Quote from: hairygit on November 10, 2013, 09:46:55 PM
Hmm, sawdust, bits of broken / cut track, about 3 million coupling springs, offcuts of wire insulation, I will eventually finish tracklaying/wiring etc, then if I recall correctly there is a carpet underneath!

Mines the same mostly bits of wire after the wiring job, managed to avoid dropping solder. There is a carpet somewhere underneath........

mostly my wife's clothing as my layout is in the corner of our bedroom. Cheers, Bill.

Oo-er!

If all her clothes are on the bedroom floor I'm surprised you can concentrate on the railway?


Paul

My railway room is half of a converted garage,  Half became my workshop the other half a stable for a horse and a donkey.  We got rid of the horse and donkey so now I've got both halves.  The floor is dusty concrete but I've had ceramic tiles to put down for over a year!   The plan is to insulate the floor and walls first but playing trains seems to have taken priority.
As far as disappearing springs etc goes I have a plan.  First of all should we all invest in a pair of knee pads for all that grovelling around the floor?  I find that particularly with springs if you use a torch to look for them even if your room is not particularly dark the torchlight reflects on the springs.  Is it a step too far to wear one of the forehead lights?  I suppose with headlights and knee pads we would be almost kitted out for a bit of potholing!

Dave

Add a magnet on a stick for finding the tiny metal escapees and you're equipped for almost every situation! 

Dave G

Hi Dave (G),

I've got one of those magnetised trays for nuts bolts etc which I have considered working over but am concerned the magnet might effect the magnets in the loco.  What do you think?

If we combined the torch and the magnet on a stick we could play Daleks!

I'd suggest that you keep the thing on stick away from anything precious!

Like the image of the Dalek! 

Dave G

Way off topic now but!  When I was a kid I used to chase my younger sister around the house with my Dalek which she was terrified of.  A couple of years ago year she bought me a a toy Dalek with shampoo in  it.  She couldn't bear to touch it so she bought a gift bag and asked the shop assistant to drop it in so it was ready for Christmas Day!  I don't deserve a sister like her.  I used to get her to put her tongue on the slot on my scalextric and then press the trigger.  When she complained I put my tongue on but didn't press the trigger.  Of course  she had to try it again!!!.  Never go to heaven will I?  Mind you I wasn't all evil.  I used to make her shops out of cardboard boxes and then cakes out of chocolate melted in the airing cupboard to sell in the shop.  Is that enough for redemtion?

Quote from: ESPANTRAINFAN on November 16, 2013, 10:27:41 AM
I used to get her to put her tongue on the slot on my scalextric and then press the trigger.  When she complained I put my tongue on but didn't press the trigger.  Of course  she had to try it again!!!.  Never go to heaven will I?  Mind you I wasn't all evil.  I used to make her shops out of cardboard boxes and then cakes out of chocolate melted in the airing cupboard to sell in the shop.  Is that enough for redemption?

I think the answer to your last question is 'NO!'.
What an evil trick - and I wish I had thought of that with my 2 sisters