A new loco for the WVLR

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:19 pm

This is Millie, a small diesel outline battery loco made from laser
cut ply and built on an IP Engineering budget chassis which has
been modified by fitting metal gears and 4 wheel drive.

Underneath the loco is the on /off switch and a 2.1mm charging
socket for the 4.8 volt 1500 mah Nimh batteries which are located
in the cab and hidden neatly away under the dashboard.

A Planet 5 radio control and ESC for speed and forward / reverse
are fitted under the bonnet.

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:29 pm

Nice tidy set up, good job!

Any video of it running please?

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:41 pm

Oh My Good Night - under that bonnet is CRAMMED! However, I don't suppose you have to go in there very often, unlike us battery changers...............

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:01 pm

under that bonnet is CRAMMED!

You should see under the bonnet of my IP Rapier

I have a directional light controller under development
(Prototype working) which I'll probably fit in there as well.

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:27 pm

I like it ! I want the same for Christmas !

jay1976 · Post by **jay1976** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:39 pm

WVLR:90564 wrote:
under that bonnet is CRAMMED!
You should see under the bonnet of my IP Rapier :D

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should see under my hglw loco thats crammed pretty tight as well...rc and esc and 4 AA batterys makes it very tight

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:57 am

I feel a stiff drink coming on. I have a so-so relationship with anything electrical, but these rat's nest wiring jobs just fill me with a moderate form of terror.

Peter in AZ

dhippey · Post by **dhippey** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:09 pm

That is a nice neat model.

What ESC are you using on this?

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:54 pm

That is a nice neat model.

Thanks, the ESC is a cheap Chinese one that I bought off ebay,
there's no documentation with it, it has a couple of quirks but it
seems to work OK, it's only a temporary measure as I have my
own design of ESC under development which gives directional
lighting as well as fwd/rev speed control. The prototype is in one
of my other locos Standish Hall.

dhippey · Post by **dhippey** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:08 pm

Thanks.
Look forward to hearing of your developments.

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:47 pm

Any video of it running please?

Not the best of video clips, taken on the mobile phone in the rain.

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tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:18 am

Looks great Mike, including the line!

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:21 pm

tom_tom_go:90721 wrote:Looks great Mike, including the line!

Mike - may I publish links to my pictures of this line? I know the owner is a little fussy..................

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:03 pm

Pictures of the railway shown above:

http://www.mdlr.co.uk/charlesfirth.html in 2009

http://www.mdlr.co.uk/charlesfirth2010.html 2010

http://www.mdlr.co.uk/charlesfirth2011.html and 2011

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:10 pm

It's a lovely line and I'm privileged to be able to run my locomotives
and rolling stock on it each week.

Any photos of 2012 Brian?

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:11 pm

Didn't go, and didn't manage this year, either!

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:13 pm

Didn't go

Yes you did, we double headed the Rapiers, remember

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:18 pm

OK - didn't take any pictures, then! (certainly can't find any)

WVLR · Post by **WVLR** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:22 pm

OK - didn't take any pictures, then! (certainly can't find any)

I thought you did, you certainly took some video, every time you tried to film the Rapiers someone (our host) talked over the top, you got it on about the sixth attempt

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:01 am

Looked again - may have lost them in The Great Reboot .................

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