Pater Practicus

Success! I’ve got the crossing light sequence starting automatically when my train passes the break-beam sensors at the back of the layout, and only finishing when it has completely passed the pair at the front, so should work for a train of any length.

Delivery! Got myself some more break-beams - and a replacement voltage regulator for the one I blew up.

I’ve made another little #TikTok ahead of adding the break-beam sensors for the next stage of my @Raspberry_Pi level crossing lights project: vm.tiktok.com/ZNR96JxQH/

The modern world in old Ladybird books. "The newspaper train speeds through the night" (1969) Artist: Ron Embleton

@topvint Good work!

Different one today. My Samsung washing machine stopped with an "SC" error, which means it can't pump water out. This machine is 7 years old and has never given us any issues. I had to take it apart to access the pump which I had never done. Will I fix it? Find out below! 👇

@salomsalom @YouTube Cheers!

@PaterPracticus @YouTube Simply awesome!

A short introduction to modelling one of Marie Curie's WW1 X-ray trucks: youtube.com/shorts/eE1pD0e… via @YouTube

@LBFlyawayhome That’s a tough one. I’m gonna go for printing.

Some non-fiction for you today. You can only pick one. Which one? (Please would you favourite this post, even if you don’t reply, or the algorithm will bury it) 🙏

@Retromania4ever We had a 1964 estate. Lovely car. Recently finally sold my original workshop manual.

🇸🇪 1968 #Volvo #Amazon 123GT

The previous owner of my Hawk kit had made a start on painting the seats and passengers for the "Exclusive 'Hinge-up' fuselage", which I thought I'd finish off. But, I realised my Dan Air Comet would have had a 3-2 seat configuration, so back to Tinkercad for a bespoke interior.

@Piotr_Sinda @Raspberry_Pi Good idea. I plan to disguise the sensors as some track side equipment - or perhaps even some bushes.

@PaterPracticus @Raspberry_Pi Trochę słabo bo nienaturalnie wygląda. Poszedłbym w RFID pod lokomotywą. W dodatku identyfikacja lokomotywy.

With a couple of scale model projects done and dusted, I thought I’d spend the day with the railway - reprogramming the @Raspberry_Pi Pico in readiness for the break beam sensors to trigger my crossing lights.

Successfully set up activation of my crossing lights with a break beam sensor over the other side of the layout. Unfortunately also blew up my voltage regulator that provides power for the Pico off the track, so we have a make-do solution back on the USB cable.

@JoeDesbonnet @Raspberry_Pi No power to the rails. Plenty of space.

@PaterPracticus @Raspberry_Pi I hope you have some insulating tape under that pi!! 😬

@QuirkyRides #YellowCar

@BojsnBo @thearmypainter Brilliant. Loved all the conversion parts.

Finished with the painting stage! I chose @thearmypainter dark brown speed paint for the wooden decks. I'm quite happy with the over all look of it.

@karenfthompson Chow Mein was the best!

Twits of a certain age, Who remembers these culinary delights that we all enjoyed on a Saturday night in the 60s and 70s? Which one was your favourite? My mother absolutely adored the chow mein.. With a glass of Blue Nun .. 😀

@RedFiveModels 👏🍾

Nice gold for the Big Jeep and the IS2 Dio, silver for the KV and bronze for the Churchill Croc at the Wakefield IPMS show today. Medals are in the post I believe.

@rpimagazine No @Raspberry_Pi in this one, but lots of CAD + 3D printing for my latest modelling project: a scale replica of one of Marie Curie’s WW1 X-ray trucks, recreated from an archive photo. I’ve even included the great woman herself. Short vid here: youtube.com/shorts/eE1pD0e… #makermonday

Good morning, folks! Hope you had a great weekend Working on any Raspberry Pi or Pico projects? We'd love to see a photo! It may even end up in the mag #MakerMonday

Born #OTD 1909, British aeronautical engineer Beatrice "Tilly" Shilling led a team of engineers that invented a device fixing a flaw in the Merlin engine causing diving Spitfires and Hurricanes to stall. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1949. #WHM #IWD