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tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:01 am This is brilliant!

It sounds just like my OS26

invicta280 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:57 pm I never saw one of these during my younger years in NZ. How long did they last?

There were only 10 made. They were used up until 1975

Check out: www.railcars.co.nz I know they are rebuilding a Fiat

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:43 am Not going to be a live diesel this one then Dave?

I don't know Tom

My next project is New Zealand's first mainline diesel-electric locomotive, the NZR English Electric Df of 1954 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/DF1501.jpg I'm currently having a go at making a prototype nose hung axle motor arrangement. There's lots of wheels on this 2Co-Co2 loco...

Lovely loco Norris! That was a great Rustoleum tutorial too. What a great finish he got

I'm a fan of methylated spirits / alcohol firing. But, butane gas firing is so convenient. The only downside is that a loco mounted gas tank needs to be tested to very high pressures 300PSI - 20bar. However, gas tanks mounted remotely from the loco can suffer from a lock of pressure. Butane gas seem...

Jim, I started with Dave Watkins' "Idris". I certainly recommend it. I widened the design from 32mm gauge to 45mm gauge without scaling everything else up. The Idris design is available on this page: https://www.16mm.org.uk/resources/drawings/locomotives/ Here's the loco on the rolling roa...

Lovely loco

FWLR wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:05 am Are you going to need a bigger shelf Dave.. It's looking the business on there though.

It's ok for the moment Rod

The project is now parked on the shelf

Thanks Rod!


Next step, locking the axle boxes in the down position

We are getting there

Three more sets made, fitting in progress

Hi John, I've used the glass fibre wick since 2005 and it's held up well. You can re-pack the burner and raise/lower the wick height to get the flame right. I always extinguish the burners rather than let them burn down when meths runs out. "Just The Ticket" model supplies company sells a ...

Thanks lads

I like roundheads to represent the abundant rivets on the original

The four bolts hold on the separate back plates, I didn't have thick enough stock for the usual milled flange arrangement

The first spring is complete

We are getting there with the first spring

ge_rik wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 6:41 am One day she leaned over the low fence we had at that time and asked, "Would you object if I sunbathed topless this afternoon?"

She liked you Rik

Had a lovely run of the Quarry Hunslet yesterday, the longest run so far, well over an hour of near continual running (no photos or videos). The young family next door came outside early on and the twin boys were right in to it. We are blest with a fence that is not too high. All family members show...

Shhh, don't tell the inspector that I've posted this! Oh snap! I had a good one too yesterday New loco running happily, then the coupling pin lifted and the loco started pulling on the gas line. The loco dragged the gas cylinder off the flatbed and was skidding along the track until it dug-in, and ...

I've been working on a new spring, with the leaves reduced from 1/4" to 3/16", with a type 3 hanger, and a different eyelet. Getting ready for for production