92 Squadron

[Lancastrian]

I ended up sat on the A421 this evening, due to an overturned HGV at the Black Cat roundabout on the A1. The only worthwhile moment of this two and a half hour impediment was this...

Most likely on it's way back to the Nene Valley from its weekend down in Swanage.

 

[sagaguy]

Here`s my 92 Squadron,a Dapol kit on a Dublo Barnstaple chassis,3 railed and valve gear modified.

Ray.

 

[midnightmiller]

Here`s my 92 Squadron,a Dapol kit on a Dublo Barnstaple chassis,3 railed and valve gear modified.

Ray.View attachment 217547

Afternoon Sagaguy

Looks very Dublo , did you short the insulated wheels out and with the plastic body , did you add any extra weight pls ?

 

[midnightmiller]

Afternoon Sagaguy

Looks very Dublo , did you short the insulated wheels out and with the plastic body , did you add any extra weight pls ?

I keep thinking of Fighter Command as a nod to my mother's efforts . And doing the Giesel chimney , but am not sure I want to do anything non reversible to a really nice Wrenn example with the giddy amounts of money some folk think they are worth .

 

[sagaguy]

Afternoon Sagaguy

Looks very Dublo , did you short the insulated wheels out and with the plastic body , did you add any extra weight pls ?

I used my usual method of shorting the insulated wheels,the original p/up wire soldered to a piece of brass shim and screwed the the chassis.the 3 rail collector assembly was fitted on top and secured by the long 6ba screw and a solder tag under the nut.I didn`t add any weight,it worked fine but there`s plenty of room to add some.

Ray.

 

[sagaguy]

I`ve 3 railed several wrenn spam cans using Marklin skates,i`ve also 3railed Modern Hornby spamcans using the same skates.This is my Hornby Channel Packet operating on my now defunct layout.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgbd-qn4nW8 same configuration as Aberdeen Commonwealth pictured below.

Ray

 

[midnightmiller]

Thanks for the tips , when I can escape from other folk's jobs and the G3 layout . I will have a go .
In the mean time the old 3 rail is giving more fun than I have had out of anything else !

 

[midnightmiller]

I suppose I ought to ask the question , is there a place for 50's heritage / 3 rail lunacy , in a respectable place like this ?

 

[David Waite]

I suppose I ought to ask the question , is there a place for 50's heritage / 3 rail lunacy , in a respectable place like this ?

YES
David.

 

[Alan]

Definitely!!!!

 

[timbowales]

This is such a wide-ranging grouping that there ia a place for everything and anything.
That's what I like about it.
Tim T

 

[76043]

I suppose I ought to ask the question , is there a place for 50's heritage / 3 rail lunacy , in a respectable place like this ?

I've been here for several years writing about my 3-rail cameo layout. Iain Rice loved Dublo too don't forget.

Dublingham Goods Station

Ok, I may be run out of WT for this, so here goes! I think we have been lagging behind the US in terms of operation for many years, and I have always been inspired by Rev Peter Denny and Norman Eagles. When you start looking for information you realise there aren't that many books on the...

www.westernthunder.co.uk

Tony

 

[sagaguy]

I suppose I ought to ask the question , is there a place for 50's heritage / 3 rail lunacy , in a respectable place like this ?

Plenty of groups on facebook for Hornby Dublo.Part of the appeal is nostalgia for simpler times and the ease of wiring the layout up.I used the tinplate track base as a common return for all circuits including electric points,only needing two wires to the motor!.

Ray.

 

[simond]

Just like DCC…