This week we went down to Sufferers Parasite for 5 days for a bit of a holiday. Our unit was very nice and had a great outlook over the ocean. We were just next to a Tram Station, so it was a short trip to the middle of Surfers. We used the tram quite a bit for those $0.50 trips. The trams were always full. I planned to do lots of modelling down the coast, but did nothing. However, when I got back home, I went to the Train Club meeting on Saturday and showed off my QR 12mm DH mechanism that I have only tried on DC. It ran very well on the Club test track. I also gave my QR 12mm 2050 class railmotor on the text track. I showed off the various marker lights and head lights.
While at the Club I saw a brilliant 3D print of a QR 2000 class railmotor, which is developing. I can’t wait for the guys to perfect this print, as I will be buying two shells and then putting two pairs of bogies into the shells and then working on the headlights and marker lights. I might need to buy a cheap decoder or two to get these shells operational. I forgot to buy a couple of decoders while at the Club yesterday. Doh!
When I got home, I set about trying to get the DH mechanism to sit about 1mm lower in the body. I think I achieved that. I then installed a decoder that I had taken out of another loco that I recently sold. The purchaser wanted the loco on DC only, so I removed the decoder. The loco that was sold ran very well on DC and DCC. However, after installing the decoder into the DH, it would not run. I could not read anything from the decoder. I have no idea what the issue was. So I replaced that decoder with another one and that runs really well. The next plan is to install some headlights into the DH shell. I test the loco this arvo and the headlights are not working. The front headlight is on solid and the rear headlight will not work. There must be a wire touching somewhere. So I will pull it apart again tomorrow to check it out.
My activities will soon turn to working on a couple of models for the modelling competition for the August NMRA Australasian Convention in Brisbane. First off is to identify what I will be doing? How many models I will be completing? What components I need to buy and super detail the models and then get stuck into the work? I have about 6 months to do this work. I should have enough time.
I also have a feeling that the Auscision DEB sets will be rocking up this week or maybe next week. I can’t wait for mine to rock up. I just need to find a siding on the layout to store my set on.
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