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Practical dad, Brendan – maker, mender and modeller. Always curious, always learning. Sharing project videos on YouTube here👇

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@anne_engineer @Raspberry_Pi Now I’ve got to work out how to incorporate a train coming in the other direction.

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My level crossing is finally fully automated! Not without a few hiccups along the way, but my existing @Raspberry_Pi Pico now triggers the one for the servos, just in time to close the gates before the train comes, opening them again after it has completely passed.

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@anne_engineer @Raspberry_Pi Yup. All quite basic, just enough for me to get my untrained head around.

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@HeavenSkyArt Cheers!

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Quite hard to get an even gloss over that expanse of wing, but I think it is ok. #JustForFunScaleModels

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@JGourd7 @Raspberry_Pi I know. I realised I got them the wrong way around. Painting them now.

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@Rheumatoidman I need to get one of those light tunnels that car paint shops have.

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@ShedlyYard A most extraordinary combination of power and grace.

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With the hopefully imminent arrival of a new screen for the 3D printer, I've got my CAD mojo back, with a first attempt at a slightly more detailed Olympus engine than provided in the Revell kit. #JustForFunScaleModels

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Painting. First coat of gloss on Concorde (XtraColor X141) and a bit more metallic on the Twin Beech (Vallejo Chrome) and HP42 wings (Mr Color Super Silver). #JustForFunScaleModels #JFFLetterB

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@Rheumatoidman @BCollectic41664 The Pimoroni Tiny FX I’m trying out would be perfect for lights and sound, but not sure about motors. Raspberry Pi would also be an option. Might need some motor drivers, but I’m pretty sure it can do sound.

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Not one, but two Land Rovers lined up to test out @pimoroni’s Tiny FX kit. I thought I’d try installing the controller inside the bigger one, and under a diorama for the small one - perhaps integrated with the model railway as it is the same scale. #JustForFunScaleModels

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@Andy_Ross1962 @pimoroni @Airfix Indeed!

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It is decided! I know what I’m going to do with the @pimoroni Tiny FX kit - a fire engine conversion from an @Airfix Land Rover - with flashing lights and perhaps sound too. I’ll be designing and 3D printing the stuff for the back and should be able to fit the controller inside.

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@Andy_Ross1962 There is a certain amount of sticky tape removal, but so far that has come off easily.

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Looking forward to getting the printer fired up again. A bit of a backlog has built up.

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@OGoschenbugel @pimoroni @Airfix Should be fun.

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@ElecArtTech Straight from the Revell kit. Nicely detailed.

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I don’t think there will be many mistaking what this undercarriage belongs to. #JustForFunScaleModels #JFFLetterB

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@TLARModelsChris Love it!

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Just a little bit of filling and sanding required! #JustForFunScaleModels #JFFLetterB