Show your Latest GB Loco and Rolling Stock Purchase.

Started by longbridge, June 30, 2012, 09:05:24 AM

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davidjhope

I'm planning on a green diesel layout next.
I love the look of the 24
:greatpicturessign:

justintime

Quote from: stevieboy on January 30, 2013, 10:39:06 PM
I didn't think I'd go green but couldn't resist this:



Such a perfect runner too.

Its on my shopping list for this year too :heart2:

My Latest Purchase - Two SD70's & 24 Trucks :-)

Bealman

Good to hear you've got a good runner at last, stevieboy! Actually out of all my 'new' Farish purchases, my 24 is probably the worst runner! It'll be purring along quite happily, but then decides to make meshing and grinding noises every now and then. I did mention it on the forum a year ago or so, and did get some suggested remedies, but me being the basically lazy sod that I am have never bothered to attempt putting them into effect.

It's still a lovely model, though. I particularly like the headcodes feature.
Vision over visibility. Bono, U2.

Newportnobby

I have 3 Class 24's and they are all soooo smooth and quiet. In fact, they're so quiet I have to keep looking for the little blighters to see where they've got to :)

stevieboy

Quote from: bealman on January 31, 2013, 12:32:59 AM
I did mention it on the forum a year ago or so, and did get some suggested remedies, but me being the basically lazy sod that I am have never bothered to attempt putting them into effect.

Mine made a slight noise in one direction, like a buzzing sound but very intermittently.  So i whipped off the shell and had a look to see what was what.

I lubed sparingly what I could see and then ran the loco after each drop.  The culprit turned out to be one of the worm gears being a little dry where it sits in the chassis (not the teeth themselves).

Bealman

Thanks for that! Sounds easy enough for me to give it a try. I think I said on here somewhere before that I am loath to pull things apart as I do not have confidence in my ability to put them back together, but your fix sounds like I should be able to manage it.

Cheers!  :beers:
Vision over visibility. Bono, U2.

Oldman








3d prints from Shapeways.  Wheels fitted but not painted.
Simplex 20hp  and mine tub.     Both in Nn3    the packs contained 8 locos and 10 wagons.
Modelling stupid small scale using T gauge track and IDl induction track. Still have  N gauge but not the space( Japanese Trams) Excuse spelling errors please, posting on mobile phone

mk1gtstu

They look nice! Were they expensive? Just had an idea, they would look good on my colliery sidings boxfile layout! 8)
My Box File Layout (South Wales Valleys Colliery) http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=10430.0

Porthkerry (A South Wales layout in BR Blue) http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=39654.0

Abercwm Colliery (South Wales Area) https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=47521.0

Oldman

Including carriage  cost was £40.
Took about 14 days from placing order.
planning to use them for a brickworks diorama on the next project.
Modelling stupid small scale using T gauge track and IDl induction track. Still have  N gauge but not the space( Japanese Trams) Excuse spelling errors please, posting on mobile phone

upnick

Hi  Mike,   

Really like the look  of those  you will   have to  start  a thread  with the file layout   ;)

Ollie3440

Treated myself to a few new additions to the wagon fleet. :D



Ollie
Hi I'm Ollie, and I'm a addicted to buying MK1s......

My Previous Exhibition Layout - The Sheaf Valley Railway
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=24.0

My Current Exhibition Layout - Wenlock
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=23228.0

stevieboy

I've gone green crazy now and bought this:



It's currently running in but was quite a nice slow runner out the box, albeit a little tight.

When it's run in it'll be sharing the pulling of these with the Class 24.  Just waiting for BSK to arrive:



I took a comparison picture the other day, old news I know but the detail compared to my 20 year old Mk1's is amazing



:ngauge:

Ollie3440

Quote from: stevieboy on February 01, 2013, 04:28:40 PM
When it's run in it'll be sharing the pulling of these with the Class 24.  Just waiting for BSK to arrive:



Yum. Mk1's :P

Ollie
Hi I'm Ollie, and I'm a addicted to buying MK1s......

My Previous Exhibition Layout - The Sheaf Valley Railway
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=24.0

My Current Exhibition Layout - Wenlock
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=23228.0

Newportnobby

Ohhh Noooo :smackedface:

Steve - what have you done? You've let the MK1 monster loose again :doh:

stevieboy

I thought I'd get some pic's up for Ollie, as he was kind enough to demonstrate the running qualities of a couple of steamers for me when I visited the shop on Weds.

:thankyousign:

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