KLR 'Minx' Build - a simple 7 1/4 inch gauge battery electric locomotive for our garden railway

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Жыл бұрын

My first attempt at a descriptive video, so please excuse all the technical faults with the filming. I think my skills improve and the presentation gets better toward the end of the video!
I forgot to mention in the video that this locomotive was built using some parts from my earlier 'Imp' locomotive and the layout of the drive and controls is based on a locomotive design by Colin Edmondson also coincidentally called 'Imp'.
If you want to find out more about his designs and the components used to build this locomotive there is a Facebook group called the 'Scamp Locomotive Group' ( / 449895411876067 , aimed primarily at those who own or are interested in his Scamp locomotives, but also for those interested in his other designs. I made use of several of the Scamp Locomotive Group files which can be found at / files , including the Imp Build Instructions which contain a lot of useful information.
Those of you old enough to be familiar with the old Hillman range of cars will have possibly realised why I decided to name this locomotive 'Minx'. Hillman had models named 'Imp' and 'Minx', so I thought it appropriate for the reborn version of my 'Imp' (which also owes much to Colin Edmondson's Imp design) to be called 'Minx'.

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@teamidris Ай бұрын

I like the mini moto brake calipers. Nicely made, cable operated and an axel disk is easy to make.

@karenslittlerailway Ай бұрын

Good idea. I did something similar idea on my earlier 'Imp' locomotive, though I used push bike brake parts with the callipers acting on the sides of a pulley that was part of the drive train.

@teamidris Ай бұрын

@@karenslittlerailway yes, it’s quick and simple, we have a similar thing, but John built a scissor with four bike brake blocks onto disks for the ride on coaches. I can move my wheels between seven and five inch, the central disk makes that simple :o)

@Stefan_Boerjesson 10 ай бұрын

Impressive sound, the "clonk" when the direction is switched. It's like from a 17 ton railcar! Well built.

@Unfnation 11 ай бұрын

Ingenious! This is perhaps the most delightful little episode I've seen on You Tube in some time. I appreciate the honest and unassuming presentation along with the clever build based on Edmondson's design. Well done sir. We shall be keeping an eye on you.

@777mjt 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely superb, me and my daughter laughed at the Geese being triggered by the horn so much! Good old Geese, ready made security guards they are! 😅

@jorgesabater8640 10 ай бұрын

How fortunate to have enough space for your hobby! Such fun!

@karenslittlerailway 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I am fortunate to have the space I have got, but others have fitted 7 1/4 inch gauge railways into smaller spaces

@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 11 ай бұрын

Lovely job!

@donotwantahandle1111 10 ай бұрын

A useful simple loco to get things done!

@mutantthegreat7963 11 ай бұрын

Really nice. Look forward to seeing some carriages

@oojimmyflip 11 ай бұрын

They look suspiciously like Robin Relaint Engine and gearbox mounts, I used these to build a floating platform for my diesel generator as it was vibrating a neighbours kitchen floor.

@karenslittlerailway 11 ай бұрын

I've no idea as to what they came from, I just searched for anti vibration mounts, and bought the cheapest available at the time

@Jia-dp9cu 10 ай бұрын

Is he a scientist 😮 he looks very intellectual person

@RKMa64 Ай бұрын

This is so cool 😎🚂

@TheJchronic 11 ай бұрын

I dig it ! and the reaction from the geese at 10:21 😆😆

@thedoorider 11 ай бұрын

very nicely done!

@vlogwithabrar6149 10 ай бұрын

Very nice video

@Yellow_iron_and_spanners 11 ай бұрын

wow

@madleech 11 ай бұрын

Excellent wee build, very functional but great looking too, and love the warning device. How very fun! How stable is the engine on 7 1/4 gauge? I always feels like with minimal gauge that if the track wasn't perfectly level and you were off centre everything would topple over?

@karenslittlerailway 11 ай бұрын

I find it surprisingly stable, not a hint of toppling over on our line, though with the short length and tight curves speeds are fairly slow. Concentrating the mass low down helps keep everything stable. Having the bottom of the chassis not far above rail level across the whole width of the loco means there is little chance of tipping very far as long as the surrounding ground/track bed is more or less level with the top of the sleepers.

@vester681 11 ай бұрын

Nice

@WhitehouseFilms 9 ай бұрын

Do you think you could do a coverage on how your wagons and coach were made? I'm looking into making up some 7 1/4 stock of my own and I'm currently looking at various references

@karenslittlerailway 9 ай бұрын

I'll try to think of something. They are very simple - the wagons have no suspension at all, and the carriage is built around some bogies obtained from e-bay

@mark6302 11 ай бұрын

sweet

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 11 ай бұрын

!Very nice video, likes from me!

@hi1172 8 ай бұрын

I'm curious what the overall length is? And the wheel base length

@karenslittlerailway 8 ай бұрын

Overall length is 4 feet, wheelbase 21 inches from (possibly faulty) memory. It's cold and dark outside so I haven't checked

@hi1172 8 ай бұрын

Do you know what the caliber on the ammo boxes is? I love the way they look as the body

@karenslittlerailway 8 ай бұрын

@@hi1172 They were simply described as steel ammo boxes approx. 19x17x15inches when I bought them. A search on the net suggests they are British Army L15A1 ammo boxes. Hope that helps.

@uktvcool 11 ай бұрын

Are you related to cooldudeclem by any chance?

@gedhuffadine1873 11 ай бұрын

Where do you get the rail track

@karenslittlerailway 11 ай бұрын

The rail is 30x12mm mild steel flat bar from our local steel stockholder, chairs from PNP Railways and sleepers cut from 3x2inch timber. Details of how we made the track and points can be found on our web site at www.karenslittlerailway.co.uk/construction.php