Angst Lesspork

[Hugh Norwood]

Here's a photo of the mock-up semaphore tower

[Andybw]

Was really great to see this working 'in the flesh' at the Oldham group meeting last week. Wish my electronic skills were up to such a task ( I don't even understand the diagrams ). Think I'll stick to wiring track!

[Hugh Norwood]

Thank you.

I found an interesting paper here:

http://royal-signals.org.uk/Datasheets/Telegraph.php

It's long (I printed it out and it came to 36 pages) and is written in a curious style, but contains much of interest to students of mechanical semaphore. The arms were painted red with a white stripe on the front and yellow with a black stripe on the rear. (What does that remind you of?). On some towers the support post could be rotated depending on which way the message was going along the chain.

[Tigger]

Hugh, this looks fantastic!!  Well done!  A worthy contender for next AGM's Peter Bayly Award most definitely!

[Hugh Norwood]

*Blush*

[clayliner]

I'm sorry to confess I'm not a Discworlder, but I was pleased to see in the paper that steam trains have now officially arrived there. I'm not sure what the consequences for your railway will be...

David.

[Hugh Norwood]

I'll probably find out on 9th August....

[clayliner]

Sorry - you'll have to explain the significance of the date...

David.

[Krizzy]

David

Check the diary where Hugh is taking Angst Lesspork in August.

Roger

[clayliner]

Oh - I thought it might be Independence Day or something similar in Discworld!

David.

[Hugh Norwood]

Load off my mind!
Just booked my hotel room for the World SF convention. Angst-Lesspork will be there somewhere on 15, 16, 17 August.

[Hugh Norwood]

A number of visitors to exhibitions have asked me where the elephants are that support the layout.
So... I'm working on a set of feet that the legs will sit in..
Progress so far:


In true Blue Peter style - 6" flower pots and newspaper... :)

[DeadHorse]

There's only three shown. So what about the other two?  :D

[Hugh Norwood]

Ta-da!

[Graeme Dunbar]

Truly Heffalumpish!