Finsbury

Update re the Japanese OO motors. A few light ales gave me a bit of gumption to have a fiddle. The wheels pull off with judicious application of variously increasingly worrying tools. The bearings and driven gear are persuaded onto the Dapol axle and wheels. We now have insulated wheels and motor, thus opening up dcc possibilities. Groovy. Before and after.

Have done a brief measurement, the jap wheels are smaller than the supplied. Flange detail for whom it may concern. flange dia. 11.94mm wheel dia 10.50mm Dapol flange dia 13.70mm wheel dia 12.60mm 1.05mm radius increase is a bit of a heft? Doesn't help with the platform height, no? edited for cack mathematics, help!!

I have just taken delivery of a pair which CloggyDog refers to. Superb looking bits of miniaturisation. The Dapol railbus motorisation issue is solved as far as I can see. It will fit between the bogies, needs only a section of chassis removed, and with careful cutting of the floor, I think the motor can be mounted vertically. With a thin piece of plasticard to create a new floor, rendered invisible. dc operation only (as supplied) the motor is live to the driven wheel. I doubt that this would present any problem for a shuttle type scenario (the merg shuttle kit I intend to use is dc only, anyway). The only downside was customs and Parcelfarce. They ganged up and hit me for £22.79, making a total of £68.25. Ouch. Addendum. A wiper will need to be fashioned to one or both of the return wheels and careful voltage regulation employed. 'Scalded cat' sprang to mind after application of 9v! Further addendum, I think it could be converted to dcc with insulation to driven wheel.

oh dear. Whilst doing a little light dusting on Saturday, she dislodged the roof of a Metcalfe station building and discovered my SLW fund. 'What is thirty quid hiding in here for?' 'Well dear, it's, er.., like this, you see, um, aah..' The ensuing radio silence has been nice, though.

If my missus finds out I have voted to get a model loco made, she will go nuclear and I'll be living in a cardboard box underneath a flyover. It'll be worth the small sacrifice.

^ this reply has been constructed of %100 win!

Pretty much, as long as it means something to you. Names are easy to change!

Gotcha! I missed the preggers/kiddy bit. Alles klar.

eh?

Blimey! I know they weren't speed machines, but....

Apologies for possible thread drift, but could someone be kind enough to advise me as to the name/purpose of the wishbone shaped gubbins at either end of the roof? Bernie

An inspirational collection indeed, gentlemen! It makes me feel slightly lachrymose for giving up modelling for so long. A renewed verve has resulted, however. Many thanks. Finsbury.