Comments for Richard Huss's Weblog http://richardhuss.wordpress.com Random mutterings Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About by Don Griffiths http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/about/#comment-93 Don Griffiths Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:52:21 +0000 #comment-93 Richard, thank you for the sound advice re the Wren,having looked at you videos it looks quite a touchy loco and as you say it is not a begineers loco. I am endeavoring to have a trial steam up but this could be a problem due to remoteness. If I purchase I will let you know the outcome Thanks for the advice Don Richard,
thank you for the sound advice re the Wren,having looked at you videos it looks quite a touchy loco and as you say it is not a begineers loco. I am endeavoring to have a trial steam up but this could be a problem due to remoteness.
If I purchase I will let you know the outcome
Thanks for the advice
Don

]]> Comment on About by Richard Huss http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/about/#comment-92 Richard Huss Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:02:32 +0000 #comment-92 Thanks for your message. I do indeed have a Wren, which I bought third-hand from another Talyllyn member. It took quite a time to get to grips with her, partly due to my inexperience and partly to a fault with the boiler filler non-return valve which was eventually sorted when I sent it back to Wrightscale for a check-over and overhaul. The Wren is not really a beginner's loco, but it does run very nicely once you become the master of the gas control. There seems to be quite a fine line between, on the one hand, not enough steam; and, on the other, far too much steam and a lack of controllability. I am now getting the hang of this. The loco is, obviously, much too small to even contemplate radio control. I have half a notion I heard of someone fitting an exhaust regulator, or at least some sort of restriction in the exhaust pipe, to tame theirs. I took it to Dave Watkins' open day the last couple of years, where the observation was made that mine seemed to be, by some margin, the smoothest running one anyone had ever seen! Malcolm Wright made a similar remark when returning it from overhaul. So I should definitely insist on a steam test and trial run before parting with your readies - though I suppose that should be standard advice for any second hand loco purchase. I have to say I am very fond of mine; when running nicely on a level-ish line she is a real delight to run. You may have seen the various videos of her running on YouTube - if not, take a look at: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvZ6C0XrH4&fmt=18" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvZ6C0XrH4&fmt=18</a> - on tippers at home <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY40lZtGzL8&fmt=18" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY40lZtGzL8&fmt=18</a> - at Llechfan <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0UxC7sz3Q&fmt=18" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0UxC7sz3Q&fmt=18</a> - again at home I hope that is some help, that the Wren turns out to be a good 'un, that the price is right, and that if you do buy it gives you as much pleasure as mine has to me. Thanks for your message. I do indeed have a Wren, which I bought third-hand from another Talyllyn member. It took quite a time to get to grips with her, partly due to my inexperience and partly to a fault with the boiler filler non-return valve which was eventually sorted when I sent it back to Wrightscale for a check-over and overhaul.

The Wren is not really a beginner’s loco, but it does run very nicely once you become the master of the gas control. There seems to be quite a fine line between, on the one hand, not enough steam; and, on the other, far too much steam and a lack of controllability. I am now getting the hang of this. The loco is, obviously, much too small to even contemplate radio control. I have half a notion I heard of someone fitting an exhaust regulator, or at least some sort of restriction in the exhaust pipe, to tame theirs.

I took it to Dave Watkins’ open day the last couple of years, where the observation was made that mine seemed to be, by some margin, the smoothest running one anyone had ever seen! Malcolm Wright made a similar remark when returning it from overhaul. So I should definitely insist on a steam test and trial run before parting with your readies – though I suppose that should be standard advice for any second hand loco purchase.

I have to say I am very fond of mine; when running nicely on a level-ish line she is a real delight to run. You may have seen the various videos of her running on YouTube – if not, take a look at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVvZ6C0XrH4&fmt=18 – on tippers at home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY40lZtGzL8&fmt=18 – at Llechfan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0UxC7sz3Q&fmt=18 – again at home

I hope that is some help, that the Wren turns out to be a good ‘un, that the price is right, and that if you do buy it gives you as much pleasure as mine has to me.

