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would be quite interesting to see a video of a live steamer being controlled by one of your systems RIK; i am yet to have seen one being used in my area group

Ok thanks I've heard planet are good ;I've just noticed chuffed to bits do a Ripmax Futaba Saturn budget 2.4GHz set X4.
Anyone had any experience with this , seems a good price
Cheers

RIK's stuff does look impressive although i think im after more of the joy stick style control for a live steamer

Hi , I've just begun converting my roundhouse Bertie to radio control . Online there is a lot of information about the conversion however most of the electronics either are no longer supplied or out of date . Could anyone suggest a good 2.4ghz RC transmitter and receiver set (I have the servo as sup...

Impressive and i like those blood and custard coaches

Really really impressive, im looking forward to seeing the plants develop over time; would be a great line for a big running session

Superb again! your new loco certainly seems to fit in well and i love some of those station scenes with all your wagons.
cheers
Joe

heres a vid of mine working on my raised section of line, as you can see they are nice little runners:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ecsnRMRlQ

Cheers I look forward to the video and I do like the trailing wheels , I take it they were fitted by Merlin ?

I also have one of these but as an 0-4-0, quite powerful little things although sadly mine does have a tenancy to wobble around a lot although no frame erosion is present. I dont think theres a lot i can do though due to the wheels being fixed on the axles. Also the water gauge on these locos is a n...

Hi, i think for the UK 2 foot gauge prototype market (which i expect is the largest in 16mm) a craker loco could be quite appealing for small industrial lines although i do doubt whether you will be able to sell 50 of them a year. If i were starting out making a live steam loco then i would personal...

Hi, I am currently thinking about starting a wild rose loco project (Dave Watkins drawings) however lack large machinery or lots of engineering experience (although im willing to learn!); I already have a Boiler and gas tank suitable for the loco (unintentionally!) however i was wondering if anyone ...

Yep Dittto-really no interest at all considering its basically a copy of the Fowler without a tender (and more expensive) If only Roundhouse had done an England, almost £2000 for one from locoworks seems ridiculous for a manual slip eccentric loco that can in theory be built from a millie chassis an...

Cheers Andrew, yeah its good to be able to now run some decent length trains with a much reduced risk of serious harm being inflicted don the lines passengers!

Time for a update! although i still haven't got round to completing the spiral as i am still debating different options for the track plan of the station at the bottom I have progressed with other areas of the line and apart from a few gaps here and there all the track bed is now complete :lol:. The...

Welcome, looks very good and plenty of space, i like the platform edgeing

thats looking really good its starting to look real already; looking forward to seeing further progress!

Hi all, over the last few days work has progressed on the spiral. Ive used strips of plywood with posts postcreted into the ground as support and then attached planks on top. Despite a few strips snapping when being bent to shape once complete the spiral is now a very solid structure and is ready fo...

well done for braving the winter elements, its looking like youve got some decent space for landscaping there which will tie in with your minimal station theme. Should be a pretty long run by the time its finished?
cheers
Joe

ive also seen engines with the steam pipe go round the tender gas tank before it goes through a superheater and eventually to the cylinders, of course the longer the steam pipe the greater the time it takes for the engine to move when the regulator is moved