andy2308 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 So you fixed the bo-bo bogies directly into the coach body Garry? Clever! Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 So you fixed the bo-bo bogies directly into the coach body Garry? Clever! Andy. That's right Andy. I made a special tool to give a round recess where the screw heads went which is similar to the bogie mounting boss. Garry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Why i never seem to get time to run trains!.I bought this lot of Trix & Dublo Electric signals plus a large bank of Trix switches for £15 from you know where.The Trix semaphore signals are the lit spectacle models from the 1960s normally lit by a 14v LES bulb in the base & transmit the light through a perspex rod in the post,very effective with the room lights off.The lampholders are missing but that`s no problem,i replace the lamps with 12v LEDsThe dublo signals all work & have been refurbished with a coat of paint on the posts & base & operating wire replaced. Ray. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 The Dublo signals were the best in my view and with a lick of paint do come up very nicely. I would have liked to use them on my TT layout but a little too large although I may look at replacing the arms with smaller ones to see how they look. It is a pity Dublo did not do other variations but they can be modified slightly. I also prefer the Dublo switches (Trix come a close second) and managed to get 16 isolating ones cheap for my TT layout. Garry 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCW Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Why i never seem to get time to run trains!.I bought this lot of Trix & Dublo Electric signals plus a large bank of Trix switches for £15 from you know where. That's a really good score Ray. I've paid close to that for a single, boxed, example! Like Garry, I think that the Dublo signals were the best of the proprietary brands and, as I may have said in Post 682, they are well worth refurbishing. I've had trouble resisting putting a bid on them when they've come up on the local internet auction site, and I've then had to pony up for D1 switches to go with them. Another brand of signals which may have just outclassed the Dublo ones were the SME signals of the 50s and 60s. But they were a little more expensive, perhaps with more hand-finishing, and seemed to be aimed at the "scale" rather than the "toy" market. There is a brief discussion on them (with a contribution from yours truly) on this thread elsewhere in the Collectable/Vintage corner of this Forum. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/116828-scale-model-signal-4mm-by-sme-co-ltd-sussex/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45568 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 This may be of interest??? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hornby-Dublo-OO-SPARE-PARTS-huge-4kg-collection-bogies-ponies-wheels-more/273488243081?hash=item3fad2b6989:g:K68AAOSwFxJbsZ7p Cheers from Oz, Peter C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCW Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 This may be of interest??? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hornby-Dublo-OO-SPARE-PARTS-huge-4kg-collection-bogies-ponies-wheels-more/273488243081?hash=item3fad2b6989:g:K68AAOSwFxJbsZ7p Cheers from Oz, Peter C. Wow. Looking at the photos I had a flashback to 60 years ago when I would read those boys' adventure books about the discovery of Captain Kidd's buried treasure. Apparently it wasn't hidden in a chest on an island in the Caribbean, but in Rowville Victoria. I wonder what the "back story" is to this collection. (The 4kg postage cost may be a challenge for the out-of-State buyers.) Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Sometimes,Ebay does me proud,after getting my Hattons EMU repaired by Scalespeed( i can reccomend his service),i was looking for a driving trailer for it,i had a dark green version using my own overlays & what should pop up was this for £19.99,very useful.I had a correrct colour cab end so i just swapped the bodies over. Ray. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Well,trains are beginning to run at last,still a bit of track fettling to do,one or two rail joints need attention.The 8F is a loco that was bought for me in 1958 when new,a bit stiff at first as it hadn`t been run in about 30 years.a good oiling & away she went,the 8f,48073 which supposed to be in this vid.blew the armature last night,one on order now,some Ringfields seem to be prone to this.The other train is my Wrenn Royal Scot converted to 3 rail & has a train of Trix Mk1 refinshed coaches. Ray. