Just thought I'd chuck this in here.
I'd been thinking about knocking up a model railway of some description for quite a while (I *almost* got into it as a kid, but was hampered by not enough space and not enough money/resources.
But fast forward 40 years, and I find myself with not only a reasonably spacious apartment and plenty of cash, but a wonderful sense of utter freedom having escaped from The Beast after 21 years.
And that means I can do what the bloody hell I like, when and how I like it!
So given that I've got a giant Scalextric track going on, I'm seriously into LEGO, and I needed something to scale, the LEGO train route made total sense.
Thus, I obtained a bundle of second hand stuff from eBay for 30 King-heads, and another package of track bits for 20. In the first bundle, was a basic train motor unit (the original kit was one of those 'Wild West' American locomotive sets), to which I added own diesel shunter type design, and mini shipping containers onto the basic flat wagons.
Crucially though, is the replacement power source - a phone bank charger now powers both the train and the lights.....and lasts over 36 hours
I'd been thinking about knocking up a model railway of some description for quite a while (I *almost* got into it as a kid, but was hampered by not enough space and not enough money/resources.
But fast forward 40 years, and I find myself with not only a reasonably spacious apartment and plenty of cash, but a wonderful sense of utter freedom having escaped from The Beast after 21 years.
And that means I can do what the bloody hell I like, when and how I like it!
So given that I've got a giant Scalextric track going on, I'm seriously into LEGO, and I needed something to scale, the LEGO train route made total sense.
Thus, I obtained a bundle of second hand stuff from eBay for 30 King-heads, and another package of track bits for 20. In the first bundle, was a basic train motor unit (the original kit was one of those 'Wild West' American locomotive sets), to which I added own diesel shunter type design, and mini shipping containers onto the basic flat wagons.
Crucially though, is the replacement power source - a phone bank charger now powers both the train and the lights.....and lasts over 36 hours
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