- Posts: 187
- Thank you received: 0
Nobody likes electrics????
15 years 4 months ago #824
by Havoc
Nobody likes electrics???? was created by Havoc
I do! I understand that there is hardly any electric traction in the US, but in europe there is hardly anything else (except UK, but they don't belong anywhere 
). I really love the old german electrics but they don't have them in Z. So I make do with the erea IV ones. Prefer the ocean/beige ones.
). I really love the old german electrics but they don't have them in Z. So I make do with the erea IV ones. Prefer the ocean/beige ones. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
15 years 4 months ago #910
by Havoc
Replied by Havoc on topic Re:Z electrics
If you would use wire that would look fine enough it won't be strong enough to support a pantograph. And the Märklin catenary is a bit too much out of proportion. That's why most only put up the masts. You are right that the pantographs then extend the full height and that doesn't look good. I don't see an easy way to block them but I didn't try either.
My guess would be to remove the spring and put a small loop of 0.1mm magnet wire in place (this voids warranty: do at own risk, don't hold me responsible
). But it will be fiddly and the panto will not go down anymore. Forcing the spring might be a solution then.
As long as I don't have a layout I'm not going to experiment that far yet.
My guess would be to remove the spring and put a small loop of 0.1mm magnet wire in place (this voids warranty: do at own risk, don't hold me responsible
). But it will be fiddly and the panto will not go down anymore. Forcing the spring might be a solution then.As long as I don't have a layout I'm not going to experiment that far yet.
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
15 years 4 months ago - 15 years 4 months ago #985
by dominique
Replied by dominique on topic Re:Nobody likes electrics????
Myself I find electrics rather boring...There seems to bo no life exhausting from them. The only electrics that have an aesthetic interrest for me were the GE "Little Joe" which had an agressive look. Or all engines "boxcab" like. But that's all.
A steamer or a diesel are breathing, growling, roaring, barking, smoking and smelling, nothing of this with the electrics... And that's true, here in continental Europe, trains are mostly electric powered, and furthermore passenger trains....
No thrill for me, railfanning is an activity I practice abroad: USA, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, Cuba, Africa, but not here.
Dom
A steamer or a diesel are breathing, growling, roaring, barking, smoking and smelling, nothing of this with the electrics... And that's true, here in continental Europe, trains are mostly electric powered, and furthermore passenger trains....
No thrill for me, railfanning is an activity I practice abroad: USA, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, Cuba, Africa, but not here.Dom
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Time to create page: 0.301 seconds
