Slaters 16mm De Winton kit

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Post by Big Jim » Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:25 pm

I have not built one, but there was a review and article on building one in one of the mags, can't remember which though.
The general consensus was that it was nice to build but a complete swine to fit batteries in, I think the bloke had to have battery packs made up to fit.
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Post by Peter Butler » Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:48 pm

There is a full build description of the DeWinton, along with improvements and further detailing written by Steve Holland, a friend of mine.  If you Google: narrowgaugeandindustrial.com/resources/dewinton it should show. It will be top of the list!
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Post by daveyrd11 » Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:57 pm

I don't have a dewinton, but I do have one of the slate wagons, they take some building, but I'm very pleased with the results.

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Post by Colinjamesporter » Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:30 pm

Im building one at the moment. Nice kit.the inside valve gear is quite complicated. Mines got all the r/c gear on the loco and the batteries will be in a wagon behind.
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Post by TonyW » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:19 pm

I've not built the loco but I have built a load of Slaters slate wagons. They go together nicely but are best soldered for maximum strength. The braked ones can be a bit fiddly. Some variety can be achieved by changing the axle box pattern (two types available) and wheels (three types available).
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Post by Colinjamesporter » Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:07 pm

Just completed the De winton if its of any interest. :D

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Very nice kit to build. Takes a while to fettle the motion so it doesnt catch. Highly recommended but not for a beginer.
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Post by MDLR » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:49 am

That looks absolutely splendid!
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Post by Colinjamesporter » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:43 am

Thanks Brian. Im happy with the finished article.
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Post by Big Jim » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:19 pm

Very good result. I have fancied one of these for a while and now Slaters have announced the WD Baldwin kits as well, I think need to save my pennies.

I have always found that Slaters kits in both 7mm and 4mm are great to build with good instructions but as you say not really for the beginner.
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