Good Evening-

work now started on the Class 87 Chassis. The underframe was more or less cut off just leaving the box with the grill on. The parts were re-used from the Original Lima frame and using various tubing and sheeting, the frame was rebuilt to make the model look much better. The end result is worth it IMHO and it certainly improves the overal look of the model and gives the underframe more releif, as the Lima detailing is underscale, two Dimensional, and more suited for H0 guage than 00 in the way its scaled as many components were under-sized; particularly the battery box which is some 2mm short in length. pictures of the underframe will be uploaded soon to this blog entry to show the end effort. Right, that out of the way next job to tackle is the re-motoring.

The Lima motor is a good enough performer, but I want something that is quieter and smoother in performance. Looking on the Railway Centre website, I matched the Wheelbase of the Class 42 Warship to the Class 87 one. so After getting a Warship Chassi from Ebay it was decided to put the components of this into the 87. The ends of the Metal block were cut off and these were put onto the Chassis tray of the Lima moulding. They sit perfectly but a little tight fit. The trouble is though is that the gear tower lugs that pivot, wont reach the mouting points so I can screw it back together, so I think the side frames are mounted too high, or the Chassis ends may just need to be taken out of the equation, im hoping that it might be the frames being to high that might be the problem. My thoughts are also on what to replace the Warship wheels with also, as they are too small

More soon

NL