You have a great layout! Couldn’t help but notice that your vans have squeaky wheel-sets. This can be cured with some graphite powder - just run a pencil round inside the pinhole axle box. I don’t have a layout now - used to years ago, but get my fix through my subscribing to quite a few modern image channels on YT (Chadwick / Everard Junction / Dean Park, etc.) and spent just over forty-one years working on the real thing (in signal engineering). My mate is building a model railway and I’m looking forward to helping him with it. Best wishes from Wirral.
Good to see you back in action again Kevin! Although I don’t own any Heljan diesels I do have one of their Garratt locos which suffers from the same problem, ie “a bit light in the loafers”. I note your squeaky axles, ever tried rubbing the axle points on a stick of artist’s sketching graphite? (I have a spare, be happy to post it to you).
Hi, I was surprised you saying how light the Heljan 25 is, usually they weigh a ton and will pull a house over............I sat watching your video thinking, Suttons class 25 would be so amazing on your layout, they aren't much more money then the two you have, but oh so nice. Just then you said, I can't wait for the Sutton Class 25, it's blow the socks off these two.................So you'd already thought it too. I have one of their Class 24's, and yes, they are amazing. All the best Kevin, enjoy the show, stay safe, Dave.
Looks a nice model,but has quite a few issues by the looks of it . I’m very surprised that the Heljanis a lighter model,always been so chunky models. I will be waiting for the suttons . Andy
Hi Kevin, cracking layout. I don’t know if you follow Charlie at Chadwicks channel? He was taking about Helijans ballast wagons and the various faults he has had with them.
Heljan just seem crap to me... I won't touch them with a barge pole, wait until you accidentally break something and want a spare part... you've more chance of buying rocking horse s#@t. I've got five locos, 3 class 47s and 2 class 86s that I've tried to get spares for for 25 years and they're just sitting in their boxes probably to never see the light of day again.
You have a great layout!
Couldn’t help but notice that your vans have squeaky wheel-sets. This can be cured with some graphite powder - just run a pencil round inside the pinhole axle box.
I don’t have a layout now - used to years ago, but get my fix through my subscribing to quite a few modern image channels on YT (Chadwick / Everard Junction / Dean Park, etc.) and spent just over forty-one years working on the real thing (in signal engineering).
My mate is building a model railway and I’m looking forward to helping him with it.
Best wishes from Wirral.
Nice stock Kevin...I hope you're well...👍
Thanks Jim yes doing ok not a lot of modelling going on
Good to see you back in action again Kevin! Although I don’t own any Heljan diesels I do have one of their Garratt locos which suffers from the same problem, ie “a bit light in the loafers”. I note your squeaky axles, ever tried rubbing the axle points on a stick of artist’s sketching graphite? (I have a spare, be happy to post it to you).
Thank you I will try that her in doors has a little dabble in the artist section
@@kevintregunna great, happy to send one if she hasn’t though.
@@struck2soon thanks you will check with the boss
Hi, I was surprised you saying how light the Heljan 25 is, usually they weigh a ton and will pull a house over............I sat watching your video thinking, Suttons class 25 would be so amazing on your layout, they aren't much more money then the two you have, but oh so nice. Just then you said, I can't wait for the Sutton Class 25, it's blow the socks off these two.................So you'd already thought it too. I have one of their Class 24's, and yes, they are amazing. All the best Kevin, enjoy the show, stay safe, Dave.
Thanks Dave yes the heljan is light as a feather very disappointing plus side better detail !! But can’t wait for the Sutton
Looks a nice model,but has quite a few issues by the looks of it . I’m very surprised that the Heljanis a lighter model,always been so chunky models. I will be waiting for the suttons .
Andy
Thanks Andy yes a bit of a let down roll on the Sutton release
Hi Kevin, cracking layout. I don’t know if you follow Charlie at Chadwicks channel? He was taking about Helijans ballast wagons and the various faults he has had with them.
Thanks very much yes I do follow Charlie but not had much time to do much railway related over the last couple of years
What's all the writing above the number on the Bachmann one please?
Not sure next time I am down will take a look
Those are some well squeaky wagons! Maybe due to long-wheelbase for non-bogie vehicles?
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Heljan just seem crap to me... I won't touch them with a barge pole, wait until you accidentally break something and want a spare part... you've more chance of buying rocking horse s#@t. I've got five locos, 3 class 47s and 2 class 86s that I've tried to get spares for for 25 years and they're just sitting in their boxes probably to never see the light of day again.