coachmann Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Just looked at the old list i have for Puffers - it lists a 'L&Y Hughes 3F' - whatever that is? Arr, that be the one. Thanks......The Hughes version of the well know LYR 3F 0-6-0 & Tender, with superheated Belpaire firebox. I think I know how Puffers came by it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I had a very quick reply from Chris, he has moved and given me his address. ''I have not got the workshop set up yet , but can still pack chassis kits .Need a few weeks notice though .'' Very good news. According to the price list Chriss plans to start supplying Westward and Perseverance ranges again. Perseverance chassis are available, though they may take up to 28 days for delivery. Westward parts will take longer and loco kits are planned for reintroduction either in 2012 or 2013. Can forward the PDF price list if anyone wants one Yes please, even if only for reference purposes! The good news is that if the Puffers / Perseverance range comes back into circulation, then all those wanting a J50 chassis can have a purpose-designed one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighty Four E Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I would also like a copy of the Puffers / Perseverance price list. Does it alo include Chris's new address? Thanks a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 i miss crownline, I still have a catalogue I used to like looking at their displayed models in the revolving cabinets at shows I did the wrenn/dublo standard 4 body conversion long before the Bachmann version came out. id like to have a standard 2 conversion kit for the Bachmann ivatt 2-6-0 if it was still available Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clecklewyke Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The good news is that if the Puffers / Perseverance range comes back into circulation, then all those wanting a J50 chassis can have a purpose-designed one! The J50 chassis was my first compensated loco. Now converted to P4 it still runs more sweetly than it ever did through Peco points. BUT give the Perceverance Ivatt Class 2MT a wide berth The valve gear was unbuildable with the motion bracket they provided. I complained to Chris Parrish that it was not fit for purpose and clearly had never been through a test build or the deficiencies would have been obvious but I got no satisfactory response. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 .....I did the wrenn/dublo standard 4 body conversion long before the Bachmann version came out. Actually quite good even today, but mazak was awfully hard to hack out. I still have mine! i'd like to have a standard 2 conversion kit for the Bachmann ivatt 2-6-0 if it was still available Very occasionally seen on eBay. But note that the plate which forms the tender cab is wrong for the BR version (windows are too big). ....BUT give the Perceverance Ivatt Class 2MT a wide berth The valve gear was unbuildable with the motion bracket they provided..... Frame profiles on the 2MT chassis were wrong anyway. Bulleid Light Pacific chassis also virtually unbuildable, with the crossheads and slidebars at the root of frustration. I tried. Comet Light Pacific chassis kit is light years ahead anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Crownline was a breath of fresh air on the kit scene,I met Dave and Shiela when I booked them for Railex ,what a marvelous couple they are we always had a good laugh at the show and any other show they attended.They seemed very happy when the move to Cornwall took place ,didnt Dave have a few coaches for a while .I hope they read this or Paul can pass my best wishes to them both.Chris Lowe ex Railex ex manager Aylesbury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Can anyone tell me if the crownline A4 kit contained frontend lamp brackets? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 All Crownline detailing kits included lamp irons (or rather frets) of one description or another. There was an A4 detailing kit on eBay this week; did you manage to snaffle it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I certainly did! Got a railroad A4 im tarting up thats why i went for it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I only once visited the Crownline shop in Maidenhead (many, many years ago), but it seemed to be mainly an outlet for the Crownline products, rather than a model railway shop. Puffers of Kenton were the last "decent" model railway shop that I ever found. Chris Parrish re-opened Puffers in Yorkshire (is it still going?) as he was involved with the NYR. John Redrup, who I first met down in the "finescale cellar" at Puffers is the proprietor of London Road Models, the business he set up after leaving Puffers. It's down to John and his like that we have a thriving hobby for the railway model maker. There were few enough model railway shops in the 70s and 80s who catered for the kit/scratchbuild modeller (rather than the RTR variety). I don't know of one now, but then I don't look very hard as I find it easier to get what I want at exhibitions such as expoEM and S4um. Anyone remember Max Williams in Bristol - now there was an Aladdin's cave of bits and pieces. I spent many happy hours and pounds (not just pennies!) there exploring the limits of my skills and max's patience. I bought issue '0' of MRJ there as an afterthought one Saturday afternoon along with copious wheels and white metal bits? Never looked back! Happy days, heh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Anyone remember Max Williams in Bristol - now there was an Aladdin's cave of bits and pieces. I spent many happy hours and pounds (not just pennies!) there exploring the limits of my skills and max's patience. I bought issue '0' of MRJ there as an afterthought one Saturday afternoon along with copious wheels and white metal bits? Never looked back! Happy days, heh? Then I moved to London and my home in Highgate. No coincidence it just happened to be around the corner