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First find your bits....

John M Upton

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For a long time I have been interested in the various drawings that exist of variants of the wartime beast that is O.V.S. Bulleid's Q1 0-6-0 freight loco.

 

To this end I have decided to try and create some of these 'neverwazzas' in OO scale using the Hornby Q1 as a starting point.

 

The first project is based on drawing number W5975 (can't show that here as I believe it is subject to copyright) which shows the Q1 boiler and loco chassis incorporated into a 0-6-2T tank locomotive.

 

The arrival of the Great British Locomotives magazine series has kick started this project, especially the current issue featuring a good reproduction at a very cheap price of the Bachmann 4MT Standard tank. As both the Q1 and the 4MT were (mostly) built and/or designed at Brighton all be it some years apart, I have decided to take the tanks and rear end of the GBL 4MT and try and scratch build the QT1 as I have classified it using parts butchered from the latter and blended into the modified Q1 loco section.

 

Tonight saw stage one, much butchery with a hack saw and the resulting mess sees this on my workbench:

 

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A trial mock up using the side tank, rear end, a Hornby Pacific bogie plus blu-tak and tape has seen the first glimpse of what may be to come:

 

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It's early days and tomorrow I shall start refining the parts and getting it to come together properly. The side tanks will need to be shortened for a starter, although not by much plus the cab roof is going to be a headache but I am sure I will come up with something.

 

Wish me luck, I must be mad!!!

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A variation I've heard of for the Q1 was an arrangement that wasn't unlike the Gresley V2s but I don't know whether this was a real option or if the person telling me made it up, but I like the sound of it. Also the outside cylinder version.

This though must be my favourite it looks right and I've never seen it done before.

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John M Upton
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I tell you something, looking at the pictures taken late last night in the cold light of day makes me realise something.

 

My workbench is a right old mess!

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John, do you have the tender? I have an O gauge Q1 with no tender and need something to copy when scratchbuilding. Would you be prepared to part with the tender?

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Unfortunately there isn't much left of it. The rear buffer beam and the cab end bulkhead were cut off and used in the Q-Tank whilst the wheels, pickups and what's left of the chassis frame are earmarked for other Q like projects.

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