Fords at Dagenham

[Dava]

This idea may seem batty, but bear with me. I've ordered a Rokuhan 'Shorty' Z gauge powered bogie chassis.

 

The Ford BTH loco is the one item of UK motive power I can think of which might be short enough to fit it. I shall have to see what the actual dimensions of the chassis are when it arrives in around mid-October, and whether adapting the BTH loco drawings can provide a 'box' to fit over it. Possibly a postcard mock-up first.

 

Why....well in my workshop there is an architects model of the GCR 'Bridge' project to Z scale, and today I agreed to refurb it for display use at events where our N gauge 'Bridge' is too long. I'd like to have something to run on it!

 

Dava

Edited September 22, 2018 by Dava

[Dava]

I sent the idea to Simon at Rue D'Etropal. Amazingly, he has the Shorty chassis and has redesigned the BTH loco body to fit it in Z scale - same evening! So it's now available from Recreation 21 at Shapeways.

 

https://www.shapeways.com/product/D298XRMNL/b-220fs-fd-dag-diesel-loco-1

 

I'll order one when the chassis arrives. So you could use it on a Z scale model of Ford Dagenham steelworks, or the K&ESR!

[rue_d_etropal]

I think one reason the Shorty chasis should fit is that I looks like it is designed for an American type loco. If you look at the Ford loco, yo will realise it is based on a standard American loco of that period, but to a much reduced loading gauge. The height is about the same as the bonnet on an American loco. It is why the HO versionI had printed ftted a Bachman GE44 chassis.

 

I took the opportunity to also resize the model for O and G1.

Edited September 28, 2018 by rue_d_etropal

[PhilJ W]

The drawings and photographs in this thread were were lost when RMweb had a problem a couple of years ago. Any chance of recovering them or reproducing them?