Roundhouse Little John.

Graff B. · Post by **Graff B.** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:49 am

The latest addition to my fleet!

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:28 am

Having cobbled my loco together these represent good value really. I love it, I'm almost tempted to sell my latest diesel and put it towards one of these...Any more shots?

Graff B. · Post by **Graff B.** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:41 am

Hi Steamie 1, Had to save for a while to get it!

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:57 am

Whoooor! I do like your colour scheme..Cost is an odd thing, with hobbies we save on top of bills to pay, so it is often hard fought. Enjoy, and well done.

jay1976 · Post by **jay1976** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:03 pm

rc or manual control?
looks nice as well

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:04 pm

I can vouch for the fact that they run very well, and for a long period: had one as a guest loco at Telford and it ran as well as you'd expect any Roundhouse loco to do!

Graff B. · Post by **Graff B.** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:28 pm

Hi Jay, it's RC. They don't do a manual one at the moment. Hav'nt had a chance to run it yet. Hoping to run it tomorrow.

jay1976 · Post by **jay1976** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:10 pm

since me posting that had a look on there web page and noticed it was RC control..

KjellAn · Post by **KjellAn** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:53 am

I'm waiting for my Little John - dark green with red buffer beams.

I think it comes with a simple R/C stearing-wheel-controller. Would it be possible to put a sound-module into this little shunter?
I can not find anything about this on the RH-website or on the Locoglyde website.

KjellAn · Post by **KjellAn** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:07 pm

Anyone here who knows ... ?

RH Little John comes with R/C but with no sound. Are there any plug-and-play sound-modules made for this engine (yet)?

Big Al · Post by **Big Al** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:52 pm

In my IP Jessica I used the Chuffed2bits sound card, it is made for them buy Mtronic. they use model tug boat sounds, you can hear them on their web site. I also used the mini speaker from Chuffed2bits.

http://www.chuffed2bits.com/page19.html

http://www.mtroniks.net/products.asp/Su ... odules.htm

KjellAn · Post by **KjellAn** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:14 pm

Thanks - that was a good idea.

KjellAn · Post by **KjellAn** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:05 pm

Here it is - my new little beast - the Little John from Roundhouse.
The engine will eventually have some more details added, and some heavy weathering ...

Roundhouse Little John - a small shunter.

Little John with some gravelwaggons at the Pine Hill Railway.

Link to video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUQXOakDpak#t=13

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:24 pm

Very nice, it looks good with those gravel wagons

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:28 pm

Very nice but I think you are right it could do with a bit of weathering.
I will have a word with the locomotive superintendant of the PMR and see if one could find its way down here.

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 6:30 pm

What a little cutie! Hey were did the gravel wagons come from?

KjellAn · Post by **KjellAn** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:04 pm

Hello steamie
They are LGB wagons # 40190. The gauge is changed from 45mm to 32mm.

Graff B. · Post by **Graff B.** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:08 pm

Little John, starting to earn his keep!

Graff B. · Post by **Graff B.** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:17 pm

Hopefully this photo will be the right way up!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 4:23 pm

Very nice! Exciting too, 'cos I've got one on order in a similar colour scheme - inspired by yours I've gone for the bronze green and wasp stripes, but RH are going to do the rods and cranks in yellow...

Andrew.

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