Tuesday 26 July 2022

1:87 NZR LPA Wagon Download

 Simple design of a 1:87 NZR LPA Wagon I drew up for my brothers NZR HO layout.

Should be able to make a decent rake quite cheaply, this file can be found here if you want to try it out for yourself. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5441795

Designed for Hornby wheels & Kadee couplers. Body and chassis should friction fit together.






Sunday 3 July 2022

1-87 R class

 This weekends project is mainly revolving around the R class single Fairlie articulated locomotive, i'm using a rather basic plan that at least shows the pivot points. last night before finding some good pictures I drew up & 3d printed a basic shell to work out what's possible in terms of fitting a small motor & worm using an HO diesel truck drive & trickery. The rear wheels were taken from a hornby 4-4-0 I purchased on special specifically to try out the TTS sound chip which now resides in my 1:24 pecket. The rear wheels both pickup track power, just need to produce the side frames & bogie mount point.


Donor chassis mid surgery








18v Battery Power

I recently saw a post about 18v Battery Power being used on model trains as a source of motive power, the sort you might use on a drill or a...