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Picked this Crab up recently at a model fair, either a Wills or K's on a standard triang 2-6-2 chassis, nice body, chassis don't look right at the moment especially the smaller cylinder, however with the smaller wheels and X04 motor it's an excellent runner and has strong haulage capability

Bent the coupling hook upwards for now, seemed to have solved that problem, quite common to find coupling hooks removed from engines for that reason and rely on just 1 hook on wagon. The two pony bogies are exactly the same on my version. Still it's a nice model for the time, fits well against other HD metal locos something about a metal model looks more realistic, I've a few older GWR locos, the other GF pannier and a few Gaiety tanks. Some have originial motors others since fitted with either R1 or triang 0-6-0 chassis making them very reliable and having good haulage capability

Picked this up recently at a north west model and toy fair, very busy and full of interesting stuff, bargains, oddities etc etc Considering the age not bad condition boxed motor ok etc however the rear mounting plate had cracked someone had tried to glue it but won't last so temporary steel plate fitted for now I haven't got many Farish models they tend to be quite rare up north, motor looks interesting The worm and front housing part of the chassis, the rear holds the armature, magnet and brushes bit like HD 1/2 inch no bearing between commuter and worm Pick ups just on front 2 driving wheels, which for age look quite realistic Chassis interesting large lead weight in the front Performance, ok not noisy, pulls about 25 HD wagons at 12v, .65 amps, acceptable ?, might need a remag, slight issue with derailment on peco 100 points, suspect leading pony truck coupling hook catching on point frog, seems a bit low. Also needs a extra pick up, tends stalls on non live frogs Came with a box, at least this trader didn't want it back. Yes a recent trend, model advertised at £XX.XX price, but doesn't include the Box it's sitting in, I expect a least a 30% discount which I usually get minus the box !

I've noticed that and say someone else is operating the layout and iam in another room I can tell when a R1 HD is been used, the whine never goes away even after 60 years

Might have already been covered so please excuse us, however recently, thanks to a local community group faccbook site (public), some more photos of a permanent Llandudno model railway in the 1960's. I do remember it well, especially the hump Marshaling yards in the bottom picture which inspired me to construct similar one on current layout and maybe a Hornby Dublo one in 3 rail. Reason I've picked HD cause quite simply tension lock coupling won't work.

Yes it's a peco PC19, didn't notice the 10ft wheelbase Despite their age still can't match a well made Airfix 16T kit

Anyone help with this one, bit younger might be, looks very much like a airfix kit 16T but it's not, body slightly different it's the brown on on the right The wheels look like lima but body is definitely a kit 4 sides

Thanks looked at the current range and I know I've FW001 3 and 7. The track cleaning wagon I have shown before, I know it came out before the "famous" and rare Hornby Dublo version, it uses similar size "fag" buds which I have discovered are no longer available as current fags ends are slightly narrower, fortunately I now make my own using cotton wool. The current Wills track cleaning wagon is not as fluid tight as a fake Hornby Dublo version I acquired some 30 years ago, but still works using meths or IPA

Thanks so it's possible I built some ERG wagons about 45 - 50 years ago thinking they were K's, at the time I used Bostick No 1 similar to UHU now, they have held together well and survived some 4 layouts.

Always though K's used part of there instructions as the floor for their wagon range I built a few of these some 50 years ago so could be wrong prehaps part of something else. Also of interest a Graham Fraish 16T mineral die-cast Note the brake handle, extra or part of the original model ?

Thank you everyone for the replys really appreciate your input, yes quite a bit of dirt on the wheels suspect peco foam underlay from a previous owners layout. Link coupling look a lot newer, I've similar on early K's cast metal kits, wagon attached to it is a K's cardboard base with instructions underneath. Chassis is crude and missing brake links etc, wheels run quite free. Link coupling is to stay I've quite a few and used close to the edge of layout and a few locos only fitted as such, as long as buffers all correct height it's quite fun operating wagons, grandchildren love them too

I've acquired a few 16T 00 mineral wagons over the years but recently discovered this Kit or Manufactured 16T wagon. It's been fitted with link coupling quite fine 00 wheels metal base, modelled on the early type of 16T just after WW2, I suspect its quite old Hand brake missing Base looks like clear plastic Body held by 4 screws Any ideas ?

So it seams, got round to checking out website and found similar at 8.99 euros in 1/87 scale Reminds me much of the "Kentoys" brand of modern trucks then in 1/76 sold about 25 years ago for £1 in £1 shops. Mostly American but some European trucks often seen on layouts even now.

