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Railway Series, P4, SCC and Pre-Grouping blog. Basically whatever I'm modelling at the time.

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NWR #1 'Thomas' & SCC Chassis Developments & Experiments

Greetings.   If you followed this thread and the above post you may know that I eventually solved the issue of getting a LB&SCR E2 kit I was happy with...I made my own. So my first Sparkshot Custom Creations E2 was in Gunky rusted BR Black using the cheaper WSF material. Since then I have also been working on a new type of chassis and the prototype can be read about and viewed as a video regarding the Furness J1 in this thread:   https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&
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Completed - NWR # 4 Gordon (MK II / 1939 Crewe Rebuild)

Like the first A0 Gordon, this one is also my second version of Gordon MK II.   Pastes:   -   Gordon 1939 Crewe Rebuild - MK II   Based and modelled from Simon and Sean's research as close as I could. I just hope it doesn't disapoint after all this time, I have tried hard on it as I always do. I can never help but pick myself up though. :   From an older picture you may have seen I have revised those cylinder drain cocks as to my mind they were too high, so now they are squashed t
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Completed - NWR # 5 James

More pastes! This is my first working brass model and a kit bash to boot. It does work but I have a new cahassis ready becasue I want to make it run better.   Tender doors? Not many pics with it on James, plus in real live they were not always on.   Paint messy in places, had a drama with it because it is a gloss, I hate gloss paint as a base, but it is good enough for me for now, maybie with varnidshes and washes I can fix it later. I haven't weathered James yet, brake dust and running
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Tidmouth-Vicarstown Hybrid Plan and Norramby Control Panel

If anyone can help with the above great, if not no worries. So what is this massive 00 gauge layout I am building in the loft? I haven't revealed much about how the plan looks, suffice to say I have been planning Knapford Junction and Tidmouth on and off with a thousand revisions since around 2010 due to the lack of space. It is also why I cannot do it in P4 but I can do it in 00, will be hand building some track to save money too and make it more realistic. P4 layout will go above as an end t
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A Tale of Two Ducks! - 5700 Conversions (Many Pics!).

At last some actual modelling! Two Little Ducks; Twenty Two - Quack Quack! You remember my RWS Duck From 2007 right? Of course you do. It was kindly hosted on TRLOTTTE that I am relieved to finally realize has been saved by Ryan and his merry men! http://www.sodor-island.net/railwayseries/ http://www.sodor-island.net/railwayseries/modeller-gavin-duck.htm This was then rebuilt slightly when the chassis was modified and converted to P4 instead of 00. This is what it looked like All good
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Completed - NWR #4 Gordon (MK 1 / A0)

The below is again another paste from other forums, construction phase blog might be included sometime after like on Fury but unsure yet, anyway. This is my 2nd attempt at Gordons first version how he was likelt to be seen in 1923 upon arival to Sodor. I did a version before which was just a repainted Hornby Great Northern and nothing more but due to more information and more plausable research mainly conducted by S.A.C Martin and Sean O'Connor the version below is the result. The center of t
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Construction Stages - NWR #4 Gordon (MK 1 / A0)

Whilst Simon and Sean were doing there brilliant research found: http://www.pegnsean....-a0-Pacific.htm and: http://pegnsean.net/...no4-rebuild.htm   I have been revising my model of Gordon MK1 to fit. Truth be told Gordon MK 1 (A) was just a paint test for me to test my air brush and blue colours in preparation for Gordon MK II, it was simply a repainted Gresley A1, the 1st built called Great Northern.   I want to give a heartfull thankyou to Simon and Sean for putting up with my consta
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NWR #6 'Percy'

I finished Percy!   I will be making my own chassis for it as I want slightly bigger 14mm/ 3' 6" wheels (rather than 12mm / 3') and slower running so the Peckett W4 chassis it is mainly designed for I have just borrowed from my own Peckett W4, that's why I have not painted the wheels greener.  The #6 is a home made decal, not perfect but good enough.  I'm VERY happy!  Will get some faces sorted la
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NWR #1 Thomas IMPROVED & Video!

Ok cushy update.   I sorted it, little birdy in the mind wouldn't shut up so I took the keeper plate off, removed the wheels, poked the 'compo' pin out, turned the bar around and then after a bit of trial and error bent it to where it worked properly. Result is great running again also slightly improved so I'm uber pleased.   When I glued the lead shot in the 'ballast bin' I forgot to not get the glue between the keeper. As a result ol' Bonehead had to rip it off and sort another out. So I w
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Completed - LMS 6399 FURY

I have been bashing a model of LMS 6399 FURY from a Bachmann parallel Boiler Royal Scot for two reasons.   Reaosn 1) I have ALWAYS wanted a model of it! I have seen two models of Fury on Vectis online and that's it, literally. I think I have attained a standard better than the gray version but inferiour to the Crimson Lake version. Either way despite a few niggles that I'm kicking myself for, I'm happy with it.   Reason 2) Me, S.A.C Martin and Sean O'Connor and SiFox at the Permanent Wa
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Moving to P4

Ok, it is official, I have gone raving mad and took the plung into the world of P4 (not so much S4) Starting with this post is some actual proof rather than speculation, I have made that all important start. Pictures show some tools, gauges and bits I have brought, also I have joined two wheels to an axle using that £20 back to back gauge from Exactoscale and Loctite 243 (Suitable? Didn't want to use 603 incase I needed to remove things). Black track in background is C&L Flexible track
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(Post 5 (LBSCR 'E2' Build))

Update,   The replacement sprung buffers have a small cap that needs to be soldered in place, but once that is done I found that the components were not supplied with a back buffer plate, and so I had to make my own. I did lose a cap but I made my own.   The following photograph I recieved from Tom Biddle (A.K.A Blue Pioneer), and may I say thankyou again, for it is a great picture. For a while I've been debating with myself whether or not to discard the 'enclosed' coal rails that came wit
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New Layout started - Details and pics in this blog!

