[modeleng] Re: Various topics to get you all going!

I wish I had just a smidgen of your energy and
ambition!  Best wishes and loads of good luck!  A VW
powerplant in a 7-1/4" ga. engine?  WOW!  Ought to be
a good dragster at least!

Al Messer
--- steampete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> The Lackham Museum and Woodland Railway now exists. 
> It has approximately 100 yards of track, a
> tunnel/workshop, platforms and a station building. 
> Our first running day was 15th July where between
> them Stumpy and Mouland gave 76 rides.  Stumpy
> continues to behave impeccably.  There will be
> pictures on the website in due course.  Many many
> thanks to Robert (my son), Graham and Fred, without
> whom I'd never have got it complete on time.
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> Topsy (aka Son of Stumpy) is progressing, this is
> approximately 4' long is a B1 arrangement (work that
> one out!) has a 2.5kW electric motor, two large
> batteries and a small petrol generator on board. 
> Having seen the unreliability of modern electronic
> controllers, I am currently leaning towards a three
> stage controller - OFF, 12v & 24v.  Braking is
> pnuematic. Now Lackham is running and after I have
> built Mouland's passenger cars and a new passenger
> truck for Stumpy, I'll get back to Topsy.  Now after
> Topsy....
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> As I'm sure that you've noticed I like em big! 
> (I've got a Tinkerbelle on the go to replace Mouland
> when the going gets a bit tougher), but I also like
> my infernal combustion engines.  I may have the
> option of a VW flat 4 (from a VW Transporter).  I am
> considering building a bogie locomotive with the
> engine driving (through a gearbox) to one bogie. 
> How easy is it to make Cardan shafts in 7.25" narrow
> gauge?  Any thoughts?  Should I go for the VW
> gearbox/clutch as well?
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> Food for thought.
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> Cheers
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