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Model Forum / General / Railroads / June 2010A handy find
I know it's a bit of a turd-polishing exercise but I like the model so I have ftted a Black Beetle to my Hornby Class 110. As I was bending a piece of metal to shape to fit the motor support I spotted that a spare piece of spur shelf slotted square angle was exactly the right size. With only minor filing the Black Beetle fits inside the channel, which I cut to the right length to fit the bogie frame fomr which I'd cut and filed only a fairly limited amount of plastic. Add a hole in the middle and the result is a frame that the motor drops neatly out of for servicing. Tidy! This is on my list of things to get pictures of. Once again the "come in handy" box comes up trumps! -- Guy >I know it's a bit of a turd-polishing exercise but I like the model so > I have ftted a Black Beetle to my Hornby Class 110. As I was bending a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > -- > Guy That reminds me, theres supposed to be a new replacement drop in motor for Hornby ringfield out any day soon, will have to look up name of shop - they were at DEMU. Could be used in tender drive, supposed to be much quieter and better running. Cheers, Simon >That reminds me, theres supposed to be a new replacement drop in motor for >Hornby ringfield out any day soon, will have to look up name of shop - they >were at DEMU. Could be used in tender drive, supposed to be much quieter and >better running. Sounds good, do they also do replacement wheels without the rubber tyres? Guy  Signaturehttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. >>That reminds me, theres supposed to be a new replacement drop in motor for >>Hornby ringfield out any day soon, will have to look up name of shop - [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Guy Didnt ask unfortunately. Are there specific wheels available from hornby or would you need Romford/Gibson with suitable axle size for gears ? Cheers, Simon >>>That reminds me, theres supposed to be a new replacement drop in motor for >>>Hornby ringfield out any day soon, will have to look up name of shop - >>>they >>>were at DEMU. Could be used in tender drive, supposed to be much quieter >>>and >>>better running. >> Sounds good, do they also do replacement wheels without the rubber >> tyres? >Didnt ask unfortunately. Are there specific wheels available from hornby or >would you need Romford/Gibson with suitable axle size for gears ? The Hornby ones are appallingly out of gauge so I'd use something else given the choice. Guy Signaturehttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. |
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