Rodents, rip outs and retakes!
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2021
- I've had a unwelcome visitor to the layout...who likes to eat expensive trees and use the mainline for a toilet! This hasn't helped me in shooting a new video that explains the geometry of train wheels and why DPU's are a huge asset to railroads!
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Hi Greg ,well yes I see the damage the rats did , such a shame . Love the set up, I started scale model building again when I retired ,mainly work in 1/35 and specialise in dioramas including armour .Have subscribed .All the best John .
Greg,
You can use a black lightbulb to track down the rat piss. The piss will glow. Steel wool is a good item to use to stuff in holes where you suspect the rat(s) are getting in your building. They get rather torn up trying to chew through the steel wool.
Steel wool is a great idea for the door Mark ! Thank you and its on the shopping list!
Cheers Gregg.
I smell a rat!!! Or maybe that's just the rat piss... Man that sucks! Looking forward to the videos on this, I'm sure you will present it in a very interesting and easy to understand way. Glad to see you back, Love your videos! P.S. Please let me know what you find out about remotoring the Intermountains. I have a bunch that need done. Thanks
LOL...Luckily the smell isn't too bad Deryk! You'd think that with the rest of the shed full of cooking oil, they would not need anything else to eat! Think I got him out now as I sealed up the door , so time will tell? The next video will be out in a week or twi I hope.
Thanks for watching Sir.
Cheers Gregg.
Hi Greg, ah the trials and tribulations of a model railroader, I have a solution for you, get a cat, if the cat becomes a problem, get a dog, if that becomes a problem, go fishing. No longer any problems (except sunburn, sea sickness, drowning etc)
Anyway thanks for the video and information, look forward to you next wheelie good video.
Cheers, Gary.
Thanks Gary! Only problem is I don't like fishing..LOL I hope to have the door sealed this weekend and get back to the video!
GRegg :-)
Good to see your layout again, Gregg. I hope your transition to South Australia is progressing nicely.
Thanks Paul! SLowly moving forward and hope to have a builder in the early new year?
Cheers Gregg.
Get a few rats in my shed from time to time. Destroyed a roll of marine carpet and always break open the bags of chook food I store there. My biggest fear ,Gregg is the snakes that follow the rats . 🚂☺️
Yes Brett, the snakes can't get in thankfully, as the last carpet snake I saw here was over 6 feet! Working on sealing the door better today!
Thanks for watching,
Gregg.
Set up a scale movie crew filming the HO-rror Film "Ratzilla' and have them search for their name attraction!
('HO-rror' ! Get it? Sometimes I crack me up!)
LOL...thats a good idea Dwayne! Maybe a hidden camera set up overnight to catch the action! You're full of it..good ideas I mean!
Cheers Gregg.
Love the videos of the layout mate, keep em coming (when you are able to, no pressure haha)
Thanks Nick! More on the way!
Gregg .:-)
Had a mouse in my garage but it luckily never got on the layout, on a side note, have been using the Inox since seeing your video on it, best thing I've ever used, always get a good laugh watching your videos, thanks for sharing mate...Reid 👍
Thanks Reid! I'm glad you get good results from the INOX and thanks for the feedback!
Cheers Gregg.
Hello Gregg. Great to see a video update. Sorry to see the damage on your layout. Damn rodents. Hopefully the rat gags on the glue. Another entertaining, reality video. Tell it like it is! Cheers.
Thanks Bob! I did seal a few holes, so I don't know how its getting in? Pissed off about the trees , as they are not cheap and take a while to make! He's going down !!
Cheers Gregg.
Good to see you back again on the model railway. Yes, I remember when seafoam trees first started appearing (about 25-30 years ago?), put loads on a layout in a garage, and they were all eaten overnight. Wonder if you can spray rat poison on them before adding leaves ...
Looking forward to the wheels & power distribution video.
Thanks Andrew! Overnight???? Well I don't feel so bad now..LOL That would 've sent me over the edge! I'm working on sealing the door this week end and then I can get on with the video!
Cheers Gregg.
Hi Greg. Those rodents have been a real pest every where this last year. I hope you got them good too.
Makes one cry when there is a runaway and damage to the rolling stock, at least the proto types have the same issues, so you can't complain...lol
Thank you for your INOX idea too, my layout has been going great since I used 90% of your advice.. The 10% I found an easier way to do it with one hand and still have fun on the small layout.
