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Adventures in O gauge

Barry Ten

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Thanks to the good offices of Mr Peco, I realised that I could fit a loop of their O gauge set-track on the decking in my garden:

 

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I soldered up some track feeds, plugged in a controller and within minutes my Tower Brass Prairie was trundling around...

 

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At the moment it's only got two wagons to pull, but the satisfaction of having a cup of tea while it trundles merrily around can't be overstated! The model had barely run more than a few feet in five years, so it's been nice to give it a run. The decking isn't totally level, so the track is a bit of a roller coaster but with some gentle persuasion here and there, it all stays on the track.

 

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Now to build a brake van!

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Looks great fun, nothing like a little al fresco modelling:-)

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Scenery, who needs scenery!

 

Meant to ask, Dave - is your Dean Goods sprung? I'm contemplating that Pannier I still have to build and wondering whether I'd need to spring it or could get away with a rigid chassis.

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.......I'm contemplating that Pannier I still have to build and wondering whether I'd need to spring it or could get away with a rigid chassis.

 

Sounds like a Forest of Dean based layout in O gauge is on the way with a Pannier and a Prarie! ;)

 

Photo does look good...

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Scenery, who needs scenery!

 

Meant to ask, Dave - is your Dean Goods sprung? I'm contemplating that Pannier I still have to build and wondering whether I'd need to spring it or could get away with a rigid chassis.

Hi Al, yes the Dean Goods is sprung with Slaters Hornblocks. I'm not really sure how much of an improvement it makes over a rigid chassis, but I figure it can't hurt!

 

Dave

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