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- Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:55 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Storage and Transportation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7151
Re: Storage and Transportation
I was inspired by the ideas show here so I dismantled an old wine box and cut it to the right size before rebuilding it. I added a sliding lid and some blocks inside that hold the chassis by the buffers. A couple of coats of varnish and I now have a nice stirdy box to keep my Roundhouse Katie in. IM...
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:30 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Storage and Transportation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7151
Re: Storage and Transportation
Thanks for your replies. All good info there. I think Ill price up how much it would cost in wood to make a box. If it starts getting expensive I may pay a bit more and go for the bespoke one as they seem a reasonable price and would be less hassle.
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Storage and Transportation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7151
Storage and Transportation
I am building a Roundhouse Katie and am thinking about ways to keep her safe in storage and if I need to transport her. What is recommended? I can build a wooden box but would foam be ok pressed against the paint for long periods or would some sort of hold down bracket be a better approach. Are ther...
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:27 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Track recommendations
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4205
Track recommendations
Hello, I have a Roundhouse Katie that I am slowly building. I bought a length of Peco G45 track to put her on as I build her but am now thinking about buying more track. The Peco track is quite expensive, especially when I'll need quit a lot and some points eventually. My question is, are there othe...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:12 pm
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Selling books on scratch building track and wagons
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3041
Selling books on scratch building track and wagons
I'm selling a couple of books on scratch building track and wagons. These are 4mm finescale so not directly related to most garden railways but the techniques will be similar. These are on eBay at the moment but happy to sell outside if a buyer prefers https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293775909967?ssPageN...
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:39 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Reversing lever and assembly for Katie
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12704
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:33 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Reversing lever and assembly for Katie
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12704
- Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:40 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Reversing lever and assembly for Katie
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12704
- Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:43 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Reversing lever and assembly for Katie
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12704
Reversing lever and assembly for Katie
Hello,
I was recently looking at the Reversing lever for my Roundhouse Katie. It is rather flat looking and it got me wondering if there is an aftermarket version that looks a little more realistic. Does anyone know of such an item or have they made one?
Ian
I was recently looking at the Reversing lever for my Roundhouse Katie. It is rather flat looking and it got me wondering if there is an aftermarket version that looks a little more realistic. Does anyone know of such an item or have they made one?
Ian
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:24 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Katie, buffer beam screws
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2377
Roundhouse Katie, buffer beam screws
Hello,
I have a roundhouse Katie and want to replace the standard screws that hold the buffer beams on with hex headed screws. Can anyone advise on what size screws are used and a possible place to buy the hex headed items?
Ian
I have a roundhouse Katie and want to replace the standard screws that hold the buffer beams on with hex headed screws. Can anyone advise on what size screws are used and a possible place to buy the hex headed items?
Ian
- Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:51 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Spray finish isn't very shiny
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3780
Spray finish isn't very shiny
I have sprayed my Roundhouse Katie buffer beams with red car paint from Halfords. Whilst I’m happy with the colour they have dried mostly shiny but also with some dull patches. I have used the brass etched overlays which show the rivets etc so I can’t easily rub down or polish these. These have been...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:18 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Modifying Roundhouse Katie smokebox door
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6765
I didn't ask them why they soldered the door shut, I just asked them if they could supply the parts separately. The email came back saying no problem and that they will do the swap. I guess that if they did provide the parts separately people would want the extra locking parts so that they could be ...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:10 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Modifying Roundhouse Katie smokebox door
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6765
I spoke to Roundhouse and they told me that if I send them my smokebox they will replace it with the unsoldered parts. This will make life a lot easier than trying to de-solder the original. I will take some pictures as I complete the job, so that anyone else wanting to tackle this can see how I man...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:20 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: What primer for Roundhouse white metal buffers?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4961
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:01 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Modifying Roundhouse Katie smokebox door
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6765
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:23 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Modifying Roundhouse Katie smokebox door
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6765
Modifying Roundhouse Katie smokebox door
I recently bought the boiler kit for a Roundhouse Katie. I was surprised to find that the smokebox door had been soldered shut. I would like to modify this so that it can be opened and locked. Has anyone done this or got any pictures?
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:44 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: What primer for Roundhouse white metal buffers?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4961
I only plan to paint the back section of the casting and leave the flat plate as bare metal. I’ve done a few other searches and several people say that Halfords grey primer should be fine. I already have a tin and also some etch primer but I wasn’t sure which would be better. I believe the etch prim...
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:59 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: What primer for Roundhouse white metal buffers?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4961
What primer for Roundhouse white metal buffers?
I am looking to paint the white metal buffers on my Roundhouse Katie. My question is, can I use a standard grey primer (something from Halfords for use on a car) or should it be an etch primer ?
- Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:33 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Katie, buffer beam overlays
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6684
- Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:27 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Roundhouse Katie, buffer beam overlays
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6684
I have Araldited the thin brass buffer beam overlay to my roundhouse Katie buffer beam. That went well so I cleaned it up and sprayed with etch primer. I then noticed that there are a couple of thin gaps where the glue didn’t weep out between the steel and brass overlay. The gap is thinner than a sh...