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http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1385473 does anyone know the `computer' specs, batterys AHr etc etc because that has to be the most inept cludged up pos solar install I have ever seen... and thats saying something... it might be `slightly' worse if it was facedown on...

I got my solar tech install ticket here in australia a while back i think you might want to look up energy densities and panel capacities ;-) there are indeed solar panel arrays that can do the things you suggested (they are often in remote parts of Australia done by solar panels rather...

btw there are 2 types of foam used- closed and open- open is a good `filler' for hills etc, closed is `structural' foam that can basically support itself look for xps or eps in the part number (eps is more common and cheaper)- xps is the `ducks testicles' when it comes to foam substrates all...

a heads up- the pink/blue foam that is often mentioned in american sites/magazines is available in Australia from any hardware shop (we just dont have to colour it, we can read the bead size apparently so its all white..) pink is 0.5mm bead, blue is 1.2mm bead size is writen on both the sheet...

I'm a bit of an electronics buff and what I did (when I still had an actual layout as opposed to lots of stuff in boxes- grr) was to actually make small cardboard `window boxes' each with its own led and use a 555 timer and a decade counter to `randomly' switch lights on and off in each window...

many years ago when i had a layout running, i had a 7" black and white tv mounted so the drivein `screen' was in front of a heavily wooded hill (that hid the picture tube and assorted electronics) running off a beta vcr (that dates it lol) i have been playing with an old laptop to see how...

looks at screen Zealot Hobby Forum-Reply To Topic-Mozilla Firefox Well I THOUGHT i was using firefox- but apparently i'm not :cry: works fine on all 5 computerers here and all the others i use- firefox or opera exclusively (i wont let that abomination of a internet destroyer near...

Heritage Express - Thirlmere Heritage Railway & Museum - AUST's LARGEST RAILWAY MUSEUM The ultimate in scale creep methinks- 1:1 (it was just down the road from my brothers old house, my nephew went every weekend the whistles started up..) (forgot to add) they also have showings of model...

Not sure if I should include this one as technically its a truck and not a train- but it is on the rails (just finished watching it again- got the whole mad max trilogy as a present) but then people have no problems with modelling the galloping goose- so i'll put it in mad max 3- beyond thunderdome

dont know if he's got it sorted or not but in case he hasn't and for others who havent heard of yahoo before :-O you have to have a yahoo login to post there if you have a yahoo email, then just use your email login name and password to get into the group if you havent got a yahoo account...

NSWrail.net | Belford Railway Station check out this- possibly the shortest `station' in the southern hemisphere? was open until 2005

NSWrail.net | Ballina Railway Station The bridge in the bottom photo is very well known to me- its about 2 blocks away from where I live and was where we kids went diving when we were younger. Its a shame that now the actual location of the station is now unknown- reports have it in 3...

Been a while since I posted anything here and while looking for some info on the kyogle loop I stumbled across this website http://www.nswrail.net/lines/nsw-map.php which is about our state government railways Best part about it it has many photos taken by local/ enthusists etc on it...

at one stage here in australia(edit aussie to australia) there were interchanges where a train coming in on one gauge was basically jacked up and new bogies put underneath so it could continue on on the different gauge track :-O

i cant believe that some drivers are so stupid as to get into that situation in the first place?? are they that desperate to `get there' that they cant stop and wait until there is enough room for them to proceed onto the other side btw if you get caught doing what she did here in nsw...