Hi Arty, thanks for watching and I have found out where they are getting in at the door, so next job is to seal that up! I as luck I had no more damage than I did! I'm glad you got good results from the INOX and it is working well for you.
Cheers Gregg.
Great video Gregg, hopefully you got the rat! They can be so destructive. - Steve
Thanks Steve! Working on it this weekend! They are a pain when they get in side!
Cheers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms good luck, we had a few of them in the tops of our palm trees when we lived in Southern California. One year they were trimming the palms and one jumped out of it and did a face plant on my next door neighbors back patio…… I didn’t lose any sleep over it. - Steve
Good to see you. I sure hope you get your rat and his family taken care of. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks for watching! I will sort him out this weekend I hope..LOL.
Gregg.
nice to see your video was getting worried about you gregg
Still here Alan! Have been busy with the house and guests.
Thanks for watching.
Gregg.
Hey Gregg, very interesting Video. I like the way you talk
Thank you Sir! No BS or sugar coating on this channel ...LOL
Gregg :-)
you need to find where it is getting in. a rat can collapse its rib cage to get through a gap under a door. you need to ensure all gaps under doors are less than 3/8". i try for much less than that. i fitted all the doors in my old house so that not even mice could squeeze through then i watched one use the rounded corner of the 100 year old pine door to get in. so i rehung the door even lower. i was renting a house that was infested with rats. i went round the entire place putting aluminium carpet trims under where all the exterior doors closed, except the front one which i put a spring-loaded draught excluder on. then one night, lying in bed i heard it springing. the bastards had worked out how to get under it. so i put a piece of carpet trim packed up with pieces of fibro to close that gap to just over zero. i also notice a hole in the wall at 3:36. i have known of instances where rats have tunnelled through plaster at the cornice to get access to the wall cavity. to all those country people experiencing the current mouse plague, they can be excluded, even in a rented house. neither rats nor mice will tackle steel wool. poke that in holes. stainless steel wool is better because it doesnt rust.
Rat Piss improves model locomotive tractive effort? Sounds like a business opportunity for someone!
DPU's...this should be quite interesting. You know, last time I was in South Australia (up in the Lofty ranges or there about's...) I saw rats as big as cats...HUGE BUGGERS with bladders to match. Just saying....
The new train shed will have a proper door and will need to be airtight to keep the heat in ! As long as they can't eat colourbond I'll be right..LOL
Gregg .
I've had a cat problem with a layout, luckily I haven't had a rat problem! Looking forward to the next video Gregg. ~Dennis
At least a cat is easier to stop getting in !
Cheers Gregg.
Thank you for sharing. Glad to hear you got rid of the unwanted quest.
My pleasure ! DOn't know if I have won just yet..LOL
Gregg.
The biggest problem with trains is that they are very easy to sabotage. I'm glad that all is well with you. Could you give us a status update on your sister channel? Cheers, Joe.
Yes Joe, there are lots of things that can go wrong! Just like the prototype . My other channel is waiting for me to get back down to Stirling to film the first video, but due to lockdowns that has been put off again until the new year?
Cheers Gregg.
Hello Gregg, Get a large Cat to take care of the Rat piss and tree eater. Happy New Year to you.
Hi Gregg. The rat is dead - long live the rat!
We don't know yet Paul...LOL More work on it today!
Gregg :-)
very interesting video about the rat piss on the wheels, who would have thought it would increase traction and still be electrically conductive! looking forward to that DPU test up the helix, that will be very informative :)
Thanks Robin! It is not conductive but it does stick like crap on a blanket! I will be working on the DPU video next week.
Cheers Gregg.
Great update Gregg, sorry to hear ahout your invader problems mate( call out the merlisher..shoot to kill !!😊) perhaps it is indeed time to move to pastures new! thanks for this one mate.👍
Thanks Paul! This is the first real damage in many years, so not too bad, but losing the trees is a real pain! The door is the problem I think, so thats the job this week end! The new train room will have a proper door with seals so It won't be an issue , and yes, I can't wait to move south!
Cheers Gregg.
Always keep ratsak in the shed
may i offer a suggestion that may work for cleaning wheels or the track. i spent time on the internet looking for the best way to clean the stylus on an old-time record player. the best suggestion was "miracle cleaner". i think that was what it was called. you just push the stylus into it a couple of times. i think its called a micro-abrasive. an australian brand of it that i found was called "glitz wipeout". other modellers would know of it if it works, i'm sure.
