DJH 00 Kits

jasonclarke · Post by **jasonclarke** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:49 pm

Hi All,

I was considering buying a BR STD Class 2 Kit from DJH and wndered if anyone had any experiance with this or indeedother DJH Kits.

Many Thanks

Jason

peterholton · Post by **peterholton** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:42 pm

Made a couple, including the 9f, about 15 years ago: couldn't fault them, lovely models, straightforward to build with a bit of common sense and medium skill levels, they ran beautifully and looked the part.

If nothing's changed in that time, I'd recommend them: I would expect they've improved if anything.

Peter

jasonclarke · Post by **jasonclarke** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:55 pm

Thanks Peter,

Exactly what I wanted to hear!

Thanks again

JAson

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:05 pm

I have built quite a few and got some unopened boxes on the shelf.

Good kits to build but it takes time.

My tip is to paint them as you go. Saves problems when you can't reach a bit without dismantling.

jasonclarke · Post by **jasonclarke** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:12 pm

Thnks Ian,

Very usefull piece of advice , will do

Thank you

Jason

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:19 pm

My dad's built loads - he says they're all excellent kits - and the finished results are amazing!

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:10 pm

make sure you have like a hornby new loco drive motor, because the mashima.... etc motors are murder to run in

jasonclarke · Post by **jasonclarke** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:22 pm

How long do you need to run the mashima motor in for , iwas told by a freind that they are the better motor, If itis just a case of runing in for longer I would be willig to go for that.

Thank you to all of you for the coments, and taking the time to reply, its great to know there is still so much support in this community.

Thanks guys.

Jason

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:35 pm

well, im not sure of this but some motors that you usually get with a ready built kit, they sound like a lawnmower and stop on the points

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:46 pm

The mashima motors are good quality, nice and powerful!

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:52 pm

Regarding motors:

Buhler are exetremely good but difficult to get hold of - they are used by both Bachmann and LGB R-T-R Models and from my experince are the best around. Also I believe Hornby have adopted them in some of there recent models.

Generally speaking, the higher the pole number the better the motor, the industry standard is 5 pole now (it used to be 3), - Buhler 5 or 7 pole and your onto a winner.

Bruce

jasonclarke · Post by **jasonclarke** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 6:54 pm

I know this is going to make me sound stupid, but there web site says not suitable for 1st radius curves,
I realise tha I may need to reallign some of my track but I am not sure how much, My layout is basically a rounded rectangle ie there are straights between all curves.
The recomendation is 750mm radius or 30" radius , how exactly would i achieve this with ready made track?

Tanks again guys

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:42 pm

I see, what sort of loco are you looking for, not all of them, go round extreme curves, I had a Q7 built for me, goes round the most sharpest of curves, but i had the middle wheels flangeless.

jasonclarke · Post by **jasonclarke** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:15 am

Davydo,

I am looking for the Br Standar class 2 2-6-0.

At the moment Ia going to have to relay some of my track as the curves are a little too sharp for my Bachman peaks ,so I may as well make sre that I make it ok for the DJH kit at the same time.
Im just not sure which track ieces to use.

Jason

davvydo · Post by **davvydo** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:17 am

use flexi track, but run your biggest engine along the track or the really bad spots before you fix it completely.

the class 2 should be fine along the track, but ask anyway on the phone at djh