RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted December 29, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2021 Here you are, Peter. The Brit with its tender correctly fitted.... 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I can rest easy now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Driver & Fireman are going to have a heck of a bump in about 80', followed by the rather disconcerting sound of falling into the rails in the 4'. Is actually quite a shock when you do it at 7-8 MPH with the 3.5" gauge one (back when I was young...) The Brit in your photo- the throttle rod is droopy (above the hand rail), when I think they were fairly rigid. I'd suspect in full size they were hollow tubes for stiffness. I should check mine and see how they look. James 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted December 30, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, peach james said: Driver & Fireman are going to have a heck of a bump in about 80', followed by the rather disconcerting sound of falling into the rails in the 4'. Is actually quite a shock when you do it at 7-8 MPH with the 3.5" gauge one (back when I was young...) The Brit in your photo- the throttle rod is droopy (above the hand rail), when I think they were fairly rigid. I'd suspect in full size they were hollow tubes for stiffness. I should check mine and see how they look. James Yes, I'd noticed that. I'll go to the chemist and get it some viagra - that should stiffen it up (the throttle rod, I mean). Jeff 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aire Head Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 20/12/2021 at 15:47, Physicsman said: . And even a bit of BLUE SKY!! Impossible! must be some form of trickery! Everytime I've walked up Hell Gill I could barely see 20 foot in front of me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 30/12/2021 at 08:23, peach james said: The Brit in your photo- the throttle rod is droopy (above the hand rail), when I think they were fairly rigid. I'd suspect in full size they were hollow tubes for stiffness. I should check mine and see how they look. Just for a note here- the throttle on 70038 in OO is droopy too... so it's a Hornby "feature" (?) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted January 10, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 hours ago, peach james said: Just for a note here- the throttle on 70038 in OO is droopy too... so it's a Hornby "feature" (?) Thanks for the info, James. I'll have a look at my other two Brits - Apollo and Clive of India - when I get them down from the loft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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