Bon Accord Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Gents, I've on the lookout for a book or sheets of 4mm/OO Gauge loco drawings, specifically the modellers type i.e. side/front elevation, plan etc with all the pertinent dimensions. I can't for the life of me remember who used to produce these and whether they were in book format or supplied loose, but can anyone point me in the right direction with regard to a source or a publication? The names Roche and Skinley come to mind, but I can't find anything online resembling a catalogue or description of what's available. Specifically I'm looking for plans of NBR/GNSR/HR/CR locos. Thanks in advance, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Argos Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2019 If you are after CR Loco drawings on of the best sources is the CD of drawings from the Caledonian Railway Association:- https://www.crassoc.org.uk/web/node/88 Not that cheap for non-members but you can get a year's membership and the discounted CD for the same price. Well worth it my view! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I think the HMRS are your friend for the catalogue of Skinley drawings, which covered a good number of Scottish subjects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: I think the HMRS are your friend for the catalogue of Skinley drawings, which covered a good number of Scottish subjects. HMRS do have quite a stash of drawings as per the website, but they seem to be facsimilies of original works drawings rather than those designed for the modeller. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Holliday Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 The North British Railway Society publishes a couple of books of loco drawings, and can also supply individual prints, see https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/sales/pdfs/jul_2018_price_list.pdf and sell to non-members with a small extra mark up. There is a book of Highland loco drawings, by Peter Tatlow, from OPC and a similar one on GNoSR locos from, I think, Irwell Press. The Roche drawings have a poor reputation for accuracy, and had a limited range, at least those that Ian Allan published in a ring bound book. The Skinley range, wherever they may be at the moment, also date back sixty years, and, at least in those days, came as a blueprint sheet, with fairly basic detailing. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted February 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Bon Accord said: I can't for the life of me remember who used to produce these and whether they were in book format or supplied loose, but can anyone point me in the right direction with regard to a source or a publication? The names Roche and Skinley come to mind, Could it be the book 'Historic Locomotive Drawings in 4mm Scale' by F J Roche, Ian Allan , SBN 7110 0087 5 I've got a copy and will look in the morning to see what the contents are. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 There is a websiite which has an index of plans in model railway magazines www.brmna.org Go to modelling information, then Magazine index of drawings and articles, this will give you a start to see what has been drawn 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2019 2 hours ago, hayfield said: There is a websiite which has an index of plans in model railway magazines www.brmna.org Go to modelling information, then Magazine index of drawings and articles, this will give you a start to see what has been drawn It is a respectable index, but it does not appear to have been updated since 2001! Yes, I know its hard work creating an index, just pointing out that a lot of information has been published since then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_grandpops Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 The Skinley drawings are now held by the HMRS in their Museum & Study Centre on the Swanwick site of the Midland Railway Butterley. I can supply an electronic copy of the last catalogue dated 2003 if you contact me on drawing-archivist@hmrs.org.uk. Paul Garratt HMRS Drawing Archivist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kirk Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) IIRC the Roche Drawing book only covered more modern types. The HR types are well covered in the Tatlow book. The Caley and GSWR have drawings available from their respective Societies. There were a few GNofS drawings by John Emslie in the late 50s Railway Modeller (which I still have). My friend Peter Westwater produced a series of drawings of NBR types (4 and 7mm). No longer available commercially but I could help if I knew what exactly you wanted. best wishes, Ian example shown below Edited February 17, 2019 by Ian Kirk 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 The Stephenson Locomotive Society have published two books of locomotive drawings over the years. They are compilations of drawings by various draftsmen. The first was printed in 1939 with all sorts of different scales, the second appeared in 1992 with all the drawings to 4mm scale. Only side elevations are given in all but a few cases. Both books are, of course, out of print but available second-hand. MAP published Locomotives Worth Modelling by F.C.Hambleton. J.N.Maskelyne's Locomotives I Have Known. Railway Modeller have done A Collection of Locomotive Drawings and Monographs by Ian Beattie which had been in the magazine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portchullin Tatty Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Jim, All the Highland's locomotives, post circa 1880, are drawn and some of them from before then, Most are in Highland Railway Locomotives by Peter Tatlow which is pretty easy to come by on Ebay or specialist resellers. The few exceptions (notably the Loch) have been drawn. They have been published in magazines (the Loch in the Model Railway Constructor I think, the rebuilt Loch in the Highland railway Society Journal). All the drawings are held by the Highland Railway Society. They also publish a list of drawings and articles in the various magazines over time, which is available to the public here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Gents, Thank you for all the information, it's a great starting point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2019 Oxford do a good drawing of the Dean Goods...... OK, back on my perch now....... Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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