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Very clever.

Great looking locomotive. The Mildred version is next on my "wants" list.

Steve,

The quality and speed of your work are incredible. Very well done. Very Impressive.

Excellent. For me it's all about having fun and that looks fun. Although it looks very cold!

What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

I store my rolling stock in wooden trays with the compartments lined with felt, similar to your boxes. To stop things rattling around when being transported in the car, I make spacers out of wood or ply and pad them with felt. Graeme I have used this method for over 30 years for my OO stock without...

Another "Well Done" from me. Great work.

I haven't double headed single handedly, but have double headed my Lady Anne with another Lady Anne seen at 9:26 into the following video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhWGIasy_dQ Is double heading with Deltang equipment easier? With my current R/C sets I don't have enough hands to double head on...

Hi Joe, I wouldn't recommend doing what I did as it isn't perfect and tends to spit water out when steaming up. There are now suppliers who sell water top up plugs that will allow you to fit a Lady Anne dome: https://www.thetraindepartment.com/roundhouse/roundhouse-parts/ Anyone know of a UK suppli...

dewintondave wrote: ↑Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:31 am Excellent project!

I just noticed the reverser. I hadn't been able to see a Quarry Hunslet reverser before. It looks like a screw type. I wonder why

The reverser looks to be on a quadrant in the pictures I can see. Perhaps PH or others familiar with the Quarry Hunslets can clarify?

In my experience run time will vary according to a number of factors. Ambient temperature, whether or not warm or hot water is used to raise steam. How high or low the gas is turned up (for gas fired locos - obviously) and the load. I only worry about running out of water before gas. I always try to...

Dealing with Accucraft directly now as it out of dealers hands, convenient for them. Let's hope the replacements they send are of better quality than the originals supplied. Under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 it is the retailers responsibility to sort the matter out. The retailer must repair or repla...

Eeek! Although I'm guessing that was a problem with the paint going soft, rather than the bubblewrap itself - if the paint softens I guess anything an item of rolling stock's wrapped in will leave a mark... Thanks for the info - more thought for thought... I may investigate cyrogenic technology for...

Interesting thoughts. I'm reminded of Tag Gorton's article in this month's Garden Rail, where he advocates making your name-plates easily removable, otherwise unless someone is specifically looking for a loco named "Mavis" then you may expect it will reduce the resale value to have them p...

I'd be a wary of using old foamed rubber. No idea what type of foam is used for bedroll, but like Philip I've had problems over the years with the common polyurethane foam, which can break down and damage models. The foam can etch into both paint and plastic as it disintegrates. I store my wagons w...

I am pleased with their appearance.... it's all about distance. Brilliant solution. I fit vacuum pipes to all my locomotives and passenger stock....... A small point for anyone making them, the hoses should be fastened to the stand when not connected up. If they aren't then no vacuum can be created...

Brilliant solution. I fit vacuum pipes to all my locomotives and passenger stock. Until the 1970s even British Rail ran unfitted wagons. They only had a hand brake. A small point for anyone making them, the hoses should be fastened to the stand when not connected up. If they aren't then no vacuum ca...

You certainly don't need the dispenser to use the tape - and I don't dispense my tape from the dispenser. I do store the tape in the dispenser though as it keeps the edges in good condition. I agree. With masking the edges are important and that's the reason I too keep all my Tamiya tape in the dis...

I am not sure about narrow gauge locos, but on standard gauge tender locos besides the drawbar there would be buffers, water hoses for both injectors, a vacuum hose (or air pipe) and if fitted, a steam heating hose. Hope that helps.

As I am concerned about damaging RC gear with the moisture being blown about inside the loco I have changed the plumbing so it fits under the cab footplate. I've wondered whether fitting the whistle underneath the boiler toward the front might improve things, but I've not tried it. Mounted up there...