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rynd2it

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  1. This is academic, it was set track and fell apart when lifted. It's been replaced and now works fine.
  2. I can just about force it in over a length of about 7", anyway I've bought the replacement track
  3. I've decided to bite the bullet and replace the two pieces, this is booked for an exhibition in May so I need to get a move on. Thanks for the input
  4. On a 009 layout I inherited the sharp curves appear to be set track, everywhere else is Peco flex. The track is fully ballasted so changing it would be a pain. However, there is one place where all locos just stop. After thoroughly cleaning the track and the loco wheels to no avail, I started examining the area more closely and finally discovered that the gauge appears to be narrowing - I can't get track gauge to fit in that area. I really would prefer not to lift the track and I was wondering if gentle heating and manipulating with the track gauge would work to widen the gauge. Comments and suggestions please especially if you have experienced this before.
  5. I have just done some experiments, the soldering iron trick as in the video works well, the abrasive paper also works but needed quite coarse grit - 180 and not as neat
  6. That looks like it might do the job although as the last comment on the video said - it's not Kynar wire.
  7. I can't change the wires but the abrasive paper might work, I'll try it
  8. These are thinner than decoder wires, only slightly thicker than human hair. I was wondering if there was a chemical that would dissolve the coating
  9. No they seem to be plastic coated
  10. I have some 1mm leds with very thin wires. What's the best way to strip these wires so I can solder onto them?
  11. OK, thanks. I can make out most of the details probably enough to work out scaled to N gauge dimensions
  12. I can save the images you posted but the quality isn't too great, was hoping for the original jpgs
  13. The photo by Junctionmad is fine, but the links referred to in Dagworths post don't work, come up unavailable
  14. HI, The links seem broken again - please can you reupload or save to somewhere shareable?
  15. ALL RIGHT! a friend reminded me of where I got it from: To save you watching it all it is 5gm per cm between the buffer stocks. But the video is worth a look, if a tad OTT ;)
  16. The NMRA numbers are based on USA practice with bogie wagons and very long trains; I'm running 009 with about 4 - 5 short wheelbase wagons. Like I said, there is a simple formula out there but I can't find it.
  17. And how much is that? The formula worked well, I just can't find it, nor do I have access to the rolling stock I fitted.
  18. I read somewhere on here that someone had come up with a simple formula for adding weight to rolling stock. It was somwething like grams per cm of length between buffer stocks but I can't find it even using the search engine. Anyone recall this and can point me in the right direction? Thanks
  19. UPDATE. I sent it to Bachmann and they have repaired it by replacing the bogies and contacts, now it runs great. Still no idea what exactly or why it failed and I still don't know how to get the body off.
  20. I have a 009 layout, the baseboards track and track plan were all inherited so all I'm doing is adding my ideas of features to the plan. I've got as far as creating some background scenery and features such as the river and mill, a station and loco shed/coal yard, a goods yard area and a small canal basin. The roadway will run at the front between the canal basin and baseboard edge. I've attached a photo of the area as it is now. I am undecided as to what boundaries I should create between "railway" property and public access. One idea I have is designate it all railway property and forget about fences etc. Or I could make the canal basin and roadway public and put a fence just behind the basin separating the goods yard. A similar problem occurs at the other end where I have a station forecourt between the station track and the roadway; here I think there has to be a dividing fence with the roadway in the "public" area. Any comments, ideas etc appreciated
  21. There's quite a lot on YouTube, search for track weathering
  22. No links but I have had good experience with various methods. First off are the Woodland Scenics rail paint felt pens, they work but tend to be a bit too 'orange'; they also can wear out the tips pretty quick. I am currently using very diluted acrylic paints, mixed to get the colour I want and applied using a small paint brush allowing the liquid to soak into the ballast and running the brush along the rail sides. I have also seen an airbrush used to good effect, blending in various shades by varying the number of passes and the size of the spray paint. On a big layout the airbrush saves a lot of time, but probably overkill on a small 009 layout like mine.
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