fletchj1 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 The maker, Geoff in Australia, is recovering from a serious operation and is only completing existing orders. He trades as Hollywood Foundry. This is what I got from him for the A Class. BullAnt chassis buildx.jpg Kirley, Thanks for that info. That looks an impressive and well though drive unit. In particular the belt drives, rather than gears down to the main axle drive shafts will make for much quieter running. I assume that Geoff also makes the Black Beetle drives. I wish I knew of Hollywood Foundry at lot sooner as it would have saved the bother and waste of time making my own gearboxes for my railcars. At the time I couldn't find any suitable single axle drives. Jeremy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletchj1 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 GNR(I) QGT 131 Q Class has had a major re build by the RSPI. A spin off from the Q Class was a Goods Tank engine the QGT. Last January a model of it appeared on the Web for sale. It has been suggested the builder may have been the late Harry Connaughton. IMG_9589x.jpg IMG_9664x.jpg As you can see it was powered by a fairly ancient Tri-ang Jinty chassis. IMG_0931x.jpg I acquired a modern Hornby Jinty chassis but they changed shape of the block which meant I had to skim off some off the metal to get it to fit into the brass body. IMG_1124x.jpg IMG_1187x.jpg I marveled at the build of the trailing pony truck, it has 3 of the smallest nuts & bolts I ever saw but I had to reduce it down in size to fit the new chassis. IMG_2735x.jpg There was lots of trimming back of the boiler to get the new chassis in place. IMG_2753x.jpg IMG_2754x.jpg IMG_2757x.jpg It was good to get it on the rolling road to test it out. IMG_2762x.jpg Wiring for DCC, painting and track testing was next on the agenda for this beautifully scratched built brass locomotive. I’m full of admiration of the skill of the builder. Looks like you also replaced the wheels as part of the work. Flanged centre wheels as opposed to flangeless on the original loco. Are those Alan Gibson wheels?. The look like them. Jeremy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Looks like you also replaced the wheels as part of the work. Flanged centre wheels as opposed to flangeless on the original loco. Are those Alan Gibson wheels?. The look like them. Jeremy. I replaced the original with a modern Hornby Jinty chassis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletchj1 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I didn't read your write up fully. You say that is a modern Hornby Jinty chassis. I don't know how 'modern' that actually is, not being a Hornby devotee. Those wheels/flanges do seem very much overscale for recent models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 I didn't read your write up fully. You say that is a modern Hornby Jinty chassis. I don't know how 'modern' that actually is, not being a Hornby devotee. Those wheels/flanges do seem very much overscale for recent models. It's a current Hornby Railroad model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletchj1 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I assume the current 'Railroad' range is the old Hornby range which was current before the coming of Bachmann 'put the cat among the pigeons' as they say, forcing Hornby to more scale realism to stay competitive. If so, the older Railroad moulds and dies should have long since paid for themselves and the the vehicles should be correspondingly cheaper. Is that the case?. I found that the older Hornby stuff had a narrower back-to-back dimension on the wheelsets which made them not take kindly to my track which is to suit the RP25. I assume that the newer current Hornby scale stuff has less obtrusive couplers than the one-time huge obtrusive big bumper which held coaches very far apart. That screamed 'toy train set'. Jeremy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Jeremy, Hornby say, "Our Hornby Railroad locomotives provide a perfect entry point into the exciting world of Hornby OO gauge modelling. From early to modern, diesel electric to model steam locomotives, the Railroad engine range is extensive. Our Hornby Railroad model locomotives are carefully designed to be less easily damaged, yet maintain the attractive detailing and accurate liveries one would expect. The Hornby Railroad range is ideal for both the younger enthusiast and experienced modeller alike and importantly, uses the standard hook and bar type coupling so will operate seamlessly with standard Hornby rolling stock." A lot of modellers use this range to get a less expensive but modern chassis but the couplings are still on the big side and need to be replaced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 BCDR Pickering Coaches BCDR in 1938 bought two tricomposite bogie coaches built by Pickering of Glasgow on LMS standard underframe design. They were a very smooth running coach but BCDR were not allowed the funds to buy more. This project is to modify two RTR coaches into No. 120 &121. The main work was the underframe, roof vents, buffers and coach ends. Next a primer coat. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat141 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 They are nice coaches. Who makes them? and did they go to GNRI ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 They are nice coaches. Who makes them? and did they go to GNRI ? The drawings were done by the NCC at York Rd. and built by Pickering in Glasgow. They were re numbered by the UTA when they took them over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat141 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 So are they Dapol coaches or some other manufacturer? And would they have been UTA green? