korm kormsen said:looks as if it will be nice, when finished.
are the newqida coaches longer than their freight cars?
Yes they are quite a bit longer Korm. I cut about 3 inch, 8 cm from the chassis....
korm kormsen said:looks as if it will be nice, when finished.
are the newqida coaches longer than their freight cars?
Thanks Don, I'll look into that tip....Granitechops said:" but if anyone can suggest any ideas for the lamp housing please?"
Gizzy, Maplins do a chrome bezzel for leds of various sizes I think
I bought some for my modern 3 car unit but made these instead out of styrene tube & shaped styrene sheet, as the bezels would have faced down to the ground.
but if yours has a flat front the Maplins bezels would look good I should think
Just remembered, the styrene tube size was chosen to fit the bezels in Doh
Gizzy said:I was looking underneath the bogies last night, and I noticed that there seems to be a recepticle of some sort that could be adapted to take power from the back of the wheels for lighting/power.
Can anyone enlighten me if there is a kit to do this on the LGB style bogie please?
I was looking at the (eye wateringly expensive) cost of the LGB pickup axles and I could easily change all the wheels on 2 coaches and still have money left over for a pint looking at the price of just one of these. I've replaced the old plastic wheels with Bachmann metal 31mm ones to lower the C of G and add weight, so if I could pick up the power from these, it would keep the costs down a tad....
Haven't got a photo atm Nod, but I'll have a look at your LGB 63193 suggestion....Nodrog1826 said:LGB 63193 Electrical contact set could be the piece of kit you may need, needs metal wheels to work as it uses carbon pick up contacts on the back of the wheels, they can be the cause of drag though.
Or
It could juct be the moulding is the tyoe that take the carbon bush pick up still will have the drag factor though.
You couldn't post a pic of the bogie underside?
Gizzy said:I've replaced the old plastic wheels with Bachmann metal 31mm ones to lower the C of G and add weight, so if I could pick up the power from these, it would keep the costs down a tad....
That is very useful, many thanks Neil.Neil Robinson said:The topic below may be of interest.
http://www.gscalecentral.net/tm?m=29828&high=coach+lighting
I prefer LED battery lighting as it's cheap, the lights don't flicker, and they stay on all the time with analogue systems.
The batteries need recharging after a few hours, but I don't run in the dark for more than three or four hours at a time.
Gizzy, if you want track pickup I'm almost certain you could fit the LGB carbon contacts directly into the bogie without the need for the plastic mounting piece that comes with the contact set.
whatlep said:Gizzy said:I've replaced the old plastic wheels with Bachmann metal 31mm ones to lower the C of G and add weight, so if I could pick up the power from these, it would keep the costs down a tad....
This is a great thread Gizzy. Fascinating project.
How about some Piko railbus pickups as "sweepers" onto your wheels? Or you could butcher most of the other Piko pickups. They come with self tapping screws and ready made holes for attachment, which is handy.
lgb 63120
wandgrudd said:gizzy you want lgb 63120 or massoth 8313508 depening which you can find in stock.
the item that gardon has pointed to is a bit of a waste as the holder for the brushs is already molded in to the truck on the newer lgb stuff thus you would be paying for some thing not needed.
Gizzy said:whatlep said:How about some Piko railbus pickups as "sweepers" onto your wheels? Or you could butcher most of the other Piko pickups. They come with self tapping screws and ready made holes for attachment, which is handy.
Interesting idea Mr Tigger!
Would you happen to know the Piko part number for these pickups please?
Gizzy said:lgb 63120wandgrudd said:gizzy you want lgb 63120 or massoth 8313508 depening which you can find in stock.
the item that gardon has pointed to is a bit of a waste as the holder for the brushs is already molded in to the truck on the newer lgb stuff thus you would be paying for some thing not needed.
Thanks Andrew!
I might even have some of these?
I guess you have to solder wires onto these somehow though?
wandgrudd said:yes you solder wires on, the holders that are molded on to the trucks should have slits up them to allow the then thicker part of the pick up brush to slide in, by thicker part i mean the added thickness of the solder and wire you have just attached to the brush.
Photo as promised. Unpainted and unglazed.Gizzy said:Quiet evening so far at work.
Found a hole punch tool in our workshop so I cut out the window openings for the new doors that are to be fitted to my coach bash project. Wish I'd found this before I made the front end!
The material I'm using for the doors is 60 thou Plasticard, as used for the front.
Pictures to follow later....