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  1. Jul 22, 2016 #121
    SMR CHRIS

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    This is all progressing nicely Cameron
    Thanks for the links for the PC supply conversion too.

    The platform is looking good :thumbs:
     
  2. Jul 22, 2016 #122
    Toto

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    Looking good and a great man cave

    :avatar::tophat:
     
  3. Aug 20, 2016 #123
    SMR CHRIS

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    Hi Cameron
    Good to catch up today at the Newcastle hobby expo
    Looking forward to some updates with the Shinys from today
    For everyone Cameron was assisting with the model Subs and yes they do submerge
    Here's one in the indoor boat pool

    Attached files [​IMG]
     
  4. Aug 20, 2016 #124
    cmcan

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    Thanks Chris

    I'll post some pictures later today
     
  5. Aug 20, 2016 #125
    Toto

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    wow. I take it thats at some kind of club facility ?
     
  6. Aug 21, 2016 #126
    cmcan

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    Toto

    The answer is yes and no

    The exhibition was at the Broadmeadows Jockeys Club
    I think the pool might belong to the Newcastle Marine Modellers club.

    It is temporary. My friend said it was half the length last year. This year I think it was 25m but only 40cm deep. The sub could full submerge and there was just enough space to manoeuvre

    Cameron
     
  7. Aug 21, 2016 #127
    cmcan

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    Here's a few more pictures.

    [​IMG]

    Sorry about the angle. For those in the UK this is a model of HMS Resolution.

    The following shots give you a idea of the size of the other boats and the length of the pond. [​IMG] [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    The Ship Carrier picture here, was a beast. The ship on the back does function as a model (It got a run late in the afternoon). I don't know if it can submerge to pick up another ship. Dave kept saying as this ship went past it blew his submerged sub off course.

    Enough Nautical Nonsense. This is railway site, but I am assuming you all appreciate fine modelling.

    Photo's of the shinies are coming tonight. I tested out the 421 class diesel today. The mechanism, needs a bit of lubricating (any Ideas on how to?) but functions great. The comparison to the Lima engines is dramatic. Although I have no expectations that 44 class Lima mechanism functions other than the way it does. That is on the cards

    Cameron
     
  8. Aug 21, 2016 #128
    cmcan

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    Here's a surfacing video



    Cameron
     
  9. Aug 21, 2016 #129
    Toto

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    Hi Cameron,
    its great to see something a little different. As you say ..... its a fine model and we are all interested in that .
    You can see why the big pond is necessary. these models are some size. Thanks for posting them up. :thumbs:

    cheers
    toto.
     
  10. Aug 21, 2016 #130
    cmcan

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    And........Now for the shinies

    Here is the 421 Class diesel.
    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    I bought it off gentleman named Roy who had been modelling for nearly as long as I have been alive. (Chris might know who he is - he was a member of a number of model railway clubs in the region).
    Being on the stand next to where I was with my friend, I was able to spy a few items that weren't put out for sale immediately. I learned the 9v battery trick for checking engines on a spare piece of track.

    I can't remember the name of the mechanism, he has kitbashed it a little. He sprayed the body and got a friend to do some of the line work on the front. It runs exactly like I want it to. I just need to lubricate the motor a little.

    The next is the MHG brake wagon - I bought it from the a&r stand for $25. Good enough for me. I will add the kadee's soon.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]A good weekend all round.

    Cameron
     
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    Toto

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    The shinnies look in good condition Cameron. Looks like you have an eye for a bargain.
    :thumbs:

    cheers
    toto
     
  12. Aug 21, 2016 #132
    Gary

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    Nice 421 Class. :thumbup:

    Is it a one piece resin body or white metal kit ?? A lot of these were put on a Kato chassis, fitted with white metal bogie side frames.

    I like the Powerline or Trax MHG guards van, very nice and these can be super detailed. I have a few of these in black livery.

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  13. Aug 21, 2016 #133
    SMR CHRIS

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    Very nice Shinys Cameron.
    The 421 looks great in the reverse livery I think they were one of the best looking Locos that livery it's the streamline front that makes it I think.
    The MHG is also a bargain esp in the Tuscan livery, looks to be in mint condition.

    Re oiling the 421 there are various methods with tooth picks etc but one I like is using a Syringe with the needle tip cut off so you don't stab yourself you can very neatly position a drop of oil in the right spot.
    The motor will have bronze bearings/bushes at each end, a single small drop applied at each end where the shaft enters the motor barrel where the bearing is will lubricate.
    The bogies will have gears depending if they are brass or plastic will depend on the area to lubricate but in basic terms if a part moves In a bearing it needs a small drop and the gears surface generaly one or two drops on the leading gear will distribute to all the others .

    Ps
    Great photos of the boat pond and the Sub :thumbs::thumbs:
     
  14. Aug 22, 2016 #134
    Gary

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    It's odd that the 42, 421 and 43 Class diesels were built in small batches. The NSWGR 42 Class were capped to 6 units, the 421 Class were capped at 10 and the 43 Class only 6 units. The 42 and 43 Class were built during 1955/56 and the 421's were built in 65/66. It took the NSWGR 10 years to realise they needed to be driven from both the No.1 and the No.2 end !

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  15. Aug 22, 2016 #135
    cmcan

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    Gary

    The MHG is a powerline model.

    Re the 421s all the drivers knew but it probably took 10 years to convince the powers that be

    Cameron
     
  16. Aug 22, 2016 #136
    Gary

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    cmcan wrote:
    How true ! :avatar: ...and then they got spoilt with the 44 Class !!

    Cheers, Gary.
     
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    SMR CHRIS

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    Gary wrote:
    Re the drive from one end .
    You have to remember they had turn tables in place as steam was still alive and the powers thought that was a good enough reason to save a few Dollars.
    Forgetting the inefficiency they were attempting to replace with the steam loco you still needed to take the diesel to the loco facilities if only it was to turn the loco.

    The 44 class Alco preceded the 421 so it was never going to fly to produce the next gen EMD as a single ended streamliner loco again

    NSWGR 421class being possibly one of the few streamliner diesel to have a proper drivers cab on the B end all be it as a flat faced cab.
    The exception the 10 year earlier build VR B class that was a double ended Streamliner the Victorians realised it 10 years earlier after the S class streamliner

    Have you had a chance to look at the Mech in your 421 Cameron to see what type it is ??.
    Possibly K & M or a TrainOrama hybrid.
     
  18. Aug 22, 2016 #138
    Mark Newton

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    Gary wrote:
    As someone who's worked on them, 10 of the things was more than enough.

    Cheers,

    Mark.

    (Not a GM/EMD fan.)
     
  19. Aug 22, 2016 #139
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    Mark Newton wrote:
    :avatar: say no more - actually sounds like our early diesels as well.

    Paul
     
  20. Aug 23, 2016 #140
    Mark Newton

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    Paul,

    The only UK-built diesels I've ever had any experience with were our 41 class centre-cab locos, which were a joint BTH/Metro Cammel product. I honestly can't think of anything favourable to say about them. They had numerous problems, but the worst of them was a tendency to overheat and catch fire at the slightest provocation.

    I saw one go up in flames one afternoon at Enfield South Box. The crew had left the thing briefly to get some hot water for a cuppa when it started to fizzle, spark and then burn. The driver just stood watching while his observer ran around madly looking for an extinguisher. He eventually found one, but as he ran towards the loco with it the driver grabbed his arm and stopped him. He said, "Son, just let the mongrel thing burn".

    Cheers,

    Mark.
     
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