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- Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:53 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Adding a stable mate to my railway
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9178
I've turned into a bit of Merlin collector as they were the locos I dreamed of when a teenager. The mid period locos with the revering valve seem to run well if stored dry for a long time, once you have cleaned off the old dried up oil. Ones which look well used can be a problem if bits are worn. ...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:26 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Adding a stable mate to my railway
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9178
I've turned into a bit of Merlin collector as they were the locos I dreamed of when a teenager. The mid period locos with the revering valve seem to run well if stored dry for a long time, once you have cleaned off the old dried up oil. Ones which look well used can be a problem if bits are worn. ...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:20 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Adding a stable mate to my railway
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9178
I've turned into a bit of Merlin collector as they were the locos I dreamed of when a teenager. The mid period locos with the revering valve seem to run well if stored dry for a long time, once you have cleaned off the old dried up oil. Ones which look well used can be a problem if bits are worn. T...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 12:15 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Adding a stable mate to my railway
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9178
This engine lacks the factory RC controled whistle. How did Merlin control the whisle and can it be added to an engine that lacks it? I have a Regner whistle that I could mount below the boiler, but till I get the engine in my hands, I do not know where, if possible, to get steam from or how to c...
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:30 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Would You Buy Back?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8565
- Sun Dec 18, 2016 12:45 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: ragleth, millie or bertie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 22143
Thanks steve ! My concern is about smoothness while stoping or starting the locomotive and slow speed. Furthermore it will be RC. From what I saw on the videos it's harder to get slow speed with a Roudhouse than with a Ragleth. But again, maybe I'm totally wrong !! Also I know that I can fit a SLOM...
- Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:04 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: ragleth, millie or bertie
- Replies: 31
- Views: 22143
There is no real running difference between the Roundhouse Lady Anne and Billy as they have very similar boiler and chassis. Roun dhouse locos are very smooth to run normally and are factory test run so always work well straight out of the box. Accucraft Ragleths run well once run in but can be a li...
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:22 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: pearse genesis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2813
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 3:28 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Samson
- Replies: 37
- Views: 22022
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:46 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Locomotive Plans?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3519
- Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:09 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: MSS Loco conversion 0 to 1 gauge.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3775
- Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:22 pm
- Forum: Mamods & MSS
- Topic: New Mamod with internally gas fired boiler
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11567
- Wed May 25, 2016 9:17 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Smithies Boilers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5075
Peter Spoerer sells suction fans for steam raising too:
http://www.peterspoerermodelengineers.c ... o.php?p=15
http://www.peterspoerermodelengineers.c ... o.php?p=15
- Thu May 12, 2016 9:44 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Cleaning valve gear
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4499
- Fri May 06, 2016 7:22 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Early Merlin 0-4-2 'Heritage' Loco SM32
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12652
I also have one of these but as an 0-4-0, quite powerful little things although sadly mine does have a tenancy to wobble around a lot although no frame erosion is present. I dont think theres a lot i can do though due to the wheels being fixed on the axles. Also the water gauge on these locos is a ...
- Fri May 06, 2016 4:33 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Early Merlin 0-4-2 'Heritage' Loco SM32
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12652
I've been meaning to check myself but do you think the windows are Mamod items? The spectacle rings are smaller diameter than Mamod ones. I was lucky to find one that was very close to the size of the other 3 to replace the one that was missing. At some point someone had hacked away at the rear cab...
- Fri May 06, 2016 4:16 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Early Merlin 0-4-2 'Heritage' Loco SM32
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12652
- Fri May 06, 2016 4:06 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Early Merlin 0-4-2 'Heritage' Loco SM32
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12652
http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/ftop ... -asc-0.php
we have had several similar loco discussions on this forum before.
we have had several similar loco discussions on this forum before.
- Fri May 06, 2016 3:15 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Early Merlin 0-4-2 'Heritage' Loco SM32
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12652
These were made from part finished Beck Anna G scale loco or later models left over parts. The 32mm versions have the frames moved in and axles shortened (with variable skill!). There is also a saddle tank version which was the first Merlin Monarch. The 32mm manual versions often (but not always) h...
- Fri May 06, 2016 2:52 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Early Merlin 0-4-2 'Heritage' Loco SM32
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12652
These were made from part finished Beck Anna G scale loco or later models left over parts. The 32mm versions have the frames moved in and axles shortened (with variable skill!). There is also a saddle tank version which was the first Merlin Monarch. The 32mm manual versions often (but not always) ha...