lofty1966 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Well, as we have the "new Colletts from old", perhaps we could have this? Uncle Lofty found his razor saw in the basement of his new dwelling, along with three ancient Triang Clerestories (i dont even remember buying) and the remains of a more modern "vintage" one , (so old they had the original pin through the axles style). Let the butchery commence.... V5, D15, C23 (2mm too narrow) but that may change. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Nice job there, hopefully you can get hold of some more coaches, because then you can do even more diagrams! Have you checked www.penrhos.me.uk/index.shtml , I have found it to be very useful and have already made a variety of diagrams. I have made the following versions (mostly accurate, give or take the odd millimetre here and there!) :- C23 C19 C10 C4 A4 E17 D3 D8 D14 D37 F12 They are almost ready for painting and bogies, I'll try and sort some photos soon. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 3 hours ago, jcm@gwr said: Nice job there, hopefully you can get hold of some more coaches, because then you can do even more diagrams! Have you checked www.penrhos.me.uk/index.shtml , I have found it to be very useful and have already made a variety of diagrams. I have made the following versions (mostly accurate, give or take the odd millimetre here and there!) :- C23 C19 C10 C4 A4 E17 D3 D8 D14 D37 F12 They are almost ready for painting and bogies, I'll try and sort some photos soon. I have a fair few floating about. Going to be carnage! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 4 hours ago, jcm@gwr said: C23 C19 C10 C4 A4 E17 D3 D8 D14 D37 F12 Quite a few of those are 8'6" wide. But looking forward to seeing how the lavatory windows and their panels can be achieved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted August 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Classic stuff. I tried a C10-esque operation but owing to my inability to count, it turned out to have only seven compartments... I used the more recent (1980s?) faux-LNER models; the plastic of these is more amenable to cutting, carving, and sawing than the Triang originals, which are of a more brittle material. You don't get quite the instant Great Western gratification that Lofty has achieved but mine were for a freelance project. Question: did carriages 8'6" wide over the bodies have the solebars set the same distance apart as for 8'0" carriages, or were they further apart, to match the increased width? (A similar question arose with the frames for 8'0" wide LNWR carriages and 8'6" wide WCJS carriages; in that case it seems the frames were wider.) Edited August 1, 2019 by Compound2632 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Compound2632 said: Question: did carriages 8'6" wide over the bodies have the solebars set the same distance apart as for 8'0" carriages, or were they further apart, to match the increased width? Good question. I don't know the answer. I've never seen a cross-section of an 8'-wide bodied bogie coach to compare. I'm guessing the distance was not changed, because of scroll bar to bogie suspension cup offsets, and changing the distance would also have involved new stepboard and stepboard bracket designs. That said, longer stock in late Dean times might have necessitated a widening of the solebars, and stepboard setups were changing anyway. (Non-bogie stock solebar spacing was probably not changed, because of standardised W-iron positioning.) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) I believe there was a seven compartment third design, but I'd have to check dimensions (my library is inaccessible at present...). It might be only 7' 6" wide? See edit below Many of the 8'6" wide coaches ran on 10' bogies, which presumably required new brackets anyway? Another thing to check! My C23 is still 8' 0" wide but will probably (one day!) end up as the elliptical roofed version (C24?). I do have an aluminium extrusion for the roof somewhere. (IIRC it's sitting on my Kings X 70' 1922 1st/3rd for which it's too short - the original wooden moulding had warped but I found it the other day and it appears straight again! ) EDIT C4 7 compartment 3rd - 40' 0¾" x 8' 0¾" (the ¾" is the mouldings of course). (I recalled the 7' 6" from 'Russell' but he was referring to the interior width.) Edited August 3, 2019 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 In the long discourse of G.J.C. himself quoted in GW Coaches Part I, there is a drawing of the 10 foot Dean bogie on p95 . It gives the supports at 7' 8" centres. They then curve in slightly, and are fixed to the solebars just outside the ends of the axles (the actual dimension is unclear as it is different on the two ends???). The frames are 5' 8½ " apart and ⅝" thick + 8" of axle beyond that (not counting the larger portion beyond the journal at the extreme end - not clear on my copy, but looks like ¼"). Page 89 has the 6' 4" bogie - suspension supports at 7' 2" resulting in the solebars being approximately above the centre of the journal. The 8' 6" bogie on p93 has the supports at 7' 8" like the 10' bogie. It thus appears (the dimension is not quoted) that the longer bogies gererally had more room to play with solebars set 6" further apart. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Details of underframe for narrow body stock here, http://www.mmrs.co.uk/technical-articles/jwsb/sectionb/ , pages 50-52. Doesn't answer the question if the same for wide bodies though. Rgds 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 A "diet " (2mm narrow) D37 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 On 31/07/2019 at 14:35, Miss Prism said: Quite a few of those are 8'6" wide. But looking forward to seeing how the lavatory windows and their panels can be achieved. Okay, I'll confess to not attempting to create models to Pendon standards, I believe in the 3' rule, loosely coupled to Rule 1. What I'm trying to model, is a reasonable range of more interesting coaches, without obsessing over the odd 1/2 mm! So the difference between 8' and 8' 6" is not that noticeable when they are in a rake running around a decent circuit/layout. With respect to the lavatory windows, I used doors with all the handles and catches removed to give a fair representation, Once they are painted, the windows should look acceptable, after all, the coach lengths, compartment widths & numbers and numbers & positions of panels are all very close with respect to the diagrams I have attempted. