Sophia NSE Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 After unscrewing, this is what you end up with 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 And after a few hours work you get this... Close enough in height 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 Very nicely done! Aren't you glad we discussed C Classes now? Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Yes and no. Getting the cab end to sit at the right height is being a pain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 Ah yes I remember having issues with that, I appear to have taken a bit of a trial and error approach to making it work, I'm not really sure which of these bits was the correct solution 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Did you have to put plenty of weight in the boiler to weigh it down enough? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 I put some weight in there, but not a huge amount, I was more worried about getting enough weight in the tender to be honest 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 I just used the weight from the 4F tender and cut into the GBL one to fit everything in 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 That sounds like a good plan, I only had the chassis from the 4F so didn't have that to use. Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 I expect I'll pop into the shop next week as it inevitably won't run 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted July 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2021 Well It'll run by the time you leave, and you can deposit some cash into the "Gary's wages fund" while you are there 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 Some black paint accidentally fell on the C class 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamsRadial Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 That is an excellent conversion. I'm now wondering if I can convert one into a Wainright rebuild of the Stirling O class into an O1. I think it will have to be loco-driven as the tender is quite a bit narrower. I'v got a pair of Airfix 4F's but for sentimental reasons I can't chop them around, so it's going to be a chassis build for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, AdamsRadial said: That is an excellent conversion. I'm now wondering if I can convert one into a Wainright rebuild of the Stirling O class into an O1. I think it will have to be loco-driven as the tender is quite a bit narrower. I'v got a pair of Airfix 4F's but for sentimental reasons I can't chop them around, so it's going to be a chassis build for me. I'm very pleased with what I've achieved in such a short time and once finished it should look good next to my Q1. Those narrow tenders do make thinking of doing that conversion a bit more difficult, though loco drive is very possible 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamsRadial Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) On reflection I realised an O1 is not easy because the cab is the same width as the tender sides. That's a slightly more complicated hack. Looking more closely at your pictures I'm impressed with how little the motor body extends above the tender top, it's going to be quite easy to form a plastic coal mound around it without having the loco look like it's been prepped for a major cross-country run. ETA My purchased C-class just arrived and in browsing through the bitsa drawers I found an Airfix 4f loco chassis I'd totally forgotten I had. Sadly there's no tender drive, and the dean-goods tender drive unit has too great an axle spacing to fit the C tender body, so I'm going to try an old project, of converting the Airfix 4F loco chassis to direct drive. Edited July 22, 2021 by AdamsRadial 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, AdamsRadial said: On reflection I realised an O1 is not easy because the cab is the same width as the tender sides. That's a slightly more complicated hack. Looking more closely at your pictures I'm impressed with how little the motor body extends above the tender top, it's going to be quite easy to form a plastic coal mound around it without having the loco look like it's been prepped for a major cross-country run. ETA My purchased C-class just arrived and in browsing through the bitsa drawers I found an Airfix 4f loco chassis I'd totally forgotten I had. Sadly there's no tender drive, and the dean-goods tender drive unit has too great an axle spacing to fit the C tender body, so I'm going to try an old project, of converting the Airfix 4F loco chassis to direct drive. I have seen others using clingfilm as a base for their coal load so the motor housing just pushes that up. I used the tender chassis from the C and cut a big enough hole to fit the motor through, with extra holes to attach the weight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) Just realised I've posted plenty in the Pugbash thread and not my own! C class from a GBL static model and an Airfix 4F. Yes that is a future victim in the background I think you can tell where this is going... Don't worry, this won't stay like this. I chopped off the clerestory part and will replace it with plasticard. Hopefully I can get myself a brake coach to do the same to Edited August 8, 2021 by Sophia NSE More words 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artless Bodger Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 In lieu of the Triang brake, if you have another compartment coach, you could modify the windows at one end and fit a birdcage lookout - I think SECR had some short ones - 42' or 48', like this, https://www.flickr.com/photos/31890193@N08/11689486743 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted August 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2021 I like that idea!! and not just because I have another of those carriages in the shop!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, BlueLightning said: I like that idea!! and not just because I have another of those carriages in the shop!! Nothing wrong with having a few projects on the go. Speaking of which... Probably not quite right, but I do have the Russell book of Southern locos on its way 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted August 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2021 Looking good so far!! I can't wait to see how many locos you suddenly end up making once you have Russell!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, BlueLightning said: Looking good so far!! I can't wait to see how many locos you suddenly end up making once you have Russell!! It's all your fault! Everything so far has been done by guesswork but I'm liking how it looks so far. It'll need plenty of filler to get it looking better 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted August 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2021 More than happy to take the blame!! I can recommend a good shop to buy all that filler from 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia NSE Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, BlueLightning said: More than happy to take the blame!! I can recommend a good shop to buy all that filler from I still have most of a tube of filler that I bought last year so no problems there. I would think that 5 locos would be enough for my eventual layout Q1 x2 R1 T C Quarry works shunter Though the second Q1 can wait a while until I get another working chassis 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted August 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2021 Enough locos? I am not familiar with this term! I've got at least 15 shunters for that little inglenook I'm building at the moment!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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