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Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2004LIMA class 20 spares
Is it still possible to get spares for Lima class 20's? I'm thinking mainly of the body shells in the different liveries that the class 20 appeared. TIA Dave M.B. MODELS 32, Conery Gardens, Whatton, Notts. NG13 9FD. Tel/Fax..: 01949 850063. They also appear at shows and are due to appear at Bolton 21/22 February 2004. Colin Meredith. Colin Many thanks for the info.. Dave > M.B. MODELS > 32, Conery Gardens, Whatton, Notts. NG13 9FD. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Colin Meredith. > Colin > > Many thanks for the info.. > > Dave You're welcome, hope you got what you were looking for..... Colin. Dave, Save your money and put it towards a New Bachmann 20!... The rest can be made from flogging your old one on E-bay to someone who CAN make then run.. (I remotored mine and it still runs poor) Can't wait for the new arrivals!! Andy > Colin > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Colin Meredith. Providing waiting time and the extra cost presents no problem.....then why not buy the Bachmann 20's too. At least then you'll have the best of both worlds.... Regards, Colin. >(I remotored mine and it still runs poor) Hi all, I'm surprised that a remotored 20 runs badly. I've two with Mashima motors and they both run very well. Both are also on Ultrascale wheels and have large cast lead weights in the tops of the bonnet to provide the added traction needed but are otherwise standard (in the chassis department). Tony Comber > I'm surprised that a remotored 20 runs badly. I've two with Mashima motors and > they both run very well. Mine ran OK, just was incapable of serious slow running, so got rid and await the Bachmann model with some anticipation. John. >Mine ran OK, just was incapable of serious slow running, so got rid and >await the Bachmann model with some anticipation. John, From the above I would venture to suggest that your problem lay with your pick-up arrangements. It's surprising how often a few tweaks in that area will bring about an improvement. In fact it was the unreliability of conventional pickups that lead me to split axle construction for my home made chassis. Tony Comber > From the above I would venture to suggest that your problem lay with your > pick-up arrangements. It's surprising how often a few tweaks in that area will > bring about an improvement. In fact it was the unreliability of conventional > pickups that lead me to split axle construction for my home made chassis. No it was nothing to do with pick-ups just an unwillingness of the loco to run at the sort of low speed I can get out of virtually any (modern) Bachmann or Hornby product, and caused in my opinion by an excessively high gear-ratio added to a motor designed to run at high speed. John. an excessively high > gear-ratio added to a motor designed to run at high speed. > > John. Ah John, You hit the nail on the head! That's why mine is like a dog! The Wheels and pickups are spotless and yet....I still think I will wait for a Bachmann and part chop the Lima (Hoping someone will take it on that is) or confine it to the cabinet as it is re-liveried to reflect one of the pair of 20's on our railway. Has anyone heard if the Bachy loco will have lights? I felt after the 37 it was a letdown on the 55 to not have this feature on a diesel!  SignatureAndy Sollis CVMRD http://www.cvmrd.freeserve.co.uk - Home of the Churnet Valley Model Railway Department http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk Remove the Standard Tank from E-mail to reply Out of interest, have a look on the Bachmann website - they have got a pic of the new 20 in the New for 2004 section. Alan > > I'm surprised that a remotored 20 runs badly. I've two with Mashima > motors and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > John. > Dave, > Save your money and put it towards a New Bachmann 20!... The rest can be > made from flogging your old one on E-bay to someone who CAN make then run.. > (I remotored mine and it still runs poor) I have a pair of Lima 20's and to me they have the greatest tractive effort of anything in my fleet! > Can't wait for the new arrivals!! > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > > > Colin Meredith. TTFN -- Richard Adkins > Is it still possible to get spares for Lima class 20's? > I'm thinking mainly of the body shells in the different liveries that the > class 20 appeared. I'm not sure that Lima body shells were ever generally available as spares, but if there are any around, Colin's suggestion of M B Models is the place to look. John. |
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