Re: More glitching

locos with tenders, locos with no cabs etc and glitching is not an issue. I did fit a servo smoother to my Pearse Countess, but this was to allow me to switch off the radio whilst running without a 'switching off' spike - for exhibition purposes. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers

Re: sslivesteam2-Digest - Number 320

for a small speaker you can add digital sound effects such as a bell. The controller is so small that I was working mine from my pocket just to show off! This did however draw the suggestion that it would not be a good idea to do it this way at mixed gender meetings.:-) -- Tag Gorton Editor

Re: Re[2]: sslivesteam2-Digest - Number 320

difference. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Re[2]: R/C Glitching

of the cab as a beacon. If one still gets glitching then a servo smoother with vary take up speed will solve the problem completely. I would recommend one but am sure that these things are available from different suppliers world wide. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http

Re: Aristocraft Live Steamer?

=get_topic;f=1;t=009611 and here: http://www.largescaleonline.com/cgi-bin/library/show.cgi?id=aclivesteam2004 Kindest Regards, PeteH Interesting. Why on earth does it need electronic chuff sounds however - my locomotives do their own chuffin' :-) -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic

Re: Running Superior

Bede...seems much the same system then. I found that the quickest response time was enough to remove glitching from my 'Countess'. I did set the gear servo to a slower rate because I thought the action of the radius rod moving in the expansion link looked better when done slowly -- Tag Gorton

Re: Running Superior

cannot comment on the relative merits of each. Do you use the above servo smoothers on steam locomotives Bede? -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Running Superior

665662. They take card but no web presence - whoops I tell a lie - just found 'em - http://www.airedalemodels.co.uk/ -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Running Superior

on my Countess r/c fit and it made a rather skittish locomotive a pleasure to run. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Running Superior

in this price range. Beats the pants off a Ruby because it has decent size cylinders..ducks quickly :-) -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Superior regulator mods?

a proper regulator handle you will find you have far better control over your locomotive. It is also worth asking how many hours this locomotive has run? You will find that as your model 'runs in' it becomes more controllable anyway... -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http

Re: Cheddar Fule tanks and Valves

without consequent icing up of the tank. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Imported steam - can the US compete?

for quality engineering and longevity every time. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Imported steam - can the US compete?

boring - would be even easier to watch a video ;-) -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Computers AOL 9.0

from the reply and what is new. I am always completely baffled as to why people use this ISP - it seems to have far more disadvantages than advantages and advertises standard features as their own.maybe it's different in the US. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http

Re: Cross-tubes was Libelous Rant

they radiate like spokes. I have never heard of one of these failing - either rail or marine. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.atlanticpublishers.com/GR.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Australian Boiler codes

off new people and makes life uncomfortable. I wonder how many people have their electric shower tested every two years. These have quite a high pressure flash boiler and one is standing buck naked in water and connected to 9 kilowatt of electrical power! -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic

Re: Steam Clubs

concept to me. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.trevor-ridley.co.uk/index.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: Garden Rail Magazine

live steam 'Darjeeling' locomotives and rolling stock, photographed on various scenic garden railways in Yorkshire. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.trevor-ridley.co.uk/index.html Editor 16mm Today http://www.16mmngmodellers.org.uk/

Re: GINJ

from the engineering bases of Roundhouse and Argyle and will also will be a place where you can find the sorts of steamy 'bits and pieces' that one often only gets to hear about if one is a regular at the various UK shows.. -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http

Re: tender gas tanks.

, but on particularly bitter days with a winter wind blowing, it is a good idea to put warm water in the tender. It is fine in all weather that I like to be out in myself. Yours Aye -- Tag Gorton Editor Garden Rail Atlantic Publishers http://www.trevor-ridley.co.uk/index.html Editor 16mm Today http://www

Re: Accucraft German website

On 12/11/03 10:44, mdenning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like that LYN myself, Looks like it would not take much effort to give it an American look. Michael Floriduh USA Iron Nut Original was built in the USA ;-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash

Re: Boilers, Burners etc.

steam/oil/water about 1/3 of the way up the stack. There are various detail changes one may make to the design. The ones I fit to Cheddar locomotives are filed to leave a thin reed across the slot. But in essence it is as simple as this. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway

Re: dead leg piping

On 13/9/03 9:05 pm, Royce Woodbury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tag Gorton wrote: could you not go straight through from inside the smokebox as per a similar idea and disguise on Regner locomotives Royce? While that's a great idea, I'm not sure that would be compatible with American

Re: Carl Malone

On 13/9/03 12:07 am, Mike Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geoff They say memory is the second thing to go. I wish I could remember what the first thing was I always remember that. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall

Re: dead leg piping

straight through from inside the smokebox as per a similar idea and disguise on Regner locomotives Royce? -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Cheddar gas shutoff/regulator

the (external) burner and within seconds had a flame 6ft high out of the safety valve. He was just a tad embarrassed. Ah yes I remember that ;-) a touch of cochineal in the sprit might do the trick there. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall

