Robert Melancton #Metcalfe feiert heute seinen 80. Geburtstag. Er gilt als der Erfinder des #Ethernet. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Metcalfe

1997 musste er seine Prognose, dass das Internet kollabieren würde, im wörtlichen Sinne aufessen. Das hat ihm offensichtlich nicht allzu sehr geschadet. 😜

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Metcalfe#Predicted_Internet_collapse

Station construction is all complete but for a couple of small details. I do then need to add posters, platform furniture, and people - as a minimum - and finish programming the signals. Then I can think about ballast!

#ModelRailway #Metcalfe #StationBuildings #Progress

Outbreak: #Gastroenteritis (unspecified pathogen)

Facility: Osgoode Care Centre
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Metcalfe #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0044

Date: 2026-03-02

Public Health Unit: #Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU

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Island platform waiting room and canopies are under construction…

#ModelRailway #Metcalfe #OOScale #Station

Outbreak: "Respiratory Outbreak" (Unspecified Pathogen)

Facility: Osgoode Care Centre
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Walnut, Maple
Location: #Metcalfe #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0044

Date: 2026-02-17

Public Health Unit: #Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU

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Time to get the fiddly canopies into the station buildings. And they are fiddly. Lot of measuring.

#ModelRailway #Metcalfe #StationCanopy #OOScale #Progress

This lunchtime I’ve spent some time working on incorporating hanging lights into the Metcalfe platform canopies. It’s going quite well so far. Taken my time to work out exactly how to get the lamps where I want.

#ModelRailway #Metcalfe #PlatformCanopy #Lighting #OOScale

Platform 1 and the associated buildings contribute to make slow but steady progress…

#ModelRailway #Metcalfe #OOScale #Progress

Today the LED lights for lighting up the inside of the buildings on my model railway were delivered, meaning I can finally start building some of them! First up is the main station - a ticket office and a parcel depot (Metcalfe kits) on a 1500mm long platform.

Pics to follow.

#ModelRailway #Progress #Metcalfe #KitBashing