What happened at your workbench today?

Work has continued on No.23. As the real thing has overhead power, there's not much room for batteries and RC under the superstructure, so having measured the Strikalite battery pack I made up two plywood panels and added stone loads to them. The batteries will fit under one, and the RC PCB will live beneath the other. The original was used for shifting mine waste, albeit for airfield construction, so it fits the back story of a Glen Auldyn branch line having been built to serve a number of small mines...
I've also applied paint, which is a fairly straightforward process, i.e. a rattlecan of grey primer from Halfwits: even the ironwork was grey.
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The next job will be adding details, including a trolley pole, and fitting the batteries and RC. I'm going to try the Piko key fob system that I took out of  Mona in the first instance.
 
Northsider said:
Work has continued on No.23. As the real thing has overhead power, there's not much room for batteries and RC under the superstructure, so having measured the Strikalite battery pack I made up two plywood panels and added stone loads to them. The batteries will fit under one, and the RC PCB will live beneath the other. The original was used for shifting mine waste, albeit for airfield construction, so it fits the back story of a Glen Auldyn branch line having been built to serve a number of small mines...
I've also applied paint, which is a fairly straightforward process, i.e. a rattlecan of grey primer from Halfwits: even the ironwork was grey.
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The next job will be adding details, including a trolley pole, and fitting the batteries and RC. I'm going to try the Piko key fob system that I took out of  Mona in the first instance.
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I say, has that chap got a ticket to drive electric locos?
 
The 45 mm gauge Nancy out for a run, though it does seem light (weight), but with battery and electronics not much room for added weight:

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Slight error with the charging point, placed it in the same position as with the 32 mm gauge loco, didn't take into account the extra width. But with the charging plug casing removed, I could just get it to fit.

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Having cut the foamboard to size (except for one side) and given them a bath to remove the outer card, a trial fit on the table.
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I need to double check on the width of the side door and surround before I cut the hight. What is interesting is with soaking the card, it comes away easily and leaves the glue, which seems like pva behind, hopefully it won't effect the scribing or painting, not that there's much as the goods shed was/is white!
 
JimmyB said:
The 45 mm gauge Nancy out for a run, though it does seem light (weight), but with battery and electronics not much room for added weight:

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Slight error with the charging point, placed it in the same position as with the 32 mm gauge loco, didn't take into account the extra width. But with the charging plug casing removed, I could just get it to fit.

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Yes, I have one that charges like that - the socket carefully mounted in a cab that isn't quite big enough :oops:

Now weight, wait for it, it looks as if there are some locations for dobbing in a bit of lead shot underneath - I used to go to a 'huntin' shootin' and fishin' shop for mine. It's not real lead now but still should not be glued using PVA - epoxy works ok, but does run and dribble through even the tiniest of holes before it sets.

The big issue is, how much weight do you add before you put that drive mechanism under strain - a constant problem in our scale :nod::nod:
 
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