Great comprehensive video for all us beginners, too many video's just gloss over the procedure, but this explained starting up procedure very well.. Sorry to hear of the dissapointment at the end. Ive gived you a Subscribe and going to watch your other videos, when i can tear myself away from my build!! stay safe regards mr f
Thank you for your kind words. I used to be an instructor on British Rail years ago so hopefully some of that has rubbed off. Thanks for for subscribing.
if it's not right i think maxitrak would sort it for you, after all even in kit form it's new loco that should work and if instructions for build were followed they ought to see you through to getting her running
Thanks, yes you are right, but the trouble was initially I tried to fix things which would probably have cancelled out any warranty. But I have since sold it to someone who has been able to get it working again, because after I made this video more problems developed which required tools and knowledge I did not possess.
Based on my experience I would not recommend an Alice, they are made in China and are poor quality. Also reading other people’s experiences I do not think mine was an isolated case. As far as a Polly 3 is concerned I don’t know. If you are an experienced model engineer or know someone who is, then you could take a chance and get either one.
Nutmeg50% Thank you very much! I have a dealer with an Alice and I’m thinking of purchasing a Polly 3. People seem to fancy the Polly locomotives but I like that the Alice can take tighter radius’s.. Just trying to gather as much info as I can and your responses are much appreciated.
Further to my earlier reply, l bought Alice because of the 2.4m radius curves on my Railway. But I would suggest you buy the largest loco you can manage or afford. As with all steam engines, the smaller they are, then more attention to the fire and water is required.
@@elktrains1937 Polly locomotives are very reliable and their service is excellent. When ever you run Into a problem they will have a quick response. On the behave of the curves. That's mostly as the alice is a 0-2-0 and the Polly 3 is a 0-3-0 locomotive. Polly does offer several 0-2-0 configuration locomotives which can take on smaller curves then the 3. Just look at their site and you can find the minimal radius of every model.
She was bought new as a painted kit. Initially I had 2 leaks on the water tank , a split but on a pipe union then a split pipe. All of these I fixed myself. I then ran it successfully. When I made this video I intended to run it but after steaming up the regulator jammed and the reversing lever also became unfixed from the gear linkage. So now I have to try and fix all that.
@@mattseymour8637 you dont need to filter rain water as its softer than mains water to prevent a messy boiler blow it down after every use you should be fine you can use a small amount of kettle cleaner if your having a problem if the problem persists I'd contact the steam workshop
My Alice came from China and it was a mess, I should have sent it back to Maxitrak but I thought I could fix it myself, but there were too many problems. I might have just been unlucky but my advice would be only get one if you are very capable of repairing steam engines or you know someone who can. Good luck.
Tell me how bad was the valve gear broken I might be able to help you Because if only one broke then you can make measurements and ask someone to cnc it
Thank you for your comments. I made that video about 18 months ago and since then I had other problems so decided to cut my losses and sold her. I should have sent her back to Maxitrak when I first had issues with her first steaming. But I thought I could deal with them myself. But thank you very much for your kind offer.
That looked like machine oil you were squirting around on the slide bars.....thats....thats wrong. Its too thin you need something thicker like steam oil. Or better yet a steam oil mix.
I was actually using engine oil as recommended by Maxitrak, but it does`nt matter any way as the engine is a load of rubbish. Thanks for your input though.
For the reverser I would get in touch with maxitrax other than that get in touch with steam workshop also what oil are you using steam oil your fine anything else not so good if I'm teaching to suck eggs I apologise I've seen many get it wrong
Thank you Mark for your suggestions, but this was one of several faults, another one developed after this video was published. In light of that I decided to sell it to a fellow enthusiast who had the tools and the know how to sort it all out. He was also in the process of building a garden railway. Thanks again, but I shall stick to my electric locos from now on.
@@nutmeg5032 ok mate no worries I get what your saying im in the middle of rebuilding my two steam locomotives I've engineering background but still gets a bit much nice talking to you
What a lovely little railway
Thank you very much.
That is a nice loco, and miniature railway :)
Thanks very much, I’m afraid this steam loco needs some attention, but I do have several battery locos and wagons.
Great comprehensive video for all us beginners, too many video's just gloss over the procedure, but this explained starting up procedure very well.. Sorry to hear of the dissapointment at the end. Ive gived you a Subscribe and going to watch your other videos, when i can tear myself away from my build!!
stay safe
regards
mr f
Thank you for your kind words. I used to be an instructor on British Rail years ago so hopefully some of that has rubbed off. Thanks for for subscribing.
@@nutmeg5032 Did you send it to Keith Appleton or was he to busy?
@@thedave7760 No, I sold it to someone who was more experienced with steam .
