todsmods

Thanks bob

Hey bob how much work is involved in casting another pair of cabs and pilots as i now need to start on another B class locomotive Im happy to pay you for your time and postage??.

Only one left running they built 20 originally

Bob here is south Australian railways 520 class 484 streamliners. My next build. She is also 5 foot 3 in or 1600 broad gauge

Bob the T1 is a beautiful locomotive i reckon you need to doa classic old electric box cab like this one.

Another photo have started adding the laser cut vinyl lettering

Ok starting painting the locomotive and have started cutting out of thin vinyl the lettering

Hi anyone have a 4 wheel motor block new or used as i need one for my sons diesel loco as the drive in it is shot . I need something like a usa/ lionel or aristocraft 4 wheel motor block can anyone help me. Cheers Tod.

Here is a new kit im working on in 1/29 scale . 2 storey farm house .

Ive been selling my kits on ebay for 2 years now 1/29 scale precision laser cut wood model buildings. Like this one 1/29 scale Goods shed and loading dock platform.

A short video of it running

Hi thought id post some pics of the new small fan driven smoke unit i just built for my railmotor . It uses a 50mm square ABS enclosure box. Top photo shows all its parts layed out. 1 20 mm 12 volt fan. A scrap piece of 6mm alluminium tube. A small wire wound resistor . And some fiberglass wick used in kerosene lamps . Last photo shows the test on my watt meter it draws less than one amp on a 4 cell lithium polymer battery pack . It cost less than 5 dollars to build.

Here is a short video of my locomotive running with the smoke unit running

My smoke unit cost about 10 dollars to build parts needed are 100 x 70 x 35 mm abs enclosure box. 45 cm piece of 0.3 mm nichrome wire A 40 mm 5 or 12 volt fan . 10 cm piece of 8 mm fiberglass rod or tube . 1 foot of kerosene lanp wick 6mm thick. 1 10mm 10 cm long brass or plastic tube for smoke exit tube ( exhaust )

Good point bob i have now fitted a separate 30 amp esc to the smoke unit so i can vary the smoke output the unit pulls around 4 amps on 12.6 volts or a fully charged 3 cell lipo battery. I use vanilla scented oil in it so it dont stink. I use a 4 cell lithium ion battery pack for driving the locomotive.