Lacathedrale Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 contact pads? I had a little look around for european N and Ho - bloody heck, that's not cheap! Maybe I should take heart from C. A. Hart's "Achaux" and stick with vintage Jouef... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 31, 2020 7 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: . It's like I've said before - I think many of us in the UK who look at railways beyond our shores will have interest 'bubbles' for more than one country or prototype, even if circumstances limit what we personally model. Did I mention Peruvian meter gauge? 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Lacathedrale said: I had a little look around for european N and Ho - bloody heck, that's not cheap! It never has been as far as I can remember!! Way back in the late '70s I was seduced by a Fleischmann catalogue, and nearly fainted when I saw the price of an N scale German loco in my local hobby shop - £33.00!! My whole Hornby HST train set had cost about £20!! 2 hours ago, newbryford said: Did I mention Peruvian meter gauge? Why did the word "Dobwalls" float through my mind, looking at those photos? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Lacathedrale said: european N and Ho - bloody heck, that's not cheap! I've been bargain hunting... the Hanger Queen was a smidge over 80 notes, plus about 40 euros worth of spares, but she was sold as a non-runner. Most of the rest are in the 100-150 region from the Bay of E. New stuff will set you back a huge wedge... over £350 for the Trix Br44 but the brute is diecast metal... I really like the mid 80s to mid 90s vintage Roco. Solidly built, pretty good level of detail, great motors and cheap enough for a bodger like me to feel ok taking them apart and generally fiddle about. The rolling stock is pretty good too, although some of the coaches are 1:100 in length and don't look right. I have the 1984 Catalogue and it is my purchasing bible. I bought it in Beatties in Nottingham when I was an impoverished art student who could only dream of such beautiful toys... This is very much a conscious exercise in of nostalgia involved in this layout, as I am attempting to build the layout my 10 year old self wanted. The link to Die Ercallbahn thread was interesting... it was one that definitely got me thinking back to my childhood model trains. The vintage Jouef stuff has garbage mechanisms and gigantic pizza cutter flanges, which is a shame. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Ok I'll ask the Stupid Question.... Why? What difference does it make which way up the motor is? To be honest, I’m not sure! The only thing I can think of is as @Lacathedralementioned, something to do with the electrical contact points. In all other respects, the motor sure looks the same either way around. Cheers, John 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 I shall be sure to remember this when I fit the decoder... The 8 pin socket is on the tender chassis underneath the motor. You actually have to pop the motor out to fit the decoder! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianathompson Posted January 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Why? What difference does it make which way up the motor is? In my bodging experience it tends to reverse the polarity. You put everything, including the fiddly cardan shafts , back together and congratulate yourself on a job well done. Then you put it on the track and power it up to find that it runs the wrong way round (i.e.goes backwards with the controller at forwards). I did this for one of my lot recently. Count to ten, dismantle the fiddly cardan shafts, put it all back together again and it runs correctly. Whenever I remember I mark the top side with a blob of paint before removing the motor. Ian T Edited January 1, 2021 by ianathompson typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, ianathompson said: In my bodging experience it tends to reverse the polarity. You put everything, including the fiddly cardan shafts , back together and congratulate yourself on a job well done. Then you put it on the track and power it up to find that it runs the wrong way round (i.e.goes backwards with the controller at forwards). Yes that I can understand, but in Dr G-F's loco the difference wasn't in which direction it ran - turning the motor over was the difference between it running and not running at all. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Portrait time. Edited January 1, 2021 by Dr Gerbil-Fritters 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Portrait time. Slightly more variety than G*R 4-6-0s Hiding where no one can find me. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Clive Mortimore said: Hiding where no one can find me. That's what you think... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted January 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2021 Hey, Doc, ever thought of Luxembourg? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 9 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: Slightly more variety than G*R 4-6-0s At least they're not that pukey green colour.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2021 36 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: At least they're not that pukey green colour.... Hi Doc Sorry mate your on your own, there is not enough room in my hiding place. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: At least they're not that pukey green colour.... Oh, I don’t know - if you go back in time awhile, prior to the mid nineteen twenties, Prussian locos (the precursor to the German state system really) looked like this; WP_20150111_13_59_32_Pro by Virgil Wedge, on Flickr I think this livery is quite similar to the G*R of the turn of the century and I rather like it! Cheers and sorry for polluting your thread! John. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Allegheny1600 said: Oh, I don’t know - if you go back in time awhile, prior to the mid nineteen twenties, Prussian locos (the precursor to the German state system really) looked like this; I think this livery is quite similar to the G*R of the turn of the century and I rather like it! Cheers and sorry for polluting your thread! John. or similarly the locos of another German railway company to be amagalmated into DRG, the Saechsische Staatseisenbahn Also pollution apologies. Peter. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Portrait time. Wot - no specifics? Seriously nice line up of muchos-gruntos motive power notwithstanding On 31/12/2020 at 19:50, Lacathedrale said: contact pads? I had a little look around for european N and Ho - bloody heck, that's not cheap! A point I repeatedly make when folks go on about how 'expensive' our British RTR toys are ... Edited January 2, 2021 by LNER4479 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacathedrale Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 @Dr Gerbil-Fritters - any snippets of aforementioned catalogue? I have found a bunch of Fleishmann train packs for Epoch I KPEV locos and passenger stock which seem much more reasonable - £175-200 for a loco and a couple of carriage/wagons... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Almost 30 years ago... my first and only experience of 'proper' working main line steam. Grimy and well-weathered, and the loco's not looking its best either... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Almost 30 years ago... my first and only experience of 'proper' working main line steam. Grimy and well-weathered, and the loco's not looking its best either... In China, I presume? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Almost 30 years ago... my first and only experience of 'proper' working main line steam. Grimy and well-weathered, and the loco's not looking its best either... Nice hat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Nice hat. And trousers... mmm, tasteful colour. Edit - even though I've seen the photos of the late Colin Garrett, and follow the Beijiao layout thread here, Dr G-F's photo is the first to really give a sense of the size of those engines!!! Edited January 4, 2021 by F-UnitMad Adding positive spin.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: And trousers... mmm, tasteful colour. Edit - even though I've seen the photos of the late Colin Garrett, and follow the Beijiao layout thread here, Dr G-F's photo is the first to really give a sense of the size of those engines!!! ...but we don't know how tall he is! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: ...but we don't know how tall he is! Yeah, "but"... as well as the good Dr himself, I was looking at the pony truck wheel, how far inboard it is, how wide the pilot beam is compared to the 'cowcatcher', and then how far up it is to the tops of the steam deflectors and the chimney!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I mean, I've stood next to the Chinese KF at the NRM, York, and that thing in Dr G-F's photo looks waaaay bigger. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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