7mm 'Denton Brook' an industrial whimsey
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Giles
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That's a very useful thought - sadly, I'm really struggling to find a home for the receiver and wiring as it is, and an extra bit of kit would be the straw that broke the camels back..... If it was a Scarab it would probably be the solution though (assuming it gave out a nice clean signal), as there would be more opportunity to hide it - but with no cab doors.......
I've ordered the same type of transmitter as I use on the Steam Crane, so there is continuity at least
2018-12-21_09-11-05 by giles favell, on Flickr
2018-12-21_09-10-06 by giles favell, on Flickr
The receiver will sit on the sloping floor in front of the servo, and the wiring will pack around! Not ideal, but it's the best I can do.
I've ordered the same type of transmitter as I use on the Steam Crane, so there is continuity at least
2018-12-21_09-11-05 by giles favell, on Flickr
2018-12-21_09-10-06 by giles favell, on FlickrThe receiver will sit on the sloping floor in front of the servo, and the wiring will pack around! Not ideal, but it's the best I can do.
John57sharp
Western Thunderer
My hat is well and truely off to you. Well done
John
John
Giles
Western Thunderer
Thank you Gents!
John, I exclusively use the Deltang receivers, now supplied by Andy at Micron RC. The equipment has been totally reliable, can be re-configured, and is teeny (this receiver is 10mm square and has the electronic speed controller biult in). All this for a touch under £30.
You can use any transmitter capable of 2.4ghz DSM2 protocol (I used to pick up the basic two stick E-flight ones for twenty quid or less).
You can use any modern servos (I tend to get the smallest I can find on Ebay)
Deltang also to transmitters and receivers suited and configured to locos, which also work well.
Needless to say, I have no connection other than as a needy customer......
Best
Giles
John, I exclusively use the Deltang receivers, now supplied by Andy at Micron RC. The equipment has been totally reliable, can be re-configured, and is teeny (this receiver is 10mm square and has the electronic speed controller biult in). All this for a touch under £30.
You can use any transmitter capable of 2.4ghz DSM2 protocol (I used to pick up the basic two stick E-flight ones for twenty quid or less).
You can use any modern servos (I tend to get the smallest I can find on Ebay)
Deltang also to transmitters and receivers suited and configured to locos, which also work well.
Needless to say, I have no connection other than as a needy customer......
Best
Giles
John K
Western Thunderer
Thanks Giles
John
Giles
Western Thunderer
Nice surprise today, The new transmitter arrived much earlier than expected! It took a while to work out how to bind the receiver to it, as there are no instructions for this particular pairing, but I worked it out eventually. The servo is now nicely reversed and the steering is correct!
I've located the receiver and packed the wiring away as best I can in the fo'c'sle, to leave the view clear....
2018-12-22_04-09-48 by giles favell, on Flickr
I've located the receiver and packed the wiring away as best I can in the fo'c'sle, to leave the view clear....
2018-12-22_04-09-48 by giles favell, on Flickr
Giles
Western Thunderer
The Mechanical Horse is now completed and fully working..... It runs very nicely, and will be a very useful (little) addition to the fleet!
1:43 radio controlled Mechanical Horse by giles favell, on Flickr
1:43 radio controlled Mechanical Horse by giles favell, on Flickr
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Excellent 
Should the mechanical horse have a fuel tank or was it in the bonnet or under the drivers seat?
Should the mechanical horse have a fuel tank or was it in the bonnet or under the drivers seat?
Peter Insole
Western Thunderer
Many years ago I used rent a desk at an advertising studio just off the Clerkenwell Road in London EC. Back then there was a local "character", an old boy who used to regularly walk around in the middle of the junctions of Grays Inn Road and Rosebery Avenue, all the while shouting angrily and pointing at drivers. I frequently wondered how he not been run over and assumed that he must have been charmed in some way, for it was risky enough for anyone else to even attempt crossing normally at those locations?!
Some market traders of Leather Lane used to give this chap odd jobs to do, and as I ambled along one lunchtime I found myself approaching him on the narrow pavement in front of me. He was fuelling a Ford Transit from a jerrycan and as I drew closer I realized that it was petrol. I was rather alarmed to note that as he was sloshing the stuff about - he was busily puffing away on a lit cigarette!
I suddenly felt an urgent desire to make considerable haste from the immediate vicinity!
He got away with it, though goodness knows how?!
Back on topic, I have thoroughly enjoyed your delightful mechanical horse Giles!
It is a little triumph - and a perfect addition to the Denton Brook fleet too!
Pete.
Some market traders of Leather Lane used to give this chap odd jobs to do, and as I ambled along one lunchtime I found myself approaching him on the narrow pavement in front of me. He was fuelling a Ford Transit from a jerrycan and as I drew closer I realized that it was petrol. I was rather alarmed to note that as he was sloshing the stuff about - he was busily puffing away on a lit cigarette!
I suddenly felt an urgent desire to make considerable haste from the immediate vicinity!
He got away with it, though goodness knows how?!
Back on topic, I have thoroughly enjoyed your delightful mechanical horse Giles!
It is a little triumph - and a perfect addition to the Denton Brook fleet too!
Pete.
