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I`ve had no nasty experiences with Hattons pre owned.I have bought three Wrenn Spamcans & two Wrenn Royal scots + a damaged Dublo EMU driving car with a faulty armature which i knew about as i messaged them.The only cause i had to complain about was a very expensive Spamcan sliding about in its ...

I don`t think so,it`s written by an engineer who was involved in the construction of the line.Very interesting read from his life story.Pity the line came to a sad end.

Ray.

This is a book that i have had for some time.It`s very informative on the construction of the railway. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+birth+and+death+of+a+highland+railway&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Athe+birth+and+death+of+a+highland+railwa...

Amazon sell it,Google it.It`s really just sticky stuff label remover,smells of oranges.

Ray.

Sorry about that,it`s just that i`ve rarely met anybody who`s been to Namibia. Mention Namibia & i get blank looks. Drive North from Joburg, turn left after Harare and there you are - allowing for the traversing of 'miles and miles of b l oody africa' - as first seen by me in a game lodge on a ...

Sorry about that,it`s just that i`ve rarely met anybody who`s been to Namibia.Mention Namibia & i get blank looks

Ray.

Africat was the other highlight for us!.
Ray.

Could Bachmanns' (temporary) reduction in production capacity be behind it.? { Yes it is me, sitting in a coffee shop in Okahanjia, save you looking it up it's in the middle of Namibia where the railway tracks ( rails 3'6'' apart) split to go north and west. Been here four days not spotted a train ...

I now model Hornby Dublo 3 rail,i find Hattons most courteous & will answer questions.I emailed them about a pre owned Dublo EMU driving car which was advertised at £75 as a non runner,on enquiring about this item,they told me that someone had removed & damaged the armature.So for the £75 &a...

Yes,i agree with Bigmet.I run a largish Hornby Dublo 3 rail layout and also a some Wrenn locos on there.The mechanisms are basically identical to Dublo locos & in the early days of doing my own repairs & conversions,i tried a couple of neo magnets with mixed results.I eventually bought a Ron...

Sorry about being a bit late to this topic.The problem you have is that the motor needs remagnitising.This has to be done with the armature & magnet in place.By taking the magnet out,you destroy the magnetic field as the armature & magnet are magnitised as a unit.You could try a super neo ma...

It was one of the easier conversions using a normal Hornby Dublo p/up assembly.I don`t know if you can see the two Wrenn spamcans in the station at the rear of the layout,i fitted them with Marklin skates because of clearance problems.




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This my Hornby dublo layout with a Wrenn Royal Scot converted to 3 rail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RjocdhhiWg

Ray.

Yes,later Trix can be run on HD 3rail,Transpennine units,EM1s,Brittanias,Cl.V etc.providing they have scale or convertible wheels & with a slight mod.to the p/up shoes with a drawing pin head.Here`s one of my Transpennine units running. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHzWm2awWCY Ray.

Enter Hakko tips in the Ebay search bar,these fit the Maplin soldering iron.

Ray.