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I've noticed there are low-power, medium-power and high power versions of the Polulo gear motor:
https://www.pololu.com/file/0J1829/polo ... motors.pdf

I bought the 12v high power version, assuming it would be more powerful. I wonder if the low power versions run better at low revs??

Rik

drewzero1 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:45 pm ......., there's quite the crowd waiting for the next train!

....... including Napoleon (or is it Nelson?)

Rik

Welcome to the forum, Chris.
I can't advise you on live steam, but there are plenty of steamy enthusiasts on the forum who'll give you good suggestions (as above)

Rik

Thanks, Graeme I did wonder if I'd got a rogue motor - but I actually bought two at the same time and both behave in exactly the same way as in the video. I bought them from a reputable supplier (PiHut), so I don't think I've been sent cheap clones. The fact that the cheap AliExpress version perform...

Thanks Trevor. I'm still in the process of tinkering with the design of the motor block, but it's reassuring to hear the motor works well in practice.

Rik

I like the way you've made room for the stem of the shrub.

Rik

Thanks Phil The pulsed nature of the speed change is accurately portrayed in the video but might have something to do with the LGB transformer/controller I'm using. Must admit though, I've not noticed the step change in speed with LGB motor blocks previously, but I'll do a bit more experimentation. ...

Clever idea to use the posh cocktail sticks as legs. I've been wondering if there is a use for them after recently buying a pack

Rik

I've decided to bite the bullet and produce my own motor blocks / powered chassis - after struggling to find commercially available units of the right dimensions. However, when testing my first chassis with a (c£20GBP) Polulo geared motor, I was disappointed to find that it doesn't seem to want to r...

That does look good! The curved members over the top look spot-on!

Rik

drewzero1 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:01 pm (And Rik, I have to ask... Any relation to the author, or just a fun coincidence?)

AFAIK there is no relation - though I've not yet traced my dad's side of the family, so who knows?

Rik

Rik, If you want pictures of Berwyn, or 'the pigs' (the various orange painted loco's).. These are at the WHHR, and I can get/take chapter and verse, for you. Berwyn is now in the museum, for this season. Thanks Phil They're a bit too modern for me - I like the earlier diesels. Rik PS - I like the ...

It would expand your modelling horizons considerably.......... ;) Although at the rate you are going at present, you will have the diesel equivalent of Boulton's Siding soon. ** Graeme ** look up 'The Chronicles of Boulton's Siding' by Alfred Rosling Bennett. Looks fascinating. I found a copy in Go...

Looks and sounds great, Philip.

Rik

Dammit! I've just found this wonderful source of Ruston NG loco photos .... which includes, among many others, a three-foot gauge version https://www.flickr.com/photos/34938158@N02/albums/72157631038668260/with/22356322545 Plenty of inspiration here, chaps - and some clear detailing for modellers. Rik

I'll follow this with interest. Somewhat of a contrast to the conditions I'm facing in the NW of England. So far this year, rain, followed by rain, followed by even more rain.

I did find a rather sleepy wasp in the shed last week......

Rik

Thanks Graeme. Can't think why I've not bought that book on Rustons before. I've now ordered one from the Moseley Trust. I must start making my own powered chassis. Relying on commercially available chassis does limit what I can make or, as in this case, how realistic the models appear. I do like th...

What surprised me is the large number of variations in the basic design of these locos, which is why I felt justified if creating yet another version.


Rik

I bought another HGLW chassis and was wondering what to do with it ..... IMG_3900.JPG It's a sort-of, maybe, might be Ruston. I couldn't find a 3 foot gauge Ruston and so 'adapted' a 2 foot gauge one. I've almost got away with it. IMG_3901.JPG I think, when Ruston's did produce 3' gauge locos, they ...

Looks good to me, Zach. You can't beat varnished teak (or its equivalent) .....

Rik