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The conical shape tip did not 'hold' solder very well. It was found to be copper plate on a brass tip. Wondering if I could replace with a copper tip but having no suitable solid copper I rammed on a piece of copper vehicle brake piping, and flattened/shaped the end. Now great, used for a few hours ...

with the network rail workers out on the tracks getting fresh air and seemingly content with their jobs and I fancy a bit of that! , That sounds fine but what when its howling and blowing,, the rain lashing down or snowing,did you see the track gangs during the floods trying to keep things running,...

There is a 'simple' answer to this if your Ratio signals are not powered. make them a 'plug in' fit to your baseboard rather than a fixture so removable if working in the area. I did mine that way so after U/S B.B disconnection they are readily removed if needed. Damaged mine in the past by suddenly...

he hobby is rife with them unfortunately. Luckily for us most of them reside on rmweb and not here

Nice to see there are other like minded souls like Me. Beeman. Ps Lofty you could feel different had you fell foul to them with some 'trivia' you posted/ suggested they got upset by.

I saw something interesting at our local "recycling centre" I picked it up and walked towards the car. Mr Official approached me and told me to put it back or he would report me for theft. I pointed out that I would be saving the Council money if I removed it but he was adamant. lofty Pos...

Retro fitting is what I'm doing.made the mistake of thinking that I would not bother to power points being close to layout edge. in this project for Carriage/wagon works, with a total of 10 turnouts. Reckon 'rod for my back' if things go wrong at the layout rear due to reach needed. My baseboards ar...

Thanks Bufferstop for your quick reply I believed that they were ok for O gauge but not sure finding no ref re size seems I will be better to stick with the other offerings. Beeman.

Having no knowledge of the old H&M point motors against Peco/Seep can anyone give indication of size, are they much larger physically etc. Appreciated ASAP as considering some on Ebay. Beeman.

Inspiration for others and very well done , credit due and earnt. Beeman.

You may be disappointed, a neo magnet should improve but Xo4's are never good on DCC, often the commutators not true, evidence of sparking on DC.would confirm, but can be turned in a lathe if available, also balance is often questionable.designed/made when automation not so accurate as present offer...

Your post suggests you are coming up against the same problem as most of us, and that is the one of space in which to promote and express your ideas. Model railways in general are, and have to be a compromise, generally due to that reason. I remember one comparison drawn was that to model one of the...

I suggest you ' get in quick' due to the Pound falling against the Euro won't be long before it balances and then they will have won their 'battle; to abandon the Pound and make it all the same, the cry being theres no reason now not to become part of Merkels dream. wait and see. been slowly 'engine...

My aim is the cheapest decoder (at the time of purchase) that will do the job to the standard required Bigmets sentiments are same as mine.With around 50 + chipped, most Bachman 553 and 554 exceptions being one ZTC Tsunami and 1 Opti. Satisfaction of performance in slow dependable running being the...

This is my layout, designed to be 'supplied' from the Vertical Storage Hoist, 6 levels of 4 consists on each,so total of 24 available as well as the locos already around. Originally done by the 'jig saw' approach of shuffling track around to obtain desired operation.. The Scarm plan was done lately ...

Much like 'Fashion' things get 're-cycled' intermittently, I suspect Hornby bought the name Airfix. You will find many of the old Airfix products are produced under the Dapol brand, the T/T, Windmill figures etc.in the same way the Airfix N2 tank and Dean Goods has been made successively by Mainline...