DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 1 hour ago, StevieB said: I take my hat off to you, sir, for your services to the felines of the Canaries. We had three Bengals, Lily will be 16 later this year, Bayley was 13 when we lost him to kidney failure two years ago, while Lucas will be 12 later this year. Stephen Thanks, @StevieB. Kidney failure is just awful. It's almost always too late to do anything by the time it's detected. I have lost so many to it over the years. Around five odd years back - maybe slightly more, maybe slightly less - I started introducing kidney food into their diet. It was a slow process, increasing the percentage over time, but their dry food is now around 80% to 90% kidney food. Half that 90% is Royal Canin and half is Purina. The remaining 10% to 20% is a cocktail of Purina Gastrointestinal, Purina Hipoalergenico, Afiniti Advance and Optima Nova. Since the change in diet, kidney failure has become one factor of several for those passing away, instead of one of the main factors. The amount passing solely due to kidney failure is almost zero. Four passed away this past year, one of undetermined age, multiple organ failure, died within weeks of me finding him, one of kidney failure, aged approx 14, two of multiple organ failure, aged a little over 15. The vets reckon the last three would have been dead years ago if not for the change in diet. Sorry, waffling a bit there! 35 minutes ago, Keano30 said: What a fantastic collection, it seems a shame not to have the space to run them on a big layout. If you are ever selling any of the loco's or passenger carriages let me know Cheers! Well, I don't intend passing away myself before I get to 120 odd, so you're probably in for a bit of a wait. I've already nominated @murphaph as the unlucky one who has to fly down here and help the family sell it all, after my rotting corpse has been removed, in case all of the sausages and rashers reduce my optimistic expiration estimate. The display cabinets will FORM the bulk of the layout when done, running along most of both walls, if all goes to plan. Two new cabinets every three months sounds like an attainable goal. Then it's just six removeable sections to cover the areas that I can't / won't be putting cabinets. 1 hour ago, Rob said: Well done all round- on the fantastic display and the work for the cats Cheers, @Rob. Only do it all because I live too far from East Wall! Hint hint. 3 1 Quote
Mayner Posted January 6 Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Rob said: Well done all round- on the fantastic display and the work for the cats We have four cats one rescue and 3 strays at home in New Zealand and 2 one rescue and 1 wild Tom in North Dakota. Family had taken pity and began feeding the Tom during the winter months and now had his own door and bed in the garage. 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 2 hours ago, Mayner said: We have four cats one rescue and 3 strays at home in New Zealand and 2 one rescue and 1 wild Tom in North Dakota. Family had taken pity and began feeding the Tom during the winter months and now had his own door and bed in the garage. A family with big hearts, John. I’ve always found that one, two, three or four involve a very similar level of care, but as the numbers climb, and some develop special needs, it can become quite daunting. If the numbers at home get over 20 odd, it becomes unmanageable, for me at least. Speaking of unappreciative ingrates, one here has allergies and needs to be helped with cleaning her fur. She always seems happier AFTER a clean, but during is a different story… Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 Cold and cloudy today so I have the luxury of doing some drilling and cutting on the balcony for a change. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 Well, Drillbot survived another day, overheating but didn’t melt, all four lateral pieces are drilled. Think he’s just like me, getting on in his years, overheats easily. Small momentary panic when I thought I’d left my saw thing at work but I found it! Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 Only two cut so far. I’m too easily distracted. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 And we made it in the end. All four pieces cut and cleaned up, ready for tomorrow. holes more or less line up, certainly good enough for my needs anyway. 1 Quote
derek Posted January 6 Posted January 6 11 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: Well, I got distracted last night thanks to the excellent second season of Reacher, so my progress was limited to measuring, marking and scoring. Everything is stacked and ready for assembly, but with today being Reyes / Three Kings, I’m not sure that whipping out Drilly McMelterson would be appropriate. In theory, only three of the four lateral panels need to be cut, but cutting them all gives more modular flexibility further down the line. Get it? Down the line? Dave, I thought old Drilly Mc Melterson had expired? I see you have a Bosch now instead. I have one very similar- Its about 30 odd years old and has never let me down yet. Cabinets looking well 1 Quote
StevieB Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Thanks for your thoughts on reducing the role of kidney failure in feline deaths, very interesting. We did something similar for our Bayley and managed to keep him alive and comfortable for a good few years. He was a lovely boy and we still miss him. His passing left a big hole in our lives. Stephen 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 3 hours ago, derek said: Dave, I thought old Drilly Mc Melterson had expired? I see you have a Bosch now instead. I have one very similar- Its about 30 odd years old and has never let me down yet. Cabinets looking well That’s him, @derek! Aul’ Mr. McMelterson is an old Bosch. Probably just caked with sand and sediment inside, needs a bit of a cleaning out. I think I got a photo the other day showing the sand floating in the air, must check. 2 minutes ago, StevieB said: Thanks for your thoughts on reducing the role of kidney failure in feline deaths, very interesting. We did something similar for our Bayley and managed to keep him alive and comfortable for a good few years. He was a lovely boy and we still miss him. His passing left a big hole in our lives. Stephen Lovely, @StevieB, he would have known. They always sense your intent. Interestingly, I have found that having a mix rather than a single type of food stimulates their appetites, even if the mix isn’t even. Bayley was lucky to have you! 1 Quote
