GWR 968 - Peckett 0-4-0ST

[RosiesBoss]

A casual search of “Thingiverse” in August 2019 revealed several basic locomotive body designs provided for free by 2A Rail. These were downloaded and stored for future use. They are no longer available on Thingiverse.

 

The first project I attempted was a Manning Wardle 0-6-0T, the body of which was mounted on a Hornby Terrier chassis. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/147303-3d-freelance-manning-wardle-0-6-0t/

 

The next project used just the saddle tank of a Peckett  W6 to make GWR 680. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/154031-gwr-680-–-ex-alexandra-docks-0-6-0st/

 

The latest one is a GWR (ex-Swansea Harbour Trust) Peckett 0-4-0ST. http://www.gwr813.org/GWR968.htm This was almost unique on the GWR, as it retained its Salter safety valves until scrapping by BR in 1960.

 

For this, I printed a Peckett W6 body in PLA on my Ender 3 machine. After cleaning up the print and removing unwanted details, I fitted it to a slightly modified Hornby L&Y pug chassis.

I added quite a few details to the body, as listed below, then finished it with Humbrol acrylics and enamels, followed by HMRS Pressfix transfers, as well as home-printed numberplates.

 

Parts List

·         Hornby L&Y 0-4-0ST (R3024)

·         3D printed Peckett W6 body

·         Scrap lead weights

·         Slimline tension-lock couplings

·         Home-turned brass chimney & dome

·         Large whitemetal buffers (from scrapbox)

·         Dressmaker’s domed button (for smokebox door)

·         Scale couplings

·         Commercial handrail knobs

·         Misc. brass sheet & tube

·         Copper wire  - for injector pipes

·         0.4mm phos bronze wire

·         Bell from scrapped Bachmann H0 “Jupiter” 4-4-0

 

Results

Here are some images:

Hornby pug donor model:

 

Assembled model, almost finished:

 

Finished model:

 

 

It isn’t perfect, but looks ok and runs superbly. With its boiler packed with lead, it is amazingly powerful. I’m happy with it as a learning exercise using 3D printing. The only cost was A$50 for a second-hand Pug. (Everything else came from the scrapbox.) The current Hornby Pecketts sell in Oz for around A$160-200.