Nile's NG Modelling
Welcome to another of my workbench type topics. The idea is to gather all my narrow gauge modelling in one place rather than have it spread over several topics.
I'm going to start with a layout that I've been recently rebuilding. This started a few years ago as a HOn30 project on which I could display and shunt my 3D printed American stock. As usual this project stalled and it's been doing a good impression of a shelf since.
I used insulation foam (the pink stuff known as Spaceboard) for the m
Fixing Heljan's Lynton & Barnstaple Locos
The first batch of models had problems with the valve gear falling apart. This seems to have been fixed with the mk.2 version recently released. There are however still problems with its ability to negotiate points and imperfect track. These are caused by the pony trucks which have several problems:
- The trucks themselves have almost no vertical movement.
- The wheels are wide to gauge, the axles are about 0.5mm too long.