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurfBurner Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I believe they became UTA 291 & 293, last used 1967/68 and scrapped 1969. Would certainly have been UTA green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Interesting project Kieran,are you doing them in BCDR or UTA liveries? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks for the comments, the donors are Bachmann 57' Mk1 Suburban coaches and will be in BCDR livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletchj1 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Jeremy, Hornby say, "Our Hornby Railroad locomotives provide a perfect entry point into the exciting world of Hornby OO gauge modelling. From early to modern, diesel electric to model steam locomotives, the Railroad engine range is extensive. Our Hornby Railroad model locomotives are carefully designed to be less easily damaged, yet maintain the attractive detailing and accurate liveries one would expect. The Hornby Railroad range is ideal for both the younger enthusiast and experienced modeller alike and importantly, uses the standard hook and bar type coupling so will operate seamlessly with standard Hornby rolling stock." A lot of modellers use this range to get a less expensive but modern chassis but the couplings are still on the big side and need to be replaced. Kirley, Maybe I am a bit pedantic about wheel profiles. I could suggest to Hornby that they supply as an optional 'add on' to at least their steam loco's alternative sets of wheels made to the more modern standard. The wheels on steam locos are much more visible than on most other rolling stock. Re couplers:- Kadees are the way to go, preferably body rather than bogie mounted. The Keen Systems constant distance device allows coaches to be coupled with buffers almost touching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 BCDR Pickering Coaches Interiors completed, I find I can't do coaches now without putting passengers in. While these coaches are tri-composites, the only pictures I have seen only show No.s 1 & 2 on the doors so that is what I copied. Some blue sky thinking.... I'll do some pictures on them on the layout shortly. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Nice conversation Kieran, 2 would probably be enough for the Baltic's!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 CIE Flat Wagons Back in November I put up some pictures of CIE Containers I got from Provincial Wagons at the Dublin Show. I also got some flat wagon kits to go with them but only got round to building them now. They are the same as Leslie’s skeleton wagons without the internal detail as they will have Containers permanently on top of them. You can see in the picture below the detail on the open skeleton wagon. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Nice wee train Kieran Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 E’s ,E’s,E’s.... E Class Project Last June I picked up a damaged Q Kit Resin body of the early E Class and then a friend donated another E Class he got 25 years ago but never motorised. The previous month I read Georgeconna excellent post on building a Shapeways E Class, (later type) and learned John Mayner did an etch for this model. Also Hollywood Foundry did a motorised chassis made to measure for it. I ordered a Shapeways Model (Holland) along with John’s etch (New Zealand) and two BullAnt motor chassis from Hollywood Foundry (Australia). So now I have three E Classes but decided only to work on two of them. John arranged for the etch to be printed in England and it arrived quite quickly. Unfortunately Geoff (Hollywood Foundry) took ill and all work stopped with him. He has since recovered enough to start to clear his back orders and my BullAnts’s arrived last month so I was able to start on this project. The Shapeways is easy to cut and drill but hard to reduce to parts like the engine doors, I suppose I should have cut them out allowing the etch doors to have a flusher fitting. I sanded the surface of the Shapeways model where I could and gave it a coat of Alcan filler/primer and re sanded. I added John’s etches (they are excellent) and copied Georgeconns detailed work on his build and have got to this stage. The pipe work and other fittings are loosely fitted to allow removal for painting. Next post I’ll put up some pictures of fitting the chassis on this and on the Q Kit one (which was a nightmare) but more later. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Very interesting Kieran. Nice work. Will watch with interest. What is the gearing with the BullAnt? Presume there are two driving axles, does it have 3 or 2 axles pickups on the BullAnt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hopefully this will answer all your questions Noel, a beautiful piece on engineering. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelG Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) It is a beautiful piece of engineering. AWD + AWP! Gearing looks like 25 or 30:1 which is perfect for a loco instead of the daft 15:1 on spuds like tenshodo. PS: You should put that pic up on FB Edited February 4, 2018 by NoelG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat141 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Nice model, very international. how does it run? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 how does it run? Only ran the motor on the rolling road, still at the workbench stage, testing still a bit away but I am confident it will be a smooth runner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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