finished baseboard
Posted by kiwinewt on 30 June, 2009finished baseboard Originally uploaded by WalkerWhanau Well, timber with plywood top done, bolts done. now just to sand down and prep for trains. oh, and to drill wiring holes…
I, Kiwinewt, am a TechnoHippy.
Technohippies are a breed of their own. They are not malicious, but only interested in the way things work. They have a broad wisdom of many different technologies. Ignorance and hatred is looked down upon by the technohippy. The technohippy embraces the environment and will do as much as they can to protect it and help it flourish. All in all, a technohippy is a philosophically-open eccentric geek.
New project
Posted by kiwinewt on 28 June, 2009I got a bit of a new project today too. Well, I bought her today. Hopefully will arrive in just over a week with some matching carriages. One can but hope. “Triang Princess 4-6-2 loco Princess Elizabeth 46201 Model released 1955 -1958 Body marked R50 but chassis looks like a R53 All plastic body. Loco [...]
Progress
Posted by kiwinewt onSo I’ve been a bit busy of late with my layout. Slowly but surely getting it setup and ready to go: (Warning: Lots of pics. Small ones, but still lots.)
Train Links
Posted by kiwinewt on 20 June, 2009Just thought I would put these in for info… Lighting with DCC (the reason I got the LEDs etc.) http://brian-lambert.co.uk/DCC.htm#DCC Lighting A DCC Lighting Kit HowTo (Where I got the idea from) http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=DCC-Concepts-Light-Module Modelling of Sodor (Thomas the Tank) http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/ffarquhar.htm Model Railroad track plans (Might use the single car turntable on the wharf, perhaps a [...]
New parts
Posted by kiwinewt onJust went to the model shop for a little while today… (yeah right!) and I got a couple of parts for when I do get the layout built. Firstly, the bridge for the figure 8: Secondly, a T.A.R.D.I.S: Good thing is, the bridge is practically exactly what I need, and the T.A.R.D.I.S satisfies my geek [...]
Trains…
Posted by kiwinewt on 18 June, 2009So. I have decided that since I am going to garden all spring and summer and part of autumn, I probably need something to do in winter and at the times that I can’t/don’t need to get outside. Therefore, I am going to be adding Model Trains to the list of things I blog about. [...]
Harvest
Posted by kiwinewt on 5 June, 2009So I managed to get off work early today and got the frost damage sorted. It wasn’t as bad as I first thought – just had to get rid of the tomatoes. I moved the boxes around so they are up against the north-facing end of the garden – in front of the herb garden [...]
Current Garden Layout
Posted by kiwinewt on 4 June, 2009Silly little diagram of the garden how it is at the moment. Not to scale Brown = vege beds Yellow-brown = brick bed. currently with borage and weeds…. Red = compost bin Blue = shed Green = tree Grey pentagram = Washing Line Grey = path Pink = herb/little bed So much I would love [...]
Garlic
Posted by kiwinewt on 2 June, 2009I know it’s not the shortest day yet, but this has just gone in to the garden And after it’s planted and covered with leaves for warmth (the tomatoes are long gone now)