Post by lighterman on May 7, 2024 6:47:41 GMT
Dear readers out there in underground world.
I am in the throws of building a 5 inch gauge electric loco of the 'growler' type. So a rough scale of 1/12th
Thus I have a control system which bogles my tiny mind but I trust it runs, I have yet to give the loco a full shake down but it is my plan to make a driving trolly to tow with it and I wanted to have a semi accurate controller.
I have been steaming up the windows on the stuffed and mounted loco in the transport museum and from the wonderful world wide web for pictures and I am having problems understanding how the reverser key on the controller actually stayed in place.
When you consider these and the old SUB units on the southern had a similar look.
In the later stock there seemed to be a "cover" over the top of the reverser barrel and I would guess that would keep it in place, but as the plan I have for making my so-called down replica I don't want to be having to watch as it flys off int the trackside undergrowth. while trying to keep it looking somewhere close to prototype.
Any help would be good and if you would permit I will keep folk updated as it progresses.
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I am in the throws of building a 5 inch gauge electric loco of the 'growler' type. So a rough scale of 1/12th
Thus I have a control system which bogles my tiny mind but I trust it runs, I have yet to give the loco a full shake down but it is my plan to make a driving trolly to tow with it and I wanted to have a semi accurate controller.
I have been steaming up the windows on the stuffed and mounted loco in the transport museum and from the wonderful world wide web for pictures and I am having problems understanding how the reverser key on the controller actually stayed in place.
When you consider these and the old SUB units on the southern had a similar look.
In the later stock there seemed to be a "cover" over the top of the reverser barrel and I would guess that would keep it in place, but as the plan I have for making my so-called down replica I don't want to be having to watch as it flys off int the trackside undergrowth. while trying to keep it looking somewhere close to prototype.
Any help would be good and if you would permit I will keep folk updated as it progresses.
