Quote from: Dorsetmike on September 17, 2013, 02:40:52 PM
Barry, if you're worried about age at 53, what you  gonna do when you get to my level - 79. You're only two thirds of the way yet!

I have a head band magnifier but don't find I need it for much of the time, I'm still building kits, kit bashing and some scratch building; I've been wearing glasses for many years now, had a cataract op last year, due for one on  the other eye some time in the next couple of years.

I find eyesight is not as much a limiting factor given magnifiers when needed, I have more trouble with fumble fingers and droppit syndrome, biggest problem with droppit is not only the dropping but more serious is the getting down to pick up whatever dropped then getting back up.

All very true Mike, very true.

Barry, I used to worry about my problems with eyesight and arthritic hands until I started reading on here about Mike's escapades at the age of 79 with kit bashing and scratch building. Now I've got him encouraging me back into kit bashing, something I haven't done in 25 years! And yes, I do have one of those magnifiers, on of my kids bought it for me for Christmas, it keeps them all amused...

Nick

  Well, took your advice - here I am: Professor...?..No........Mad.....Probably!



Barry

That's the one!!!

The other reason you shouldn't start worrying is that you've still got a good head of hair, when that starts falling out big time, that's when your eyesight will fail and your hands will start shaking....

I've been finding it harder and harder to see bits on my locos when I'm putting them back together after a service. I'd tried a lamp with the magnifyer but found it didn't help much.
Thanks for the information about the headband magnifyiers. Going to give one a try.

Got one of these too! Built in LED's - really first class piece of kit!

Barry

Oooo.....   That's the fancy one ! I'd like one of those myself...

I hope they both (lamp and visor thing) do the job well for you. 

Hi
I'm 65 my problem is shakyites,I have trouble putting loco's and especially rolling stock onto the track,my hands shake so much I take ages trying to get all the wheels on,I think coaches are the worst they are so light.

I get one set of bogies on,then when I try to put the second set on I knock the first set off , or after finally getting one coach on when I try to couple up a second coach I derail the first coach. it's enough to make you :'(

Michael H

Hi Michael,
I would recommend a re-railer such as this one.........

http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/n-gauge-peco-sl-337-rerailer-117204004.htm?from=googleshop_uk&adwords=Y&gclid=CMKe4P-_3LkCFSTJtAod7FkA4Q

They can be found cheaper than this!

Michael I use one of these http://test.ehattons.com/35468/Peco_Products_SL_337_Re_railer/StockDetail.aspx

Damn Nobby beat me to it 

Hi
Thank you both for the tip about the rerailer,
I must say what a friendly site this is,makes a change to some of the train simulator sites

Michael H

Yup, a re-railer is the way to go 

It's bad enough fiddling around with OO on tracks - N is just too ...  !!!  Saves so much aggro 

Given the choice between Peco types and Kato types of re railers, (I have one of each), I prefer the Kato one. It's not so steep a gradiant, my Mk1 GUV's come off the Kato one much better.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-KATO-UNITRACK-24-000-RERAILER-/121094444177?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item1c31ca9491

I also have problems getting anything except 0-6-0s properly on the track every time.

Having tried both the Peco and Kato rerailers, like Jack I find the Kato version easier to to use.

Ray

I've got a Minitrix one, seems to work fine one day, next day hopeless.