The GnATTERbox

I suspect you'll find the motor is 3V, I've just picked up a Buch HOf mining set (3.5mm scale - 6.5mm gauge), and that is 3V. 'Normal' Z scale stuff is 9V.

Well done Franck, well deserved

I replaced the Slaters supplied wheelsets by removing the Slaters wheels from the axles and replacing them with Hornby ones (the photo shows the one not quite right!). The Hornby wheels are a larger diameter and look better (in my opinion), and are a tight fit on the Slaters axles. I did regauge a c...

Some of you might have heard by other means, but it is my sad duty to inform you all of the passing of an exceptionally creative and talented modeller, Ralph Brammer. He died suddenly in the afternoon of Monday 25th of June at his home whilst painting some model buildings, he was enjoying his modell...

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Still modelling Gn15/GNine, and flying the flag for Gn15/GNine at exhibitions

What sort of postage cost is going to be on these kits to UK/Europe?

I've got a couple of these loco chassis and was wondering how to re-motor them to make them suitable for use

As long as the 6020's are code 100, then certainly. Even if the rail heights are different then you can still use them together, but you'd have to get the top of the rails at the same height as each other. You might then be able to tweak some Peco rail joiners to join them together, but what I used ...

The sleeper heights are slightly different between the SL-500 O-16.5 track and the SL-100 Standard Gauge track, the SL-500 being slightly thicker, so you'll have to pack up the SL-100 at the joint. I've mixed the different Peco code 100 tracks with no problems. 'Code 100' means the height of the rai...

Looking good

The backgrounds are adding depth as you said they would, Gnicely done

The only thing is VW Type 2's are all petrol and Gnot diesel.......

I spoke to Steve in late February, he's back up and running, but rather busy.

Welcome to the forum and the delights of Gn15 EvadingGrid :D Peco O-16.5 track is a good choice, I used it on my layout Katham House in mostly unmodified form. If you want odd spacing and size of sleepers, then you're better off starting with standard OO track. To get wide sleepers you'll need to re...

This is looking very interesting Les, it will certainly be a hit at exhibitions :-) I used Tomix track on my Gnine layout 'PG Wood House' and found that after a couple of years I started to have connection problems between the sections caused by corrosion by the water based glue that I had used arou...

Maybe the Stub Axle fell out or sheared off and the wheel was 'rested' there for repair later?

My deepest condolences to all of Gerry's family and friends, he will be sorely missed. I visited Gerry not long after he had been diagnosed, and I knew he didn't have long, as it's a similar cancer to the one that finished my sister back in October. We will remember him and his modelling/painting, h...

Wonderful layout Bob, I like it a lot

Would make a great talking point at an exhibition

The drawing doesn't quite match the prototype, but that's not too uncommon http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/More_Cats_Than_Sense/Miscellaneous/FreyreSide_zpsvspbdzf3.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/More_Cats_Than_Sense/Miscellaneous/freyre_zpsnf032ifn.jpg

I did a google image search for automated container ports, some interesting photos of the container vehicles.

The only thing I can suggest is something that a friend of mine who has organised shows in the past told me, you need the right mix of traders to layouts, and the idea is to have the fees paid by the traders cover the cost of hiring the layouts (or near enough). Next time I speak to my friend I'll a...

Haven't got a photo to hand of the underside of that point unfortunately, but I do have these pictures of a pair of Peco Electrofrog points from my 6'x1' Shunting Puzzle layout. What I do though is have a power feed to each seperate piece of rail on the layout. I normally try to do this by attaching...

Glad you got things working Kevin, sometimes the only way to sort things out is by trial and error :mrgreen: The hornby clips are really designed to add to points which have the (jumpered) gap in the rails just short of the frog. The idea is that you can cut the jumpers using a blade and fit the cli...

it is a Y point, it's on my Katham House layout.

Those two redish 'cuts' are the hinges on the point blades, it's meant to show to jumper across them. It saves having to rely on just the contact between the blades and the stock rail. They're not cuts, apologies for any confusion.