Prometheus Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I may be losing my marbles but I am sure that, some time back, someone advised that they were attempting the above conversion and posted a progress photo. I have already falsely accused both Penrhos and Coach Bogie of this foolhardiness but if the real suspect reads this, could you please, if possible, provide a link to your post? Many thanks Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 02/01/2021 at 09:03, Prometheus said: I may be losing my marbles but I am sure that, some time back, someone advised that they were attempting the above conversion and posted a progress photo. I have already falsely accused both Penrhos and Coach Bogie of this foolhardiness but if the real suspect reads this, could you please, if possible, provide a link to your post? Many thanks Tony Lofty, Johnster: I think they’re keen on such things? Apologies to them both if they are not! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 hours ago, 88D said: Lofty, Johnster: I think they’re keen on such things? Apologies to them both if they are not! Not guilty your Honour (yet). Possibly Kandu_au ? I think he asked about it on one of the Facebook Western groups though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I think 'Mikkel' works in an earlier era, and 'Knobhead' hasn't been on here for a few years (unfortunately), maybe 'Satan's Goldfish'? I'll keep thinking about possible suspects! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 I wonder if you mean a D37? Lofty is doing one of those: Nick Wood has also done one: http://www.gwr.org.uk/protriang.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks all for your comments, appreciated. Mikkel’s C22 conversion is first on the list and will start soon when my new saw arrives. I thought about the D37 also but wanted to at least attempt the E37 as it is quite an interesting coach (although not without significant challenge). I have a backnumber of the MRJ in the post, featuring an article about a kit-built one - that should be helpful for detail pictures. All of this may come to nothing around the central toilet partition though, but I am thinking about using an adapted door for the central window area. We’ll see, we’ll see...... Thanks again. Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Some of the projects. Slower than glaciers at the moment. Got bouts of vertigo and can't see straight..... 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 It’s a hobby, not a race, so unless you are in your late-90s...... Nice work there Lofty. Tony 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2021 Guilty as charged; I own 3 of these beasts, two brake thirds and an all second (Triang marketed this as a composite but the compartments are evenly spaced). I've worked them up for use as an early 1950s miner's workman's train. Interiors, new buffers, clerestory light glazing, and conversion of the Triang B1 bogies to ersatz Dean 8'6" by cutting out the tie bar and fitting footboards, real wood from lengthways split coffee stirrers, thank you Wetherspoons and Sainsburys cafe. They still have their original Triang underframes! I have an intention to work these further by acquiring a further brake third and cut'n'shutting it to form an all third and using a compartment to lengthen the remaining brake third to scale length, then performing a similar operation with the all second, which would give me a 3 coach set to scale length with a 'clean' coach, similar to the final set used for the Glyncorrwg-North Rhondda miner's, but much of this awaits my acquisition of a round tuit. The correct bogies are available from Stafford Road Works/Shapeways. They are not bad 'layout' coaches, but of course I'd ditch them in a hearbeat if an RTR to modern standards was avaialable! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 04/01/2021 at 12:08, lofty1966 said: Not guilty your Honour (yet). Possibly Kandu_au ? I think he asked about it on one of the Facebook Western groups though. NOT GUILTY milord! I'm buggerising around with D8, C22, and C23 in the Triang cut'n shuts....a W27 in the Collets and a D30 in the Hornby Cutnshut! And finally they start the earthworks for the shed tomorrow, so with luck it will be up at end of month then I will have to finish retaining walls/fences, get electricals done, insulate and line it and eventually get the layout restarted for the umteenth time. Either way hopefully I will get all that done before being taken a km up the road the the crematorium Khris 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 04/01/2021 at 08:56, jcm@gwr said: I think 'Mikkel' works in an earlier era, and 'Knobhead' hasn't been on here for a few years (unfortunately), maybe 'Satan's Goldfish'? I'll keep thinking about possible suspects! Not guilty! Not had a chance to attack any GWR bits since moving house a couple of years ago 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I may be guilty of some of this, but not I think an E37 I have several Triangstein monsters on the go. I posted some of the work on a thread called: Don't look too closely and it could be a D15. Sorry I don't know how to provide a link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Is this the link: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 That would be it. Although technically about the D15 it does cover some of the other vehicles that can be built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 If you are happy to NOT be a pure cut and shut person, you can do a lot with the triang bodies. Khris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 You can indeed. The number of rough ones available cheaply make it a good way of getting into modifying and scratch building. The only thing that might limit your options at present is obtaining the right bogies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Shapeways....expensive but at least you can get them reasonably if you place a large order. That is the postage becomes very negligible! For those in the UK, why don't you look to place an order as a group? will knock the postage cost to very little per item! Khris Edited March 12, 2021 by kandc_au Re worded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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