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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2010Hornby class 110
I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: <http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Hornby_Class_110> Overall I guess this took about ten hours of modelling time. Guy  Signaturehttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. > I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here > are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Guy "A reasonably pleasing effect, anyway." Yes, indeed! wolf k. > I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here > are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Guy Back to the discussion on magazines..... Good idea, no bits from bits box, good photos, good explanations, seems possible for modeller. Theyre going to have to up there game - excellent ! (pity tis a dmu though) Cheers, Simon >> I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here >> are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >possible for modeller. Theyre going to have to up there game - excellent ! >(pity tis a dmu though) I put lights on the A3 as well, the DCC Concepts ones, which was quite fiddly. I also put a yellow LED under the firebox. But I did the DMU because it was self-contained so an easy and convenient testbed for carriage lighting. Guy Signaturehttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. >>> I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here >>> are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Guy was kidding about the DMU, but not about it being better than many mag articles. Even though not directly relevant for me, such things are always worth a read for techniques and ideas. cheers, Simon >>>> I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here >>>> are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > cheers, > Simon Seconded - Passed to a chap building hos first layout, he's a steam only type ut a DMU or two would greatly simplify passenger operations, leaving more time/space for those all important freight stock moves! <hides under desk> Regards Mike >Seconded - Passed to a chap building hos first layout, he's a steam only >type ut a DMU or two would greatly simplify passenger operations, leaving >more time/space for those all important freight stock moves! ><hides under desk> I agree that a DMU or a railcar is a very handy thing to have around, and I'm mostly a steam man too. They make branch line operations a lot simpler and there's no doubt that not all regions are well-served by RTR branch line kettles. I have an N2, but that's more suburban. Guy Signaturehttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. >>Seconded - Passed to a chap building hos first layout, he's a steam only >>type ut a DMU or two would greatly simplify passenger operations, leaving [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Guy I've built a few tanks to improve the RTR offerings, plus theyre in early LMS livery. However the tot likes diesel and do admit the Class 108 is a good looker and runner esp considering the price - oh for the simpliicity as well :-) cheers, Simon >>>Seconded - Passed to a chap building hos first layout, he's a steam only >>>type ut a DMU or two would greatly simplify passenger operations, leaving [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >good looker and runner esp considering the price - oh for the simpliicity as >well :-) My old school chum Eddie had a class 108 parked in his garden at one point. Passing drivers all slowed down because they thought there was a level crossing, so the council told him to move it - the locals thought it was great, of course, since people were driving slowly through their village. Guy Signaturehttp://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/ The usenet price promise: all opinions offered in newsgroups are guaranteed to be worth the price paid. >Seconded - Passed to a chap building hos first layout, he's a steam only >type ut a DMU or two would greatly simplify passenger operations, leaving [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Mike Don't forget push-pull. Each of the regions and their big four predecessors had this, not just the GWR. Even London Transport on the Met's Chesham branch and in Essex after the ex-GE remote bits of the Central Line were inherited from BR before they were electrified. > I've changed the motor, added lights and fettled it up a bit. Here > are some pictures and a bit of description of the changes I made: > > <http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Hornby_Class_110> Excellent article! (kim) |
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