RJS1977 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 11 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: Clapped out examples appeared capable of getting close to fifty between stations no more than three miles apart, so I'd think one in good nick might well hit that sort of speed given long enough to work up to it. John That doesn't surprise me - there's mention on the Cholsey station thread of 14XXs being timetabled to do the 3 mile run from Wallingford (which ends with a steep uphill stretch) in six minutes! (Average speed 30mph). Nowadays the branch is half a mile shorter, we timetable it for 15 but have been known to do it in 10.... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frappington Jct Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, DK123GWR said: That does look good! What modifications are there on the body? The coal bunker immediately catches the eye, and the tool boxes (presumably to hide the motor clip) also stand out. Thanks! There's not a lot more than that to be honest! Aside from the tool boxes (I think originally used mostly just because I had them, but they do also serve to hide the motor clips) and the bunker, it's got bars over the rear cab windows and a proper cab floor, as well as the frame extensions on the chassis. The rest is as is, just with a new paint job. Edited March 15, 2021 by Frappington Jct 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Barclay Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone - since I re-worked a Tri-ang Dock Authority shunter last year I've been I've been thinking about a follow-up. It's based on the assumption that the shunters built by Brush-Bagnall for the Steel Company of Wales were built in the same style as some other Bagnall diesels rather than looking like a chicken shed on wheels, as they did in reality. 2 broken Dock shunter bodies and a couple of simple bogies built round Mitsumi motors and the new small Romford 40:1 gears. The bogie side frames are from an old Athearn switcher that had an upgrade many years ago. Grilles from an A1 models variety pack. Otherwise the same mods as the small one - mostly just new handrails and buffer beams. It's nearly there - will post another pic when complete. Edited December 20, 2022 by Barclay 24 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 16 hours ago, Frappington Jct said: The Hornby 'Toby' chassis (suitably re-motored and extended with cosmetic frame extensions) looks quite good, though I have to admit mine sits a little too high (and I think a tiny bit of glue got into the gears, making it a slightly rough runner, but hey ho) Excellent! It looks rather reminiscent of some of the real Dowlais locomotives. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 @Barclay Looks positively Alco in the best way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Barclay said: Hi everyone - since I re-worked a Tri-ang Dock Authority shunter last year I've been I've been thinking about a follow-up. It's based on the assumption that the shunters built by Brush-Bagnall for the Steel Company of Wales were built in the same style as some other Bagnall diesels rather than looking like a chicken shed on wheels, as they did in reality. 2 broken Dock shunter bodies and a couple of simple bogies built round Mitsumi motors and the new small Romford 40:1 gears. The bogie side frames are from an old Athearn switcher that had an upgrade many years ago. Grilles from an A1 models variety pack. Otherwise the same mods as the small one - mostly just new handrails and buffer beams. It's nearly there - will post another pic when complete. This just looks so 'right.' Has Saltport been dragged into the diesel age? Can't wait to see this painted and weathered. Regards, Chris. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Sandhole said: This just looks so 'right.' Has Saltport been dragged into the diesel age? Can't wait to see this painted and weathered. Regards, Chris. I'm working towards the time when, just occasionally, and no-one's looking, I can fast forward to 1976 & secretly play with industrial diesels and blue 08s... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Starting to get my mojo back, so here's the chassis for my WIP Raven A2, bashed from parts from about five different chassis. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeffers Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 15/03/2021 at 17:35, Sophia NSE said: Have you thought about putting something like a Bachmann junior chassis underneath it? It might look proportionally better as an 0-6-0 Certainly would think so. Others here have achieved nicely proportioned 0-6-0Ts with the same body shell using Terrier, Electrotren and Toby chassis. The Bachmann Junior chassis is perhaps a bit more awkward? I gather they run quite nicely, which is a bonus, but looking through an old @relaxinghobby thread from 2011 I’m minded to agree that the larger driving wheels sit better under a tank engine with a bit more... heft? It’s also not been easy to get hold of these chassis (at a reasonable price) for a while, at least online. I do have an Electrotren chassis (earmarked for something else) and a Dapol J94 that I could look at, but this was mostly an exercise in razor sawing and plasticard for me. That said, handrails and transfers are still aspects I need to practice, so I hope to press on at some point. Maybe sell it on at the end. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Now while I've mostly been happy with the lining on my locos, there's always room for improvement so I've been testing something else out This stuff was suggested on my own workbench thread and I decided to give it a go It comes in several different sizes from 0.5mm to 10mm. I'm finding that 0.8mm is pretty much perfect for lining. Its available in plenty of different colours too. Fiddly? Yes. Well worth trying out? Also yes 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sophia NSE Posted March 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) The Q1 now has its black boiler bands which have made all the difference. Next step transfers, which arrived a couple of days ago The difference between the locos is that the Q1's lining was done with an off white paint Edited March 18, 2021 by Sophia NSE More pictures 21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sophia NSE Posted March 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) So, last night I decided the lining was slightly too thick and thinned it out. Then today, this happened... Its probably not quite perfect but I'm very happy with it I decided she deserved some outdoor shots on a piece of track! Edited March 19, 2021 by Sophia NSE Extra pictures 23 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your neighborhood GWR diesel Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Barclay Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) Managed to get the freelance Bagnall finished this