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I've seen a 16mm scale working model driven by compressed air, but it wasn't a model of that kind of locomotive. It was a Fireless locomotive using the boiler* as an air tank. Naturally it didn't run for very long because quite sensibly it used low pressure (roughly what we would use for steam), yet...

Yup, it's the one and only prototype Fowler railcar. No. 16072 of 1924 for, as you correctly surmise Indian Railways.

Note the driver sits 'side saddle' facing the camera.

David 1/2d

Absolutely Neil.

A single cylinder model is more sure-footed than a two cylinder because the traction drops to zero twice per revolution.

Not what people expect :-)

David 1/2d

Tim, Tractive Effort is an arbitrary Rating system rather than a measure of actual drawbar pull. It helps Operations staff know whether a substitute locomotive is likely to have enough grunt to complete a run, without taking speed into consideration. You are using a commonplace version of this arbit...

Either full radio control or a Forward-Off-Reverse switch, or sometimes a separate on-off and forward-reverse. If wanting manual speed control, do not on any account use a variable resistance. No time to explain but it's hopeless and wastes a lot of power too. Good choices are: - pure DC controllers...

The answer is about 18V, and to get the same performance as that you typically need a 14V pack. But what you really need to know is what battery pack delivers the kind of speed and pulling power you'd be happy with on the gradients you are running on. That depends on battery type as well as just the...

Crackingjob wrote:I have a Faller loco, that was 12v track fed which I converted to 9v battery

So I would think you will have no problem with the playmobil chassis

Apart from the massive difference is load and in motor current, yes. D

It looks as though it will. The little boxy PP3 batteries are quite amazing despite their very low capacity. I haven't actually used them on a Playmobil chassis, but they will run a (similar but more efficient) LGB chassis pulling a couple of LGB 4-wheeled coaches for maybe 10 minutes. So could be g...

Hi all, Does anyone think this would power a playmobil chassis ok? Cheers. May I ask: - what is "this"? - do you mean the old track powered chassis or the new radio controlled chassis? - and a name to reply to ? I have happily powered the old type Playmobil locomotives with 4 AA alkaline ...

There have been two previous styles of whitemetal gearbox. Some builders managed to epoxy the original into a solid non-rotating lump, so Ivan introduced an improved design. I've not seen a plastic variety so I don't know what's inside it, but the metal ones depended on correct greasing (with the gr...

I like the colours. Mine is black and yellow too. Skagit River Railway 350HP. Body is just a card mock-up. ./myff/734150/Anthony+and+Crafts+049.jpg Needs the G-scale wheels replacing with NWSL wheels both for appearance and for wider track compatibility. At the same time I shall replace the moulded ...

Hi Keith.

I have a a pair of USA Trains NW2 power trucks under my big 15mm scale gasoline locomotive.

David
Derby

Looks good. Strangely enough, there's a similar thread on the Gauge 1 Yahoo group at the moment. I can't give you a link as it's an Association-based group, but there's a guy planning standard gauge coaches, probably in 10mm scale. You can buy a G-scale coach kit for either 32mm, 45mm or 64mm gauge ...

Hancockshire wrote:Victor Meldrew is my top choice, I think I'll put a driver in it & a sound card saying "I don't believe it".

And it would be mine, but you haven't room for a traditional long nameplate.

"Meldrew" would add a little more tease.  David

I'll see if I can link to a picture of Jerry Hyde's live diesels.

David

David Clark bought the business, but I suspect he's going to publish what he knows rather than make locomotives.

David

I've found it's fairly common for the top up valve to leak unless you don't use it, which allows it to settle down and seal better. I've been put off fitting one of these Roundhouse clacks because I've heard of people getting slightly scalded when the clack ball goes AWOL! At the very least the eng...