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I am not trying to be critical of modelling effort and practice, but I do feel dutybound, as guardian of gwr.org, to point out the width issue, which many GWR fans are not aware of. 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 These are my projects (mainly unfinished! ) C10 8 comp 3rd A4 7 comp 1st (2 off) (straight Tri-ang the short length/narrow width annoys every time I look at them) C23 10 comp 3rd (possibly to a C24) Bk/3rd D15 E19 Bk/1st/3rd (non clerestory - the roof filler has fallen out so needs attention) V5 4 wheel brake ( I thought from Tri-ang, but listed as Ratio - the underframe is in any case) and two acquired at a toy fair neither of which has addressed the width issue (on the 'to do' list) ( both are gangwayed so it's not a D37) D37? Bk/3rd C17 3rd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted August 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2019 59 minutes ago, Miss Prism said: I am not trying to be critical of modelling effort and practice, but I do feel dutybound, as guardian of gwr.org, to point out the width issue, which many GWR fans are not aware of. Hi Miss Prism While I agree with your sentiment about the width of the coaches, with that knowledge it could well bug me but on the other hand I agree with Jeff. If it means you can have model coaches which are not available or are very expensive kits then as "layout coaches" would it be noticeable? I suppose it comes down the individual modeller and their own perceived standards. If they are having fun building something that is not readily available and then enjoying seeing run on their layout, all the rest of us can say is well done. Anyhow, you there GWR modellers are not the only ones who cuts fings up for fun. I somehow ended up with a pile of Hornby Railroad LNER carriages which I purchased for their bogies to go under my cut and shut GER lines OLE suburban units. I have already done a articulated non-gangway twin brake composite and a GE section short BSK. I still loads of bits left so I am in the process of making a few more coaches. I have also started to make a Thompson Open second from Tri-ang Thompsons that I bought for their roofs and underframes to complete other projects. I will not claim these are accurate models, they are value for money, enjoyable to build and hopefully will look OK on my layout. The left over Railroad underframes are GWR so I thought they would go well under a pair of K41(?) BG bodies I have acquired (they are aluminum pressings) only to find the battery boxes are in the wrong places. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Miss Prism said: I am not trying to be critical of modelling effort and practice, but I do feel dutybound, as guardian of gwr.org, to point out the width issue, which many GWR fans are not aware of. I’m chewing over this, with removing the solebars and slicing down the middle adding a 2mm strip and mounting onto Comet underframes. I also have some offcut Collett underframes so maybe a play with them? the Centre panels on the ends would be wider than the others but in a rake will it be that noticeable? Edited August 4, 2019 by lofty1966 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 The centre panel should be wider as it is a blank panel for a gangway. but the two outer panels are narrower (about 3"?). Whether this is noticeable in a train is arguable. I was thinking of slitting down the middle of the roof (possibly rescuing the lamptops for reuse, though I made them from screws and washers for my CCW composite). A new clerestory roof (really required anyway as there is no overhang on Tri-ang's effort) then covers the butchery. The clerestory needs the lights to be glazed/painted over and should be panelled too, but.... A thought - is the clerestory 6" wider on 8' 6" coaches. The drawings I found seem to suggest 3", though the drawing I found in a hurry was of a single arc clerestory on a three arc roof. Who said GWR things were all the same? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted August 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Il Grifone said: Who said GWR things were all the same? Someone who looks no earlier than 1923, I'd say. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 5, 2019 Everything on the GWR was always the same, except when it was different... 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted August 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) On 05/08/2019 at 13:25, The Johnster said: Everything on the GWR was always the same, except when it was different... I’m sure I read somewhere the GWR was always different (and everything else was wrong)! Edited August 21, 2019 by Hal Nail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2019 This was certainly the GW's view. You did the Swindon way or the wrong way... Whether it was appropriate to be building 4 cylinder 4-6-0s and updated Victorian panniers in the 1950s is another matter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) Slow progress. Too much house renovating and life in general. Would have helped if I hadn't cut the body in the wrong place and had two joins right together. (2nd and 3rd pic) Edited August 22, 2019 by lofty1966 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Il Grifone Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 21/08/2019 at 13:43, The Johnster said: This was certainly the GW's view. You did the Swindon way or the wrong way... Whether it was appropriate to be building 4 cylinder 4-6-0s and updated Victorian panniers in the 1950s is another matter. They did their job! When you got it right the first time, why change? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzer models Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I pick up some in LNER Teak livery & have re-painted them in to GWR brown On the Brake i have fitted 247 Developments Dean 8'6'' bogies & on the other I have used there Dean 6'8'' Bogies Both have been fitted with Ronford turned brass coach buffers & given a Heavy weathering as i will be using them as a Paddy Train The coach's for paddy train are finished by brian mosby, on Flickr The coach's for paddy train are finished by brian mosby, on Flickr The coach's for paddy train are finished by brian mosby, on Flickr The coach's for paddy train are finished by brian mosby, on Flickr The coach's for paddy train are finished by brian mosby, on Flickr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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