'CHARD Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, s789 said: Got that Lima shunted starting to look a little more like a British industrial shunter Loving the initiative being taken here, bravo sir! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted May 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2019 Looks quite Ruston-esque 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2019 3 hours ago, s789 said: Got that Lima shunted starting to look a little more like a British industrial shunter Just a suggestion like, but, would chopping off the exhaust and moving it to the front of the bonnet Anglicise it a bit more? Apologies if it's on the list and I've jumped the gun! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2019 3 hours ago, s789 said: Got that Lima shunted starting to look a little more like a British industrial shunter Just a suggestion like, but, would chopping off the exhaust and moving it to the front of the bonnet Anglicise it a bit more? Apologies if it's on the list and I've jumped the gun! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s789 Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted May 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2019 Well done with your 31s - I've a few Airfix and Tri-ang ones waiting in the "practice project" boxes. Just how good were those body mouldings at the time? As for the Plymouth, I'm working through Anglicising a batch of them myself. You have also spotted that it's all about (1) radiator area, (2) cab length to achieve the desired look. Nice job, what colour scheme to you have in mind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s789 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Something like this! Just got glazing , wire cab hand rails and couplings to add 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2019 Very nice. IMHO it now has a BSC look about it. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s789 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) OK so it's been a little while but I have manged to sit down and get a little modeling done, back on the class 31 theme, I have finished my scrap siding model, and it's a real parts mash-up. Triang body, latest horny super detailed buffer beam cowlings, 2 airfix trailing bogies, modified so the center wheels are correctly smaller. All weathered and rusted up Edited June 14, 2019 by s789 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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s789 Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) I have also been working on making my Lima class 60 more controllable, so far I've ditched the ring field motor and attached the bogie side frames to a batchman class 55 bogie. And used matching motor, pivot attachments for the bogie made from 2mm plasticard. Ideally I want another 55 bogie to come up so I can power the trailing bogie, but even without it runs much better than the pancake ever did! Edited June 15, 2019 by s789 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted June 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 15, 2019 Very nice, I imagine that even with just one driven bogie it has all the power you need, unless you run scale length trains. Hornby cab interiors and buffers can both be made to fit the Lima chassis very easily, but at £10 per cab not cheap. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Very inventive work ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Very inventive work ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s789 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Back to my Lima shunter, I wasn't happy with the performance of the old ring field motor so I gutted the motor core, added a gear to the original shaft and made a machima motor on a worm gear fit. The result super slow speed running! Edited June 22, 2019 by s789 Autocorrect 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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