Hi all.
Just wondering if anyone has an unstarted Langley Double Fairlie kit that is lying unloved in a drawer that they would exchange for a few of my hard earned pennies. I promise I would give it a good home and I already have a pair of gp40 boots for it.
I know I can buy one online but I would prefer to do a deal with a fellow 009 member first.
PM me if you have one you would sell so we can work out a deal.
David.
These are not great mouldings at all any more.
I am not sure if it is the age of the moulds or the original design, but they do not go together at all well.
I think there have been two versions for two different versions of the chassis?? But i am not sure.
Brian Meldon
Hi Brian.
Yes I had heard that some of the castings are not good but I would be willing to give one a go. As to there being two versions, I have a copy of the instructions that has an amendment sheet for the second version of the castings because Bachman changed the motor design slightly. This is dated for versions post Oct. 1991.
David.
bachman in fact changed the chassis design a lot !
The kit when it came out was designed for the original GP 40 which was NOT split chassis and almost at the same time bachman changed the chassis to being split and the body as supplied and assembled would have shorted out so they had to do a modification.
I would doubt that you have the old chassis which had metal gears and wipers on the frame to both bogies.
Hi Alan (or anyone)
Maybe an obvious question, but how do I insert a link to a photo in my Flickr account. I have looked but cannot find a "how to" do this. I have copy and pasted a link, eg
https://flic.kr/p/27EXyJC
But it doesn't show the image unless it is clicked on by the reader.
This shows I have a split chassis that appears new(ish) and in good condition.
David.
This works for any photo that is free to view by all anywhere on the internet including Flickr photos.
You need a direct link to the photo that ends in .jpg
(Try right cliking on the photo and using 'copy link location')
Paste that link in the text box.
Highlight the link.
Left click on the second box above the text box that looks like a picture. this will add IMG to the start and end of the link.
The result is this:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1892/42447701280_e64255e656_c.jpg)
If you 'quote' this post it will show you what the text looks like.
That is a split frame version of the chassis by the way. These chassis were made from 1987 to 2017.
So the early very version of the kit will not work with this chassis.
The version you have is the later type of the split frame chassis (it has black gears) Also the motor is (i think) slightly smaller than the previous version of the split frame chassis that had white gears. I do not know if this smaller motor will cause problems with the later kits that were designed for the version with the white gears and slightly larger motor.
It should also be noted that as of 2018 the chassis has been revised again and as it now has a round can motor I do not think that this latest version will fit the kit at all.
Brian Meldon
Or (for Flickr) after you click the share icon, click on the BBCode tab then copy and paste the text (click once on it to highlight it) straight into your post here.
Hi Hugh.
That's what I thought but you can see in a previous post that the link only shows in my posts. Thanks all the same.
David.
Quote from: DavidThompson on August 26, 2018, 22:50
Hi Hugh.
That's what I thought but you can see in a previous post that the link only shows in my posts. Thanks all the same.
David.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1837/29092544047_df7e29b44b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LjNTM2)Views of Angst-Lesspork (https://flic.kr/p/LjNTM2) by H Norwood (https://www.flickr.com/photos/hnorwood/), on Flickr
This is how it's done.
Quote from: DavidThompson on August 26, 2018, 22:50
Hi Hugh.
That's what I thought but you can see in a previous post that the link only shows in my posts. Thanks all the same.
David.
It looks like you used the "share" code: h t t p s :// flic.kr / p / 27EXyJC
but clicking on "BBCode" gives: [ u r l = h t t p s: //flic.kr/ p/ 27EXyJC][i m g]h tt ps://farm2.staticflickr.com/1892/42447701280_e64255e656_z.jpg[/img][ / u rl ][ ur l=ht tp s://flic. kr/p/27EXyJC]Gp40[/u r l] by [u r l=h ttp s://w ww. flick r.com/photos/ 166473505@ N05 / ]David Thom pson[/u r l ], on Flickr
(spaces inserted to try to stop the forum interpreting the link)
i.e.
https://flic.kr/p/27EXyJC
compared to (I hope it shows up the way I see it when I post it now I've done it or I'll look stupid!!)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1892/42447701280_e64255e656_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27EXyJC)Gp40 (https://flic.kr/p/27EXyJC) by David Thompson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/166473505@N05/), on Flickr
Hi all.
I am obviously missing something but on Flickr on my tablet I can only find the link to copy the code in the share menu..
David.
If it is any conciliation David I've never been able to embed photos from Flickr using a tablet (iPad) so have to do these on the main computer using the "BB code" to do so as outlined by other contributors.
I have been told that to do so on the tablet I need to install a Flickr app, but I'm afraid I can not be bothered to download another bit of software jut for the sake of being able to embed photos from anywhere at any time. If your tablet is the only way you have of accessing the web though it might be an avenue you wish to peruse.
Hi Julien.
Yes I agree. The tablet version must be slightly different. The funny thing is, it will embed photos on the NGRMO forum.
Still I will keep trying on here.
I do have a desktop computer in another room but I prefer the convenience of a tablet.
David.
Not wishing to continue this thread drift (but I shall anyway) I've just gone onto flickr using the Chrome web browser on an Android tablet and the sharing options are the same as on a PC running Widows. You don't need to use the flickr app - I wouldn't in this case.
Hi Hugh.
Opened Flickr in Android Chrome.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1855/44225949192_6c4f806ffe_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ao6xTo)2018-08-26_10-27-50 (https://flic.kr/p/2ao6xTo) by David Thompson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/166473505@N05/), on Flickr
Hope this works.
David
Hi Hugh.
Result.
I think we can say case closed.
Thanks.
David.