Golden Fleece 30 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Here are some of mine. Garry 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 In all fairness,it`s Hornby Dublo so compromise is sometimes the name of the game!. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi Garry,yes,i found them but they were for later locos in white whereas i was trying to get them as introduced in 1958 yellow or cream.An email to to fox may help in tracking down the smaller numerals. Ray. I'm not aware that the serif condensed numbering was ever applied in yellow or cream - and I was around at the time when new diesels were being produced en masse. It is true that weathering could make the numbers appear cream, but they were always white when applied, as far as I know. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Finished at last The 3 rail 8f tender chassis has been milled down at the edges & a slot milled in the rear buffer beam to accommodate the ladder & two water filter boxes made out of 20thou plastic card.It has been painted with Railmatch coal black paint.It does haul 11 Dublo tinplate tank wagons & a brake van but i think that`s about the limit as Dublo D1 wagons have the rolling capacity of a brick!.I`ll take a video in the next few days.Now,onto the next project Ray. Edited April 19, 2018 by sagaguy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) That's taken a while since I told you how to do the tender Ray, about 2 years or so? Garry Edited April 20, 2018 by Golden Fleece 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hi Garry,yes,it was a case of getting around to it,other projects kept getting in the way. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hi Garry,yes,it was a case of getting around to it,other projects kept getting in the way. Ray. I know what you mean on that score Ray. If I had never worked I guess I still would not have had enough time for all my plans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Finished at last The 3 rail 8f tender chassis has been milled down at the edges & a slot milled in the rear buffer beam to accommodate the ladder & two water filter boxes made out of 20thou plastic card.It has been painted with Railmatch coal black paint.It does haul 11 Dublo tinplate tank wagons & a brake van but i think that`s about the limit as Dublo D1 wagons have the rolling capacity of a brick!.I`ll take a video in the next few days.Now,onto the next project 20180419_162100.jpg Ray. A short video of the loco. Ray. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 A short video of the loco. Ray, you should have a barrier wagon between the loco and those tanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Normally only if petrol i believe ,I`m not certain what the silver Esso tanks contain. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) They are petrol tanks (hence the silver livery), as was the previous buff Esso tank and the 2 versions of the Power tank (AFAIK These should have been buff/silver too - their box states Power Ethyl* - petrol). The red ones are paraffin (class 2) https://www.flickr.com/photos/77499774@N08/8381219647 * The Dublo Bible is wrong on this point as regards the introduction date of the second series. I received a complete set of the these for Xmas 1951, so their introdudion date is 1951 at the latest. At the time, I could never understand why the Power tank's box stated "Power Ethyl", but it was obviously the box for the earlier model and Meccano Ltd. were using up old stocks (it's only a box!). This presumably is the source of the confusion. I had received two 0 gauge Hornby Esso tank wagons a couple of years previously. These were also silver and just marked Esso in large letters with no small lettering, number, star etc. at all. The green with gold lettering is rather attractive however Edited April 22, 2018 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) The latest addition to my collection - a 2 rail Deltic "Crepello" body and a 3 rail Co-Co chassis (a lot cheaper than buying a 3 rail "St Paddy" which is an expense that would be a bit out of my reach): Edited April 28, 2018 by Wolseley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 The latest addition to my collection - a 2 rail Deltic "Crepello" body and a 3 rail Co-Co chassis (a lot cheaper than buying a 3 rail "St Paddy" which is an expense that would be a bit out of my reach): It would be cheaper still to just 3-rail a Crepello loco wouldn't it? Just add new pick-ups £15 and short out the insulated wheels. Garry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 It would be cheaper still to just 3-rail a Crepello loco wouldn't it? Just add new pick-ups £15 and short out the insulated wheels. Garry Yes,that`s the way i would do it.This is my kit for assembling a Dublo 2 rail to 3 rail Diesel shunter.Chassis from ebay,Blue body with buffers from Wrenn galore & and a collector assy i had in stock & ladders from a scrap body.It`s being repainted green,nearly finished as i type.Finished pics to follow. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) It would be cheaper still to just 3-rail a Crepello loco wouldn't it? Just add new pick-ups £15 and short out the insulated wheels. Garry I did mine with the collectors from a Trix lighted brake van mounted on PCB - Around £5 with a free van included in the deal. The vans do tend to suffer from corrosion and the drag from poor bearings and the pickups is considerable. A LED and a battery is a better solution if you want to keep the lights. (Garden light from a pound shop 2 for £1). Edited April 28, 2018 by Il Grifone 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I bought a Triang Princess a few years ago that had been converted to 3 rail. It had like a double plunger assembly under the tender for the third rail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 It would be cheaper still to just 3-rail a Crepello loco wouldn't it? Just add new pick-ups £15 and short out the insulated wheels. Garry No it wouldn't. It took a long time to get these items because I was waiting for them at the lowest possible price. What I ended up buying was about £19.50 cheaper than any two rail Dublo Deltics on offer at the moment (excluding a couple that are for "spares or repair"). And I don't have the added cost of converting to 3 rail. I did think of converting a two rail locomotive though - and I am going to be doing this some time soon to a "City of London" - there's no way I'm going to pay "City of Liverpool" prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagaguy Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 This is my repainted "London" as "Liverpool",I painted it in BR Green for probably obvious reasons. Ray. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 No it wouldn't. It took a long time to get these items because I was waiting for them at the lowest possible price. What I ended up buying was about £19.50 cheaper than any two rail Dublo Deltics on offer at the moment (excluding a couple that are for "spares or repair"). And I don't have the added cost of converting to 3 rail. I did think of converting a two rail locomotive though - and I am going to be doing this some time soon to a "City of London" - there's no way I'm going to pay "City of Liverpool" prices. Using your words of taking a long time you can get a Liverpool at a reasonable price, mine here cost £110 unboxed and although not mint it is still good. I have seen odd Londons up for more. Garry 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) You were lucky there, Garry! I've never seen one that cheap. 'Cities' generally are dearer than 'Duchesses'. (Why my 'London' has a Wrenn block and Duchess* valve gear - built from ASP.) * IMHO the cast crosshead looks a lot better than the pressed tin version anyway. David Edited April 29, 2018 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Fleece 30 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 You were lucky there, Garry! I've never seen one that cheap. David Neither had I David, especially in its condition, but walked in to an Aladins cave of second hand items. There was also the 8F 48094 even cheaper but had been a messy repaint. As I had already repainted my 48094 I did not bother with it, pity though on reflection. Garry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Have you guys looked at Hatton's. Some Cities on there at very reasonable prices but will need restoration work. http://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000440/1000588/1000640/0/Hornby_Dublo_OO_Gauge_1_76_Scale_Steam_locos/prodlist.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Have you guys looked at Hatton's. Some Cities on there at very reasonable prices but will need restoration work. http://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000440/1000588/1000640/0/Hornby_Dublo_OO_Gauge_1_76_Scale_Steam_locos/prodlist.aspx Sorry, of course they are 2 rail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) We need an 'envy' button! Getting them past SWMBO would be a problem. (I have two women in the family who both think trains are a waste of money and that I have too many already. (I fail to understand either idea....) I'm off to a toy fair in Northfleet later. Here's hoping.... Edited April 29, 2018 by Il Grifone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Sorry, of course they are 2 rail. Actually, there is some 3 rail locos there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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