Great wee video ,Thanks for sharing. I am looking to add the same tyres and similar black alloy wheels. What is the sizes of yours and did they go straight on? Thanks
Hi The Goodyear BFG tyres and alloys came from a company called Rouge Alloy they have an EBay shop. The size is 225/15 R 16 . If you contact them they will make sure you get the correct ones for your van. Hope this helps.
@@TheModelav8r sounds good man I’m gonna get myself some ordered. I have the exact same van as yours and like the subtle tweaks you’ve made. Is there a certain tinting spray you would recommend for the skylights?
Hi I'm looking to build my own loco but I'm struggling on how it moves, what system does this one have, does it have powered bogies if so could you tell me where you got them from or how you made them.
I bought the loco second hand most locomotives in this scale use either chain drive to the axles or a nylon gear bolted to the back of each wheel on each bogie. ametrains.co.uk is just one manufacturer here in the UK that supply ready to run bogies as well as complete models.
@@TheModelav8r That is right and in the Petit Train a Vapeur de Fores has 1 and it is the UP and two mebers have a GT and one has the somthing Canada GP38
Great, Rocky's a beast, ive just had a members running day on "Scratch" can't beat it👍👍👍👍🚂🚂🚂🚂😉😉😉😉 When i saw the title, i thought you had a new dog to take to the track, still remember your last faithfull friend regards Kev👍👍👍👍
Thanks Kev I think my doggie days are over now. If I got a new one it may outlive me! I will just have to get my pleasure from material things. I’m still enjoying your videos. Keep them coming 😊 Regards Dave
Hi I bought the loco from a local dealer here in the UK they have a good selection of different locomotives for sale. They also manufacture steam locomotives as well. www.stationroadsteam.com
I know most folks enjoy the steamers, but I believe you also have an American style BNSF engine, although I could be wrong. Either way that is a beautiful example of American Train Engine. Would love to see more of it.
Hi Thomas I just have one high pressure water pump in the tender. If you could watch my earlier video ( How to Steam and Run A Live Steam Feldbahn Loco ) I showed how it’s fitted. Hope this helps.
Regarding the charging arrangement, I have a 24V battery loco wired by Mini Train Systems in Australia. They use a 3-pole circuit breaker on the batteries, the 3rd pole of which joins the 2 batteries in series for normal operation. The batteries are also wired to a 4-pin Anderson socket, and the charging plug is wired to charge the batteries in parallel from 12 V, which works because the series connection is broken by the main circuit breaker, which must be off for charging. This seems like a good arrangement to maintain equal charge.
Thanks Richard for the info. Your setup looks to be a good way to go about charging the batteries equally well done. I will definitely look into this. I have several 24volt electric locomotives and are now using two 12volt LifePo4 batteries which I just transfer from local to loco . I can happily run all day on a pair of 100Ah batteries. All the best Dave
@@TheModelav8r I'm building a 1.5 inch scale, 4-8-4 Northern Pacific. I'm just finishing the cladding (Cleading) and insulation (Lagging) for the boiler! It's a pity I can't save a pic in these responses to share. I might have a go at posting on YT. Any way I'm pretty chuffed with how that has come together. Getting info on how to do that task was difficult to say the least but lots of little bits of info eventually gave me confidence to get on with it.
I'm looking at purchasing a model of the class 17 and trying to find the correct sound file. I can't seem to find the version you mentioned in the video.
I can’t remember what I said about it in the video. I couldn’t find a class 17 sound file. So I used the class 40 which is very similar. Most people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
Thanks Stephen Sadly Charley and Henry are no longer with us , however I have named two of my Locos after them. Charley the shunter and Henry the Feldbahn
Great mileage potential 👍. I reckon that by laying track ahead and lifting it from behind and getting someone to truck it forward quickly enough, then on a closed railway formation converted to walking and cycling, then your wished for railway could be created…. I think it’s been done but not in 7.25”
interesting stats!!! you had me fooled there, thought you was in in for the long haul, or thought the loco was really inefficient, you should have publicised the video on October 31 "Trick or Treat"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂👍👍👍👍👍👍 You've got me thinking now how efficient mine is, one day i will compare notes, doubt if i could match your mileage!!!! Nice one ATB Kev
Hi Dave, can I ask you what you painted the roof heki with please? Got a maxxfan in smoke colour now and want to paint the heki and mushroom black. I have some PLASTIDIP PLASTI DIP PLASTIC/RUBBER PAINT SPRAY left from a job and wonder if that will work ok. Hopefully it would stay on if it's keyed. Cheers
Hello Tony The paint I used was MOTIP semi gloss black. If you Google MOTIP paint you will find it’s available from many suppliers. It’s an acrylic paint, however I think as long as you key the plastic with some wet and dry most paints should stick. I did mine 18 months ago and it’s still as new. Hope this helps.
Hi there Could you let me know where you put the wires through the van for your reversing camera, our fitter is having trouble with ours. I find your vidoes reLly useful & have learned loads. Thanks Debs
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264876952004?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zKFFislrTGS&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=VOl2Wl0YQJ-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Hope this works. If not let me know. If it works can you please give me a like and forward it to everyone that might be interested. Thanks
What a venue , I can not believe what I am seeing. It is like those huge American railway turntable sheds with loco, s everywhere . I am not going to comment on individual loco,s as they are all stunning. Thank you to all involved in showing your skill and creativity. Thank you for sharing your work.