Rofl. I've trapped 4 mice in the train room since cold weather hit. Hopefully I've got em all. But they dont seem to have gotten up on the layout. Good luck.
Lucky you ! I have had good luck really , but the trees really were the last straw! To get the Seafoam trees down here is not cheap! Thanks for watching!
Gregg.
Having a layout in a backroom garage partition that is always on my mind about rodents. Lucky so far, but have had ants...
The room is sealed well apart from the door, so I hope that is the issue! Time will tell ?. Ants would be a problem too I guess?
Thanks for watching.
Gregg.
Thanks for an amusing video but you may be missing out on a great marketing opportunity, HO scale sand aka dried rat pea.
On a more serious note, you've probably mentioned it previously but what is the grade for your helix. I am interested in the metrics that you mentioned about one locomotive per 12 wagons.
thanks Phil
"Rat Traction"..LOL . The Helix is 1.8% and has a radius of 1000mm , and it is always cool to watch a long train going up or down!
Gregg :-)
Hope you got rid of the rats Pronto! Looking forward to the vid!
Thanks John! I guess with summer coming on it may be breeding time , so they are looking for food?
Hope they choke on the Woodland scenics leaves..LOL
Cheers Gregg.
You need to bottle that Rat Piss to sell for traction stuff....Never milked a rat...lol..I had one in my Train Room but Irish spring soap and rodent repentant, they stay out....A big mean cat works to. ;) Well....someone didn't like my Trees...lol. Bob
LOL..yes Bob, my retirement fund! The door was the issue and so far no more visits...but I won't plant anymore trees just yet! I hope the bastard choked on your foam ..LOL. Your's are the only ones left standing!
Gregg :-)
Well that settles it then... I will ring through to Our Diesel engineer and tell him to start a rat-trofit to all the Locos, so we don't ever stall on the Drummond Range. We will remove the sandboxes and Rat-trofit the Rodent parts. An Electrical connection from the Sand Peddle to these Rodent parts will stimulate their bladders to spray the Rail sufficiently to prevent slipping. It will be a Rat-Tickle idea and innovation. 🤣🤣🤣🐀🐀🐀
LOL..one problem Adrian ...too much use will insulate you from the track , so you will disappear off the CTC screens!! Then we have a wrong side failure and thats not good! It will be fine in axel counter sections though!!
Cheers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms Greggles I always run in stealth mode hahaha. And we're old school out here lots of axle counters. Good to see you're getting some business before you move to greener pastures. Merry Christmas brother.
I will send you some of my silverfish if need a different problem.
LOL ...Thanks Art!
I’ve watched some of your videos and must say I think your very comical. Lol. Your video on doing scenery (no 23) got my attention and wanted to say, try placing your rock molds in the curved areas while your rock mold is still a bit wet and it will conform to the curve and leave all detail in place, let the plaster set before unmolding. Each additional mold can be overlapped and that will eliminate seams. Most independent mold suppliers use a thinner mold than woodland scenics which are a relatively thick rubber and are far less forgiving for this type of mold setting. Good luck and happy scenicking. Why let them dry and then cut and carve when they can be place while still a bit wet? Lol
Hi Jeff, I'm glad you enjoy the videos and I have heard about curving the rocks , and I will try that on the new layout! Plus I am looking at bigger molds from other makes!
Cheers Gregg.
I wonder what Lord Stan would do with those rat bastards
😂😂 🐀🐀’s …happy you got rid of the critters….now if you can figure out a way to market rat piss, you’ll be a billionaire 😊…looking forward to the DPU video
LOL...I'm sure there is a way! Working on the video next week.
Thanks for watching!
Gregg.
Hi Gregg, interesting video re the rodent. BTW did you manage to eradicate him/her? My reason for commenting is slightly off topic, but here goes. Looking at the wheel set of the tank car at 0:31 the flanges seem slightly bigger then the ones on the my Victorian Railways AW & BW kits. I don't know if you are familiar with the Steam Era Models (SEM) kits, but the flanges on the wheel sets provided with the kits seem very minimal compared to the ones on your tank cars. My layout is limited in size space wise so I cant have long locos or carriages due to the curve radii. I'm using code 100 Atlas flexible track and some Peco straight and curved sections along with mainly Peco points and a couple of Hornby points.
