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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:15 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Weak Bachmann Lyn motor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 366
Re: Weak Bachmann Lyn motor
I think I have identified the problem and fixed it (let's hope that's not famous last words!). I thought that thing looked like it had been butchered to fit a different motor. You're more patient than me, I'd have long since given it a burial at sea by tossing it off the end of the local pier.........
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:55 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: What to do with a tiny, barren wasteland?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 9523
Re: What to do with a tiny, barren wasteland?
Belethor's General Goods is now in place, and I'm quite pleased with the result. That photo of the general store reminded me of photos of the store at Mapleton. If that was your intent, you've nailed the right look. Just needs a baby shay and a short train parked in front of the veranda......... ;)...
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Weak Bachmann Lyn motor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 366
Re: Weak Bachmann Lyn motor
Might be tricky to mount the wheels - unless I can find a worm which meshes with the existing worm wheels Bachmann and quality control have only a fleeting acquaintance from what I've seen........ I'm told they use Mabuchi motors, but I'm inclined to think it will be a cheaper chinese clone. The cl...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:14 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Interpreting a manufacturer's drawing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 177
Re: Interpreting a manufacturer's drawing
Can anyone explain this? Has the draughtsman made a mistake? First rule of building models from original builders drawings - DON'T scale from builders drawings. If no dimension is shown, find the drawing that shows the necessary dimension. It's unlikely that the real loco had different length 'shaf...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:06 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Regner Else
- Replies: 7
- Views: 486
Re: Regner Else
Not sure what body ill build to replace the Germanic one once I get it working. The drivers are too large to build a Perry or Barclay style body but I'll figure something out. those red frames will have to go ASAP I'm no fan of the aesthetics of german locos either, but there were a lot of them aro...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:14 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1801
Re: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
The clamshell for the Lyn motor block is very poor quality plastic. Most of the destination mounts for the self tapping screws have split, so it's held together very tentatively - ie the screws are just about biting but can't be tightened completely. More poor design than poor plastic, although rec...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:17 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Paint reaction question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 681
Re: Paint reaction question
Thanks for the input everyone! I think I'll try and stick to the same brand where possible in the future! The problem may be incompatible paint types, which will be due to the solvents used, but there is also another mechanism that gives that sort of finish. There is a special paint called 'wrinkle...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:07 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Regner Else
- Replies: 7
- Views: 486
Re: Regner Else
Hi all, I recently acquired this Regner Else from facebook and it looks to be brand new which is obviously great news for me but its come with no instructions of any kind. I emailed Michael Ragg at Argyle and he said they've never imported one and thus have no documentation on it. has anyone had an...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Tram Kits n Bits
- Replies: 16
- Views: 715
Re: Tram Kits n Bits
Ah yes - "Brisbane Sparks" - he contributed here recently, on "Tropic Thunder"'s thread. I really like his stuff, a lovely juxtaposition of urban street cars in a fairly jungle-y setting - there's quite a lot of it on Youtube. Alexander posts under the name 'Melbournesparks'. He's a member here, bu...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:04 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Trackplans
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1369
Re: Trackplans
Are you going to be able to simulate traversing the real route by x number of circuits before calling in at the through station which I think can be by-passed by the raised loop? Will the through station take on various identities dependent on where the train is on its journey? That was the theory ...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Trackplans
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1369
Re: Trackplans
No fancy computer graphics around here, the first image is the only one with more than a passing relationship to electrickery.......... The doctored Google Earth postcard puts the fictional TVT in context and shows the route overlaid on the area of East Gippsland where it may just exist in a paralle...
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:02 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1801
Re: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
The issue was the outswing on the couplings which are attached to the buffer beams. I'm not surprised. The VR solution to the same problem with the chopper couplings on the NA class was a wider buffing plate, with a much wider gap for the chopper. You may have to fit a much wider loop than your sta...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:31 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1801
Re: Lyn >> Schull & Skibbereen Erin(ish)
Although the Bachmann Lyn looks OK and runs reasonably well, she is not happy on my tight curves What's the issue? I'd have thought a Bachmann Lyn would get around an R1 curve OK, as their own track is the same 600mm radius. I have three 0-4-2T locos and two bigger ones are marginal, even on my cur...
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 180
- Views: 25676
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Back on topic, here is your challenge (should you choose to accept) - https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/4345 I've thought and thought for years how I could do the 'fancy shaped' saddle tank but it is too hard for me. Does anyone know if that shape has a name? As Andrew says, the d...
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:58 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The Reading and Squamish Light Railway Stock Thread
- Replies: 128
- Views: 26409
Re: The Reading and Squamish Light Railway Stock Thread
It claims to be 80% ethyl alcohol, but it also claims to be moisturising. & It's eye-wateringly expensive... Methylated spirits/denatured alcohol is about 95% total alcohol. Apart from the stratospheric price of hand sanitisers, they don't have enough alcohol to make a decent fuel..... Some campers...