from Puffers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Anyone remember Max Williams in Bristol - now there was an Aladdin's cave of bits and pieces. I spent many happy hours and pounds (not just pennies!) there exploring the limits of my skills and max's patience. I bought issue '0' of MRJ there as an afterthought one Saturday afternoon along with copious wheels and white metal bits? Never looked back! Happy days, heh? Max Williams' shop has been mentioned in several other threads in the past. Excellent shop - if he didn't have what you wanted, even if it was something quite obscure, he'd scribble down some notes and later order it up, so if you went in a few weeks later he'd have it in stock. I expect this is why there was so much stock to dispose of when he decided to shut up shop. I still sometimes see at toy fairs etc., little detailing packs or whitemetal parts with a "Max Williams" price sticker on them, and sometimes I have managed to buy them at the same price as the sticker! Happy days indeed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiggyforest2 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Hi Hayfield Can you please forward me the pdf file and contact address for perseverance kits Thanks John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Then I moved to London and my home in Highgate. No coincidence it just happened to be around the corner from Puffers! I would have hated you for a Father. Can you just nip round the corner to "Puffers" son and get some Peco fishplates. About 6 miles I should reckon, Highgate to Kenton. Was there not a model shop in Muswell Hill at that time ? Regards,Del. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I would have hated you for a Father. Can you just nip round the corner to "Puffers" son and get some Peco fishplates. About 6 miles I should reckon, Highgate to Kenton. Was there not a model shop in Muswell Hill at that time ? Regards,Del. Alas 'Jr' was immune to my pursuits, preferring his guitar. At the time - mid '90's - I recall a shop of some kind near the bus terminal on the roundabout, possibly at the top of Dukes Ave, but I may be mistaken. We moved to NY in '98 so I'm a bit out of date. 'Jr' is now a successful musician...oh, well... Best, Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Yes, I know it's been over three years since the last post on this thread. Having seen a Crosti 9F batting through Luton once in the late 60s I got fascinated by the weird devices and bought a Crownline Crosti conversion and a 9F detailing kit direct from Dave's shop in Maidenhead. Needless to say I had a standard 9F, 'Evening Star' of course, but didn't have a layout of any sort back then. I started stripping the 9F down, but things got in the way and never went any further. A week ago I found the box with the whole project on a shelf underneath my model bench with all the Crowline bits totally untouched. No, I'm not going to sell it, I'm going to build the darn thing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Good on you. I had great fun with these conversions back then when they were an easy way to adapt and improve. They still look OK on the layout, and probably led and encouraged some to take things a bit farther than they might have had thought possible. Keep posting updates please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseHead Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Having seen a Crosti 9F batting through Luton once in the late 60s ... Strictly, that would have been a Crosti 8F, since they were downgraded after the secondary boiler was blanked off, but I understand the allure. I was lucky enough to see one or two working while they were still in full order, and felt instantly attracted to their 'ugly duckling' appearance. I always thought it a shame when they were restricted to conventional steaming and felt that left them more than a little 'lost'. I don't 'do' big engines (or, usually, post-Grouping) but a Crosti build in definitely on my bucket list, with or without the Crownline bits. I'll follow your progress with considerable interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 It must have been a 9F Crosti I saw as the exhaust was coming from half way down the boiler, so perhaps it was in the late 50s? I can't remember, it was a LONG Time ago................... Mine isn't going to be exactly 'standard Crosti' as I've just got hold of a second copy of Robin Barnes' 'Locomotives that never were' after losing my first copy some years ago. I always liked the look of the proposed 8F 2-8-2, which is pictured in Robin's book, but right after that comes a Crosti Caproti 'Black 5' effectively. I'm going to cross-wobble these two and make a Crosti 8F 2-8-2, but the Caprotti gear is probably beyond me. I know many people may hold their hands up in horror at what I'm planning, but I'm a died-in-the-wool WhatIf modeller in the aircraft field and I'm going to do just the same in my railway modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Here's the two pics from the Barns book that I'm going to combine. The 2-8-2 8F that morphed into the 9F. The Caprotti Crosti Black 5 4-6-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2017 Hi Kit, You must have missed my build It was six years ago now Thanks to Chris Nevard for the pic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Tilt Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Hi Kit, You must have missed my build It was six years ago now Thanks to Chris Nevard for the pic I certainly did as I wasn't on RMWeb back then. It looks very good, a very handsome loco, as Mr. Barnes says in the book. Did you use a Britannia trailing truck for it, as I plan to, and if so how difficult was it to fit? I foresee quit a bit of chassis sawing in my future...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2017 Long story, but there was a model rail article. I'll find out which issue tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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