now........ A shed door bursting open, loads of smoke and Mike walking out.......



Aliens Have Landed

 

[yb281]

smoke machein turned up today..tested it in da shed

Can just see the headlines now........ A shed door bursting open, loads of smoke and Mike walking out.......



Aliens Have Landed

Or .............. tonight Matthew, I will be - SHIRLEY BASSEY.

 

[mike]

tonight, i will be a testing trains matey
had some freinds round, yestereday, the end off a busy week, started with a testing session at diggle vally, then paul holts, testing, and blowing up his mts, then i nipped to see kimbrit, in sunny blackpool...elliot called up for a few days, testing ..sometimes, even i struggle to cope, being me

 

[Rhinochugger]

Don't remember seeing the Historic Society set before

I seem to recall it escaping from Arcadia, accompanied by Chas - not sure where Dave was

 

[mike]

naa, that was sandy,and young philp..

 

[mike]

evening world
john turned up today with his thiurst.. black hidie.. beautifull loco, photds dont do it justuices.. striped it down., melted springs/skates ..need a bit of fileing, cleanoing.. ect, fettling..complet rebuild, bullets pins, had to cover motor feed pins in heat shruink, melted into tack power tabbs ,,fetteled that got it going as a anolog motor block..ok... blown chip..marcs, bunnyrabbit ,sent up a replacement free of charge,.. top man,, fitted it, tested ok, luckerly, the sound module hasnt blown.. rebuilt, ect, tested..then john mentioned his 2-10-2.... ..which he mentioned wasnt running well&o
hes blown that decoda as well!! all i could do was wire it as a anolog loco ,tem,p;..till he decideds weather to go digical..and sound....handed john a nav, and let him listen to thurst on digical sound.. i think the dark side beckoiins



mike

 

[dudley]

Great photos again, keep them coming.

 

[mike]

cheers duddly.. nothing exciteing to see,but it is important, well i think so..track power feeds, to my eternail shame, the sole track feed was 2 wires pushed into the gap, between rails, in da shed.. it was ok, on dry days., but in the depth of winter, damp ect , i notice that the power was droipping as you got futher away from the shed.. dont forget, although all the track is railclamped, its like a chain.. only as good as the weakst link.. so if one joint breaks, or starts giveing problems, all track past said jiont will be down on power, voltage ect.. belts and braces i surpose. but ,i think its worth doing..
i got some wire, and tabs.. little plates with a bolt hole in it, you soilder the wires to.. and set up on the decking
while a train ran.. well why not..
i had preveusly, left, a track feed wire, strung under the railway, it gose all the way around the railway..so all i have to do , is conect the tabs,to the railclamp bolts , and break into the track feed wire.. i used the standard chochalot block conecter.. power feeds are one per sideing, 2 per passing loop, and every point.. and inthe tunnle, and shed..18 in total..
time , reliablity, will tell..

 

[steve parberry]

Would of looked better if you had put them under the base board though

 

[mike]

good thinking matey
done a bit to mill, ran elisa the steam tram, and mavise the black corpet,

 

[flyingsignalman]

Mike, your devotion to your (railway) duty is inspiring; I would look at the wiring involved and think "tomorrow, maybe".
Its the mundane jobs that need doing, which we tend to put off, that makes all the difference.
The buildings, as always, look superb

 

[mike]

thank you keith,
i..ran the junkas, and green rugens coaches..started on the mill roof ,and the top of the stairway block, and roof door..

 

[steve parberry]

Looking good Mr D

Now we will have somewhere to put the cakes in the shade when its installed

 

[lgbmad]

Great to see some of the garden area.....I get so wrapped up in the railway world you have there, its easy to forget about how nice the railway fits in its surroundings. Superb pics are always
Kev

 

[mike]

cheers kev
well the last few days have been a nice few.. running trains and working on the mill,.. the new power feeds have improved the runnig on the smaller locos ,and the railbuss no end.. no stalling on the points ect now..

 

[Nemo]

Bloody brilliant if you ask me........

 

[Rhinochugger]

Very dark and satanic