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- Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:45 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: A Kab for a Konrad
- Replies: 37
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I think the relationship between chimney and cab height is spot on, but a lot depends on the scale in the back of your mind. Could there be a timber floor in the cab not visible from outside, that would raise drivers eye view?? I matched the cab height to the chimney, but besides the driver not bei...
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:32 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Whistle for Millie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18433
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:16 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: A Kab for a Konrad
- Replies: 37
- Views: 37489
A Kab for a Konrad
I have somewhat suddenly bought a Konrad . Its slow running is as delightful as I hoped (gears and flywheels FTW) but I plan to give it a cab with spectacles and side doors, to anglicise (or cymrify) it a little bit. This will be my first modelling effort in brass, but I will be calling on the help ...
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:49 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Whistle for Millie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18433
That sounds excellent pandsrowe. I guess that's also higher pressure (60psi?) than my Millie, and a good clean sound it makes. I didn't manage to find the time to steam up and do some testing over the weekend, but I did get a couple of shots of the whistle mouth ./myff/2032622/P1210358.jpg ./myff/20...
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:41 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Whistle for Millie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18433
Is the pipe run particularly long or have any kinks in it which would cause a large pressure drop? I don't think so. It's the length supplied by Regner - the sharpest bends are shown in the photograph, it then snakes through the side tank to the whistle. What pressure are you running at? I've no pr...
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:33 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: CMES Santa Special open day 2016.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5152
How did I miss the flying pig? Hope it doesn't only come out at Christmas, I don't know if I can wait that long!
Spotted myself taking a photo, too
Spotted myself taking a photo, too
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 3:22 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Whistle for Millie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18433
From the picture it looks like the long bolt is exactly in front of the whistle's mouth. It shouldn't have any other objects very close to it, or it could affect the sound. Thanks. I think what I will try, when I get a chance to steam up, is removing the bracket altogether and angling the whistle d...
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:12 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Whistle for Millie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18433
Nice job, your obviously completely hooked now Simon. Have often wondered why Roundhouse don't provide a manifold as an accessory, perhaps too much leverage on the banjo bolt! All sorts of reasons for an extra steam line or two though. Grant. I am, Grant! The new piece feels very solid, but on the...
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:20 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Whistle for Millie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 18433
A somewhat overdue update on my Millie’s whistle: I bought a Regner whistle. To recap the two problems: the whistle has an M5 thread; and I wanted to keep the spare outlet so I could fit a water filler valve. The solution is thanks to Mr Tony Bird, of this parish. As far as I’m concerned, Tony is an...
- Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:56 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Ageing (dis)gracefully
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3455
My solution (which may not be what you're looking for, it's not 'built in' but then it works on other fora too) is to take either a snippet of text or the link to a whole thread an put it into Evernote with a suitable tag (eg. 'coaches' or 'trackbed' or whatever). I use Evernote but you could use wh...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 2:40 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 1090096
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:26 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The G&DLR begins.
- Replies: 247
- Views: 109130
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:31 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Katie Kit Build
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19166
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:03 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 1090096
I am non-doggy in the sense of not have a dog (spaniel or otherwise) but I wish I did so am enjoying the pictures; I guess that's another data point suggesting a positive correlation with NG! Like the keepers cottage and the roses are a lovely detail - I trust the keeper will be sufficiently green-f...
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Return to Llechfan, 23rd October
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5843
- Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:28 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Brandbright returns!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9134
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:13 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Brandbright returns!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9134
The new owner is an Andrew Bell. http://www.brandbright.co.uk
Wasn't Andel Models run by an Andrew Bell? Coincidence?
Edit: yes, looks like a coincidence, according to comment on FB.
Wasn't Andel Models run by an Andrew Bell? Coincidence?
Edit: yes, looks like a coincidence, according to comment on FB.
- Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:00 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Coopercraft
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5658
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:27 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 1090096
- Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:32 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3367
- Views: 1090096