JamesGWR101 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 I may have accidently kickstarted a liking for OO9... It all started when i brought a whitemetal kit of No.2 Dolgoch at a show. I rather like OO9 because you can get sorts of locos and rolling stock plus it is small and to scale with OO (1:76). I started on it last week by painting the whole thing black and then assembled part of it. The real Dolgoch is red/maroon and lined. So i will have to repaint most of the loco to the appropiate colour 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 It may be red now, but 'back in the day' it was green, as was No. 1 Talyllyn also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian keane Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 09:17, John_Hughes said: It may be red now, but 'back in the day' it was green, as was No. 1 Talyllyn also. As far as living memory goes back they were both green, they were repainted Indian red in 2015 for the 150th anniversary on the theory of being painted thus when new Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Would it have been a better idea to assemble it prior to painting? I built one of these some time ago, and it still gets regular use despite me having added the Bachmann Thomas range Rheneas to my fleet Have you got a chassis for your loco? As that is certainly something to sort before getting too far with a build. 009 is definitely a fun and interesting scale to model in, and there's a vast amount of knowledge and information out there to be tapped! Looking forward to seeing this build as it progresses Cheers J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 J L C Boyd's 'Talyllyn Railway' Lists Dolgoch as being Red initially, bright green in the early 1900's, later black, then light green in 1945. I modelled 7mm version in the black period. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Morgan Posted July 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2019 I built a Dolgoch kit back in the early 1970's. It used the Arnold 0-6-0 chassis with the centre axle removed. It was the best runner of my fleet, much better than the Eggerbahn and Jouef of the period. I also had a white metal kit of Douglas. With the motor and cab overhanging the rear, and very little room in the smokebox for lead, it was prone to doing 'wheelies'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ian Morgan said: I built a Dolgoch kit back in the early 1970's. It used the Arnold 0-6-0 chassis with the centre axle removed. It was the best runner of my fleet, much better than the Eggerbahn and Jouef of the period. Yes, that's the chassis I used originally, with a bit of a service it ran very nicely, though the large flanges on the wheels made it wobble a bit through point frogs. If caught at the wrong speed, it could easily tip over! Mine now runs on an N-Drive chassis which is a vast improvement, with better sized wheels and prototypical valve gear. Cheers J Edited July 11, 2019 by JaymzHatstand Edited to add photo 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesGWR101 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 11/07/2019 at 19:50, JaymzHatstand said: Yes, that's the chassis I used originally, with a bit of a service it ran very nicely, though the large flanges on the wheels made it wobble a bit through point frogs. If caught at the wrong speed, it could easily tip over! Mine now runs on an N-Drive chassis which is a vast improvement, with better sized wheels and prototypical valve gear. Cheers J Your Dolgoch looks fantastic. I never knew she wore green for a while 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesGWR101 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Here is my Dolgoch which i'm working on. As you can see, she's in a bit of a mess. She needs to be soldered together and then repainted (This time, with a spray gun for a neater finish) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesGWR101 Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Dolgoch has been repainted in bufferbeam red. She is starting to look much nicer now. When she dries, i might give her another coat of paint. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesGWR101 Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 After repainting her red, she looks a bit better. I might give her another coat of paint as some black paint is still showing 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) A bit of an update: Dolgoch has been repainted in black. The red wasn't the right shade for the loco. Edited December 9, 2019 by 6990WitherslackHall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibberd Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Hi I am building the Gem Dolgoch on my old Arnold chassis All will be well but what is that 'T' shaped casting with a notch on the top for please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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