Wellington arrives at CHLR

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Peter Butler
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Re: Wellington arrives at CHLR

Post by Peter Butler » Sat May 09, 2020 7:17 pm

Hi Mark, good to see this thread revived, I had forgotten about it until now. As mentioned early in the thread, the PDF 'Alice Class' kit, bought by 'Just Julie', is now built and running ( I volunteered!) and I was so impressed with the kit that I bought a 'Port Class' for myself.....
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In both kits a 12v motor was supplied and I have managed to fit eight 2600 mAh (AA size) batteries and Deltang receiver in the boilers of each. They run well and make a welcome addition to the loco fleet.
It is true that lots of preparation work is required but a really good paint finish is possible. Yours looks excellent, well done!
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Re: Wellington arrives at CHLR

Post by markoteal » Sat May 09, 2020 9:00 pm

Thanks Peter- those two look great examples - with 12v they’ll have plenty of power to call on - yes I was very pleased as it was a few months since I’d run this one and it performed perfectly out of the box - now fancying doing the Ruby

http://pdf-models.com/steam-locos/ruby/
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Where did I put that uncoupler?

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Re: Wellington arrives at CHLR

Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun May 10, 2020 2:06 am

I'll be well pleased if my Hunslet (when postal restrictions from Switzerland let up) comes out as well as your Hunslets have.
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Re: Wellington arrives at CHLR

Post by sjrixon » Sun May 10, 2020 9:31 am

The Leanne is very nice, or in my case 'Katherine'..
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Mine runs on a small Li-Po battery as they designed the back to have space underneath to hold it. Runs quite nicely but my Hunslet certainly has more power.

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Re: Wellington arrives at CHLR

Post by FWLR » Sun May 10, 2020 10:18 am

Nice looking loco though "Katherine" :thumbright:

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Re: Wellington arrives at CHLR

Post by Garethh » Tue May 12, 2020 8:08 am

I’m intrigued by the 7/8ths version of the quarry hunslet, has anyone out there seen a completed model?

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