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I wonder if a bit of soft (spongy foam) padding might absorb the vibrations.

A set of clacks straddling the boiler top, along with suitable firebox-top pipework and stubby boiler fittings, might lend a little further "BR-Standardism" to it, but I'm really grasping at straws - you've made a fine job already.

Suitably fiddly.
They're really packed in there, between those axleboxes.

29/12/23 A bit (very) slow in writing this up, but it is what it is. The bonnet sections were glued together and reinforced with thin plastic strip from behind. A coat of etch primer was applied before slapping Squadron putty on it, followed by sanding. I've left a few divots and marks in the castin...

Always good to get another job ticked off. Hope it clears up soon.

Aye, rolling roads aren't worth the price, IMO. One of these days I'll make my own from aluminium angle and cheap bearings - but I seem to keep getting away with blocks of wood. :scratch: Yours is certainly a standard to aim for. Fully-adjustable, self-contained on a board, with a storage box to boo...

I've done that with a machine vice too. Nice conversion - You've clearly put more effort into it than I did.

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:42 am I still need to refer to Rik's 'idiot's guide' every time.....

So do I.

Never easy to conceal wiring without compromising functionality. I'd hate to attempt wiring up a Garratt. Nice work.

I hope I'm not coming off as pushy, one way or the other - just thinking out loud. :) And that's very kind of you to offer! My first layout used SV rail, bought through an Australian dealer - nailed to home-cut wooden sleepers. I still have a few lengths, which will need plastic sleepers to reuse, s...

Aha! Thanks fellas. Just picked up two lifetimes' supply of caps for a tenner. Forgot I even mentioned the RH chassis, had to look back through my own posts to find it. :scratch: :scratch: The Baguley's fine as an "out of the box" cane loco - just paint it yellow. But as a prototype, it ne...

Surely you have more wheelsets somewhere, Greg.. What's one more van? Dewit.jpg Funny you say that Graeme, I do have a blog , for the same reason as you. I used to post there, then copy/paste text and images to the forum. But this takes hours to do, and I found that blogger had an infuriating tenden...

Yes, the hum. I'm not surprised a simple capacitor won't cut it. Small capacitors are used to suppress electrical 'noise', ie. voltage spikes from the commutator that can cause interference with the electronics in the speed control. It usually manifests as the esc randomly stopping, or resetting, or...

Never an easy question, weather to convert or not. I had the same thought process as you. For what it's worth, I'd do it. There are very few garden lines (of any gauge) in Aust, let alone under 2hrs away, making visits a very rare prospect. Brake rigging certainly makes things fiddly. I found when c...

I'm re-powering an Accucraft Baguley chassis using the battery pack and manual controls, leftover from my Essel Fowler rebuild. Upon removing the original wiring from the Fowler, I noticed the ceramic capacitor soldered across the motor terminals, to suppress electrical noise from the motor. Figured...

dudeface wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:08 pm Never thought I'd see an 0-4-2-0T...

Look closer, it's an 0-4-4-0T. Looks like a Decauville? Would be well at home on your line, Rik.

And I thought your Leader was huge, Bertie.

To be fair, that drawing is a Black Five, (if memory serves) and much busier than the average narrow gauge backhead.
Your work in detailing looks pretty realistic to me.

Never thought I'd see something like this.
Not far off that "strategic steam reserves" myth.

Looks great.

You must have missed the original thread, which did wander a bit. :D https://www.gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14528&p=176056#p176056 Oh, now I remember - colander brain strikes again. :lol: Well technically I think it's a rail traction engine. I'm pretty sure that's what Aaron...