GC Jack

Hi Matt I think I contacted you on NRM. Good to see your finished loco very fine work well done. Jack

Congratulations on this one ... How difficult was this one to build? I have built about 15 DJH kits over the years, the later ones go together very well but I recently had a real fight with a 7f .. I can never get the tender to ine up with the wheels holes so always build a separate chassis. I also have fought with a very old Caledonian class 55 DJH. I always cheat with tender locos using a live chassis on both with a insulated drawbar. But once again I have enjoyed watching progress and look forward to finished job, thanks for posting. Jack

Two problems, one perhaps of my own making. I use the American system of a live tender and live chassis with an insulated tender coupling as I hate making pick ups. The problem of the bogie wheel shorting out is always there. The other is with the bogie catching the front wheel brakes and this is thinking behind the Comet product. This has caused derailments on my stock. Comet also point out that side swing is a problem - my engineering knowledge is limited here - with a conventionally mounted front bogie. All I can say is that it has solved both problems so I will retro fit the etch and spring to all my front bogie locos. Jack

I don't know if this is helpful. I have a number of DJH kits and those with front bogies always give problems. Comet have just produced a new sprung front bogie pivot etch. I have just fitted on to a standard 5 and it has transformed it. Jack