Only just come across this video Mick, enjoyed watching it. Certainly does look like a lovely locomotive, shame you’ve had problems with it though.
if it's not right i think maxitrak would sort it for you, after all even in kit form it's new loco that should work and if instructions for build were followed they ought to see you through to getting her running
Thanks, yes you are right, but the trouble was initially I tried to fix things which would probably have cancelled out any warranty. But I have since sold it to someone who has been able to get it working again, because after I made this video more problems developed which required tools and knowledge I did not possess.
Thanks Graham, yes I’ll have to get round to trying to fix it one day, or else sell it.
Can you do a driving lesson on Alice or a drivers eye view
Would you recommend getting an Alice or a Polly 3 locomotive? From the looks of it, it seems you had some problems with the Alice..
Based on my experience I would not recommend an Alice, they are made in China and are poor quality. Also reading other people’s experiences I do not think mine was an isolated case. As far as a Polly 3 is concerned I don’t know. If you are an experienced model engineer or know someone who is, then you could take a chance and get either one.
Nutmeg50% Thank you very much! I have a dealer with an Alice and I’m thinking of purchasing a Polly 3. People seem to fancy the Polly locomotives but I like that the Alice can take tighter radius’s.. Just trying to gather as much info as I can and your responses are much appreciated.
Further to my earlier reply, l bought Alice because of the 2.4m radius curves on my Railway. But I would suggest you buy the largest loco you can manage or afford. As with all steam engines, the smaller they are, then more attention to the fire and water is required.
@@elktrains1937 Polly locomotives are very reliable and their service is excellent. When ever you run Into a problem they will have a quick response. On the behave of the curves. That's mostly as the alice is a 0-2-0 and the Polly 3 is a 0-3-0 locomotive. Polly does offer several 0-2-0 configuration locomotives which can take on smaller curves then the 3. Just look at their site and you can find the minimal radius of every model.
@@schagerbaantje Thanks! Have you checked out Train Builder? He’s building a Polly 3.
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Did you buy her brand new, I'd understood the recent update was to fix these supposed issues?
She was bought new as a painted kit. Initially I had 2 leaks on the water tank , a split but on a pipe union then a split pipe. All of these I fixed myself. I then ran it successfully. When I made this video I intended to run it but after steaming up the regulator jammed and the reversing lever also became unfixed from the gear linkage. So now I have to try and fix all that.
So what happened to it afterwards?
I sold it on ebay to a fellow enthusiast who was experienced with traction engines and he eventually got it working.
Nice loco. How do you filter your rainwater?
You don't have to filter rainwater, just tap water however boiler treatment can be used instead of filtering
@@christianboulton521 OK but if I want to use rain water how can you filter it? Also what water treatment could I use for a copper boiler?
@@mattseymour8637 you dont need to filter rain water as its softer than mains water to prevent a messy boiler blow it down after every use you should be fine you can use a small amount of kettle cleaner if your having a problem if the problem persists I'd contact the steam workshop
i guess i wont be getting an alice
My Alice came from China and it was a mess, I should have sent it back to Maxitrak but I thought I could fix it myself, but there were too many problems. I might have just been unlucky but my advice would be only get one if you are very capable of repairing steam engines or you know someone who can. Good luck.
Tell me how bad was the valve gear broken
I might be able to help you
Because if only one broke then you can make measurements and ask someone to cnc it
Thank you for your comments. I made that video about 18 months ago and since then I had other problems so decided to cut my losses and sold her. I should have sent her back to Maxitrak when I first had issues with her first steaming. But I thought I could deal with them myself.
But thank you very much for your kind offer.
@@nutmeg5032 o thats a shame
If only i told you sooner
Are you gonna get a new one?
@@laaity Yes it is, but I think I will stick to electric.
@@nutmeg5032 o
Thats a shame
But live steam is worth it
You just had some bad luck
That looked like machine oil you were squirting around on the slide bars.....thats....thats wrong. Its too thin you need something thicker like steam oil. Or better yet a steam oil mix.
I was actually using engine oil as recommended by Maxitrak, but it does`nt matter any way as the engine is a load of rubbish. Thanks for your input though.
@@nutmeg5032 I really doubt they would reccomend the wrong kind of oil TBH. An yeah Alice isnt much of a hauler. 4 people max and shes done
For the reverser I would get in touch with maxitrax other than that get in touch with steam workshop also what oil are you using steam oil your fine anything else not so good if I'm teaching to suck eggs I apologise I've seen many get it wrong
Thank you Mark for your suggestions, but this was one of several faults, another one developed after this video was published. In light of that I decided to sell it to a fellow enthusiast who had the tools and the know how to sort it all out. He was also in the process of building a garden railway. Thanks again, but I shall stick to my electric locos from now on.
@@nutmeg5032 ok mate no worries I get what your saying im in the middle of rebuilding my two steam locomotives I've engineering background but still gets a bit much nice talking to you