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| tmuir |
Interesting simple scratch built locoAs the title sayshttp://www.sidestreetbannerworks.com/locos/loco19.html |
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| SPOKESMAN |
A curious if somewhat crude little fella! 
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| Chris |
A cute little loco to make you smile. I like that.
No gimmicks, just simple. |
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| Titan |
Yes me too - I think I like the two extremes - engines with all the whistles and bells, and the really simple ones! | ||||
| Mamodman123 |
Very simple design  
Has a bit of charm too! |
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| bessytractor |
I have a Minor 2 on LGB track using meccano!
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| steamyjim |
could you post up some pics plz
love to see it!! |
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| tmuir |
I think that will require photos and maybe even a vid.
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| bessytractor |
alas the steam lines busted! I'll post a pic of it though gladly. Since the steam line broke I took the spring belt off, but hopefully you can see how it worked
but how do you post pics? I've never figured it out! As soon as I know I'll post![/img] |
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| James |
Register an account with www.photobucket.com
Upload the pictures onto there Copy and paste the bottom of the 3 lines, IMG, into the reply box on here. Hope this helps. |
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| bessytractor |
will do thanks |
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| James |
No probs.
I'm in the process of making a site to show how. |
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| oldstuff |
Re: Interesting simple scratch built loco
Cool idea. I especially liked the photos near the bottom half of the page. |
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| bessytractor |
here we go.
enjoy 
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| tmuir |
I love it, thats just so simple its brilliant.
I might have to give that a try with my minor two |
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| SPOKESMAN |
BT - Hey nice one, how did it perform?
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| bessytractor |
so so, the gears at the front came out of mesh a few times, it wasn't a great hauler (surprisingly) but was good fun. |
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| oldstuff |
Neat rig, BT. "Fun with your Minor 2"! So it runs on rails? | ||||
| bessytractor |
yeah its on meccano railway wheels. It would derail if the track was anything but level though. LGB track. |
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| steamyjim |
i built one out of meccano for hornby rocket track.
you drove a wilesco tractor on put it in gear and there was a friction drive from the rear wheels to the railway wheels |
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| bessytractor |
how'd that go? I have miles of that track, but nowhere to put it atm  gardens a mess must get rocket out sometime
I did something similar with an SL1, made a cradle for it to ride in using friction drive, had it roaring across the back room floor on rocket track! got any pics of the wilesco tractor loco? |
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| steamyjim |
not as built
aulthough i still have the frame for it... anyone got any of the larger meccano railway wheels for sale? i will be able to rebuild it then |
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| steamyjim |
it was quite fun to play with actually
to run it you dropped down to ramps on the back of the chassis. Then you drove the tractor onto it. Put it out of gear let it tick over for a while. As it was ticking over you locked it onto the chassis, basically a screw on the front that held it in place by friction. You re-engaged the gear set the engine going and away you go. When you finished you simply undid the screw droped the ramps and drove it off backawards. If i remeber rightly i fitted a small dynamos to the chassi that was driven by the engine as it moved along and powered a head light |
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| bessytractor |
that sounds terrific!!!
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| steamyjim |
it didnt half move!! |