Captain Cuttle Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi, I bought this last year, tiz not really a kit but set of etches, some castings and a vac formed roof. The whitemetal castings are not that good so I will replace those and had to make up some boxes for the underframe as not all were with the kit. I decided that as the solebar was flush with the bodyside I would solder both together with reinforcement behind and build an independant inner chassis to hang the underframe trussing and bogies from. Here are some photos with some progress to date, the B4 bogies I ditched and used Wayoh and the sprung buffers will be Midcar. more progress later cheers CC 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian G Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 This may help for detail, I have a few sent from a friend some taken at Princes Risborough on a rainy day the others location unknown. More pictures here http://www.departmentals.com/photo/975025 Ian G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 This may help for detail, I have a few sent from a friend some taken at Princes Risborough on a rainy day the others location unknown. More pictures here http://www.departmentals.com/photo/975025 Ian G Thanks, Ian. Now got the roof to fit ok and moving onto detailing CC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40126 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Any more progress CC ?. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Any more progress CC ?. Steve Well i did finish the kit about four years ago in blue and grey. I built it for a friend but cant find any photos! Not a bad kit if i remember, whether its still available I dont know Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hi all, My workbench has been dormant for four years omg !! Just to recap my period of modelling is mid late sixties early seventies home counties mainly SR some WR all diesel/electric. My modelling hasnt stopped in that time but age has so memory not so good now anyway lets get back to it . I will fill you in on other projects including the slowly emerging garden railway later. Starting with a Heljan cl 33, i bought a body a few years ago and a pile of spare parts from Howes and finally last year bought two complete ones with issues. Both will have the original exhaust layout and recessed fuel tanks and the first in green will be D6501, the other will be similar but with a full yellow end as D6560. I have been following Hal Nails roof conversion and also done the mod to recess the the centre bogie springs and made the bogie steps sit closer to the sideframes as they seem too vulnerable to me. I have done the cut out on the fuel tanks and am fitting ns handrails as the original are so fragile. There is a bit of cut and shut on the left hand side glazing so all windows are now in the closed position. ATB Alan 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted January 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Nice! Have you narrowed the fuel tanks at all? Some people have but I think it involves paring back the die cast chassis. Also is then little step on the silencer just two little triangles below the top ledge? Edited January 11, 2020 by Hal Nail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 No i havent narrowed the tanks it looks quite marginal to me. The plastic underframe just screws to the four posts as you can see on photo of chassis below so suppose you would just thin these back a bit? The little step is just a piece of reshaped plastruct channel. If you look for the 4mm Heljan as built class 33s you will see it looks similar. Just weathered the roof and ordered worksplates from Shawplan. Also decent wipers from Laurie at MM1 but he has no more, not worth his while to get more made he said which is a shame as i wanted two sets. Regards Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Link below to my emerging garden layout Tivoli Road https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/145319-tivoli-road/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 13/01/2020 at 21:20, Captain Cuttle said: No i havent narrowed the tanks it looks quite marginal to me. The plastic underframe just screws to the four posts as you can see on photo of chassis below so suppose you would just thin these back a bit? The little step is just a piece of reshaped plastruct channel. If you look for the 4mm Heljan as built class 33s you will see it looks similar. Just weathered the roof and ordered worksplates from Shawplan. Also decent wipers from Laurie at MM1 but he has no more, not worth his while to get more made he said which is a shame as i wanted two sets. Regards Alan I completely missed this - thanks for the info! I've also done my roof darker in the meantime which I think suits them better than the original grey. I bought some JLTRT wipers which I will fit and also their hand rails as well since the Heljans are so fragile but will leave them until I really have to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Hal Nail said: I completely missed this - thanks for the info! I've also done my roof darker in the meantime which I think suits them better than the original grey. I bought some JLTRT wipers which I will fit and also their hand rails as well since the Heljans are so fragile but will leave them until I really have to. No problem. I set the bogie side steps in a bit as they seem fragile, i think the weight of the chassis aggravates it as you have to hold the body carefully. Pix of it finished below. Also some of it on the garden section but only using dc with a Clipper controller to test the track connections and wiring. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 Alan You have been busy...... Class 33 and the railway both look good . The outside section of the railway , are you leaving it as a single line or do you have any intention of doubling it? Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Jim, Single track with island platform in garden section and another between the sheds is quite enough for me to cope with. The section under cover as it emerges is under 6ft curve so having to mofify some rolling stock and my RJH Cl 47 to accomodate this. Alan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2020 Alan The last GUV in the last picture, Is that a Westdale kit?, the only reason I ask I have a couple and there are no markings as to who's kit they are but they are exactly like yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cuttle Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Jim, Yes its one of his resin one piece bodied ones with plasticard bogies and Peter Cowling sideframes. Dick used to do an aluminium shell GUV with resin ends, not sure if he still does it. I find the Heljan GUV quite robust whereas the BG needed some beefing up behind the underframe steps, have added dynamo belts to all from phosphor bronze strip and fitted kadees. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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