Have we had King Crimson on here yet? I have been listening to a King Crimson - based MOJO magazine cover CD from a couple of years ago ... ...

I think I need to send you some decent beer George. Hope to see you back to 'normal' soon fella 

Don't you think he's had enough, then?

I'm looking forward to more Adventures being chronicled. 

I can only echo what others have said.  My very best wishes for a rapid recovery. Hope you will soon be back with the family, the bus stop and the VB.

All good wishes,

Chris

Wrapping up at the gym to this bilstering piece.

Prayers for recovery.

I got exactly the same set for Christmas when I was about 13 or 14. I pestered my parents like crazy for it. I wasn't at all interested in the car transporters - all I wanted was the Jinty with synchrosmoke!

What a brat!!!

All the best to you George.   

Quote from: Portpatrick on Yesterday at 03:49:20 PMIdeally I would prefer electrically operated magnets.

Quote from: EtchedPixels on Yesterday at 04:58:57 PMMost electromagnets are not strong enough. In the US some folks build things so that small strong permanent magnets are mechanically lifted up to track level when they are operating.

Most Electromagnets are strong enough for couplings designed to work with them such as B&Bs, DGs, Sprat & Winkle... (and you can up the magnetism by increasing the Amps if not...)

The reason Dapol EasyShunt and other similar knuckle couplings don't work well with electromagnets is the orientation of the poles. In an Electromagnet, North and South are at the ends of the core which traditionally we'd mount vertically. The knuckle couplers mostly require the North-south axis orientated across the track...