Is there an ebay site, or manufacturer that you would recommend where I can source wheel sets with the deeper flanges. As I said this is off topic, but any help/recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks for reading my comment. .... Ian ....
Hi Ian, yes I know of SEM kits , and the wheels you have are fine scale sets, which look much better than the standard ones on most HO cars. I have replaced quite a few of my hopper cars with fine scale wheels and the look and run much nicer...but they are too fine for code 100 turnouts and bump across them. Getting axles is a pain , as the axle length varies between makes , but Model Train Stuff have a good selection so you could try them?
Gregg :-)
So....forget bullfrog snot for traction, try rat piss!! You should bottle it and make few extra quid.
LOL...thats it Peter! Thankfully the INOX makes short work of getting rid of it!
Thanks for watching!
Always an interesting approach to model railroading, Gregg. Terrible to hear about the rat damage! I am sure you are on top of it, but rats are far more intelligent than mice and therefore more difficult sometimes to kill. Here is a UA-cam link to (in my opinion) the world's foremost authority on mouse and rat problems: ua-cam.com/users/ShawnWoodsprimitive-archervideos
Hope you find it helpful, interesting...and yes, satisfying to watch the little buggers get theirs! Cheers. T4
Thank you and I will watch the video! The room is well sealed apart from the door, which I think is where the issue is?
Cheers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms It is actually a channel devoted to every know device and method of trapping and/or killing mice and rats. His channel has nearly 7 million views of over 700 videos on the subject, so pick your poison (for the rat)lol And, good hunting! T4
We Need to Clean the Track And the Trees 1:35
It’s The Rats that Eats the Trees 3:20
INOX needs To fix this The Rats piss 4:04
Roco has been a 4:43
Trona has been a Broken Wheels 5:39
A Bnsf intermodal Stops at a Tunnel 6:28
Bnsf 5624 Get of the Main Line 0:59
Mice don't like the smell of dryer sheets, or peppermint
Interesting! The room is well sealed apart from the door , so i will have to work on that!
Thanks for watching.
Gregg.
those stinking rats they are going to run before you get them lol
They'd better run fast ..LOL.
Rats or mice.. I can't think of anything much worse than that? I hope that you can make him suffer?
An "almost full" bucket of water with some chaff spread floating on the surface works well? (and you get to see the drowned rat afterwards)? They jump in onto the chaff, and then it's all over for the rat.. No dead bodies from poison smelling the place up either?
I can thank a horse for teaching me that trick.. He would spill some chaff into his water bucket, and inadvertently drown any rats that came into his stable looking to steal some food?
Pity that the trees won't just grow back? The rat has expensive tastes? Good luck getting rid of him..
I have seen him /her yesterday and chased it up the track , but it got away..LOL It was a bit sluggish as it can't get out for food and water as I have sealed the door, so back up there today to set a trap! I saw some great mouse traps that use a bucket and water!
Cheers Gregg.
@@FishplateFilms Hi Gregg, If it is hungry, it may get desperate and start chewing on more expensive hardware..You need a good trap quick, or some "Tom Cat" poison sachets from a rural supplier?
They work quickly..
Your Rat will hate the taste of Vinegar!!!!! Put Vinegar in your white glue, 50% with water and he will move on to someone else's layout! On a 2% grade, an average HO scale locomotive can pull (or push) 12 cars @ 6 ounces a piece. On a 4% grade, same locomotive can move about 7 cars at 6 ounces a piece! With the average locomotive weighing in at 1 pound, and a coefficient of friction (wheel to rail) of .25 I can get 5 locomotives up a 4% grade pulling 40 cars around a 44 inch radius without string lining! But if I go one lousy car over 40, it will string line!!!!!!!
I don't like to push anymore than 5 cars with a DPU or "helper" set of 3 locomotives, so I am able to now run trains of 60 cars up the 4% with the helpers cut in at 45 cars deep with 15 cars behind the tonnage rating, pushing 5 or 6 cars. With this arrangement, I have no worries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lightest cars will be around 30 deep and the helpers will have cars that weigh right around 6 ounces a piece keeping the helpers just barely behind their tonnage rating (about 5 cars)!
You spelled "shit" and "piss" wrong. Lol
LOL my bad!