New O gauge extension

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  1. Gary

    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    Green shed here I come :avatar:
     
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    Kimbo, What scale are those crusaders on the warflats in the video?

    Cheers

    Brian
     
  4. Kimbo

    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    Hi Brian, they are Sold as 1:43 but I think they are more like 1:48. Not a lot out there in 1:43 scale.
    Kim
     
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    More likely 1:50 for vehicles. I noted last night in my sons book he’s picked up by Corgi some nice 1:50 UK army lorries... but at around £40 I think I’ll give them a miss.

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    Andy_Sollis Staff Member Moderator

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    You know, it looks so good (and sounds) that the only thing missing is the steam and exhaust. Love the whistles.

    I wonder how long it will be before we get some good smoke machines to sync with the cylinders (yes I know there are some already, but I mean for the every day enthusiast to enjoy) it’s not as noticeable with the paraffin cans.
     
  7. Kimbo

    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    Thanks Andy. The 9F I did used a standard ESU xlv4 decoder with a ESU large smoke / fan unit, there is a small amount of filing to the body to make it fit but it’s straight forward to do.



    id love to fit them all but at the moment the smaller locos are just either to small or have no room due to chassis / decoder etc

    kim
     
  8. Andy_Sollis

    Andy_Sollis Staff Member Moderator

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    That’s awesome!!! Love it :tophat::thumbs:
     
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    York Paul Staff Member Moderator

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    Very nice video indeed Kimbo :tophat::tophat::tophat:
     
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    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    Cheers Andy , Paul.
    Next one on the bench is my Q1, there’s actually more room in it than the 9F for the smoke unit. The challenge with this install is that it’s fitted to a Zimo decoder which will no doubt cause programming issues .....
     
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