4mm Monks Ferry LNWR

[Phil O]

Hi Jonte,

I and several others have found attending at least one of the Missenden Abbey modelling weekends a great help in breaking in the novice kit builder.

Build a scale locomotive kit with expert tution

A practical course where you can construct a brass, white metal or nickel silver locomotive or rolling stock kit in 4mm, 3mm or 2mm scale with tuition on hand.

www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk

Location – Missenden Railway Modellers

Moor Hall Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9QH +44 (0)1628 427500 reception@cim.co.uk

www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk

Other courses are available. I have just signed up for the autumn course, there's no pressure to complete something, you work at your own pace, but there's expert help and advice both from the experts and other attendees, it's not a cheap weekend, but it is full board, I have yet to sample the catering at the new venue, but it was very good at Missenden, I never left feeling hungary.

 

[daifly]

I have yet to sample the catering at the new venue, but it was very good at Missenden, I never left feeling hungary.

You had your fair share of the Goulash then!
Dave

 

[jonte]

Hi Jonte,

I and several others have found attending at least one of the Missenden Abbey modelling weekends a great help in breaking in the novice kit builder.

Build a scale locomotive kit with expert tution

A practical course where you can construct a brass, white metal or nickel silver locomotive or rolling stock kit in 4mm, 3mm or 2mm scale with tuition on hand.

www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk

Location – Missenden Railway Modellers

Moor Hall Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9QH +44 (0)1628 427500 reception@cim.co.uk

www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk

Other courses are available. I have just signed up for the autumn course, there's no pressure to complete something, you work at your own pace, but there's expert help and advice both from the experts and other attendees, it's not a cheap weekend, but it is full board, I have yet to sample the catering at the new venue, but it was very good at Missenden, I never left feeling hungary.

Much appreciated, Phil

Unfortunately time is of the essence of late and for the foreseeable.

Will plod on when the time comes; hopefully with the help and guidance of my fellow WT-ers when I (inevitably) get stuck!

Cheers, Phil.

Jon

 

[jonte]

I posted a recent purchase earlier in this thread namely a Precent class loco in LNWR livery, a Bachmann/Rails joint enterprise or so I believe.

This morning, I got round to opening the box and having assimilated the accompanying instructions and diagrams, set about running it in as proscribed (it’s DCC Ready and I purchased the chip separately, however it remained DC for running-in).

Quite satisfied with this relatively smooth and quiet runner, I decided to exchange the factory fitted rubber tyre driving wheel set for a full metal rimmed version included in the box:



Still with factory fitted rubber jobs in photo.

Having done so, I cleaned all the wheels and pickups and applied a tiny amount of lubricant to the points illustrated in the instructions. I then reassembled it. Then I disassembled it: the conduit securing the wires twixt loco and tender were loose (the conduit thingy is also The two bar and hadn’t been located when I replaced the cover) bit of a fiddle.

Replacing it upon the test track, it moved off purposely as before in a forwards direction. Then I did the same in reverse, only nothing happened. I switched it off then gradually increased the power. Still nothing. Then I turned it off again before turning it onto full blast whereupon it burst into life! Each time I had to do the same to get it to go again.

Perplexed, I put it back in the box and wrote an email to Rails (from whence it came) asking for ‘help’.

I await a reply.

Cheers.

jonte