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.

I have to use a separate esc for power to the heater as running it constant creates to much smoke the 5 volt fan runs constantly from the reciver power at the moment im using a micro servo and a micro switch fitted to the heater power wires to turn on and off the heater coil from my RCS TX9 transmitter.

Smoke unit running

Scratchbuilt fan driven smoke unit fitted in my locomotive i run it of a separate 3 cell 1500 mha lipo battery pack . Ill also use a separate esc for the smoke unit so i can vary the smoke output.

Wanted aristocraft RS3 / FA1 smoke unit ??? Or something similar for a scratchbuilt locomotive im building at the moment. Cheers Tod Hetherington .

Another photo have filled the square holes below side cab windows and started cutting out the automatic staff changer .

Another photo Mesh is normal fiberglass fly screen tripled up ( 3 ) layers to make mesh holes smaller and CA glued into place. Ive also fitted 2 Bluetooth speakers under the roof for sound later on.

Ok little more progress on the build mesh where to the inside of the locomotive sides also test fitted cab doors .

I used 5 min polyurethane resin and bjb black pigment i also drilled a hole in the top of the mould for air to escape poured the resin in one hqkf of the mould and squashed the top / other half on worked well .

Ok guy's have spent a little of time this afternoon working on the locomotives roof and roof mounted cooling fans ive also made the roof removable for battery changes etc.

No problems bob its fine you are a busy man