Winter Build Programme
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Winter Build Programme
The Overdale Valley Light Railway workshops have taken advantage of the winter lull in operations to build up the railways stock of wagons and carriages.
Most are still awaiting the paint shop (the shed) to install some heating to get their final coats of paint.
I have tried some compensation on this van,it is a bit crude but it works
Now back to the shed heating plans.
Most are still awaiting the paint shop (the shed) to install some heating to get their final coats of paint.
I have tried some compensation on this van,it is a bit crude but it works
Now back to the shed heating plans.
Regards Graham.
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Compensation is probably OTT in sm32 as it is to compensate for misaligned/uneven track usually in OO gauge and O 7mm scale. One pair of wheels are fixed, the other pair are able to rock from side to sideKeith S:109640 wrote:I love the scratch-built wagons. I set out with the intention of scratch-building my own rolling stock but the temptation of kits, plus my lack of ability to look at any actual prototypes, has thwarted that plan.
I have a silly question: What is the "compensation" for, and what does it do?
allowing all four wheels to be on the track in situations where with fixed wheels only three wheels would touch the track.
The wagons and large brake van are freelance. The small guards wagon was taken from photographs and video of th Pedarn Railway.
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Neatly done!Gralyn:109649 wrote: Compensation is probably OTT in sm32 as it is to compensate for misaligned/uneven track usually in OO gauge and O 7mm scale. One pair of wheels are fixed, the other pair are able to rock from side to side
allowing all four wheels to be on the track in situations where with fixed wheels only three wheels would touch the track.
I'd say compensation can be really useful in 16mm especially for four-wheelers with a longish wheelbase. I used to have all manner of problems with my railmotor - tried all sorts of combinations of wheel-sets until I realised the actual problem was with some of my shoddy tracklaying - well track does 'settle' doesn't it? I did something similar with the front wheels of the power car and the trailer and now they're really reliable - as I hope this little video testifies.
http://youtu.be/4d4NtVFDfR8
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[- as I hope this little video testifies.
http://youtu.be/4d4NtVFDfR8
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Pictures replace a thousand Words.
http://youtu.be/4d4NtVFDfR8
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Pictures replace a thousand Words.
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