Class A Climax building log-FINISHED

[van buren s l]

Vic
Thanks
Bob

[Anonymous]

Bob,
If you have multiple motors ,it is always advisable to wire them in parallel.The longer the pickup,wheelbase,the smoother the train.
When I run my little Stainz loco (with 6 point pickup),with 3 coaches,it's actually picking up from 12 points over a good area.All of my rolling stock has power pickups.The longer the train the more power pickups it has,therefore the smoother it runs.
All the trams run on a short wheelbase,but pickup power on every wheel possible.

[van buren s l]

Troy and Vic
I'm in the middle of a project right now and I'll wire the blocks in parallel. My wife has been taking photos of the project but I won't post them until I'm sure it is past the stage where I'm likely to take a hatchet to it. This loco has a lot of detail which, hopefully , will be incorporated in the model. Thankfully none of the sub assemblies has been painted yet because some of my language would peel the stuff right off. Thanks for your advice and explanations guys.
Bob

[van buren s l]

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Troy and Vic
I rewired the power blocks as you suggested. I got it right on the second try. With all wheels picking up together the run is noticeably smoother. The only wire on hand was 18 gauge stuff. According to my calibrated eye ball tthe wire coming out of the blocks is 22 gauge so it looks like a quick trip to Radio Shack is in order.
Thanks again.
Bob

[Anonymous]

Sorry Bob,I don't know what size18 gauge wire is.Everything over here is in millimetre squared.But then again,wire is wire when working with such a low voltage.Bit of wet string will do.I use anything to hand and it always works.And before anybody argues,I've been in the electrical trade for many,many years.

[Anonymous]

Bob , the slightly over sized wire it being larger will cause no problems due to it being able to carry more load in between the trucks. Overload won't be a problem because the voltage/ampage is kept constant by the transformer.

Vic, Another killer model I must say! I really like this class A you've done!
With all these completions the bench must be self cleaning [;)][:D]

[vsmith]

Hello All

Well it was a long time coming but I finally got around to weathering the Class A Climax and I finally got some pics to show.





Rust paint, black and brown ink washes and Kyrlon Matte Finish and a little Testors Dullcoat gives it a nice "worn-in" look.

So this I guess this is the last building entry into the building log, sure was fun, have to do this again real soon! Afterall I still got a spare flatcar, a General kit and I'm still minus a Class B Climax!

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it as much I did.[:D]

[Anonymous]

Very nice!!! Vic

Click on Vic's images for a blown up view, the detail just pops out at you!

[bman36]

Hey Vic,
WOW! That is just super. Had I not seen it from the start I never would have guessed how it was constructed. Excellent job on the weathering. Even in it's "fresh" state the model looked awesome. Thanks for sharing. Later eh...Brian.

[tangerine-jack]

Why is it all dirty[:O]? It's a brand new loco. I don't understand how the crew could have let that happen to such a valuable and expensive piece of equipment. Have the chief engineer report to my office immediately! [X-)]

[TrainFreak409]

Vic, that is excellent! So, did Wallace and Grommit get to take it for a spin?[:p][^]

[Anonymous]

Lovely job Vic.

Are you going to write an article for GR (either one)? You should!

I'd let Gromit drive it rather than Wallace.

Looking forward to seeing it on the tracks.

Matthew