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Manning Wardle 'H' Class. Part 2 of a Pug bash.

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Managed to do a few more bits on the 'H' Class over the past few days including fitting the cut section of tubing under the saddle tank to represent the boiler. Thank's to Ruston's measurements of his Ixion 7mm version I was able to work out a rough figure for the depth between the bottom of the saddle tank and the running plate. The photos below show the model held together once more with Blu-tac.

 

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Thankfully, I managed to make up the smokebox door straps fairly successfully with Micro-strip, though looking at the picture it looks as if the top one has a slight 'wonk' on. No SOS calls to Robert at RT Models! The smokebox door wheel is a combination of a Comet smokebox door dart and a Mainly Trains etched wheel from one of the excelllent detailing etched frets they do. I've bent up a lamp iron too from a staple.

 

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To the rear I've added to brackets once again made from staples. I forgot to mention in the first post that handbrake housing on the rear panel is a piece of vacuum cylinder from a Parkside kit. Inside the cab I've added bracing to the rear panel,

 

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Here's the final view for this evening. The other thing I've done to the cab is added beading around the side cab windows again using Micro-strip. I've made provision for cab door handrails too. The leaf springs are once again from the excellent RT Models.

 

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At the moment the loco is sat on a non-working chassis but I'll be getting one next week so as to finalise the build and add the roof. I might look at adding the handrails over the weekend but other than assembly the main work is done. I will be adding the pipe work for the sand pipes and will remove the sandboxes from the new chassis when it arrives.

 

Steve at Narrow Planet is going to make me up a set of Manning-Wardle works plates and a nameplate as well. I'm looking forward to receiving these. (I've gone for a work number of 1783 and build date of 1912-Totally fictitious of course)

 

This has been a lovely build so far and really enjoyable.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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D869

Ah, some proper scratchbuilding! Creative use of Blu-Tack too.

 

Nice one Mark.

 

The wonky chimney adds to the overall ambiance but you might want to straighten it up a bit when you get the real glue out ;)

 

Regards, Andy

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Ah, some proper scratchbuilding! Creative use of Blu-Tack too.

 

Nice one Mark.

 

The wonky chimney adds to the overall ambiance but you might want to straighten it up a bit when you get the real glue out ;)

 

Regards, Andy

 

Thanks Andy,

 

Glad you like the use of Blu-tac. At the moment the loco has the feel and look of one of those exploding clowns cars from the circus! :D

 

As for the wonky chimney well lets just hope I get it on right when I assemble it next week! :)  Adds to the ambience at this part of the build though like you say.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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Nice work Mark!

 

Thanks Simon. 

 

Good to see you back as well ;)

 

One of these would look good on SMH :)

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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rope runner

Very nice!

 

Are you going to give her a name? Reminds me of Number 14 at Irchester, although I'm not sure she's an H class

 

It will certainly look the part on your ironstone shunting plank

 

Paul A. 

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Very nice!

 

Are you going to give her a name? Reminds me of Number 14 at Irchester, although I'm not sure she's an H class

 

It will certainly look the part on your ironstone shunting plank

 

Paul A. 

 

 

Hi Paul,

 

Thankyou for those kind words ;)

 

You've kind of sussed me out because No:14 kind of inspired the build but she wasn't an 'H' Class.  I think she was a 'Special' and had been rebuilt a few times too. Ruston is the man to confirm these things I believe.

 

There's a link on my Juniper Hill layout thread about No:14 with some great shots of her working around the Irchester system.  Thankfully, she's preserved I believe.

 

As for a name this loco is going to be called 'Phoebe' using the custom Narrow Planet nameplates which are excellent.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

PS. I'll post the link on here later for No:14.  Off out now.

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Great work. Those are not easy shapes to build in styrene, but even now with a Bluetack assembly they look right. The whole model just oozes character, very inspiring.

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This is really good, and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. Given the number of conversions of the Airfix/Dapol Pug kit over the years, it has always surprised me that the rtr mdel hasn't received the same treatment. Yoiur model shows what is possible and I'm pleased you are redressing the balance.

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Great work. Those are not easy shapes to build in styrene, but even now with a Bluetack assembly they look right. The whole model just oozes character, very inspiring.

 

Thanks Mikkel,

 

This is a great build and owes it's inspiration in Phil Parker's original article in Hornby Magazine.

 

Like you say there's some interesting shapes to form but thankfully all as come together nicely.  Now the sub-assemblies are complete it's just a case of bringing it all together and adding the little details to bring it to life.

 

Industrials offer a degree of flexibility and I'm surprised we have seen the likes of Bachmann introduce an industrial design.  Watch this space! 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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This is really good, and I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. Given the number of conversions of the Airfix/Dapol Pug kit over the years, it has always surprised me that the rtr mdel hasn't received the same treatment. Yoiur model shows what is possible and I'm pleased you are redressing the balance.

 

Morning Alex,

 

Thanks for those comments.

 

Yes, I'm surprised there hasn't been developments on the Pug theme too.  I guess there will be a time when we see some ready to run industrials as I mentioned in my reply to Mikkel.

 

Once this is build is finished I'm tempted to have a go at another-though using the Dapol/Airfix kit as a starting point to represent a non-working scrap line loco.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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This is a great build and owes it's inspiration in Phil Parker's original article in Hornby Magazine.

 

Thanks very much. I'm really chuffed to see someone having a go at it. As you say, this is a really pleasent build - I've done 2 and enjoyed them both. OK, neither end result was perfect but they were so much more fun than buying RTR.

 

Looking forward to seeing more. Excellent job so far.

 

Phil

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Thanks Phil,

 

I bet it's funny seeing one of these built from your drawings and words?

 

Like I said in the first instalment I saw your version on Chris Nevard's Polbrook Gurney.  I don't think you where around at the time and Chris had a rugby scrum around him whilst trying to play trains ;)

 

Your Manning Wardle stood out-perhaps the brightness of the blue against the grimness of the colliery surroundings but it looked every bit as good in the flesh compared to the pictures in the article.

 

Like you say-they're not perfect but the essence is there and unless you fancy fettling brass other than scratch building it's the only way to go.

 

I'm doing a few bits on it tonight-around the buffer beam area but the sub-assemblies won't be fixed together until later next week.

 

Thanks once again.

 

Mark

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