The Knapford Junction plan is still a location I very much want to model but so is Tidmouth MPD and after literally over 5 years of constantly re-planning these two locations due to space restraints (planning started way before I joined Scale4) I feel strongly that my hand is forced to backslide a wee. Because my ambitions are big and I ultimately do know what I want for the 'proper' layouts I'm going to have to do them in 00. I didn't want to believe me, I mentally have been kicking and screa
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REAL Working Leaf Springs For Wagons P4.

Working Leaf Springs For Wagons. I'll just like to say, I'm unsure if I'm the first to do this. Probably not yet maybe, I've yet to see a post on the subject until now so I hope so, but whatever, I'm rather happy I've managed to bring this idea into fruition.   The idea has been cooking up in my head for a good while now. Firstly a disclaimer: Although unintentional, this post may erk Bill somewhat as the basis for this experiment is two of his spring units, and no doubt it's probably sa
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Moving to P4 (Post 13 (Converting the Heljan Class 35 'Hymek'))

Apparently known to being one of the easiest 00 conversions to P4 known to mankind, I thought I'd give it a go. Conclusion, MEGA easy, however, I had some difficulties that you are unlikely to have, thus I'll post them first.     before all that bother I had a short circuit that I didn't realise until the controller passsed out, I had a hammer accross the test track at the far end. MONG, so after that I changed controllers but loco was still almost dead, probably too hot. After the above q
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((Post 1 & 2) LBSCR 'E2' 0-6-0 kit builds into 'Thomas' (x2))

Rather than call this, 'Moving to P4 Post 41' I think I can safely say I have now 'Moved to P4', Although 00 isn't 100% abandoned. I'd like your opinion on whether you think it's safe for me to call myself a P4 modeller yet. I would rather have it collectively said of me than me say it becasue I know I'm still new to it. Opinions please.   Ok...   As some of you may know, I'm going to try to build two LBSCR E2 locomotives, the first one as a straight E2, and the second as a slight kitbash.
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(Post 8 (LBSCR 'E2' Boiler Explosion!))

I think after I'm going to buy a Hornby body and have another go with that. Truth is I think this old kit body is pretty horrid. I naively thought at the time of planning, simply being a 'kit' the model would be far superior as a base to detail over the old Hornby plastic one but after having a good look I think I was wrong.     I don't know what is the most accurate in terms of basic dimentions so last night I measured my metal body to that of my Hornby Thomas, which is basically an E2 with
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P4 Wagons - Update and mini conversion.

The E2 project isn't abandoned, I just need to get around to doing the body.     Ok, so, I haven't been on recently much as has been established for a bunch of reasons. My modelling progress has ground down to a halt and I've made little progress on my layout. Well, really it's almost none as I have been 'waggoning' more than anything and before I make much progress on the layout I wish to get Dingham couplings fitted to a enough examples to accurately test if I like them. This means I need t
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Construction Stages - LMS 6399 FURY

Here is a massive paste of the construction for Fury. I'm still getting used to the layout of RMweb so forgive my shotgun method of posting if it's crap. Please forgive the 2nd nature of the below posts. It's all compiled from the other forums but now presented here for you.         I have started with Bachmann's parallel boiler Royal Scot model as a base. The model is nice enough but a little lacking in detail and proportion if you ask me, but never mind. I removed most of the detail
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(P4) - 57xx Ultrascale Conversion for Bachmann Example

Success! About 6 years ago I had a bash at converting a standard Bachmann 57xx into a RWS 'Duck', it was nothing more than a face addition, balsa wood sandboxes (Ugh, replacement ideas please?), a couple of paint tweaks, brass number plates...and that's about it. I have been looking for another pannier of the same part number to have another go with more accuracy and care, however it seems Bachmann have discontinued it as I can't find one anywhere. Hopefully they will re-release it. Anyway,
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(Post 4 (LBSCR 'E2' Build))

Mini update. Where I accidently filed the rivets smooth I've drilled holes, inserted .45mm brass rod with superglue. Then they were clipped off and filed. I just need to finish cleaning them up, removing the glue and fine tune the tank extension shape as the join is smooth to the touch now. Also added the grab handle seen in photographs. Bunker gone! Will scratch build my own. Chimney position looks crap here so might resolder it. Accupuncture pin cushion Nails clipped and filed, still need
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Construction Stages - NWR # 5 James

Like on my other blog entries the majority is just selected pastes from other forums so please forgive the second hand feel of it all.     Construction starts:   Gearbox & Motor. The chassis frame had the cut out on the left, my new hole is in the middle   Hole seen clearer here, also the running plate has its inside edges butchered. You will also notice the brake block brackets are away from the propper hole, they were there, but again cus wheels have had to move them.   Lo
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(Post 6 (LBSCR 'E2' Gearbox Construction))

Before I do much more on the body I want to start the dreaded chassis. I have already battled to remove the bits that needed to be removed from the flat etch fret and in the process made a bit of a pigs ear out of it, but thankfully after the suggestion of getting a good quality peircing saw I might be able to avoid future problems here. Mike G' graciously sent me some hornguides/springs and a coupling rod chassis jig, I had already brought the Alan Gibson hornblocks so I'll use them here
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