Good to see I'm not the only one 😂

"John" 😶

I have built a 3.5" gauge also and used the smallest available injector... my guess is that if you tried fitting one to a 7/8ths scale then it would instantly "kill" the boiler pressure given the small volume of these boilers and then knock itself off. As for mechanical lubricators, technically it can be done but my guess, again, is that it would deliver way way way too much oil. These locos only need the smallest (minuscule) amount of oil.

Thanks for your kind comments all the way from the UK... I'm originally from glorious Merseyside :)

@@SteamDriven my pleasure, lovely loco, I am in the West Midlands

Yes, simple construction from scrap bits of wood and a spare wheel set.

Cool! Is the slow motion achieved with special gearing, weight, or both?

It has a gear and flywheel unit inside. They were sold to fit Roundhouse locos but this has been mounted in the wagon so that it can be pulled by any loco. Previously I used weights approx 1kg and that worked also. These are small but powerful locos.

Depending on where you live (country) there are many places where you can purchase on line. I am in Australia but also purchase items from the UK and sometimes the USA. Just search "Model Engineering Supplies" and you will find a bunch of suppliers.

@@SteamDriven Thank you 🙂

No, but it's based on the loco built by Rob.

@@SteamDriven thanks, looks great

Thanks for your comment. The boiler is 16 gauge (1/16") thick copper.

Noted... and a "Notice to Enginemen" has been issued :)

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By the time I cut out the blurred footage of the ground etc as I set up the camera it's what's left. Another sentimental clip of your old track🚂

They are LGB "Dump Wagons". Might not be the exact name, not sure they are in production now. It's a few years since I got mine and even then I had to hunt around. I changed the wheels to standard metal and made couplers out of wood to suit the rest of my rolling stock. The weathering is purely random hits with rattle cans... yellow, rust red, brown etc. They are actually full of real gravel to give some weight for slow running.

Fond memories of super track now sadly in the history books.

Hard to remember, this loco is is now over 15 years old but by the time this video was made in 2015 I think I had made some cosmetic mods and added a Slomo.

Yes and yes. Search "Accucraft Bagnall", their product info gives a bit of history on the Bagnall. Mine has been modified a little.. there are many real life examples of this type of loco.

Model Earth Designs in the UK sell 7/8ths scale figures. Look under their catalogue section then look for "Short Staff"

@@SteamDriven OK. Thx.

Wow! I want them all!!! Thx

Yes, I built the loco albeit the cylinders and motion are from Roundhouse Engineering in the UK. Wagons are scratch built from various bits... this is quite usual in 7/8ths scale but if you want kits look at Model Earth Designs in the UK. Also, if not already done, follow the 7/8ths group on Facebook.

@@SteamDriven Thx 4 ur reply. visited MED. what a great instrn on how to deal w thin plywd. And the site's photo illustrns r superb! Thx. from the USA.

I used Google to translate your message and provide a reply. Hopefully it works. Ich verwende Google, um Ihre Nachricht zu übersetzen und hoffentlich eine Antwortnachricht bereitzustellen. Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Kommentare. Haben Sie einen guten Tag.

Good morning John. My english is not so good. I'm from germany and congratulations to your very nice model you have build. In germany you can not by any model like yours. In germany you can by models like the german railrrod. A Hunslet etc not. I'm very interested at a Hunslet, if you know we're i can by some, please answer me. Sorry for my bad english. Best wishes from germany.