StevieB Posted January 7 Posted January 7 We had to give Bayley renal medication by syringe every day and he played his part by co-operating and making it so easy for us to help him. No other one of our 12+ cats has been so good like that. Enough about our love for our feline friends, let’s get back to Irish railway modelling. Never before has there been so much support for such a small market. Long may it continue. Stephen 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 4 hours ago, StevieB said: We had to give Bayley renal medication by syringe every day and he played his part by co-operating and making it so easy for us to help him. No other one of our 12+ cats has been so good like that. Enough about our love for our feline friends, let’s get back to Irish railway modelling. Never before has there been so much support for such a small market. Long may it continue. Stephen They don’t like the aul’ IRC Vet but the Semintra goes down OK. Moving on… I like the assembly a lot more than the prep! Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 Sorry, Scalextric, I need your glass shelves! 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 Getting there. Think I’m happy with the layout of the shelves but should probably wait until I’m sure before ordering any more. Onto the second one! 3 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 Almost done, just have to stick the door on. Can’t turn your back for even a second… 5 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted February 18 Author Posted February 18 078 and 080 resting in the "depot"... 6 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted May 18 Author Posted May 18 Nothing running... Yet! 1:43 47' Flats from Shapeways posing with 1:48 eBay containers... @irishmail will be drooling over the lurker in the background. 3 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 Well, finally getting my March break, so it’s time for more IKEA Billy assembly… But… Are these the last of the Billy’s? Are IKEA discontinuing them? In stock in both Spain and Ireland, but not so en Canarias. Dun dun duuuunnnnn! 3 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 I’d forgotten just how tedious the measuring, marking and scoring was! All four panels are done on one side, now. Slowly working through the other side. Hope to get them at least drilled out tonight. 3 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 (edited) I borrowed Drillasaurus from work, but he’s overheating just as badly as Drilly McMelterson was, last time. Drilling finished, wish I had another few hours but assembly will have to wait for another day. Might get some of the cutting done tonight, but not sure. The colony cats are waiting… Edited September 10 by DJ Dangerous 5 Quote
Flying Snail Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Are going to move the Kallax units and continue the row of Billys with the new ones? Or are they going somewhere else? Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 7 minutes ago, Flying Snail said: Are going to move the Kallax units and continue the row of Billys with the new ones? Or are they going somewhere else? The Kallax with doors will be donated to work. The open Kallax will move to the back wall, for the cats. The Billy’s will eventually get the full wall. These two, and two more if I can get my hands on any, will complete one wall. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 All cut and ready for assembly some day soon… And, speaking of BR Blue and RailFreight Grey: 10 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 Talk about being a glutton for punishment… Haven’t even assembled the two 80’s that I prepped yesterday, but I collected two 40’s today for the opposite wall, and the Hogbo doors for them, and extra shelves for the next six 80’s. Let’s see what tomorrow brings, today, being technical about it. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 So, while we have the two 40cm Billy’s stored for a rainy day, we might as well get cracking on assembling Tuesday’s two 80’s. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 Under the boss’s watchful eye... 1 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 This one does appear to have worked out. Just a bit more assembly and then onto the second one. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 For now, we’ll brand this one a success. Second one will have to wait until tomorrow. 3 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 13 Author Posted September 13 11 hours ago, Rob said: Great work- amazing display Thanks, @Rob. Time to get cracking (hopefully not literally) on the second 80cm Billy. Also, have to get to IKEA Sur to collect the feet for the Kallax at some stage. 2 Quote
Broithe Posted September 13 Posted September 13 (edited) Mmm, I do like the clear coffee table thing. A good piece of design - single component forming the entire product. And easy to check if there's a rabbit stashed under there. Edited September 13 by Broithe 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 13 Author Posted September 13 14 minutes ago, Broithe said: Mmm, I do like the clear coffee table thing. A good piece of design - single component forming the entire product. And easy to check if there's a rabbit stashed under there. Wasn’t that easy to find. Was waiting a few years before Conforama had them on sale, but I had known what I wanted, and that somebody would eventually sell something similar. It’s lasted a surprisingly long time, must be at least seven or eight years on the go, now. Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 13 Author Posted September 13 Getting there but the clock is ticking. 45 minutes and I have to leave! 1 Quote
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