weekend. I put a couple of air tanks between the bogies, hand painted chevrons, a bit rubbish so well-weathered... As a nod to the Dock Authority shunter, it has the horns from both donor loco's and a headlight, which is just a 3mm grain of wheat bulb, which plugs into sockets on the chassis and is mounted in brass tube soldered to a brass plate to act as a heat sink/shield. You can buy an LED light for these loco's - I've fitted one to my 'small' Dock Authority shunter, but to be honest they are too bright and white. As I remember these loco's the light should be warm and yellow, and pretty dim unless it's on full power ! To show the light on full power it was necessary to stick a track rubber behind the loco to stop it moving while I took the picture. The loco runs really well - the Mitsumi motors are slow revving so 40:1 gives good shunting speeds. I pondered for ages on how I was going to power this one but the idea was inspired by the simple but clever bogie design used by Mike Edge and I'm very glad I went down this route rather than trying to find a R.T.R chassis, then converting to EM etc. Edited December 8, 2022 by Barclay 15 16 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted March 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) I take my hat off to you Stuart, that looks absolutely incredible. On 19/03/2021 at 16:03, Sophia NSE said: I decided she deserved some outdoor shots on a piece of track! That looks fab Sophia! Edited March 21, 2021 by Corbs 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted March 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Barclay said: As a nod to the Dock Authority shunter, it has the horns from both donor loco's and a headlight, which is just a 3mm grain of wheat bulb, which plugs into sockets on the chassis and is mounted in brass tube soldered to a brass plate to act as a heat sink/shield. You can buy an LED light for these loco's - I've fitted one to my 'small' Dock Authority shunter, but to be honest they are too bright and white. As I remember these loco's the light should be warm and yellow, and pretty dim unless it's on full power ! Use a 'warm white' LED and fit a bigger resistor, say 3k3 instead of 1k, that will reduce the brightness. Or alternatively, paint the LED with yellow or amber clear paint. Edited March 21, 2021 by BSW01 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, Barclay said: Managed to get the freelance Bagnall finished this weekend. I put a couple of air tanks between the bogies, hand painted chevrons, a bit rubbish so well-weathered... As a nod to the Dock Authority shunter, it has the horns from both donor loco's and a headlight, which is just a 3mm grain of wheat bulb, which plugs into sockets on the chassis and is mounted in brass tube soldered to a brass plate to act as a heat sink/shield. You can buy an LED light for these loco's - I've fitted one to my 'small' Dock Authority shunter, but to be honest they are too bright and white. As I remember these loco's the light should be warm and yellow, and pretty dim unless it's on full power ! Forgive the track rubber holding it back but I couldn't photograph the light otherwise. The loco runs really well - the Mitsumi motors are slow revving so 40:1 gives good shunting speeds. I pondered for ages on how I was going to power this one but the idea was inspired by the simple but clever bogie design used by Mike Edge and I'm very glad I went down this route rather than trying to find a R.T.R chassis, then converting to EM etc. There is a saying, if it looks right, it is right. This looks superb. Fantastic work. Regards, Chris. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Corbs said: That looks fab Sophia! After this praise I am officially retiring from railway modelling! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNWR18901910 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: After this praise I am officially retiring from railway modelling! What do you mean retire? How can you possibly think that? That's the same mistake I once made a long time ago! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 17 hours ago, Barclay said: Forget the loco (nice as it is), what are the stories about the wagons in the background? particularly the brake van but the flat wagon as well 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted March 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Forget the loco (nice as it is), what are the stories about the wagons in the background? particularly the brake van but the flat wagon as well The interesting stuff is always in the background, either half out-of-shot or half-hidden by the wretched loco that's annoyingly occupying the centre of the picture. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Forget the loco (nice as it is), what are the stories about the wagons in the background? particularly the brake van but the flat wagon as well The Highland Railway Brake Van was bought about 25 years ago in my local model shop. There was a whole box of pre-group wagons, scratchbuilt in card. I bought this, a L&Y van and a GN van. They had been built by a Mr. L. R. Posford, and featured in Railway Modeller in February 1984. The underframes were based around R.T.R chassis of the 1970's and were unsuitable for EM conversion, this one receiving a scratchbuilt brass underframe with white metal castings, a new brass roof and handrails. One of my favourite models. The flat wagon is a very old Wills Match Truck kit, which I use as a runner to my crane tank. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Nice one! Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Belcher Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 18/03/2021 at 16:37, Sophia NSE said: Now while I've mostly been happy with the lining on my locos, there's always room for improvement so I've been testing something else out This stuff was suggested on my own workbench thread and I decided to give it a go It comes in several different sizes from 0.5mm to 10mm. I'm finding that 0.8mm is pretty much perfect for lining. Its available in plenty of different colours too. Fiddly? Yes. Well worth trying out? Also yes Recently bought some white PVC lining tape for the lower bodyside stripe on a green Class 25. Thought it might shrink/wrinkle after varnishing but all seems OK so far, cheaper than the HMRS "general purpose" lining too. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Belcher Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 15/03/2021 at 07:21, DK123GWR said: According to Wikipedia (so take it with as much salt as you like): "They [14xxs] could reach a maximum speed of 80 mph which was much faster than the diesel railcars designed to replace them could reach." Allegedly these kinds of speeds were often reached on Stroud Valley auto-trains descending Sapperton bank! David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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