Going2theDogs Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Just paid my deposit. Really looking forward to these..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 28, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2017 HI Das, That is a great mixed train. DId you record the livery of the HOA? Cheers Ben A. Hi Ben, It was EWS construction. I photographed every wagon - I'll post a photo of it tomorrow / later Same rake worked down and back on Saturday 27 May. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 We are pleased to announce that we will be attending this year's DEMU Showcase on Saturday the 3rd of June Can't see you on the list of "Traders" on the DEMU website Alex - in what sort of attendance will you be there? - Boxenby?!! Going via the WCML via Birmingham NS all being well. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Just paid my deposit. Really looking forward to these..... Thanks CBRail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Can't see you on the list of "Traders" on the DEMU website Alex - in what sort of attendance will you be there? - Boxenby?!! Going via the WCML via Birmingham NS all being well. Ian Hi Ian, I think it may be quite a few years before Boxenby will be ready to attend DEMU, if ever!!! Cav and I will be attending on Saturday with our 3D Printed model, please do come and have a chat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwicksfinest Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 mines in via paypal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Hi Ian, I think it may be quite a few years before Boxenby will be ready to attend DEMU, if ever!!! Cav and I will be attending on Saturday with our 3D Printed model, please do come and have a chat. Alex... consider Boxenby provisionally booked for 2025! ;-) Sorry I haven't updated the Showcase website - I need to do that. Cavalex are a late addition! Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 A good day was had with the Cavalex stand at DEMU today. Plenty of interest. Thought that I'd post a quick pic of the 3D prints done from the tooling drawings. There is still time to pre order if you are quick as we are currently accepting the deposit payments. I would like to thank everyone that has supported us in this project so far. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Just wanted to pass on our thanks to Guy and John from DEMU, as Cav has said, we had a very enjoyable day yesterday at Showcase. Thanks to all those that stopped by to see our 3D Printed PGA and have a chat. It was nice to meet those that have kindly supported our project for which we are very grateful. The PGAs looked good behind the Large Logo Grid! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Another photo of our PGAs at Showcase yesterday. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 Another photo from Saturday. Wrong Sector Class 60 but I do like Metals livery! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Hi Alex & Cav, Nice couple of pics, great to see the wagon is getting plenty of interest and orders. All the best Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 They've a lovely optical "heft" to them, the long wheelbase and side panels making them appear capable of conveying (and thus weighing) much more than they actually could. Well captured on the Cavalex 3D printed samples. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Oh, and Alex, there's no such thing as a "wrong" sector (or otherwise liveried) 60! The Tugs are Alright! C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Nice as the model is (and very nice it looks, having crawled over a real one a few months back) that display is excellent! The temptation to model a quarry loading area returns... Jo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 They've a lovely optical "heft" to them, the long wheelbase and side panels making them appear capable of conveying (and thus weighing) much more than they actually could. Well captured on the Cavalex 3D printed samples. C6T. Thanks C6T, the 3D Prints have come out really well, very nice wagons they are too. Oh, and Alex, there's no such thing as a "wrong" sector (or otherwise liveried) 60! The Tugs are Alright! C6T. I agree, I am a big fan of the Brush Beasts. Sector was always my favourite livery for them. Class 60 60035 Trowse 8/5/1991 by Quinton Biddle, on Flickr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Nice as the model is (and very nice it looks, having crawled over a real one a few months back) that display is excellent! The temptation to model a quarry loading area returns... Jo Thanks Jo, may be we could tempt you with an N gauge version?!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Not sure If I have posted this before but I thought this might be of interest. At 8:42 there is a BR blue 47 on HEAs which also has a rake of Redland PGAs, I presume that the train may have been mixed at March for a return journey north making use of the one working. Any ideas? https://youtu.be/s0R56FyO1MI?t=8m42s And then at 23:34 there is a pair of 20s https://youtu.be/s0R56FyO1MI?t=23m34s interesting that in July 1988 there were still some PGAs wearing the original Redland livery. This was a topic of conversation on Saturday at DEMU, when the wagons were all in the later all over green livery minus the grey stripe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott B Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Not sure If I have posted this before but I thought this might be of interest. At 8:42 there is a BR blue 47 on HEAs which also has a rake of Redland PGAs, I presume that the train may have been mixed at March for a return journey north making use of the one working. Any ideas? https://youtu.be/s0R56FyO1MI?t=8m42s And then at 23:34 there is a pair of 20s https://youtu.be/s0R56FyO1MI?t=23m34s interesting that in July 1988 there were still some PGAs wearing the original Redland livery. This was a topic of conversation on Saturday at DEMU, when the wagons were all in the later all over green livery minus the grey stripe. Bit of a guess here, but I would suspect that one of the two portions that would have been combined in March Down Yard to run to Mountsorrel was running late and the opportunity was taken to add the on time emptys to a SCN train returning to Toton. The hoppers could then have been deposited in Mountsorrel sdgs en route for loading more or less to time (or maybe even early) with only a proportion arriving late back at Mountsorrel. These hoppers worked fairly intensive circuits and late loading would delay the next outbound and if an opportunity existed to get them back to Mountsorrel earlier it would have been taken. The 20s back in 1988 would be more likely to have been the portion locos forward of March to Kennett or Barham with the main loco (a 56) going to Trowse, so maybe the 56 failed resulting in the late running ? As regards the being tempted by an N gauge version, oh yes, cheque book/credit cards at the ready, bring em on. Regards Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Thanks for your post Scott, it certainly sounds plausible what you have said. I know at times the reliability of the 56s caused issues for BR so perhaps that particular day saw a failure as you suggest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NaN Posted July 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 16, 2017 Any update on progress? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Yes we are currently taking the last of the deposits with a view to getting the tooling underway by the end of the month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NaN Posted July 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2017 Thanks for replying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Good evening, we just wanted to let everyone know that we will provide an update on our PGA project by the end of the month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Good evening, July 2017 Update We have now completed the process of taking deposits and will now move to the next stage and commence tooling.Our thanks to all those that have supported our project, it is very much appreciated.We are pleased to announce that the following retailers will be stocking our new PGA wagon; Collets Models of Exmouth; C&M Models of Carlisle; John Dutfield, Chelmsford; and Trains 4U of Peterborough. Regular updates will be made as the tooling process progresses. Link here; http://www.cavalexmodels.com/Projects.html 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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