LNWR18901910 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: Safety valves and some coal added Nice tank locomotive. It sort of dips from the front to the back according to the sideview, though. I expect it runs well in both directions. Edited November 19, 2020 by LNWR18901910 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 10 hours ago, LNWR18901910 said: Nice tank locomotive. It sort of dips from the front to the back according to the sideview, though. I expect it runs well in both directions. It dips because the body wasn't actually attached at the time. The coal load was still drying out but I was impatient and wanted a couple of pictures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) "Are those new bogie wheels?" "Why, yes. Alan Gibson's to be exact." "Well la di flippin' da!" "Stop complaining, you're getting your lining..." "Hang on, has she lost your body fixing screw?" "It's just been misplaced. Don't you have somewhere to be?" "Not until she gets me a motor!" Edited November 25, 2020 by Sophia NSE More words 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 New stock for the WKR, now with toilets on board so the passengers don't have to cross their legs!  4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Not a bad day's work 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 This is completely acceptable, right? 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamsRadial Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 "It's art, Jim, but not as we know it" I'll get me coat... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) I have a spare chassis to make another 0-4-4 and thought it could be fun to let you guys choose what I bash it out of (within reason!). So the choices will be as follows; 14xx J83 Jinty Another Q1 Other (bodies must be able to be easily bought online) Prairie (large or small) This will be my new year project so happy voting! Edited December 12, 2020 by Sophia NSE More words 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamsRadial Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Why not grab a Dapol Prairie kit and make a Never-wossa-wun-like-that? Or the Hunslet Austerity, an 0-4-4ST would be quite a rarity. Edited December 12, 2020 by AdamsRadial 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, AdamsRadial said: Why not grab a Dapol Prairie kit and make a Never-wossa-wun-like-that? Not a bad idea at all. It's on the list. Also the idea of an 0-4-4 saddle tank is very interesting Edited December 13, 2020 by Sophia NSE More words Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I think the J83 has possibilities that have largely been left unexplored. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 5 hours ago, BernardTPM said: I think the J83 has possibilities that have largely been left unexplored. And its helpful that I have one knocking about at home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamsRadial Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) I have two of the Triang clockwork 0-6-0STs sitting on the mantlepiece while I pluck up the courage to chop them about. I tried running them on my layout with the idea of them pushing a track-cleaning wagon around, but each of them galloped off at a stupid speed and tried to hurl themselves to the floor. One succeeded and so they're both on the naughty plinth for the time being. I have one electric version but that's sacrosanct, the first 00 locomomtive I had was the saddle tank, and stuffed full of plasticene it was (to me as a teenager) a phenomenal locomotive. Looking at the clockwork bodies, the splashers actually lead you towards making them an 0-4-4ST. I have some photos somewhere of a Beyer Peacock saddle tank I saw in a Finland railway museum which was either an 0-4-2 or an 0-4-4. On the earlier subject of chopping around the Dapol Prairie, I've just realised the potential for making one of the Lithgow heavy banking 2-6-2ST locos using a Prairie and two Hunslets. ETA Bad News From the thread on the Dapol meat Van I've just learned that Dapol don't do the J94 kit, apparently the tooling was lost in a fire. So it's back to the Triang Saddle tanks. Edited December 13, 2020 by AdamsRadial 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, AdamsRadial said: I have two of the Triang clockwork 0-6-0STs sitting on the mantlepiece while I pluck up the courage to chop them about. I tried running them on my layout with the idea of them pushing a track-cleaning wagon around, but each of them galloped off at a stupid speed and tried to hurl themselves to the floor. One succeeded and so they're both on the naughty plinth for the time being. I had a similar accident with mine about 50 years ago (how time flies), the chimney broke off and never sat straight again. I may be trying to teach you to suck eggs, but I recall a speed restrictor on the side of the chassis, it comprised a springy strip that pressed on the projecting end of one of the gear shafts, and the pressure was adjusted by a small screw. The main problem was to restrict the fully wound speed to a reasonable degree meant the loco came to a premature halt. Not a very sophisticated governor. No longer with us I'm afraid, oh for some foresight when I was younger. WRT the J83 body - did not the NBR have a Drummondish 0-4-4T? And a couple of 4-4-0Ts? And there was a Drummondish Caley 0-4-4T too. Jinty body - Stanier 0-4-4T, but the Johnson option too, especially if you remove the belpaire and reprofile the cab roof? A large prairie body suggests a County tank? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, AdamsRadial said: I have two of the Triang clockwork 0-6-0STs sitting on the mantlepiece while I pluck up the courage to chop them about. I tried running them on my layout with the idea of them pushing a track-cleaning wagon around, but each of them galloped off at a stupid speed and tried to hurl themselves to the floor. One succeeded and so they're both on the naughty plinth for the time being. I have one electric version but that's sacrosanct, the first 00 locomomtive I had was the saddle tank, and stuffed full of plasticene it was (to me as a teenager) a phenomenal locomotive. Looking at the clockwork bodies, the splashers actually lead you towards making them an 0-4-4ST. I have some photos somewhere of a Beyer Peacock saddle tank I saw in a Finland railway museum which was either an 0-4-2 or an 0-4-4. On the earlier subject of chopping around the Dapol Prairie, I've just realised the potential for making one of the Lithgow heavy banking 2-6-2ST locos using a Prairie and two Hunslets. ETA Bad News From the thread on the Dapol meat Van I've just learned that Dapol don't do the J94 kit, apparently the tooling was lost in a fire. So it's back to the Triang Saddle tanks. Hi Adam, With a bit of work you could end up with something looking like this. This is my electric powered one. I still have a spare electric body in mint condition so if I wanted I could put it back to original condition. Edited December 13, 2020 by cypherman 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Not entirely WKR related, more "can I actually do this?" No prizes for guessing which wheel arrangement it is! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 A mixed freight train for Chart Sutton Plus a little something in progress. Highland branch line anyone? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: Plus a little something in progress. Highland branch line anyone? Dornoch by any chance? Very nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Artless Bodger said: Dornoch by any chance? Very nice. I didn't know about it until it was pointed out to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 If I remember an article in Railway Bylines correctly, there were originally 2 in the class used on the Mound Junction to Dornoch branch, the final one broke its crank axle, the replacement was a 16xx of all things! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 I think I'm slowly getting better at the dark art of soldering... If it means I can avoid those awful Airfix pickups it can only be a good thing 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Sophia NSE said: I think I'm slowly getting better at the dark art of soldering... If it means I can avoid those awful Airfix pickups it can only be a good thing Might need to do this with my Airfix 14xx at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, RedGemAlchemist said: Might need to do this with my Airfix 14xx at some point. I highly recommend it. I just tested mine and it only goes and works! Had to give the wheels a good clean first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Had a very bad modelling day today. The homebrew controller I've been building refuses to work despite everything appearing to be fine internally. The final straw was when my Q1 misbehaved yet again and my admittedly not very good soldering job literally fell apart. All railway equipment very quickly and quietly put into a box before the Q1 was launched at the nearest wall. Mojo well and truly gone. I'll still be lurking on here but not as active as I have been 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted May 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2021 Your H class 0-4-4T looks very good, with nice lining... Can I suggest one thing that will make a big difference? The space behind the motorised chassis and the bige is very open at the minute. If you could fabricate something that would look like the bottom of the firebox/ashpan and a bit of frames towards the bogie to get rid of that openess she will look top dollar. Thats a very nice look-a-likey of a Drummond Dornoch Tankie... Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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