Re: Cheddar gas shutoff/regulator

and sucked the flame back into the bottle but this method of filling is most certainly not usual. Anyway I bet a few people have expired wiring in the electrics to their track powered line :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton

Re: Cheddar gas shutoff/regulator

On 9/9/03 3:15 am, XXYZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought hobbies were suppose to be fun and away to get away from our everyday stresses?? Whatever gave you that idea Ken :-) There is an awful lot of ego gets exercised in the various sports and hobbies. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton

Re: Cheddar gas shutoff/regulator

detail fit to this engine. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Cheddar gas shutoff/regulator

on placidly knitting. I am sure however that it cured her split ends - or so my wife says. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Tag makes us drool

on this type of locomotive in the US. Well in my 'iggerance' I thought this was plain black, but apparently there were other colours. I have heard of Russian Blue(?) but no doubt you will know far more about this than I do :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash

Re: Stolen Locomotive

.. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Silversoldering Stainless Steel

Electrician would nowadays get him sacked -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Where to use copper or fiber washer?

now been replaced by phosphor bronze -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: possible replacement cylinders for Ruby, Ida and Mimi

not let this stop me however Interesting that bigger Superior cylinders WILL fit on Excelsior - according to the designer of both these locos. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: possible replacement cylinders for Ruby, Ida and Mimi

I like both a good display of exhaust steam and a loud chuff and my own locos are modified to improve both. Merry Christmas :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Steam oil

. Gordon Watson of Argyle Loco Works is the bloke you are referring to as the AccuCraft agent. Sorry Mate! It seemed to be the general term in use last time I was in your neck of the woods - was 25 years ago however :-) How's Kings Cross these days... -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western

Re: Roundhouse Steam Oil More

will no doubt be able to source cheaper locally. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Steam oil

is the main importer/dealer for AccuCraft in Oz? -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: R/C question

. All the info I have at the moment but expect to get article and phots in the post before Christmas -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Instant Aster Collection

hope that no one sees fit to collect in my particular scale. This sort of thing can only serve to help put the real hobby out of reach for many people. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Accucraft vs Roundhouse

have one of these locomotives and have been most impressed with the build quality. US garden steamers will be pleased also to note that the gas tanks are DESIGNED to use propane/butane mix not butane only. Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T

Re: HOAX, now Accucraft/Roundhouse

but was not, I'm sorry to say, particularly clear in my reply - but yes I agree with both points and OF COURSE I treat Pc owners just the same as etc..etc... :-) :-) Bestest -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: The Roudhouse/Accu.

substitute for resin side frames on bogies--more solid. Ah-- that fabulous clotted cream (imported from Devonshire?)--! I will get the pasties in for your visit Geoff. I should say however that that devonshire clotted cream is merely a copy for the real Cornish McCoy! -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton

Re: Accucraft vs Roundhouse

rapidly) :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Accucraft vs Roundhouse

with a Roundhouse Trot - Superior shows up well however when compared to a manual Lady Anne. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: HOAX, was Re: ?virus

such as raising the gas tank and fitting a T handle, using a Roundhouse handle to the regulator instead of those horrible knobs and fitting a chuff pipe for superb sound effects and you get a very good model at a very keen price! -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon

Re: Virus filtering and Regner Steam

! Is there a committed dealer in the US? I know that there have been a couple of British dealers that have tried selling Regner and given up because of poor back up from Germany. The models themselves are very well built. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash

Re: Local objections

. If you mix a certain amount of peat into the premix you will get ballast that will attract growth of ground cover for those who like track that looks little used. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Goodal Valve for RH Lady Anne

the glass!!! -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: Goodal Valve for RH Lady Anne

suitable for a Lady Anne cost about 15ukp complete with water bottle tel 1926 335123 Don't know the code for UK from Us -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: A foundry in every kitchen ...

to lack sympathy for your predicament Tony - we seem to have mislaid summer here :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T. Gorton, Madame E. Lash

Re: A foundry in every kitchen ...

by to say hi, have a Shandy and show you my new coal fired Duchess!. Ah well, maybe next year. Regards, Tony D. Next time call me on 01752 845938 - I am mostly at home these days during the week - we could have a bit of a steam up. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway

Re: A foundry in every kitchen ...

