Jump to content
 

paul-dereham

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    205

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by paul-dereham

  1. paul-dereham
    Thanks, so not exactly to NEM standards then?
  2. paul-dereham
    Anyone tried to fit Kadee’s to these? It’s supposed to be an NEM pocket but can’t see how I can swap the tension lock for a Kadee.
  3. paul-dereham
    Thanks, I thought that would be the case.
  4. paul-dereham
    Got my Network Rail version 08 and I've just realised it has the radiator ladders fitted. I thought these were all removed years ago to prevent possible accidents with the overhead power. Did Network Rail re-introduce the ladders or is it just wrong?
  5. paul-dereham
    So £20 for a cheap speaker?
  6. paul-dereham
    Slightly worried as I'd love one of these but my shunting yard is C&L bullhead track.
  7. paul-dereham
    I'm building a layout that has a crossover for a loco release. My question is would both switches (or points) be operated by one lever in the box or ground frame, or two? I ask as I'm controlling the by DCC and I can either give the motors the same address, or separate addresses and set up a macro to change them one at a time, but want it to be as prototypical as possible.
  8. paul-dereham
    I guess this is more to do with providing a stop for modern units with the middle part buffering to the coupling, as the new stock doesn't have traditional buffers.
  9. paul-dereham
    This may be a silly question but I've just bought the Bachmann 117 3 car DMU which now needs to be run in. As my layout is end to end I use a rolling road for running in but obviously this can't hold a 3 car DMU. Can the power cars be run in individually or does this mess anything up? After spending £300 I don't want to do anything to ruin it!
  10. paul-dereham
    Thanks, not quite enough room for the side mounted motors. Thanks for the article, look like I'll be looking for a different solution.
  11. paul-dereham
    Has anyone got any experience with the Peco Smart Switch? I'm looking for a point motor that I can surface mount but doesn't take up much room for an N gauge fiddle yard. Need to mount the motors at 90 degrees to the track so thought servos might give me more flexibility.
  12. paul-dereham
    Me too. A great layout. Whole exhibition was good too.
  13. paul-dereham
  14. paul-dereham
    Looks an interesting concept. Looking forward to seeing more.
  15. paul-dereham
    Cleaned the wheels and lubed the gears and it's running sweet as a nut. The motor is is good condition but one of the brushes is very worn and I'll need to find a replacement soon.
  16. paul-dereham
    The 37 was my first "proper" two rail loco. 37s and 11d from Gingers Toy Shop in Banbury. I must have gone into the shop to look at it a dozen times or more before saving up birthday and pocket money to buy it.
  17. paul-dereham
    Dropped into the Thetford MRC open day. Nice bunch of people. Picked up a Hornby Dublo R1 for a Fiver. We put in onto the track and no sign of life but a quick clean of the wheels kicked it reluctantly into life. It will get a good clean and lube and hopefully that will get it running smoothly. To be honest at that price it wold have been silly not to take a punt on it!
  18. paul-dereham
    County School is just a few miles away from me.
  19. paul-dereham
    I once turned the trailing bogie the wrong way round on a Lima 37 (I'd previously removed the couplings so I didn't have those to give me a clue) Took me ages to figure out why the loco kept shorting!
  20. paul-dereham
    An interesting magazine as my late father in law worked for Cranes of Dereham (see article on page 55) and my Mother in Law remembers this. I live just a few minutes from the site of the works now a retail park. Also an ad for Hobbies of Dereham.
  21. paul-dereham
    I think I'm right in saying that the station at MK opened much later then the development of the town, again leading to the theory that the planners considered old technology!
  22. paul-dereham
    In the good old days locks really had these head codes. I miss those days!
  23. paul-dereham
    I've used a couple of Tim's boards joined together and they save so much work. They build up beautifully. No connection, just a very satisfied customer. I live quite close to Tim so I had the luxury of a tour round the workshop when I picked the boards up.
  24. paul-dereham
    Looking forward to seeing these arrive at the shop. I'll be after a couple.
  25. paul-dereham
    I've followed this model since Pete first started posting and always been a big fan. The use of cassettes has certain given it a new lease of life. Look forward to seeing it in it's new operational system and new owner.
×
×
  • Create New...