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- Tue May 19, 2020 9:09 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Candleford Green Light Railway
- Replies: 50
- Views: 26654
Re: The Candleford Green Light Railway
They are quite scary to watch though in any breeze as the metal roof makes them quite top heavy & they do sway alarmingly exacerbated by my being on 32mm track :shock: Paul, One way to cure swaying coaches is to leave one bogie to pivot normally and to have two bolts either side of the other bo...
- Tue May 19, 2020 8:57 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Rylston Pickle Factory
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4663
Re: Rylston Pickle Factory
Those are great pictures. Very impressive and realistic.
- Sat May 16, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Fowler
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18766
Re: Roundhouse Fowler
Jimmy, Water from under the smokebox is quite normal. The cylinders are cold when starting so the steam condensates and turns back to water. This is then expelled when the locomotive moves. Once you have moved a short distance this will stop because the cylinders will warm up. To avoid this your loc...
- Sat May 09, 2020 8:54 pm
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: The Rylston Light - Postcard from the Dales
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7568
- Sat May 09, 2020 8:43 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Accucraft Excelsior RC battery charging
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12896
Re: Accucraft Excelsior RC battery charging
Andrew, Sympathy I can do. Electrics are also a mystery to me so I can't help. I have a Caradoc which I am trying to sort out. It's running deteriorated quite markedly last year and I change or replace one part, only to find it shows up a problem in another area. Like you, one step forward and one b...
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Potters Orchid Railway
- Replies: 975
- Views: 278284
Re: The Potters Orchid Railway
Good to see progress on the POR and MAMs Lady Anne. Run time will improve when it's fully run in and MAM gets used to the settings.
- Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Weebee Safety Valve Cover
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3822
Re: Weebee Safety Valve Cover
There's nothing wrong with the safety valve. The old cover is at fault. It was designed to fit the Accucraft safety, not the Weebee which is a different design and has different dimensions. There is a recess in the old cover which is not deep enough. I'll speak to Simon though to see what he can sug...
- Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:04 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Weebee Safety Valve Cover
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3822
Re: Weebee Safety Valve Cover
You can use your existing safety valve bonnet by fitting a brass collar around the safety valve that matches the ID of the safety valve bonnet. I had one fitted to my Riverdale boiler using the Roundhouse cover. When you order the valve from TTD ask them to supply a collar for your engine. Thanks T...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:52 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Weebee Safety Valve Cover
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3822
Weebee Safety Valve Cover
Does anyone know if anyone makes a cover for the Weebee safety valve?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:08 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Bachmann Coaches get a repaint
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7573
Re: Bachmann Coaches get a repaint
I seem to recall it may be possible to restore glazing by dipping in clear floor polish. Not tried it myself, or seen it done though.
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:37 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Coronavirus projects
- Replies: 89
- Views: 36296
Re: Coronavirus projects
The trestle bridge is a great solution and looks great.
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Bachmann Coaches get a repaint
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7573
Re: Bachmann Coaches get a repaint
That's an excellent paint job. The coach is looking great.
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 8:34 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Caradoc Issues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2846
Re: Caradoc Issues
Thanks Tom. I propose to tackle one issue at a time. If I change more than one thing at a time it might mean I can't be sure what has improved matters, and what hasn't.
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:16 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Caradoc Issues
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2846
Caradoc Issues
I have an Accucraft Caradoc that is in meed of some TLC it was bought second hand and whilst it runs it has some shortcomings. Possibly it has had a hard life and/or lack of maintenance previously. I will list some of the issues below. The burn time is only 20 minutes. I have changed the gas valve f...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:08 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Botch Idea
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18400
Re: Botch Idea
I like the Swift Sixteen coaches and those have turned out well.
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:17 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: (WH)WHR Buildings
- Replies: 187
- Views: 96638
Re: (WH)WHR Buildings
Very impressive repair work.
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: The Guide to 16mm Scale Modelling
- Replies: 25
- Views: 33419
Re: The Guide to 16mm Scale Modelling
No post here in Warrington today. The local Next Door Group have been commenting on the lack of posties in the area. Hopefully mine will arrive next week. Don't forget members of the Association can now read it on line if you can't wait.
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:04 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Accucraft Caradoc
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6111
Re: Accucraft Caradoc
The latest Accy newsletter says they are scaling down operations for the duration of the present health crisis. eMail contact for Accucraft UK at present - https://www.accucraft.uk.com/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-update-office-closure/ https://www.accucraft.uk.com/products/hexagonal-headed-screws/...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:20 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Accucraft Caradoc
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6111
Re: Accucraft Caradoc
Ian, These are indeed M2 screws. I find a 10BA nutspinner/box spanner is a good fit to a unworn screw head. For longer reach, I have a length of plastic tube squeezed over the nutspinner's "handle". I sort of hope the plastic will give before the screw head does! Thanks for the info Rob. ...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:18 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Accucraft Caradoc
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6111
Re: Accucraft Caradoc
I have a second hand Accucraft Caradoc that I am presently servicing. Please can anyone advise what size threads the bolts are that hold the body to the chassis? Accucraft mostly use metric M2 screws for assembling models, sometimes with a few M1.6 thrown in to confuse things. They aren't a standar...