That's what I like to see someone, even Hornby, that would produce a simple 0-6-0 chassis so it makes it easy for us to put different bodies on it, either strach built, kit, white metal, or 3D I tried TT back in 70's, then 1:100, it's a brilliant scale had quite a simple layout, but easy to move about as a student early career life rented accommodation etc. I had to pack it up as simply too little TT stock about, none new , little and expensive 2nd hand, and a real shortage of a simple 0-6-0 chassis like this

Always on the lookout for 1/72 -76 scale road vehicles especially cheapo ones came across these recently in the local supermarket toy bin It's about 1/76 cab comes off so probably fit glass all round in cab. Otherwise quite good detail and mouldings See a lot of these on the roads and though towns as farmers now tend fields miles away from home farms, also sold in £1 shops (for £2now) plus seen a lot in amusement arcade prize shops etc

Most of the problems have already been mentioned however I find one problem which is rare but increasingly coming a problem with age is the plastic or metal chassis and axle hubs start to warp and bend in causing pin point axles to jam. Wrenn wagons seen to suffer this plus a few later Hornby, mainline wagons. Worse are the old Wills white metal tender kits, the wheels jam only a few years after construction. Old trix coach bogies seem to suffer the other way axle blocks bend out causing axles to drop out if picked up. These are the most free running stock I have and have to be coupled to non free running stock in siding etc to stop them moving when Stationary. Only way I find to test is to hold the wagon upside down and flick the wheels, often one axle is fine the other just sticks. Easy to fix by bending out the axle block with a small screwdriver, however I find only temporary solution usually same wagon suffers the same fault a few years later. Older lima wagons suffer from rust I use white silicone grease on the pin point, used by cyclists 500g tub goes a long way

Early triang wagon Easy to strip down, replace wheels etc Think main difference between trackmaster and triang is a longer brass pin and sight undercut to fit coupling However buffer height still the 6same as Hornby Dublo/Wren even with original wheels I still come across a lot of these wagons some having been fitted with brass or nylon bearing and even EM gauge wheels fitted

I just pull the loco wheels out using a wheel puller, test by pushing the loco over points 100 peco and see if it gets stuck or jump over frog and test rail. With older wheels ones that slide on axle just pull them apart and jam a bit of plastic between 2 half's Peco 100 points over the years have changed a lot older ones had quite wide frogs

Dedicated "Hobby room" helps plus don't change clothing etc in the room I find very fine dust adds to the realism especially steam in the 60's, looking at real photos of the era everything in an urban area was covered in a fine dust , Ash etc Even roads looked dusty until the water carts washed it away

Thanks never though of that, it's quite clever, using split axle (insulated) one could run 2 wires to improve pick ups on small 0-4-0 engines like LNER Y9 which have problems with dead frogs. In real life they often had a match truck for extra coal

Value gear looks very familiar as I've a few sets complete or in bits purchased at toy fairs ( in scrap boxes etc) No idea whose they are, I've box of bits containing pins, bars, side links etc and been using them on small 0-4-0 tank locos. In some of the boxes & old tobacco tins etc I have found complete sets, and broken sets plus unfinished sets. Seems to be a lot of spares about recently north west England found box of loco tyres, wheels axles, plain bearing, loco frames, side screws for frames, pins, white metal buffers, valves, chimneys, motor parts, bushes etc

The trackmaster chassis are still quite good, the buffer height is correct for the all metal version so why triang added the height 2mm ? I think more to do with coupling ( ( read somewhere trackmaster was 2mm too high originally) as one's i have are all correct height with original metal cast wheels. One real advantage is they can be split in two half's so very easy to change wheel sets, plus you can leave a slight split in the chassis (making it wider) which allows axles to run more freely, only wish I had more of them they run very well and easy to fit different bodies More common one is the NE open wagon version not bad for its age 70 years ?

Thank you for your reply most interesting, yes the pantograph is the wire type so prehaps a "Miniature Construction" closer inspection most interesting Looking more closely they are attached to the roof by 4 slotted bolts and nuts underneath The base plate made out of pressed metal is slotted into the sloted bolt and soldered bottom right has come away. However this example has not got the thick Lion creast, perhaps transfer lost in time Inside its like a "Kitmaster kit", thick glue keeping the separate glazing in Apart from damage to buffer beam and lose of buffers, body in good condition considering its age

Yes it is a normal triang X04 motor with the same normal brass worm (double helix?) Look how it's been glued into place a brass packing piece under the rear end just under the normal hole for a bolt, and the chassis cut away to mount the motor using the brass holder housing the felt oil pad.

First one I've ever owned, and first one I've seen at low price. I've not much trix stuff rarely saw it on sale new in the 60's 70's it was all Hornby Dublo, Traing Hornby Triang then even at toy fairs, model railway shows trix is rare. Did visit the Bala model railway shop in North Wales, few times late 70's, my dad purchased a Trix flying scot, it didn't work well, been "old school" took it back for repairs, myself in late teens early 20's wasn't impressed with service, later he give it to me, I kind of got it to go better, but its not a popular loco with us. The History of Trix book is a good read, far more complex history than Hornby pre 1964, triang etc, wealth of detail, at the time only purchased it as had all the others, glad I did, it's not common 2nd hand. The X04 fitted is "gutless" needs a remag, if that fails will replace it but not going to tap the chassis to accept the screws I've tried it before and split the casting on something similar, they is a hole under push a bolt though into threaded underside of another X04, and fit another bolt at rear. Course all this depends if I can get the motor off without breaking the chassis. At the moment I've got it to go on the track problem was thick build up of carbon/ oil/ grease on the axles preventing electrical conductivity. I've heard towards end of trix production they used all kinds of motors to drive locos, this glueing onto chassis could be factory fitted