Johns workbench
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Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
So it runs! Just get on and finish it! It'll be lovely in shiny blackberry black and lined out. 
Bob
Western Thunderer
Wow that must have been quite a sight (and sound)!
A nice shot of the Llanwern workings is at http://www.philt.org.uk/BR/BR-class...7943_GHC4tMp#!i=2698446135&k=tnPrn3r&lb=1&s=A
The locos on these workings were always filthy and a hell of a sight (& sound) opening up through Newport station after exiting the tunnels. I searched through Youtube and there's no footage on there......just triple headed workings on preserved lines.......far too clean and hardly taxing load-wise.
Steve Cook
Flying Squad
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Hi John,
I will be watching this build with great interest.
Rob
I will be watching this build with great interest.
Rob
40126
Western Thunderer
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Hi John,
The BG has come on leaps and bounds from your last post. It looks great
Hope everything went together ok.
I look forward to seeing some more pics of it , especially with some blue/grey on it
Rob
The BG has come on leaps and bounds from your last post. It looks great
Hope everything went together ok
.I look forward to seeing some more pics of it , especially with some blue/grey on it
Rob
Locomodels
Western Thunderer
View attachment 24180 I've been looking at the Precursor tank as I know I have to set to with it I don't have the skills of some of the guys on WT as I struggle to get locos to go together properly but here are some photos of the bogie it's fully sprung .I don't know if you can see clearly
Well if this a sample of your skills it looks just fine to me, so don't underrate yourself.
Scale7JB
Western Thunderer
Very nice, from what ive been told though, Portescap motors were very good for their time, but more modern motors like canons are a better bet really especially if you match it with a nice 2 or 3 stage gearbox..
JB.
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
Hi John,
I've just replaced a Portescap for a friend - the initial (nylon) gear on the drive shaft had moved away from the next gearwheel in the train - with a Maxon with ABC Mini E gearbox. Don't know how long it had been fitted, but should not really have happened.
cheers
Mike
I've just replaced a Portescap for a friend - the initial (nylon) gear on the drive shaft had moved away from the next gearwheel in the train - with a Maxon with ABC Mini E gearbox. Don't know how long it had been fitted, but should not really have happened.
cheers
Mike
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Hi Guys
RG7s/Portescaps/Escaps have to be split into the 2 components. The gearbox, which is poor, and the motor, which is still one of the very best available. The movement of the the nylon initial drive is a recognised problem. In fact, if I have an RG7, I move the nylon gear on the shaft to give optimum mesh/minimised whine. A fraction of a mm movement can make all the difference to noise levels - very important with a sound chip.
If you do have any spare motors, get ABC to fit them to one of their gearboxes.
Richard
RG7s/Portescaps/Escaps have to be split into the 2 components. The gearbox, which is poor, and the motor, which is still one of the very best available. The movement of the the nylon initial drive is a recognised problem. In fact, if I have an RG7, I move the nylon gear on the shaft to give optimum mesh/minimised whine. A fraction of a mm movement can make all the difference to noise levels - very important with a sound chip.
If you do have any spare motors, get ABC to fit them to one of their gearboxes.
Richard
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
What did you use to fix the cast parts to the brass in the end, John?
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
DCC of course!Double headed 37s maybe
Hold on a mo John, you said "double". Surely you are going to reproduce the South Wales iron ore workings with three 37s up front?
regards, Graham