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@StarDust1939 5 күн бұрын
My kind of railway - lots of revenue generating action. Always a pleasure, Rik!
@PaulNicoll-b8c 6 күн бұрын
It's so relaxing and the tone of the narrator is so calm and informative
@mrowl-the-dsm1304 16 күн бұрын
Great video Rik, I agree with your thoughts on filming and storyline, when I film the GCLR, I film what I see, and what is running, the story gets built around those bits of rims as its gets strung together.
@turboemerald9228 18 күн бұрын
i love these little guys
@ianwm 20 күн бұрын
Great video story Rik. As always fun and informative to watch. As others have noted the upgraded signals are a treat to watch, Can we assume Freight Manager played a key role in assigning the schedule for the Special?🎉🎉🎉🎉
@rikbennett9 20 күн бұрын
@@ianwm Hi Ian. The Freight manager suggested quite a few coal wagons needed delivery, but I added a few more to justify the Special. A bit of modellers' licence. 🤔😉
@jimprior180762 20 күн бұрын
I love Rik's world. Great quirky sense of humour. And I really like the signal bounce action. I say old chap it's a jolly spiffing show! Marvellous every time 😃👍
@SilverGear_ 20 күн бұрын
That was some marvellous work, Rik. Always a pleasure to see the PLR at work. I was meaning to ask, how does the returning coal empty get back to the junction from the copper mine? I'm guessing it comes back on a copper ore run and is detached before the rest of the train is shoved off to the transfer sidings? Secondly, why not have the coal wagon tied on to the empty skips at Beeston?
@rikbennett9 20 күн бұрын
@@SilverGear_ Hi. Yes, the empty will return with the loaded skips. The simple answer to your second question is that it made for an interesting bit of shunting. Originally, I was going to leave two wagons in the coal siding at Bulkeley and the Down ore would pick it up as it passed through. However, the Down ore coincided with the special at Bulkeley and so it seemed opportune.The reason the coal wagon wasn't left at Beeston Market is that it would have involved even more shunting.
@tominnis8353 21 күн бұрын
Utterly delightful. Thank you.
@mojoden 21 күн бұрын
Great stuff Rik.
@FeckHallBahn 21 күн бұрын
Another superb performance Rik, and I absolutely love the signals! All your work on getting the bounce you wanted has really paid off. Thank you for sharing, and inspiring me - watch out for imitation when I’m back from holidays!
@monkeyvampire 21 күн бұрын
Yes, the action of the signals was worth the effort! Really helps in yet another small way to bring the railway to life.
@jontaylor1652 21 күн бұрын
Another wonderful episode, I could watch this stuff all day. Thanks Rik.
@wideyxyz2271 21 күн бұрын
❤
@GeraldJanes 21 күн бұрын
Thanks Rik for yet another “must watch” from the PLR. A relaxing way to spend some ‘me’ time 👍👍
@foon1307 21 күн бұрын
A new PLR video: Ideal to begin the week-end 🙂
@JayTheFox99 21 күн бұрын
What's the height of the nameplates and numberplates you use for the locomotives?
@rikbennett9 21 күн бұрын
@@JayTheFox99 Hi Jay. The plates are 6mm in height with 3.7mm high lettering on the 3D printed plates.
@KellinoRail 21 күн бұрын
A new video from the PLR is always a highlight of the day 😀
@colinsmith6280 Ай бұрын
Great work
@andrewholmes8337 Ай бұрын
I've down loaded the information from the Arduino web site but get how to open and use it
@andrewholmes8337 Ай бұрын
Do you suggest any way of getting to know or learning how to use Arduino programming
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@andrewholmes8337 Hi Andrew. I've only learned the coding I needed to solve the problems required. You'll firstly need to understand the basics of how the chips work - ie digital and analogue inputs and outputs and the limitations of the voltages and loads they can handle. I found Googling and browsing various forums to be the best way to get started. There are plenty of tutorials out there. Recently, I've discovered that ChatGPT is very good at writing Arduino code, provided you give it very clear instructions as to what you want it to do. For example : chatgpt.com/share/219dc577-5a3e-4659-86fc-83adb1a66580
@FeckHallBahn Ай бұрын
Fancy building a set of 4 for the FeckHallBahn? Asking for a friend…
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@FeckHallBahn Hi Nigel. The materials would be about £30 per signal - and labour around £300 (probably an underestimate) 😮😁
@FeckHallBahn Ай бұрын
@@rikbennett9 Ah!! Maybe I should stick with Plan A - mechanical linkages and springs!!!
@SteamLance Ай бұрын
If you get to briefly stop when going into the clear position, this would represent the signalman pausing when pulling the lever to get more grip. The bounce only really happens when the signal is returned to normal, as the signalman is taking the lever out of the lock and then letting it move of its own accord. Otherwise you're doing a really nice job, just wondering where you got the signals from?
