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An interesting design some one obviously put a lot of thought into this I,m probably guessing but it looks to me like a marine steam plant first with the drive sloping down to a prop the shaft shortened, a contrate wheel added then put into a loco frame. Looking at the gearing I would say it would p...

Very clever an the best bit for me and I expect others too Its Cheap

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Can these MSS steamers be fitted with r/c? :D they really are not much different to the older Mamods to answer your question yes there are lots of different pictures showing how its done most involve a rod running from the foot plate to the smoke box apron with an arm attached each end one to the s...

The idea is lovely an ideal teaching aid when teaching some younger members of a club years back I used copper slug tape to do a similar thing

This is far simpler its probably only a matter of time before there is an out door version

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They are a credit to you I have friend who makes wooden toys he said you have some lovely idea's there keep it going☺

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Very enjoyable to watch and a lot of work to make

Well done indeed

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Nothing fancy its on a very modest budget and all in the early stages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrm84-an0HI&t=4s

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Are these moulds suitable for 16mm scale I been looking and can't seem to find out its probably right in front my eyes lol  dizzysteamer :D The Jigstones range includes a variety of moulds for brick, stone or slate building blocks that would normally be used to make cement castings for structure bu...

That's excellent very clever idea

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In AZ heat expansion was my bugbear, but it was an intermittent problem generally confine to June and July when ground temperature was anything up to 130F.  Then a curve would pop out of the ballast quite suddenly creating an instant derailment blackspot.  The temperature range on my line in a typi...

We finally sorted the theme for our garden railway. The Pasty and serpentine Railway There is a famous Pasty Factory within the village also this area is the only place in the country where serpentine is mined. Since the Serpentine is a specialised item it would not be moved in quantities and would ...

That's a lovely job scratch building at its best you have me thinking now as I am considering a little train of hopper wagons for my little diesel loco. A solder station is good, some are very cheap now too. At the end of the day it is a temperature controlled iron which is exactly what you need for...

No doubt about that one a really amazing build its very well engineered a class job for sure

Well done indeed

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I like your buffer stop, looks far better than those plastic things probably a lot more robust too.

I,m going to copycat your idea on our quarry road track in our garden.
Thanks for posting the picture

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Are these moulds suitable for 16mm scale I been looking and can't seem to find out its probably right in front my eyes lol

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I tend to use a micro torch for most of my work with along with a temp controlled 60w one for detailing stuff. With thin metals such as tinplate heat distortion can be a real problem. a decent solder and a decent flux make all the difference. Any tips on how to avoid distortion would be appreciated...

Love it, its got to be a crowd puller  :D

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My late Dad owned a land rover from as far back as my memories go consequently we have three in the family . My own a 1958 series 2 swb had to come off the road 15 years back because of really bad rust worm. I detest the amount of electronics in modern cars I think vehicle tech as gone money mad hom...

After straightening the chassis and cleaning the rubbing faces on the cylinders and reboring the hole on the reversing valve to make it sit at 90 degrees to the rubbing face grinding it correctly I finally got the chassis ready to run. I had to bore the wheels fit some brass bush's then drill and re...

I love the set up such a lot going on in such a tight space, well done on the crossing it certainly looks right. :D We have opted for laying our track on thermal blocks for now but but I like the idea of the moss invading the track it will look better and better as things grow. we need A rethink may...