Popular Post Giles Posted March 8 Popular Post Share Posted March 8 Some years ago, Di bought me a Slaters kit for a quarry Hunslet which I just got round to building. But during the build, it occurred to me that it would be fun to have ago at fitting a steam generator in the form of an ultrasonic mister - which works very well. This in turn means it has to have a layout - albeit a very small one - 6ft x 2' 8" plus small and simple fiddle. The baseboard is timber-framed foam to keep the weight down, and the track is Barker's. Point motors are my own design, self locking with un-used frog switching, and led panel indicators. Grass is starting to appear - but it's going to be a massive job, as there is no way even my boosted grass-master can give me anything like the density I want with the long fibre (mix) I'm using (4mm, 6.5mm 12mm and random cut 12 - 30mm horse-hair. A small palm full is taken and rolled into a sort of cylinder, the end pulled off, and the remaining flattened end pushed into the pre-glued surface and torn off - rinse and repeat. It takes a very long time and uses LOADS of fibres. When the glues has dried I then hoover 80% back off and reuse it.... 30 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 I forgot to add that this has to be finished for Uckfield in October!!! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SR71 Posted March 8 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8 Hope to see you on the Sunday in that case! Glad to see this is getting a home (and somewhere to run without the precipitous drop!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 These are the wagons - side tippers printed on my Mars 2 Pro with Binnie wheels. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) Slater's included some nice nameplates for its original name, but I wanted to build the loco as Holy War, and although etched plates are avaliable, I wanted deeper ones. I therefore tried printing ones with this result. I had to edit the typeface to match the original plates It is these on the loco. Edited March 9 by Giles 10 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) That's a really beautfiul Hunslet there sir, the paint and finish is stunning! How is the R/C arranged in this one? I still haven't finalised what I'm doing with mine! Edited March 21 by Quarryscapes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Thank you! Its a Deltang Rx41 that's actually in the ashpan. The 1800mAh battery is in the firebox/boiler, with the front 2/3rds of the boiler and smokebox containing the water tank/smoke unit 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quarryscapes Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 23 hours ago, Giles said: Thank you! Its a Deltang Rx41 that's actually in the ashpan. The 1800mAh battery is in the firebox/boiler, with the front 2/3rds of the boiler and smokebox containing the water tank/smoke unit I've spent ages hunting for a camera battery that I could use in the bunker as I don't really want Lithium batteries inaccessible and semi permanently in the loco, but the only sizes that fit are too puny so I'm now considering a 3400mAH 18650 in the boiler, a combined charge and step up module in the bunker and the RC gear wherever it will fit. I will get there one day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22 That is exquisite. Full credit for that little Hunslet. You've captured it beautifully. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 20 hours ago, Quarryscapes said: I've spent ages hunting for a camera battery that I could use in the bunker as I don't really want Lithium batteries inaccessible and semi permanently in the loco, but the only sizes that fit are too puny so I'm now considering a 3400mAH 18650 in the boiler, a combined charge and step up module in the bunker and the RC gear wherever it will fit. I will get there one day! I remotored this with a cheap N30 gearmotor, as the supplied Slaters unit was far too fast for what I wanted, and the one time I approached them about swapping it for the slower speed version, they said that it was the slow speed one without checking... The N30 is a bit more powerful, much slower, and 3v, so I can use it straight off a 1S Lipo battery which simplifies things. It is however , much noisier, but I will live with that! Using 1S means that I'm using a smaller battery (comparatively). In theory, with motor and steam, I should get 8 hours out of it. However, I expect it to be a little less. TPH - thank you! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 The grass is nearly all done now having taken two weeks, having been applied pinch by pinch (for want of a better term....). It now needs nettles and whatever else I can figure out how to make! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23 Just an observation, if I may. Put yourself in the shoes of the people who walk around; shunting, coupling, calling on/off. Do they float around on a magic carpet, or do they leave footprints, such a 'desire lines? Regardless of my post, it looks bl**dy good from here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Giles Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 fully grassed up, but of course there will be additional stuff. Meanwhile I've got a couple of other things I really have to get on with! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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