A short video of #10's test run outside on the very roughly laid track.
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Yesterday I finished my Forney! It runs great, with two minor exceptions... It appears that my smokestack doesn't work right and the charger port isn't working. So, I have to rewire the jack and try to figure out what's wrong with the smoke generator. But, if I can't get that to work it's not the end of the world. The MLS Soundcard works well. I like the way it works overall. The speaker may be a little small and I could probably get better sound with a larger unit. Tomorrow I'll take a video running the locomotive outside and hopefully get a decent sound recording. We shall see... One other thing I have to do is paint the bit of styrene I stuck on the back to fill in the hole where I put the switch for the smoke stack. That hole is where LGB had a multi-purpose port. Here's a few shots during the wiring... It's almost that time! I'll be finally wiring my Forney very soon to operate on battery & R/C control. In the last week I've furnished and fitted a small styrene shelf in the steam dome for the speaker. I've also created a custom housing for the two circuit boards - one on top of the other - that will fit in the boiler where the original LGB circuitry was screwed down. I won't be using screws to attach my circuit boards, but small double-sided sticky pads.
Today I picked up my package from the post office which contained my Rx and Tx from RC Trains in the UK. Hopefully my locomotive will be running by Sunday! I have officially begun work on the track laying and landscaping for the new LHRR.
There's a lot of updates to share on the Leeds Hill Railroad. Most are just bullet points, but one major thing takes precedent: I am rebuilding the railroad in my new home. Scroll down to see the plan and photos of early progress. Since it's already mid-October I most likely won't have anything running until next spring.
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