Reppingen EKB - thread in English

  • Hello EKB-fans,


    Then my railway has got a new loco in working condition.
    After a long and sometimes frustrating building process
    the end result seems to turn out very well.



    After adding the cab I got some nasty sounds while driving.
    It was caused by the brackets on the water tanks being too deep and
    getting in conflict with the bolt heads on the expansion links on both sides.
    Some more milling and filing fixed it.


    The switch from CTI-Modellbau works very well.


    Gruß,
    Thomas

  • Hallo,


    A few things more to mention...


    The gas filler adapter from Reppingen was filled with brass dust and chippings.
    I didn't discover it before I attached it to the filler valve, thus the valve
    and tank was filled with brass dust.


    I scrapped that valve anyway and instead replaced the small valve
    with a self venting Ronson valve as used by Accucraft.
    It has the same M5 x 0,5 threads.
    (Note that the Roundhouse gas valve is M4,5 x 0,5.)
    I can then use the same type of gas filler adapter as I use on my other locos.


    Reppingen valve right. Accucraft valve left.



    To be able to close the lid on the left water tank I chopped off the bush on the gas tank.
    There is still more than enough of the threads left to fit the valve.


    Best regards,
    Thomas

  • And I have had the pleasure to test the loco at a larger railway.
    Focused on running so didn't take many photos, but this turned out well:



    Gruß,
    Thomas

  • Hello Thomas,


    your foto is superb, outstanding. You should show it to Ralph Reppingen.


    The green and the black EKB is wunderful. I am not sure which one is prettier.


    Regards


    Andreas

  • Thomas,


    indeed a beautiful photo, seems to be from the real world! Certainly your recent experiences of running the loco with success compensate your past sufferings...


    greetings,


    Andreas

  • Hallo Andreas x2,


    Thanks for your kind words.
    It is all about getting down to get the right perspective
    and to avoid everything out of scale.
    This railway is raised about 1 m, so "getting down" is easy.


    Regards,
    Thomas

  • Hei Thomas,


    din bildet er virkelig veldig fint. Alt ser ekte ut, også denne banen du har vært som gjest er veldig bra. Det er sikkerlig mer gøy å kjøre der enn å kjøre på balkongen.


    mange hilsen fra Tyskland


    Michael

  • Hei Michael,


    Takk for hilsen på norsk. :)
    Vi får vel holde oss til tysk og litt engelsk her.
    Forøvrig alltid moro å besøke andre baner, men også moro på balkongen.


    Viele Grüße,
    Thomas