Fit a new switch in the controller
Run trains and check the track
Enjoy a Christmas lunch!
The ECM hand-held controller comes with a three position direction switch (on-off-on). The centre-off position has caught us all out, right from the start, causing some annoyance to operators searching for faults when the switch was in 'neutral'. Stephen sourced an on-on switch, which Geoff swapped over. Throughout the subsequent running session, we all agreed it was a great modification.
We then turned to track testing. We're still finding sections of track where back-to-back, stray ballast, rail mis-alignments etc causing issues with running. We try and employ a wide range of stock and loco's and this week was no exception.
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| Backman HO diesel shunter with new cab and detailing - L |
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| Ruston (Roy Link?) - L |
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| Simplex and etched brass coach kit - L |
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| Geoff's 'Boxcab' Bo-Bo diesel on a Bachman HO GE44 chassis. The original loco's were used by Ford in the USA and three Britsh Thomson Houston Company versions at Dagenham, UK. Geoff's loco is based on further BTH designs that were prepared for a new variation, but never produced. The surviving BTH loco is preserved on the Kent & East Sussex Railway. |
BTH boxcab information
KESR stocklist
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| Gn15 battery loco - plasticard body an a Tenshodo Spud chassis - S |
Finally, the 'oddities' were joined by Laurence's O-16.5mm Decauville.
We then adjourned for Christmas lunch at a nearby pub!
Gn15, as the name implies, is G scale modelling on 15" gauge track. Scales of 1:22.5 and 1:24 are used. Below is the loco on a small display board, which uses code 125 flat-bottom rail with Peco track spikes, on timber sleepers. After experimentation, On3 Kadee couplers were chosen, being part-way between the Cottesmore/Worton Court standard gauge HO and O gauge fittings. The figure is Toryn Farr - from Star Wars, which is very well detailed and articulated.
For more information on the model see:
