ste234 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 After finding out about a new 16mm track at the Model engineering club I go to, I decided to have a go at SM32 Narrow Gauge So, after ordering a basic chassis kit from I.P. Engineering, I bit the bullet and assembled it today It comes basically like an Airfix kit, plasticard pre-cut, just remove the tabs, file down and clag together, assemble the motor and gears and ta-da! Not the best of photos, I will try and get some better ones but they will do for now. I need to get it all painted up now, drill bigger holes in the buffers and start to scratch build the body. It is going to be R/C controller and I already have a Acoms Techniplus transmitter from a model Boat project. I will keep you all informed as progress happens! Cheers, Ste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 What is the exact scale for SM32? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste234 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hi, the scale is 16mm, a bit more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM32 In other news, I have bought two more wagons off ebay, so I now have 4, and the loco chassis is in for it's paint job! Some photos to follow when the painting is done. Cheers, Ste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 .. and have look at the 16mm association http://www.16mm.org.uk/newsite/default.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill8F Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Have been looking into getting one of these for a while now, your build is certainly convincing me into doing one. Just one question though, how long did it take to assemble? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste234 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hi, To build the whole chassis it only took me around 4 hours, thats without the time waiting for glue to dry and to do the painting! Well, had a fairly successful day yesterday, ran the loco at York SME and went ran fairly well, the only problem being the makeshift battery-pack coming apart frequently and the motor mount somehow moving, and disengaging the gears, and a slight squeaking noise (as heard in the video) but these are going to be sorted out! The rake: Passing the station building: Passing the Signal Box: And the video I promised, bit of an edited mash up of a few different clips taken. It's also been shortened by about 5 minutes from original Thats all for now, Cheers, Ste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste234 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 So I spent bank holiday Monday knocking up a body out of some plasti-card I had leftover from some other project that never started, It's not really based on anything in particular, just what my imagination came up with! The roof has been attatched, a hole cut in the bonnet for the front grill/vent thingy and the front and rear of the cab added. It's starting to look like a loco now And the base with battery pack: Work still to be done includes cutting out rear cab windows, profiling the top of the bonnet area and extra little details like louvres and handrails. Also I've left a little shelf sort of area in the cab where some cab detail will go. As for the colour, it won't be staying white! The roof and the body base will be black, the same as the chassis, and I'm currently undecided about the main structures colour, possibly an LNER green. Thats all for now, Cheers, Ste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste234 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 The loco had it's first run under radio control yesterday, unfortunatley it wasn't the 2.4ghz set I've ordered, this hasn't arrived yet, so I used a 40mhz set instead, and to be honest, I've been pretty impressed with it's running The traction has improved because of the weight of the battery and radio gear, so it now hauls the full rake of trucks with ease. It also ran for 3 hours flat, only stopping when I went to grab some lunch, which took 5 minutes And the squeaky noise has stopped, its amazing what a bit of oil can do :wink: I cant get the youtube embed code to work, so here is a link; Also since yesterday the rear windows have been cut out: Thats all for now, Ste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvian Tennant Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Cracking stuff, I am actually considering a possibility of doing something similer in the near future (hopefully if I get a new job) thank you for the inspriation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
switcher 1 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Stumbled across this thread - how are the loco & wagons? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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