62613 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: Dia 1/101 wood bodied LMS 8-shoe brake 400 built Dia 1/102 Steel body, LNER vac brake. 1000 built Dia 1/102 Steel body RCH 4-shoe vac 1200 built Dia 1/102 Steel body BR 8-shoe Vac 550 built Completely left field; were the D102 with RCH 4-shoe (and no doubt Morton brake, as in the one closest to the camera in the second photo) originally meant to be built unfitted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Michael Delamar said: Thanks Gents there is another pic.. Something of a novelty there - a vac' fitted wagon with Morton brakes and no tie bar and spoked wheels (EDIT - oh, and 1'8" buffers which weren't universal). Nice. Adam PS - @Fat Controller - shouldn't those diagram numbers be 1/001, etc.? Edited March 21, 2020 by Adam 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Oh Lord. Now you lot have started something. Where did I leave those Red Panda kits? Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Adam said: Something of a novelty there - a vac' fitted wagon with Morton brakes and no tie bar and spoked wheels (EDIT - oh, and 1'8" buffers which weren't universal). Nice. Adam PS - @Fat Controller - shouldn't those diagram numbers be 1/001, etc.? Yes; my mistake.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Wheels can be used to ring some changes with these, I have photos of both the LMS and LNER brake rigged wagons with split spoke wheels - which would have been manufactured many years before the wagon was built. Re-use of 2nd hand wheelsets was common in the early BR period. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 One with both types of wheels.. Flickr link.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Parkside kits have arrived, bit of a pain that the w irons are separate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Michael Delamar said: Parkside kits have arrived, bit of a pain that the w irons are separate. How curious- I've not seen separate W-irons on a Parkside kit before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: How curious- I've not seen separate W-irons on a Parkside kit before. It's a feature of several of the LNER wooden underframes (to accommodate the full thickness solebar) - the fish vans are like that too. Adam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Steve Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, Michael Delamar said: Parkside kits have arrived, bit of a pain that the w irons are separate. Yes but on the plus side it makes it easier to achieve the 8' wheel base as used on the Glass EA wagons! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2020 Funny enough I put together a Parkside GW Python CCT yesterday, and this has separate W irons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 They went together really nice, although Ive still got to add the brake gear, I was in a rush to get the couplings on and try them out on the layout. Will have plenty of time to finish the brake gear off... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) On 16/03/2020 at 18:33, Michael Delamar said: Is the Red Panda chassis PA01 suitable for the Bachmann body? No. The Red Panda Chassis is only suitable for lot number 2998 of BR Diagram 1/002 - the eight panel steel body style - as per the Red Panda kit. The first lot of Dia. 1/002 (2194) with the five panel body had LNER clasp brake underframes - this was the largest single lot with 1,000 vehices. The next three lots (2340, 2420, 2461) have five panel bodies and Morton vac underframes. The next two lots (2467, 2729) had eight panel bodies and Morton vac underframes. Instructions (attached) are provided on how to convert the body to the earlier five panel style - conversions will of course require different underframes, as noted above. The first BR Lowfit (BR Diagram 1/001 - lot number 2107) was the LNER wooden dropside body married to an LMS clasp brake underframe. Mark McKendrick Red Panda Railway Models Edited February 12, 2023 by mckendrick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 That isn't accurate, the difference between 5 and 8 panel sides doesn't appear to be consistent between lots or diagram numbers. There are early ones with 8 panel sides. https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brlowfit https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/brtwinbolster Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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