Running in

Regards, Greg.P.

Exactly. Nice, innit? I managed to find a brown one.

Actually it's 12 axles and 3 jackshafts.

Sewing machine oil, presumably? 3-in-1 will gum up after a few months

I'd advise using only oils etc made for models. Two brands I use are Labelle and AeroCar. I don't know about brands available in the UK/EU, but there will be several. The RC airplane and car types use them, so they should be easy to find. One reason is that many oils will attack the styrene plastic used in models, and may interact with some engineering plastics used for clips, gears, etc. Both Labelle and AeroCar specify which of their lubricants are plastic compatible.

HTH

What I use is Seuthe Ultra-haft Õl. I wouldn't touch 3-in-1 with a barge-pole.

"Jane Sullivan" wrote

I can believe that such a model might need lubrication Jane, but both Bachmann and (to a lesser extent) Hornby seem to apply enough oil in the manufacturing stage to ensure that it is never necessary to lubricate them again.

Running-in seems totally unnecessary as most UK models have enough 'slop' built-in already, in much the same way that most modern motor cars don't need the careful touch for the first few thousand miles.

Enjoy your new loco - it sounds a real beast! :-)

John.

"Jane Sullivan" wrote

Hornby actually recommended '3-in-One' for their models in the past, not sure whether they still do?

John.

In message , John Turner writes

I remember Tri-ang supplying little bottles of Shell lubricating oil, with a pin for application mounted in the cork used to seal the bottle when not in use.