[Raider]

Hi guys,

I have been trying to sort out an N Gauge layout with a very gentle incline included. The tender drive loco struggles to pull any carriages up the incline, but if a Peco track rubber is balanced on top of the tender then it will manage to pull about 15 carriages up without a problem.

This points to needing more weight in the tender (it's DCC fitted), but the question is how?

Thanks in advance

Raider

 

[Raider]

Hi, yes it is the Collet Goods and space is really at a premium.

Most of the obvious space has been taken up by the DCC decoder and I'm a little loath to start hacking away at the tender as it's £120 worth of loco.

I'll try and squeeze some liquid lead or similar into the available corners and see if that improves things before taking anything more serious to the model.

Thanks again for the reply.

Raider

 

[Raider]

QUOTE (dwb @ 31 Aug 2008, 18:59) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The reason given was the the lead oxidises and expands. By coincidence this afternoon I checked some wagons I built about 18 months ago. A couple have burst at the seams and one or two have some bulges. So I definitely would not recommend filling small areas with the stuff. Don't think that by leaving one side open you will allow the lead to expand in the open direction. The worst affected wagon is a five plank open wagon. I won't post pictures, it's too grim. Fortunately my sloth means they have not yet been painted or had transfers applied, so I'm just down on the kit cost and time spent building them.

David

Thanks for the warning on liquid lead - it did seam like it would be the ideal thing to use.

I'll give it a try with the plasticine and see what happens.

Raider

 

[Raider]

OK, so it looks like the liquid lead option is a non-starter - many thanks for the words of warning - it could well have saved me a great deal of heart ache.

I'll give the plasticine and bits of led shot a try first before taking something to the artificial coal on top of the tender.

I will report back and let you all know how it went.

Thanks again

Raider