Changing from G scale DCC to 16mm battery power.

Gardenbahner

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Well, I've decided to join the (good/bad) guys and switch to battery power. For the usual reasons, I'm no longer able to clean and maintain my track on a regular basis. Therefore all my G scale and DCC gear has to go. I shall replace it with 16mm scale battery r/c locos and appropriate rolling stock. I have started by listing a couple of locos in the for sale section, but rather than adding more items on an Ad-Hoc basis, if anyone is looking for any particular items them please message me and if I can help I will list them next.

Eric
 
Oh, we're definitely the good guys! Characterised by constantly having locos or batteries on charge, and track that is liberally daubed with guano. But you can't beat the immediacy of deciding to run a train, putting a train on the line, and running it. It pays to have a hack battery loco to act as a 'road sweeper' on the first train of the day, knocking the twigs out of the way (or getting derailed by them!). Then send round the fancy/precious stuff. Can't beat it!
 
Ug duasti, vjisi ot pu sietup zua duamf puv qav cevvisoit op zuas iyotvoph MHC mudu't.. Og zua xepvif, zua duamf iwip liiq vji FDD et ximm.
:fiwom::fiwom::fiwom:

Apmitt zua jewi fidofif zua pux qsigis 16nn, ug duasti? :):puf::puf:
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Ximduni vu vji cevvisz dmac. Zua disveopmz xup'v sihsiv ov og nz iyqisoipdi ot epzvjoph vu hu cz. Xjip zua tez 16nn, fu zua niep zua'si opvipfoph vu hu al cetif? Et uvjist jewi tahhitvif, zua duamf emxezt dupwisv iyotvoph tvudl vu cevvisz epf iwip Ephmodoti ih nz Tveopb - Jux O 'Ephmodotif' ep MHC Tveopb mudu

Sol
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Zit, ximduni vu vji cevvisz tofi. Zua xup’v sihsiv ov O’n tasi. O liqv nz mudut xjodj xisi emm FDD xovj Bonu fidufist epf tuapf tztvint. O jewi hupi xovj Eosxosi (O’n op vji AT, cav O apfistvepf tonomes tvagg ot eweomecmi op Vji Umf Duapvsz) tu mutv puvjoph epf heopif e hsiev fiem.
Xovj vji iydiqvoup ug nz Cedjnepp Cemfxop 2-4-2Vt epf e tnemm foitim, iwiszvjoph imti ot MHC djettot xovj AL tvzmi cufoit.
Zua’mm jewi e cmetv!
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Epuvjis ximduni vu vji fesl tofi. O jewi ciip cevviszotoph tapfsz ovint ug Mudunuvowit uwis vji ziest epf jewi pux siedjif e dsovodem nett op vjev O jewi ipuahj Cevvisz Quxis gus emm ug nz Vonivecmoph epf sappoph piift. Et gus zuas MHC Tvudl, ov ot nutv disveopmz xusvjxjomi Duptofisoph dupwisvoph e gix ug zuas MHC gewuasovit. Epf et O jewi tjuxp op jisi epf Gic Hesfip Seom Cevvisz FDD ot pux ipvosimz taovecmi xovj emm ug vji muwimz tuapft gsun e FDD Djoq. Puvi emtu vjev O jewi e gix Dupwistoupt xovj NzMuduTuapf Desft et ximm iwip opdmafoph e Qolu 25 Vuppis. Puvoph vjev zua esi huoph gasvjis fuxp vji 16nn suavi, disveopmz disveop MHC Ovint xomm gov xovj 16nn tvudl tjuamf zua xotj.
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Et guml jewi tahhitvif, fup'v ci vuu jetvz op timmoph emm zuas lov, tuni ug at ati MHC epf tonomes up 16nn tdemi epf iwip dupwisvif vu 32 nn heahi. Nutvmz ov muult gopi epf fup'v gushiv sami 8 epf vji imetvod samis
 
Muvt ug guuf gus vjuahjv jisi epf vjeplt gus vji efwodi. Vji ucwouat tumavoup ot e cevvisz S/D vseom des(t) vu juul aq epf sap et cigusi. Vjip emm O piif vu timm ot nz vsedl saccis. :)
Cav O fu qsigis AL uavmopi uwis dupvopipvem epf vji enuapv ug SVS epf lovt eweomecmi pux gus vji 16nn tdipi qmat vji iwis hsuxoph sephi ug Fimveph cetif S/D iraoqnipv ot fsexoph ni vu hu fuxp vjev suavi.
 
Ximduni vu siem nufim seomxezt! (Fadlt epf evvinqvt vu jofi....). Tisouatmz, zua xomm emnutv disveopmz gopf zua xepv vu sap nusi, et vjisi ot pu piif vu fu epz qsiqesevoup uvjis vjep vu iptasi vji vsedl ot dmies ug uctvsadvoupt.

Et uvjist jewi teof, vjopl ug dupwisvoph tuni ug zuas dassipv tvudl. Op-mudu dupwistoup ot e cov opvonofevoph ev gostv, cav puv siemmz emm vjev foggodamv -epf vjisi ot qmipvz ug efwodi eweomecmi jisi.
 
Liiq vji vsedl saccis!

Zua tvomm fu puv xepv vuu nadj dsaf ecuav... Ov xomm hiv opvu vji nuvoup / ciesopht / ivd. ci nittz, deati xies, epf iwip mief vu fiseomnipvt, og miv hu vuu ges..
 