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Well,trains are beginning to run at last,still a bit of track fettling to do,one or two rail joints need attention.The 8F is a loco that was bought for me in 1958 when new,a bit stiff at first as it hadn`t been run in about 30 years.a good oiling & away she went,the 8f,48073 which supposed to be in this vid.blew the armature last night,one on order now,some Ringfields seem to be prone to this.The other train is my Wrenn Royal Scot converted to 3 rail & has a train of Trix Mk1 refinshed coaches. Ray. Nicely done Ray. I have to say no matter how good the Trix coaches are (you have done a lovely job on them) I don't like them with being low, even in a rake of all the same. That is my own personal choice though not a criticism. The Scot runs well as it should. I was never keen on the Ringfields and they are usually the Dublo motors that give problems, the vertical and 1/2" were perfect. Are the signals against the wall ready for an extension through it? :-) Garry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I think that may be pushing my luck a bit too far!.She puts up with large trains in the garage,in a display case in the lounge & one of the bedrooms but at least she knows wher to find me LOL Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 You mentioning the signals,i wanted a motor for one of the job lot that i bought.This turned up on Ebay,dunno what they`d done to the signal arm but since i only wanted the motor,it didn`t matter.As you can see it comes with two switches so for £15,it didn`t seem too bad a deal. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 That green push button switch for the TPO is one I'm looking for. Not that I need it (any switch will do for a TPO), but just to fill a hole in the collection.... The 8/9d price on the box explains why Dublo electric signals are not very common! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy2308 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Finished the REP, can’t share the video on here unfortunately but all working! Thanks to Garry for the advice re the Bo-Bo running gear, I also need to give a shout out to Andrew Lance of the HRCA for allowing me to tweak his SR EMU cab file and undercarriage designs to create the 3D prints required to complete this. Andy 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I saw the REP set on the 'I 'ad that' layout at the Wimborne Exhibition last weekend. Well done. It is an excellent layout and the REP set brings back memories of my first trip to Bournemouth. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Well here`s the Hornby model of Sir William A Stanier FRS.It`s a beautiful model.I don`t know if it will go round Dublo 15" curves,i havn`t tried it yet.I don`t know at the moment whether it will be 3 railed but i`ve come to the conclusion that these models are not around for long so you have to buy them while they are available.In front of it is the ongoing conversion of a city to this loco,cabside sheets modified.Next job is to strip the paint & make new firebox extensions to fit under the running plate,at least i`ve got a model to copy now. Ray. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 The best signals by far in the early 1960s were the kits made by Playcraft. I may still have a couple unbuilt lying around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Since the new look,this Forum has now become moribound,however,the latest conversion of a Dublo city loco to an Ivatt Duchess,i know i`ve forgotten to fit the reversing gear reach rod but this can sitll be made & fitted.I`ve got a Comet models tender body kit to make for the correct riveted version. Ray. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) Loco conversion finished except for the reverser reach rod which i forgot & can still be made & fitted & a Comet models correct style tender being built. Ray. Edited May 19, 2019 by sagaguy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NCB Posted May 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23, 2019 You're OK. A lot of us don't know what a reverser reach rod is! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Finished loco on shed,ex works finish late 1947 livery Ray. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Hi Ray Looking at you Sir William Stanier FRS has got me thinking of doing such a conversion myself, although the last thing I need at the moment is yet another Duchess.. Can I ask you where you got the casting for the trailing truck? Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 The trailing truck Delta side frames came from Comet models LS65 kit attached to a modified Dublo duchess trailing truck with rapid araldite as were the live & exhaust injectors & tender body kit which was almost a perfect fit on a dublo tender chassis. Ray. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Well, I might have to find some other way of doing the conversion. The only supplier I can find for Comet Models kits is Wizard Models Ltd (Peter's Spares do have some Comet Models items, but not this one). I was going to order one from Wizard Models Ltd but, when I got to the checkout page, they wanted £21.00 for postage. Another firm crossed off the list of people I want to deal with...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Hmm,that does seem rather a lot for a small package,air mail perhaps?.Is it because it`s white metal,some countries still think it contains lead which may lead to problems in the post.A email to Wizard models might be an idea. Best of luck,Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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