Flangeway OO Snowplough and N gauge Soc' Snowplough.

[peak experience]

Hi all,

 

These models use the same CAD i believe, and the plough shape is very wrong. Has ayone come up with a workable solution as to a fix? Perhaps there are some 3D printed replacement plough blades for these vehicles that i've not come across?

 

Any help gratefully accepted.

[peak experience]

So we're presumably all still looking for a dimensionally correct snowplough then? 

I'm surprised someone with a 3D printer hasn't made replacement plough blades for these models

Edited January 27, 2019 by peak experience

[Darius43]

Hi all,

These models use the same CAD i believe, and the plough shape is very wrong. Has ayone come up with a workable solution as to a fix? Perhaps there are some 3D printed replacement plough blades for these vehicles that i've not come across?

Any help gratefully accepted.

In what way is the Flangeway plough shape “very wrong”? Not saying that you are very wrong, just curious as to what is wrong specifically.

 

I have been looking at pictures of the Flangeway model and full size BR independent snowploughs and I can’t see too much difference.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

['CHARD]

In what way is the Flangeway plough shape “very wrong”? Not saying that you are very wrong, just curious as to what is wrong specifically.

 

I have been looking at pictures of the Flangeway model and full size BR independent snowploughs and I can’t see too much difference.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

 

Darius, 

 

I recall something like this being raised when the model was first introduced, so it's going back a fair while. 

 

I must confess that it looks, smells and sounds like a pig to me, especially at normal viewing distance without a prototype pig in the room to compare it with, so my assumption hitherto has been that the beast is indeed a pig.  Although I'm happy to be proved wrong, when in fact it's a boar.

[Wild Boar Fell]

I vaguely remember something about the shape when these were released, not that it stopped me getting one.

 

A search found some comments on another thread which may be of use.

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/19747-ngs-snowplough-painted-samples/?p=293769

 

From that it would appear the main thing was the profile of the lower edge of the blade. 

Hopefully you should be able to compare photos of the model with the below.

ADB965230

 

I do have some other photos if they are of use?

 

Not sure I'd like to try altering it myself, still a very complex shape to get looking right.

 

Wild Boar Fell

 

EDIT: Not sure why the plough is drunk after uploading.

Edited January 27, 2019 by Wild Boar Fell

['CHARD]

 

 

EDIT: Not sure why the plough is drunk after uploading.

 

Too much uploading, perhaps?   

[peak experience]

The profile of the lower edge of the blade is seriously wrong on the model. It's straight on the prototype and massively curved on the models

[Clive Mortimore]

In what way is the Flangeway plough shape “very wrong”? Not saying that you are very wrong, just curious as to what is wrong specifically.

 

I have been looking at pictures of the Flangeway model and full size BR independent snowploughs and I can’t see too much difference.

 

Cheers

 

Darius

Hi Darius

 

It is a very awkward shape to recreate. The lower part is flat and the upper part slightly curved, coupled with the curve at the front starts low down and has disappeared  by the time you get to the rear of the plough.

I hope the photo of my hand made one illustrates this OK