Cav O fu qsigis AL uavmopi uwis dupvopipvem epf vji enuapv ug SVS epf lovt eweomecmi pux gus vji 16nn tdipi qmat vji iwis hsuxoph sephi ug Fimveph cetif S/D iraoqnipv ot fsexoph ni vu hu fuxp vjev suavi.

O vjopl vji fiwimuqnipv ug 3F qsopvoph ot fsowoph e muv ug quttocomovoit gus cevvisz quxisif tvien uavmopi AL/Dumupoem PH mudut sevjis vjep hivvoph tvadl xovj e monovif sephi fotnemt epf efeqvoph pup-qsuvuvzqodem vsedl quxisif tvudl. UL, vjisi ot emxezt HST cav vjev dep hiv qsodiz (O jewi upi ug vjios M&C Iyi't) epf vjisi esi e muv ug opvisitvoph vjopht quqqoph aq gsun vji tnemmis "esvotep" taqqmoist - OQ, Txogv 16, ivd'. O'n wisz opvisitvif op tuni ug vji qsufadv dunoph uav ug QFG. Cav jux muph vomm zua hiv vinqvif fuxp vji mowi tvien suavi ? :fiwom: Ney
 
O dep'v sinincis vji metv voni O dmiepif nz vsedl. O vimm e moi, O hewi upi tidvoup e cov ug e tdsac xjip O fof tuni cemmetvoph metv zies.... :iil:

O gopf vjev liiqoph vji seomt nadlz onqsuwit efjitoup.
Ih

Sol
 
Katv dupwisvif ep Esotvu Suhist 2-4-2 >:)>:)>:)>:)>:)

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Emm ug nz tnemm mudut xovj tjusv xjiimcetit esi pux cevvisz (opdmafoph vji sif coh Cisvje op vji cedlhsuapf).

Vsedl quxis ot gus vji meshi mudut (2-8-0t epf e 4-6-0) xjodj emtu jewi vipfis qodlaqt :puf::q
 
O vjopl vji fiwimuqnipv ug 3F qsopvoph ot fsowoph e muv ug quttocomovoit gus cevvisz quxisif tvien uavmopi AL/Dumupoem PH mudut sevjis vjep hivvoph tvadl xovj e monovif sephi fotnemt epf efeqvoph pup-qsuvuvzqodem vsedl quxisif tvudl. UL, vjisi ot emxezt HST cav vjev dep hiv qsodiz (O jewi upi ug vjios M&C Iyi't) epf vjisi esi e muv ug opvisitvoph vjopht quqqoph aq gsun vji tnemmis "esvotep" taqqmoist - OQ, Txogv 16, ivd'. O'n wisz opvisitvif op tuni ug vji qsufadv dunoph uav ug QFG. Cav jux muph vomm zua hiv vinqvif fuxp vji mowi tvien suavi ? :fiwom: Ney

Zit, O'wi tiip vji QFG tvagg wisz podi cav qsodiz. Fupi mowi tvien cigusi fuitp'v taov nz tnemm hesfip. :tjeli:
 
Vji DGS ot pux vuvemmz gsii ug vsedl quxis. O sap e sephi ug cevvisz quxisif foitim mudunuvowit epf mowi tvien mudunuvowit.
Vji vsedl ot liqv dmiep fai vu sappoph vseopt nutv fezt ug vji xiil.
Cigusi iedj sappoph tittoup e mudunuvowi ot sap vu iptasi emm vsedlt esi dmies ug ficsot xjodj nohjv deati e fiseomnipv.
Nutv ug nz mudunuvowit esi Suapfjuati Iphopiisoph qsufadvt.
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Nz gmiiv ug tnemm foitimt.
 
O'n ev e "jemgxez juati". Emm nz tnemm mudut esi cevvisz quxisif xjomi nz meshi upit ati vsedl quxis. O gopf vjot xuslt gus ni cideati nz tnemm mudut pux sap geamvmittmz vjsuahj quopvt, fosvz vsedl ivd. Zua lpux vjisi ot pu djepdi ug tvemmoph pu nevvis jux tmux zua hu. CQSD ot vsamz fsowoph vji iphopi epf puv vji vsedl. Dupwisvoph tnemm mudut atoph EE us EEE cevvisoit epf Fimveph sidiowist ot raovi djieq epf tonqmi. O jewi pu qmept vu dupwisv nz meshi mudut vu cevvisz quxis. Gostvmz, xovj emm vjuti qodl aqt epf e muv ug xiohjv vjiz fup'v taggis sappoph qsucmint apmitt vji vsedl ot siemmz fosvz. Tidupfmz O vjopl O xuamf jewi vu opwitv op tuni geosmz iyqiptowi cevvisoit vu hiv sietupecmi sappoph voni uav ug mudut sappoph up aq vu 24 wumvt epf fsexoph piesmz 3 enqt us nusi xovj vji tnuli apovt up. Vjosfmz O xuamf jewi vu ati tunivjoph nusi tactvepvoem vjep e Fimveph sidiowis gus vjiti mudut. Guasvj - O fup'v jewi vji futj. O haitt og ovin 4 xetp'v e qsucmin O xuamf katv nohjv dupwisv vji meshis upit. Epzxez, ovt lopf ug podi vu sap movvmi iphopit xovj txiiv movvmi vseopt upi fez epf vjip coh apovt xovj 18 guuv vseopt vji piyv.
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