RMweb Gold ian Posted March 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Way back in the mists of time, when RMWeb was young, I embarked on building a layout which was to consist mainly of roadways with a token railway to provide an excuse. The first section appeared as a work in progress at the the first RMWeb members' day back in July 2008. Sadly, for various reasons the project stalled and much of it has lain undisturbed in various boxes. Recently whilst trying to sort out the large quantity of clutter that has accumulated I dicovered just how much stuff I still had and felt that it was time to revisit the idea. The concept is for a townscape, set in the West Midlands in the mid-70s, with a reasonable amount of moving road traffic along with that token railway. The first stage was to create a small test track, dust off a stock Faller Car System vehicle and give it a spin. Video: https://youtu.be/qkGQsqs8c1I Well, that went well. Onwards... Edited March 13, 2017 by ian 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2017 The truck in the video had been squirreled away to use to convert something a bit more British in style. So it had to be trimmed a bit. I got this far and the light of realisation dawned. The intended recipient, an EFE Bedford TK, could use a different arrangement as the motorised chassis was ideally suited for something a bit more adventurous. An appointment with the razor saw beckons... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 19, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well, I hope it still works as I have a suspicion that I've invalidated the guarantee... Perhaps a test drive is called for... https://youtu.be/nvYSajpLdOw 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Got to get myself a starter set Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamperman36 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi Ian have you seen the new Faller car system variable chassis which are due out this year, designed for people to build there own vehicles without having to chop up complete vehicles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi Ian have you seen the new Faller car system variable chassis which are due out this year, designed for people to build there own vehicles without having to chop up complete vehicles. Looks good, hoping daughter who lives in Frankfurt can drop on one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 19, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi Ian have you seen the new Faller car system variable chassis which are due out this year, designed for people to build there own vehicles without having to chop up complete vehicles. Yes, it seems a good idea. Chopping up starter sets does leave you with a large number of chargers. Mind you, there are other ways - it's only because I had it in stock that I started from here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I'm sure I still have "Worktown" squirrelled away in the loft somewhere. Must dig it out sometime.... JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 19, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2017 Later this year Faller will be releasing the lorry chassis without bodywork as item number 161470 http://www.faller.de/App/WebObjects/XSeMIPS.woa/cms/page/pid.14.17.109/agid.1139/atid.14972/ecm.at/Car-System-Conversion-chassis.htmland as a variable size kit 163703 http://www.faller.de/App/WebObjects/XSeMIPS.woa/cms/page/pid.14.17.109/agid.1139/atid.14976/ecm.at/Car-System-Chassis-kit.html.UK retail price is currently set at £81 and £67 respectively. I'm sure I still have "Worktown" squirrelled away in the loft somewhere. Must dig it out sometime....JF It would be nice to see it again Jon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 23, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2017 The best laid plans of mice and men...The trailer chassis is metal and the idea was to drill a hole in it that would drop over the motor mounting on the cab unit. I started with a small hole and then used a bigger bit which got me to an 8mm diameter hole. Then I broke out the 18mm drill bit and it chewed up the chassis. Experimentation after the event shows that it destroys thin materials, it needs a reasonable thickness to bite into. So after trying to straighten the chassis I gave up and snapped the front away, removed part of the twisted metal and had a think.Then I broke some 60 thou plastic card out of the strategic stores and cut a hole with a compass cutter. The plastic card now needs cutting to length and some more metal must be cut away from the chassis but you can now see how the cab and trailer will be articulated. Yep, that'll work... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 26, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2017 Good news. It still works! https://youtu.be/sUtT-j1zfyU 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted March 31, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2017 Fiddly-R-Us.Fitting the rear lights and trafficators is a trying task. The painted lights were filed down to give a flatish metal surface (the number plate took a strike from a stray file stroke - that will need to be reinstated later) and then 0402 SMD LEDs are glued in place.Yep, that's an LED on the Blu-Tack by the point of the knife blade. The enamelled copper wires that are attached to it are about the same thickness as a human hair and the whole lot is bloomin' awkward to handle.Once the initial glob of glue has dried I covered the LED with a coat of epoxy resin to try and ensure that it can't get knocked off by accident. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevblokey Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Way back in the mists of time, when RMWeb was young, I embarked on building a layout which was to consist mainly of roadways with a token railway to provide an excuse. The first section appeared as a work in progress at the the first RMWeb members' day back in July 2008. red28-1.jpg Sadly, for various reasons the project stalled and much of it has lain undisturbed in various boxes. Recently whilst trying to sort out the large quantity of clutter that has accumulated I dicovered just how much stuff I still had and felt that it was time to revisit the idea. The concept is for a townscape, set in the West Midlands in the mid-70s, with a reasonable amount of moving road traffic along with that token railway. The first stage was to create a small test track, dust off a stock Faller Car System vehicle and give it a spin. Video: https://youtu.be/qkGQsqs8c1I Well, that went well. Onwards... Greetings Mr M. I trust this finds you and yours well. I can't believe for a second you had a 'stalled' project. What sort of a modeller are you?!? Regards, Kev B Edited April 12, 2017 by kevblokey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted April 12, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2017 Greetings Mr M. I trust this finds you and yours well. I can't believe for a second you had a 'stalled' project. What sort of a modeller are you?!? Regards, Kev B You know perfectly well what sort of modeller I am! Meanwhile, back at the ranch... Take two 3mm white LEDs that have been in a fight with a file, add a splosh of black paint then insert in the pre-drilled holes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Wallgate OO Gauge Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Now a drifting lorry could be a crowd pleaser if you do get the weight distribution a bit off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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