10-wheeler in 1:20

Rhinochugger

Rhinochugger

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OK, I've bin moanin' about the fact that my fat Connie won't take the bridge approach in a clockwise direction. So we need a new 1:20 loco that will:

Take the bridge approach :thumbup:
Fit my bank balance :-

So, I obtained a Connie cab minus woof from Wod, and bought an Annie from Spike.

The only drawback with the Annie that I can see is the dubious reputation of the four preceding versions. Annie is a new beast, and quite impressive.

First job was decabitation. I'm fiddling with some bits on the bogie and running boards, but I have not been competely idle :bigsmile::bigsmile:

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OK, so we've got a roof for the new cab. This week Brandbright sent me some pop tarts - chocolate :laugh::laugh:

Actually, it's the bogie wheels. The eagle-eyed will notice thath they're 32mm gauge, and uninsulated. Another experiment, gotta cut the axles in half and manufacture a split axle arrangement to collect current like Annie's originals - I just wanted to get away from the Bug Mauler look of spoked wheels for the bogie.

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Rhinochugger said:
OK, so we've got a roof for the new cab. This week Brandbright sent me some pop tarts - chocolate :laugh::laugh:

Actually, it's the bogie wheels. The eagle-eyed will notice thath they're 32mm gauge, and uninsulated. Another experiment, gotta cut the axles in half and manufacture a split axle arrangement to collect current like Annie's originals - I just wanted to get away from the Bug Mauler look of spoked wheels for the bogie.

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[align=center]Why not use Accucraft wheels from Trackshack, and stick washer on them, they have different diameters and are insulated and about £4 a pair
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MR SPOCK said:
[align=center]Why not use Accucraft wheels from Trackshack, and stick washer on them, they have different diameters and are insulated and about £4 a pair
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'Cos the Annie's front bogie wheels pick up current and are split axle - the current collection being via the copper axle journals. So I thought that if I bought an uninsulated set of 32mm gauge wheels. I could cut 'em in half, and insert a plastic bit in the middle and still collect current :admire:
 
[align=center]Sorry, stupid me, would the old plastic axle sleeves have enuff strength ,a peice of plastic rod pushed inside would bush the ends and stop them touching merhaps? a glob of araldite would hold it all together,
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That was the plan - bt it's all down to axle diameters.

Experiments tomorrow. Ternite we're off to celebrate another year older an' deeper in debt :rolf: (well early celebrations for Monday) :bigsmile::bigsmile:
 
Huh, well, 'tomorrow' turned out to be three weeks later, but the split axle experiment will work - at least the axles are split now :rolf::rolf: courtesy of Mr Hacksaw, and my cheapo chinese copy of a Dremel has seen to the outer ends of the axle journals.

I need to get some larger brass tube for bearings, as the largest I have in stock is 1mm too small, and some plastic tube of the same diameter, and then we'll stick 'em back together :thumbup::thumbup:

Trouble is, I could do with a metric micrometer to measure the axle diameter - I've got an imperial vernier micrometer (hereditary) but I don't understand it :callme: All these brass & plastic tubes come in sealed plastic bags now - how on earth are you expected to 'try the fit' before you buy :wits:
 
ROSS said:
Thought K&S stuff was in a stand sans plastic bag?
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Not so popular now, a lot of shops go for the bagged stuff. Bagged has less chance of being 'borrowed'.

I suppose I could ask those luvverly people at Brandbright what diameter their axles are :thinking::thinking::onphone:
 
Rhinochugger said:
Huh, well, 'tomorrow' turned out to be three weeks later, but the split axle experiment will work - at least the axles are split now :rolf::rolf: courtesy of Mr Hacksaw, and my cheapo chinese copy of a Dremel has seen to the outer ends of the axle journals.

I need to get some larger brass tube for bearings, as the largest I have in stock is 1mm too small, and some plastic tube of the same diameter, and then we'll stick 'em back together :thumbup::thumbup:

Trouble is, I could do with a metric micrometer to measure the axle diameter - I've got an imperial vernier micrometer (hereditary) but I don't understand it :callme: All these brass & plastic tubes come in sealed plastic bags now - how on earth are you expected to 'try the fit' before you buy :wits:
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Maplins and occasionally Aldi have a very good electronic micrometer which does metric and imperial at the press of a button.
The last time I saw them they were under £10.
One of my better buys!
 
KeithT said:
Maplins and occasionally Aldi have a very good electronic micrometer which does metric and imperial at the press of a button.
The last time I saw them they were under £10.
One of my better buys!
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£10 ?? :crying:
 
Ok, so the split axles have worked. I think if I were to do it again, I'd use 45mm gauge and cut 5mm or 7mm out of the axle, to give more axle in the plastic tube.

I took a pretty crappy shot in the garage in the dark - it shows the bogie nicely, and indicates that we've lost a lot of the Bug Mauler look, but the second shot doesn't do much to show the new footboards, which will make the loco look much more of a '3 footer' with a decent overhang. :thumbup:

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A word of warning about the Annie. This is a very significantly improved model over the previous Big Hauler versions, with a lorra lorra added detail parts.

The drawback is that if you take it apart, you have thousands of bits lying around, and then when you come to put it back together 6 weeks later, you don't where they go, how they go together and what order to put it all back in. It's an absolute so-and-so to put together.

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Rhinochugger said:
.....The drawback is that if you take it apart, you have thousands of bits lying around, and then when you come to put it back together 6 weeks later, you don't where they go, how they go together and what order to put it all back in. It's an absolute so-and-so to put together.....
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That's what digital cameras, sandwich bags, and masking tape are for.

Will this help with the piping? http://www.the-ashpit.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=277

Or would you rather pix of how Botchmann did it?
 
Ah, fantastic set of photos at that link - bedazzling even, and most of them I don't even understand :rolf:

Fortunately the Big Hauler came with the Bachmann exploded parts diagram - identification is a significant step, but working out how little Chinese fingers actually put the parts in place can sometimes be perplexing.

I thought that I had just about got it back together - but I have a screw left over that carries a significant air of importance about it :-

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Right - fourth attempt; the net's a bit wonky tonight - I think I've got it all together and the cab mounted fairly shipshape :bigsmile:

The varnish did the usual cloudy thing in low temperatures in da garage - sharrafter do that again, but this is what it looks like :thumbup:

Tender's next

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No - s'tother one, that Spike imported.

He had a choice of two - I went for the one with the balance weight that was wandering around inside the boiler - rough handling across the pond.

Screw loose :rolf::rolf::rolf:

It's your cab though :bigsmile:
 
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