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Evening all Saw the rugby this afternoon - Wales 24, France 18 - we're currently top of the table for a change! Next match is against Scotland, not sure how that will go but it should be a good game. Flip, Concorde? One of the best-looking aircraft ever to my mind. Did a presentation on it for A-Level French exam, was horrified by the crash, then deeply saddened by the withdrawal - hopefully one of the museums that has one will keep it airworthy - I've read a few accounts by early test crews that it was capable of some pretty spectacular aerobatics, including one who managed to outmanouvre an F-4 Phantom working as a chase aircraft! The talk about trams/trolleys has got me interested now - have rediscovered the Corgi Blackpool "balloon" I bought a few years ago and been trying to find suppliers for the motorising kit. The one thing puzzling me is whether to wire it for 2 rail or live overhead pickup - considering a small slide switch underneath to allow this to be selected. I also hear that DCC and live overhead don't mix well? Advice on the Mackay Models website is that this can destroy decoders, but the tram track I've found is only for live overhead wire - rails aren't isolated. If I get round to building somewhere for them to run (apart from testing on a loop of Hornby set-track that I use for breaking-in new models) I think I'll probably build it using live overhead, and just do without DCC on that layout. Problem at the moment is that I can only find switches and crossovers with the correct grooved rail, no straight rail lengths, so this'll have to wait - well, can motorise a few trams in readiness. Problem is the number of very nice Corgi models out there and the price of motor kits... Current projects include rebuilding an N-scale Fleischmann electric loco - little 6-wheel boxcab rod-coupled thing fitted with a working rack drive (can handle a 30 degree climb). Problems were the pickups wore through (due to running for too long at too high a speed, won't do that again!) and the worm gear shredded. Replacements for both are on order and should arrive in a couple of weeks - it was superb for switching due to very low gearing!
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