]]> Comment on About by Don Griffiths http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/about/#comment-91 Don Griffiths Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:11:43 +0000 #comment-91 Dear Richard I am about to purchase a second hand Wrightscale Wren and from the 16mm track at Llecfan I understand you have such a loco. Any snags or tips you can profer before I plunge the hard earned pension Don Griffiths Goginan,Aberystwyth Dear Richard
I am about to purchase a second hand Wrightscale Wren and from the 16mm track at Llecfan I understand you have such a loco.
Any snags or tips you can profer before I plunge the hard earned pension
Don Griffiths
Goginan,Aberystwyth

]]> Comment on Tedious Spring error message, and its solution by JAmes http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/tedious-spring-error-message-and-its-solution/#comment-85 JAmes Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:15:56 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-85 thank you! I hadnt thought of that, and it was exactly what was causing my problem thank you! I hadnt thought of that, and it was exactly what was causing my problem

]]> Comment on Keeping going by Unsubscribing « Richard Huss’s Weblog http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/keeping-going/#comment-77 Unsubscribing « Richard Huss’s Weblog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:01:44 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-77 [...] Huss under Christianity | Tags: bible, daily reading, esv, rss |   Well, back in February I blogged about using the RSS feed of the ESV Daily Reading Bible, and the interesting graph they have on the ESV [...] [...] Huss under Christianity | Tags: bible, daily reading, esv, rss |   Well, back in February I blogged about using the RSS feed of the ESV Daily Reading Bible, and the interesting graph they have on the ESV [...]

]]> Comment on On the Athanasian Creed by Stephen http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/on-the-athanasian-creed/#comment-68 Stephen Mon, 05 May 2008 22:54:49 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-68 Hi Richard, It was great to talk to you on Friday. I don't think I have had such an in-depth conversation on the bookstall before! Every blessing, S. Hi Richard,
It was great to talk to you on Friday. I don’t think I have had such an in-depth conversation on the bookstall before!

Every blessing,

S.

]]> Comment on Things I learned at the weekend by Stephen http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/things-i-learned-at-the-weekend/#comment-44 Stephen Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:30:59 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-44 Oh the joys! I have none of these problems. Just a whole set of other ones. Oh the joys! I have none of these problems. Just a whole set of other ones.

]]> Comment on English grammar and BBC News headlines by Huw Thomas http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/english-grammar-and-bbc-news-headlines/#comment-39 Huw Thomas Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:23:24 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/english-grammar-and-bbc-news-headlines/#comment-39 Actually that was meant to be a comment on the blog about the railway. Sorry, I'm used to blogger where the comment button is at the bottom. Silly Me! Actually that was meant to be a comment on the blog about the railway. Sorry, I’m used to blogger where the comment button is at the bottom.

Silly Me!

]]> Comment on English grammar and BBC News headlines by Huw Thomas http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/english-grammar-and-bbc-news-headlines/#comment-38 Huw Thomas Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:18:54 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/english-grammar-and-bbc-news-headlines/#comment-38 Richard, It reminds me of the train set my sister had when we were kids, it was called "The Big Big Train Set" and was a similar scale. We used to have hours of fun in the back garden - then I discovered Hornby... BTW Happy New Year to all the family. TTFN Huw Richard,

It reminds me of the train set my sister had when we were kids, it was called “The Big Big Train Set” and was a similar scale.
We used to have hours of fun in the back garden – then I discovered Hornby…

BTW Happy New Year to all the family.

TTFN

Huw

]]> Comment on Where are you, Mackie? by Richard Huss http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/where-are-you-mackie/#comment-19 Richard Huss Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:43:41 +0000 http://richardhuss.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/where-are-you-mackie/#comment-19 Hot news: Mackie has been found! Hot news: Mackie has been found!

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