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Early construction of a simple 00 garage layout
Great advice thanks Nigel, I’ll have a look when I get some new cleaning products.I think I’ve got the track sorted now and regular runs of the track cleaning coach should keep on top of it! Now I just need to take the King Class apart to see why that has stopped running.
Edit* just seen this is post one hundred and eighty!!
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Thanks. Forgot to mention, IPA has around the same electrical conductivity as heptane or octane - essentially zero. Those lone electrons stay where they are. The water in retail IPA from the chemist/pharmacy (usually less than 10%) evaporates along with the IPA due to hydrogen bonding. Same as in a distillery. The proper name is 2-propanol.
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It really doesn't matter what solvent is used, as long as it does not leave a residue that interferes with conductivity. Or that attacks plastic or paint. Or is dangerous to your health. It is always worthwhile checking the MSDS to see what is used. And whether you want it in the house, garage or shed.
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It was nice to relax and just watch them run for a bit without having to give them a push!
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Staying on the thread Kevin.
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Staying on the thread Kevin.
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Looked like this on the picture. After a week to arrive from Greece it looked like this:
The stone patten is somewhere between OO and N I’d guess, the quality is poor. I was kinda expecting the stones to be ‘bumped’ but it’s just random dots. Not sure if you can tell from the photo but the pattern repeats rather quickly and the join is poor!
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Staying on the thread Kevin.
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Had a little look around the model shops there but nothing took my fancy, so I took a trip to Bressingham's Model Railway event and bought myself a Network South East Class 50, DCC fitted for £90 from Great Eastern Models, which I was quite happy with.
Runs very nicely, and suits Teasel Bay I think. Now I just need to buy a rake of carriages for her as I only have a break.
Work is continuing slowly now I've returned on the upper level, seen here on the workbench. Had to pause as i've run out of PVA Kevin
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Rather excited after watching this project for well over a year and putting a deposit down agees ago, something fun has just arrived!
I just need to finish work, go home, put the kids to bed then I can play!
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The Provincial livery Class 156 from Realtrack models.
With DCC operation you can control all the front/back, passenger, door & cab lighting independently as well as a tonne of realistic sounds.
Out of the box the loco accelerates and decelerates extremely realistically, with amazing low speed handling. With every wheel and cross coach powering there should never be a dead spot, and with a motor in each carriage (as per the prototype) it is amazingly smooth. The motors are also tiny, there is no "dead" space, the interior is the through the whole length of the carriage.
The detailing on the inside and the outside is fantastic. Will need to add a crew and some passengers as it is so light inside.
BUT… unfortunately at the moment I can only run one of the carriages as the second has a fault on one of its bogies, causing it not to sit correctly.
I'll get in touch with Realtrack and hopefully get it resolved shortly. Once it is resolved and I can run it in its full spender I'll put together a little video showing off how amazing the sounds are.
I wish all models were to this standard, compared to the Hornby/Lima model, they are no where close!
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Staying on the thread Kevin.
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The full DMU is now running! Not everyone's cup of tea, but it reminds me of my childhood.
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Class 158 for Great Western, as well as South Eastern.
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