News (September 2007)
Since this does not relate directly to either MTH or Accucraft I place the following here: Whilst Mr. Hyde has stock remaining I can supply his methanol-electric conversions of Marklin's UP F7 diesel unit. Pricing looks like being £1100 delivered here (please note that my prices do not include any element of VAT) which I do not think at all bad for the amount of development and construction costs involved.
As stated the locomotive is based on Marklin's model, so it is metal and 1/32 scale. Mr. Hyde has fitted an O.S. 15 glowplug motor and generator unit. A block of rechargeable batteries provides power for starting, the motor uses a two stage silencer with oil collection in the second stage, the exhaust exits prototypically through the roof. The motor has fan assisted cooling and one can expect a twenty minute run from the standard tank. A short demonstration video illustrates the basic manual operation. As you will see radio control is not supplied as standard but adaption would not be difficult.
