Mallard's not green... Clearly, this is ’Dwight D Eisenhower’!
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- Thu May 16, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 63
Re: where am I?
- Thu May 16, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 63
Re: where am I?
I think I know it again, but somebody else can have this one.
(I might've heard this one has steamroller wheels? )
(I might've heard this one has steamroller wheels? )
- Wed May 15, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 63
Re: where am I?
The distinctive large/boxy side tanks were the first clue, though the wheels did throw me off a bit... I hadn't realized they were so small! The glimpse of the crest on the tank and the mineral wagon in the background were also helpful clues. I didn't even notice the buffers until after answering, b...
- Wed May 15, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: where am I?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 63
Re: where am I?
That has to be Tom Rolt! Are you at the Talyllyn Railway?
- Wed May 15, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: It's a Sign!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 826
Re: It's a Sign!
So, does that mean you never do any wallpapering?? :lol: Because, using a plumbline, that's how you get a vertical line on a wall to line the edge of the wallpaper to. I've been doing it that way for 50 years and never had any probs ( he says modestly!). In fact you can actually get plumblines with...
- Wed May 15, 2024 2:44 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Nice loco! Love the belt drive (is that what you'd call it?), beautifully quirky. And that corner's looking just right... Cheers, Andrew. Thanks! I was trying to make it look like it was built from scraps in the quarry's workshop, which it kind of was; the skip frame it's built on had lost two axle...
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:11 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Leawarra Nayook Railway
- Replies: 645
- Views: 247870
Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway
Whoopee, a cupee! :mrgreen: I'll admit I get a bit confused if a loco component doesn't have a red (+) and a black (-) on it. (And even then I get mixed up sometimes!) :lol: So would the exhaust steam come into the middle set of tubes from the cylinders, and depending on the position of the pistons ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Leawarra Nayook Railway
- Replies: 645
- Views: 247870
Re: The Leawarra Nayook Railway
The screw on the end looks like it could be for attaching a handle, so does it have some kind of valve inside? The symmetrical nature of the dual outlets suggests it might connect to something that's the same on both sides, like cylinders maybe. (I don't know much about steam locos, but I'm pretty s...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:30 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Rod, I was looking back at old threads and I see you have a similar little diesel "Logan". My "Moke" uses the same Jenbach JW15 body shell but sits on a skip frame, with some customizations to fit a scavenged toy motor and 2xAA battery box. It was my first 3D printed loco and is ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:11 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Well done Drew. My little help thread has succeeded in doing what I wanted it to, to get more members to make videos and show off their lines. Yours is a little bit short your right :lol: But hey, who cares, you have done it and I like the speed of the loco. Nice clear shot.:bravo Thanks Rod, I had...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Not tried them myself (yet) but you could use the editing tools built into YouTube Rik Thanks Rik, I'll take a look. My first problem I'm noticing as I look back through my recent recordings, is that I tend to start the recording too late and end it too soon, so it turns out pretty abrupt in a vide...
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:42 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
I've finally done it... uploaded a test video to YouTube! https://youtu.be/80V9j4a2SGQ To do: learn to edit and make a longer fancier video. (Rik, Nigel, et al make it look so easy!) At this point the entire completed section can be covered in less than ten seconds anyway, so this is about it. I did...
- Sat May 11, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 490
- Views: 186916
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Attention to detail and consideration given to so many aspects of this (the railway, rolling stock, operations, video) is, of course, so impressive. Love the sheep audio! Sheep audio was something that stood out to me as well, as something I wouldn't have thought to add but that gives a lot of ambi...
- Fri May 10, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Thanks Rod and Philip, I appreciate the encouragement! Really helps keep me going when things don't go as planned, or as quickly as planned... After a few rains, the ballast has settled in a bit and the track seems stable. I'm still trying to decide how best to pin it down to keep it from getting ri...
- Thu May 09, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 18
- Views: 678
Re: Quarry Hunslet
The "free" print time is one big selling point of a resin printer. (That and of course the detail!)
When I try printing a bunch of things at once in FDM, all I get is more points of failure.
When I try printing a bunch of things at once in FDM, all I get is more points of failure.
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: My Mamod Quarry - Update
- Replies: 5
- Views: 286
- Tue May 07, 2024 2:34 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: My Mamod Quarry - Update
- Replies: 5
- Views: 286
Re: My Mamod Quarry - Update
Very interesting, I had planned to fit a pair of traction tires to the drive wheels of the new larger diesel I've been working on, but decided to start with just one tire. Given the tight curves of my line, it seemed like two might cause skipping with a solid axle between them (no differential).
- Sat May 04, 2024 10:08 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: A Ruston-ish ....
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1836
Re: A Ruston-ish ....
I think it is Phil... I spotted that little peek of the drive chain!
Keeping my eye on this one Rik. I used one of those geared motors on Thornas originally and really like the (quiet) sound and performance.
Keeping my eye on this one Rik. I used one of those geared motors on Thornas originally and really like the (quiet) sound and performance.
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:35 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Chassis thickness.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 239
Re: Chassis thickness.
Welcome to the forum! It sounds worrisome, but I'm more familiar with plastics and wood. What scale are you working with, and what kinds of loads/stresses will the locomotive be expected to handle?
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:51 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 152
- Views: 34910
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Experiments in tracklaying:
Roughly the same location as the first image in this thread. Finally feels like we're getting somewhere!