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@SteamLance Thanks Lance. I've still got work to do, replicating the bounce. I scratchbuilt the signals ten years ago - riksrailway.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-i-constructed-19-semaphore-signals.html?m=1
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
I somehow don't think I'll use this as my reference point 😊 - kzbin.infoYg_MVsoZhr4?si=XZBiD7E5kN_H5-rN
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
This looks more like it .....kzbin.info1iAd8VuQa1s?si=ykUsto0pwF8aQLN5
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
Or how about this one ? kzbin.infoKdfYBKWVwCw?si=ATPjFY_QD7-gweKk
@GeraldJanes Ай бұрын
Fabulous 👍
@wideyxyz2271 Ай бұрын
❤
@jontaylor1652 Ай бұрын
Excellent! I can't wait to see these 'active' in the next episode, they'll look great.
@BKB-Henry Ай бұрын
Good ideas come later. That is a fountain of youth in old age. Greetings from the BKB, Henry
@liamnixon4428 Ай бұрын
Imagine if they tried to build a life-sized replica of 'hero', that would possibly be the first 0-2-0 locomotive ever!! Of course, it has to be able to balance itself, but if it could be done (particularly with the tender propping it up), it would be a big feat of engineering.
@monkeyvampire Ай бұрын
Very interesting! It's already such a lively railway-I imagine signalling the line would add yet more character to the operations. Would you consider building a few signal boxes as well?
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@monkeyvampire I might put ground frames at the outlying stations, assuming each station master has responsibility for the sections either side.
@NejMoss4873 Ай бұрын
Good product, crap music. Sorry.
@drewzero1 Ай бұрын
Looks great, an excercise in miniaturization! Hopefully the code can be tweaked to replicate the smooth motion of the originals.
@wideyxyz2271 Ай бұрын
❤👍
@flintswenson8234 Ай бұрын
Should probably get some signals for my future plans done too.
@GeraldJanes Ай бұрын
Looking forward to hearinf more about them Rik as the development progresses - thanks for sharing
@musoseven8218 Ай бұрын
Remarkable, looks great!
@tacfoley4443 Ай бұрын
A Challonette! I love it!
@SteamLance Ай бұрын
The couplings needed must have been fun to make, can't imagine my Friog 'Punch' would be any easier (it can be re-gauged but I haven't visited any 45mm lines yet)
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
Nothing more sophisticated than a bent paperclip 😊
@montwolfman Ай бұрын
Haha made me smile....
@jontaylor1652 Ай бұрын
It looks great, I love it.
@drewzero1 Ай бұрын
Well done! (I suddenly have the urge to build more skips...)
@GeraldJanes Ай бұрын
A very nice loco Rik, thanks for sharing the videos of her development
@Infinitybal1233 Ай бұрын
She looks lovely!
@ianwm Ай бұрын
A great little engine that knows that it can. Great job. Thanks for sharing.🎉🎉🎉🎉
@flintswenson8234 Ай бұрын
If I had to guess, this engine is the oldest on the PLR's roster.
@SteamLance Ай бұрын
The last 3ft example was built in 1895, the one Rik based his off was built in 1893. So quite late on into the Victorian era
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@flintswenson8234 Quite possibly. I've not plotted the build dates of all my locos yet. Be an interesting challenge.
@rpwg68 Ай бұрын
Perfect!😍😍😍👍
@MGdriver Ай бұрын
A brillant job! Congrats!
@davidjohn4743 Ай бұрын
Brilliant work
@peterfranks5031 Ай бұрын
It would be good as an article in the garden railway magazine.
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@peterfranks5031 I might try SMT
@peterfranks5031 Ай бұрын
Very nice! I've just bought a 3D printer, I can see that I better get busy. Just to get some models done, and try to get to your standard. You do get me inspired. Thanks Rik Regards Peter.F Kenton Valley Railway
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@peterfranks5031 Hi Peter. Definitely the best investment I ever made.
@andyrbush Ай бұрын
Love being able to see the piston rod moving.
@MrSteamDragon Ай бұрын
Love the vertical cylinder action… 👍🏻
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@MrSteamDragon It was a nightmare to set up 🫣 but, hopefully, worth it in the end 🤔
@MrSteamDragon Ай бұрын
Oh, it was well worth the effort Rik …
@MJC19 Ай бұрын
I know the prototype doesn't have this but I think it would look perfect if it was fitted with a copper cap on the funnel, amazingly well done on the livery
@rikbennett9 Ай бұрын
@@MJC19 I think there were all sorts of variations on the basic design. My model has a slightly enlarged water tank. I had to make it slightly bigger to fit in the three 14500 li-ion cells. I also keep spotting minor but probably necessary details I missed when designing the parts.