Engines and rolling stock for Nixnie

[MickT]

Sorry, I should have been clearer. The Bachmann "brick" is the N scale Bachmann Plymouth 6wh diesel loco which has been commonly available for many years. Society sales quite often have some new examples available currently at around

[tedp]

The Bachmann 'brick' chassis/motor won't fit into this tiny body shell. I held it against the body and it won't fit. The Bandai had to be cut down to be able to use it and the brick is a lot taller. Perhaps a Nigel Lawton chassis if nothing else can be found?

Anyway here is something more on the rolling stock of Nixnie. There are a few items I haven't yet described, but for the moment here is the Ffestiniog-style bogie coach, on its wheels but not yet completed, showing how tiny this stock is compared to the 3.5mm scale Egger stock. I have compared their size to that of the West Clare 3ft gauge vehicles, and it struck me that these Ffestiniog-inspired carriages might make a good starting point for TTm stock, for anyone building a 3mm scale Irish layout. You only need to take 2mm out of the centre and you're almost dead on scale.

[berryr99]

Mick/Ted,

Thanks for the info

Bob

[tedp]

I completed the freelance vehicle today. Although it is a very nice kit, it is very fiddly to complete, with the window bars and the separate brake blocks. One of these managed to escape and won't be found again! I sweated over it and skipped the handrails next to the doors. I don't have a 0.5mm drill anyway. Weak, weak, I know, but eyes watering and hands shaking I'm glad I managed to complete it as it is.

It makes a nice companion to Reinier's little Bagnall, as can be seen in the photos below:

[cp.409067]

Mick


Can I politely ask which model of the Bachmann "brick" you were speaking of ref removing the centre wheels? Was it an old model?

The ones I have used in the last few years have a plastic axle with moulded on gear wheel - all three axles are identical. The (metal) running wheels can be pulled off and the axle put back to maintain transmission.


Christopher Payne

[rod335]

Christopher

The current 'bricks' use a very heavy two-piece cast split chassis and the wheels are turned with stub-axles fitted to a moulded plastic muff with a spur gear moulded on one side. These muffs are exactly the same as used in the 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 chassis and, for what it's worth, Bachman will not sell muffs for these chassis as spares, but they will sell the 'Brick' wheelsets including the muff and it is a simple matter to remove the brick wheels from the muffs if you. or anyone else, needs to replace the muffs on an 0-4-0 or 0-6-0. It is the current 'brick' that Mick is referring to.

By the way, it doesn't matter how many times you explain it I still don't understand your return loop wiring! Perhaps there is a psychological reason.

Rod

[cp.409067]

Rod


My question related to this statement by Mick.

"The centre wheelset can be removed very easily and replaced with a same length piece of rod or even mains copper single core wire with the gear wheel simply push fit onto it. No need to glue as the rod/wire is just to hold the gear in place so that it can transmit the drive."

I was referring to the "brick" that has a two part chassis block - what you refer to as the current type. Your description of removing the wheels from the axles also seems to be what I have done when I wanted to make a six wheel chassis into a four wheel one.

On that basis wasn't Mick referring to an earlier version of the chassis?

As to your comment about return loop wiring I am afraid I don't understand what you mean. Is this a reference to the PTCo layout I had at St Albans this last weekend?

Christopher Payne

[rod335]

Christopher

Indeed I think Mick must be referring to earlier chassis, which seem to have a lot in common with the old, and horrible, Atlas chassis. I had thought yours must have been the current type from the quality of running, I've never been able to get theolder type to run that well.

Yes, I was referring to your discourse at St Albans, I'm afraid that electrical wiring of any sort other than the most basic still baffles me. And as for DCC..... I'm still trying to work out what the acronym REALLY stands for!

Rod

[tedp]

Digital Command Control.

[rod335]

Going way back on this thread, for John W, I have just been given a very bad copy ('not suitable for publication' as they used to say) of a photograph of the Brush loco in an apparently derelict state, minus cab roof, at Aberllefenni in July 1964, proof that it was at least there, whether it worked there or not is a different matter!

Rod  

[Isle of Stoner]

Interseting. I wonder why they bought a second hand, wrong gauge loco? Cheap I guess. I assume that the underground workings were 2ft 3in not 2ft.

John W