Hi Peter, For what you are doing, make them the same as the Kp or LW. Cheers Phil ... From: nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com]On ...
Ok, Thanks Phil, do you have the dimensions of any of those Please. I am working on wagons For Rail Sim, and that allows me to use far more detail then before,...
Hi guys, new to the forum and after some help, I'm looking for detail photos of bodywork ( panels, grills, vents, lights,tanks, cab, basically everything) to...
I will sort out some of mine for you, I can always go to Glenbrook and take what I can. Roof stuff will be a problem I suspect, otherwise ok. ... detail ... ...
Finding them will be the key. I have posted some of mine on my site and also photos from the Late Possum Paul Collection, which mostly come from websites I...
Excellent photos, thanks, amazingly helpful, drawings just about complete, continue building tommorrow, list of requirements narrowed, NZR Da loco plate,...
Pokaka 2008 was held last weekend at kilometer post 333 on the NIMT - The weather was stunning, and the company and food great. I have added an album to the...
If I may offer some helpful advice. There were various batches of Da. There are subtle, and not so subtle differences between them. I suggest you sort out a...
Gidday folks I have a DC loco which I am building using an athearn SD9 chassis and Online body kit. The problem I have is that at best it can just pull a rake...
Hi Scott, Need a bit more info to try to pin down the problem....How sharp are the curves said non-grunty loco is negotiating? How well do the wagons roll...
HI GAVIN THANKS FOR THAT, AFTER LOOKING AT PETER HILLS WEB PAGES I HAD STARTED WORKING IT OUT. AS I WANT TO BUILD 2 ENGINES I'VE DECIDED ON A CLYDE BUILT LOCO...
There was a good selection of model trains, including Bernie Willis' stunning model of a Fordson bush tractor in 0n30 - it's just that my memory card ran out...
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:48:47 +1300, scott.shadbolt ... Hi Scott, An Athearn chassis with a whitemetal body should be able to pull anything you can couple...
Hi, I have quite a few Athearn locos and had problems with them as they got used over time. The problem found, with mine, was the collector arcoss the top of...
Gidday Paul Thanks for the thoughts, the wagons themselves are good runners and wheels spin nice and freely. The weight of the train when i tried pulling it...
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:33:13 +1300, scott.shadbolt ... Hi Scott, Starter set power packs are generally low current and probably barely sufficient to power the...
Re Wheel cleaning. Peco make a device with a wire brush and also a little metal scraper, soldered to wires to be attached to a controller. You can use either...