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Name and works plates have arrived from Narrow Planet (Not very original names )

Some of the rolling stock I am looking at (Slaters Dinorwic Wagons) have double flanged wheels. I guess that the track itself won't be any different but assume they won't work on 'normal' poimts/turnouts or similar. Does anyone have any pictures or advice on the use of double-flanged wheels? Is it a...

What do people think about this?

Good enough for the boiler/smokebox?

I like all of the 0-4-0 Roundhouse models but this is possibly my favourite body available for them. It is a 'Simply 7/8' Henry body. The one in the photo is a bit of a hybrid with a Katie/George boiler but with the Billy smokebox. I think this looks really good so I've ordered the body kit for a fu...

This is very interesting. Are you building a "George" AND a "Billy"? Or are you building your own version incorporating parts of each? I see you have a "George" body there, and in your picture of the assembled chassis, the weigh shaft is curved, like on a "George&...

Body soldered, ready for final clean before priming

Can anyone give me some advice on adding a rust finish to a quarry wagon?

I think I have read that people use iron powder of some sort and vinegar/copper sulfate. What exact products do you use and how do you apply it?

Has anyone used the Modern Masters metal effects rust kit? If so, is it any good?

No posts for a while but progress is being made. The paint has gone on ok, but not as good as I would like. The satin finish isn't quite uniform but it will do. I tried to brush paint the wheel hubs with Testors enamel but it was awful, so I removed the paint, masked and painted them instead; they n...

Well the paint has finally arrived. The next problem is the temperature is forecast to be above 100f for the next 2 weeks, so there might be another delay

I'm still waiting on the paint and I might have to cancel my order with Mimuteman. I was told it was in line to be shipped a week ago but still nothing :x In the mean time I've been priming the brass parts but nothing worth updating here yet. It has given me the chance to do some other, less urgent,...

The main brands (JR/Futaba/Hitec) and many others have the positive wire in the middle.

And those type of plugs can sometimes be inserted upside down which would put the signal (yellow) wire on the wrong pin.

What servos are you using (brand and number)? Do you have pictures of the wiring (particularly the servo leads)? The first thing I would check, if there is absolutely no response, is that the servo is plugged in correctly; just because the plug fits doesn't necessarily mean the plug is the correct w...

Another option that can be employed is programmable servos. For example, it looks like the Roundhouse models use Hitec 81 type servos. There is a digital equivalent (5087MG?) where you can programme the direction and end points directly into the servo. One benefit of this, with simpler receivers lik...

Look what I've found :D I genuinely can't believe it. I don't actually have the kit yet (it is at my parent's house), so I don't know if it uses the same boiler jacket, but did you paint the boiler itself? If so what did you use to paint it (and the smokebox)? Many thanks, thumbnail_20220520_142029....

I'm getting closer to starting to bolt things together (at last). The frames and cab floor are primed; I've been told that the Scalecoat paint is finally getting ready to be boxed and shipped so, hopefully, that will arrive soon. I have used the Brass Black on the lubricator. I'm not sure how durabl...

Thanks for your reply. I will be setting the end points of the reverser servo so that it isn't possible to overdrive the servo and burn it out, so the toggle switch versus rotary dial doesn't concern me from that perspective. I hadn't even realised that there was any position that the reverser could...

I have a lot of experience with RC but none with steam locos. I was a little surprised when I started looking that the main offerings for locos appear to all be based on the Deltang products. I’ve been looking at these and am leaning towards a system from Micron, but have a couple of questions: 1) T...

Unbelievably, I have managed to find one

The new cab front has arrived, although the box looks a bit big. It almost looks big enough to have a Katie kit in it :shock: I have removed the old cab front and soldered on the replacement. I'm a little disappointed as it's not as tidy as it was before, but it will do. Roundhouse confirmed that th...

After a week's holiday in the UK, I am back at it. One benefit of being in the UK is that I managed to get some parts that aren't available in the US. My favourite, are these steps from SwiftSixteen, which are so much better than the fold out part of the cabin floor that forms the steps on the kit. ...