On 4/7/02 5:33 am, Geoff Spenceley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tag Wrote: The clacker on a pastie should be hard enough to survive a drop down a tin mine ;-) That's wot I suspected! Luv those Cornish tin mines~!~~ Madame E Lash???- Geoff Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway

Re: SRRL #24 problems

they actually stop steam leaking and this is hardly finger tight. I have come across several locos where these have been spannered up with consequent loss of power. Simplest and easiest checks first ;-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon Office Saltash Cornwall Directors: T

Re: Pop Valves

have to be protected against anything not soft and bouncy until old enough to become a hazard themselves. The result is that original safety valves are much sought after. Steve Morris was making some for a while as was Bywater. None available at the moment commercially however. -- Yours Aye Tag

Re: Purely Commercial

. As this Brit says best wishes for the undoubted success of your new venture Jim. Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall ICQ 135971280

Re: New Bio/safety valve tests

Trot, but have reviewed an Excelsior and now own a Superior. i don't think you will find that the builders use any steel in these locomotives at all. My Superior, where not brass, copper or phosphor bronze is all stainless steel so no rust :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western

Re: Virus Alert: This is not a hoax

On Sunday, November 25, 2001, at 05:32 pm, Mike Chaney wrote: I've recently received an e-mail with a strange attachment, which turned out to be a worm called W32/Badtrans-B Thanks for a properly checked virus warning Mike. Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon

Re: AOL and OIL

was around 5ukp Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall ICQ 135971280

Re: Accucraft 0-6-2

channel r/c for speed and direction. prob will be dealer fitted options but is easy to do because it is designed for either. performance is much the same as for any large Pearse locomotive Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall ICQ 135971280

Re: Accucraft 0-6-2

of it in the brass if anyone fancies a look Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall ICQ 135971280

Re: Accucraft Excelsior R/C

to remove the reversing gate, fit a servo in the sidetank and make up a linkage using partly the reversing linkage already in place Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall

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Philip and servo smoothers

sorry to bother the group with this but I just had an eMail from 'Philip' regarding servo smoothers - a bit of finger trouble meant that I deleted it as I was reading it!!! I AM able to help but didn't get full name OR list before it disappeared - hence this post to find him Yours Aye Tag

Re: Modification Inside Frame, Safety Valve with Whistle, Contact in Montreal

require a significant knowledge and skill to undertake and I would personally prefer to start from scratch rather than alter a rather expensive Lady Anne. You could of course purchase a Lady Anne kit and modify that. Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Trematon office Cornwall

Re: Cheddar Loco

on 23/5/01 10:32 pm, Dave Cole at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:24 PM +0100 5/23/01, Tag Gorton wrote: The 45mm version sells at 400 ukp complete with r/c. 400 ukp = $US567.86 ... don't forget the UK price includes the iniquitous Euro VAT at 17.5 % Tag

Re: Cheddar Loco

at Merstham Vance. It should be available now - try posting Alan Whitaker at PPS who should be in a position to let you know the production schedule. I hope to have one to review shortly. The 45mm version sells at 400 ukp complete with r/c. alan whitaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Yours Aye Tag

Re: Should I add weight to Billy loco?

-- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office ICQ* 96182312

Re: Is it brown out?

on 14/5/01 8:25 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tag, In this case it was a veiled stab at previous California governors/politicians that in my humble opinion were not supportive of industry and did not judiciously spend money to prepare for the future. They should have

Re: [OT] Kenversions

some of his card/aluminium kits for rolling stock and they made up into quite pretty little coaches/cars. I could have a look through some old Garden Railway Worlds/Steamlines but would only be able to cull advertisements - no dimensions etc. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway

Re: New Member Introduction

photographs of the old broad gauge Great Western Railway to the Rev. Awdrey, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and the many well known "modellers of the cloth". I suspect that the Almighty also likes bucolic branch lines or arcadian shortline pikes :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longland

Re: New Member Introduction

garden railway and his articles in early copies of both SitG and garden railways. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office ICQ* 96182312

Re: Guy Fawkes - YAK

other side of the pond. An American friend always found the town name "Dorking" - to be very amusing but I never did find out why. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office ICQ* 96182312

Re: Roundhouse Colonial

. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office ICQ* 96182312

Re: Accucraft Excelsior

a low profile on this list is that I have been too lazy to unsubscribe and subscribe again with my current isp. I will do this as soon as I get round to it :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office ICQ* 96182312

Re: Accucraft EXCELSIOR

logistical backup apart, it really cannot compare. I would put my own slide bars etc on Bertie and would not bother putting radio on a slip eccentric loco but if you wanted to add r/c to excelsior it is fitted 'for but not with' as is therefore designed for r/c. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton

Re: Why won't this work?

-- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office iMac + Amiga

Re: VIP's

ty, used the old two foot radii Mamod track. After his experience with 'Cricket' Jim gradually switched to the geared locomotives produced by Peter Angus. Just like 'Cricket', these locos proceed in a slow and prototypical manner WITHOUT struggling on the curves. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longla

Re: My 'Belle./Sandy River Sierra Sound

realism by experimenting with chuffpipes however :-) -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office iMac + Amiga

Re: My 'Belle.

liers sell the locos but do not carry all the little bits that we need and Richard and shirley are having trouble doing all the jobs themselves. No credit card as yet and no one carries Brandbrights range. -- Yours Aye Tag Gorton Longlands Western Railway Co Trematon Office iMac + Amiga