Lol, I don't have to tell ya'll what I found in my back yard.
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- Mon May 20, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 10
- Views: 292
- Fri May 17, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
Your wildlife sure makes me appreciate mine... Even if we do have to shovel the lake flies off the sidewalk a few weeks a year, at least they don't sting or bite :lol: Yep, everything here either pokes, pricks, poisons, stings, bites or sprays you. Sometimes all the above lol. But it's beautiful an...
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:21 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
Here's a few more pics, I overloaded my last post.
I plan on lots of small cactus and clover along my railroad.
I plan on lots of small cactus and clover along my railroad.
- Fri May 17, 2024 1:16 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
Just an update here. No more Skunks, ran them off last month. Such a relief. House is coming along and I'm slowly pecking away on the land. I've been pruning and hacking on the Mesquite Trees. They're all blooming like crazy which brings the Killer Bees. But I've noticed the AKB (Africanized Killer ...
- Fri May 10, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Accucraft Shay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 321
Re: Accucraft Shay
I see no reason why not. I gather the valve gear on the 13T Shay (and the other Shay models) is much the same as the Ruby design, with piston valves on the cylinders and a third piston valve doing the reversing. Driving with a single servo on the reverser is a common arrangement on other Accucraft ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Accucraft Shay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 321
Re: Accucraft Shay
Thanks everyone, very helpful! On the two cylinder, can you do what I did w the Ruby and give it good steam at the throttle and use the reverser valve to regulate speed (and direction of course)? That's how I ran the ruby with RC, a single servo on the valve instead of the throttle. A bit bummed but...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Accucraft Shay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 321
Accucraft Shay
So.....I think my plans have changed a bit as far as my return to live steam, had a couple questions for y'all. My original plan was to replace my Ruby that I sold a few years back and build either a Billy or Lady Anne Kit, then Americanize that model. I still want to replace the Ruby, modify from t...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Tytherington Light Railway
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1432
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
I'll follow this with interest. Somewhat of a contrast to the conditions I'm facing in the NW of England. So far this year, rain, followed by rain, followed by even more rain. I did find a rather sleepy wasp in the shed last week...... :? :lol: Rik I understand about the constant rain, I can't do t...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:46 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
It is at times like this, an aerial shot from a drone, would put the whole kit and caboodle into perspective. An area like that, in our (wet) 'green and pleasant land' would turn into a jungle, in a single season. - I am guessing it is dry enough that the vegetation does not get out of hand easily?...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:12 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
Such a beautiful place, if you're planning to model something like Santa Fe or Denver & Rio Grande you won't need to add much in the way of scenery! I love it in pictures and movies but as a lifelong midwesterner I couldn't take the heat. Can't quite tell from the picture, is it level or is the...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:33 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1153
Here's the land for the future railroad
I think there's enough space here. There's another 1/2 acre over that ridge on the left. Id love to get my hands on the 4 acres across our driveway, but I have enough work to do here.
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2824
Re: Trucks
Can confirm that printed ones with metal wheels give enough weight down low, eliminated a derail problem I had. Yeah I really liked the heavy trucks, sounds like the printed units with metal wheels sets will work just fine, thanks for the heads up. I do all three as I find wood is good and cheap fo...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:33 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2824
Re: Trucks
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4624688
I did a set of these, they look great but assembly was tedious. The X Brace/bracket was a PITA.
So now I'm printing these. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2929708 They look amazing...
I did a set of these, they look great but assembly was tedious. The X Brace/bracket was a PITA.
So now I'm printing these. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2929708 They look amazing...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2824
Re: Trucks
Thanks for all the comments and help, much appreciated. As far as printing them to make a mold, I was thinking for a low temp metal cast, I like the weight of the ones I used to get from NENG. BUT I'll try them first with metal wheel sets, might be perfect and less work. Again, thanks everyone I'll ...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:59 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2824
Re: Trucks
Well, I'm a bit old school and didn't realize how versatile these 3D Printers are. A while back my neighbor gave me a brand new Printrbot, I just stared at the box for a few months. Well recently he set me up with all the software and what not and I've been playing in "Thingiverse", met so...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2824
Re: Trucks
I'll check them out, thank you.
I should have been a little more specific, looking for late 1800's / early 1900's American narrow gauge style but there's a couple of those you linked that I'll look into...
I should have been a little more specific, looking for late 1800's / early 1900's American narrow gauge style but there's a couple of those you linked that I'll look into...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2824
Trucks
I'm not sure this is the correct area to be posting this. But since it's in the "Rolling Stock" section I'll ask here, if it needs relocated we'll that's fine. My question is about Fn3 truck sources, like 4' archbars and even the early 3'7" units, or anything for that matter. I've bee...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
- Replies: 58
- Views: 21108