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First job: RC Boulton

Posted on 8 May 202022 May 2020


No 5 recently arrived on the Moel Rhos.

I’ve been eyeing up a Boulton for a while – the Moel Rhos needed a heavy battery loco for line clearing. With just one operational battery loco during lockdown (No 1 Gannet) reduced to 2 WD after the belt snapped – the urgency for the new loco increased. What if No 1 had a failure? The consequences would be catastrophic (i.e. locked down and having to wait to get up steam every time I want to play trains).

I’m delighted with the Boulton which is fully capable of hauling a dead Millie plus train. But it’s not as geared down as I expected and reacts to the sharp curves and even the minimal inclines on my line. If it stalls you can’t just wait for it to brew up like a steamer. Inevitably this occurs in the tunnels or the cutting. I feel it needs to be driven on my line, so RC needed. Fortunately I’d planned to do that anyway and had already ordered a Deltang Rx65c.

Next job is to fit it. Providing I can find my soldering iron…

3 thoughts on “First job: RC Boulton”

  1. Mike Barton says:
    8 May 2020 at 7:48 pm

    That’s a nice little engine Simon and looks good in black. I have been tempted with one of these, but not taken the plunge yet. Good luck with the R/C. Is there plenty of room inside for fitting this?

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    1. Simon Wood says:
      8 May 2020 at 8:17 pm

      I don’t know if it’s going to stay black, but I’m very pleased with its basic appearance. I plan to add a few details, but it is nicely proportioned.

      RC fitted successfully this morning. The Deltangs don’t take up much space, probably smaller than the supplied ESC, but there is in fact loads of spare room anyway. Plenty room for sound too if that’s your thing (it’s not mine…) I will post a pic here, showing the interior space, before the weekend is out.

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  2. Cain Howley says:
    9 May 2020 at 9:42 am

    Looking forward to that Simon

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