I built a little Decauville over the winter, with a resin printed boiler and cylinders, and nickel silver tanks, cab and chassis. Its radio controlled with my own 'steam' unit.
The driver also has a servo fitted for head movement
I confess that it has been the most difficult loco I've built to date!
16mm Decauville
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Peter Butler
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Re: 16mm Decauville
Looks like you got the hang of it now!
What an absolute beauty.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
Re: 16mm Decauville
That looks stunning, what a great model.
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Incredible!
The level and crispness of the detail is superb.
Grant.
The level and crispness of the detail is superb.
Grant.
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-steves-
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Re: 16mm Decauville
Absolutely amazing! 
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
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http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Re: 16mm Decauville
WOW!!!!!
Everything looks perfect.
The mister is really convincing. Be interested to hear if you do manage to get eight hours running from the two 1500mAh cells.
Rik
Everything looks perfect.
The mister is really convincing. Be interested to hear if you do manage to get eight hours running from the two 1500mAh cells.
Rik
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gilfachphil
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Re: 16mm Decauville
Wow has already been said but another Wow it has to be,
Phil
Phil
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Old Man Aaron
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Re: 16mm Decauville
That's simply perfect. (nothing simple about getting there 
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How did you get that sight glass to the correct level?
)How did you get that sight glass to the correct level?
Regards,
Aaron - Scum Class Works
Aaron - Scum Class Works
Re: 16mm Decauville
The smoke effect is a cheap mister unit off ebay, running via a 4-magnet disc on the leading axle to give the chuffs. Being radio controlled, and 1S, the nominal 4.2V is good for the mister unit. There is a water tank in the smoke box/front end of the boiler, and the mister unit is mounted on top of that, with the wick dropped through.
The water gauge is a solid block of polished perspex, drilled right through giving the actual tube, and then a shorter length of nickel silver rod inserted in the lower end to represent the water, as it so often appears silvery in a gauge glass.
Tattoo backhead shown below
The water gauge is a solid block of polished perspex, drilled right through giving the actual tube, and then a shorter length of nickel silver rod inserted in the lower end to represent the water, as it so often appears silvery in a gauge glass.
Tattoo backhead shown below
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