HonestTom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hi all, I recently picked up a couple of the Great British Locomotives C class with a view to motorising - one I'd like to keep more-or-less as is, and the other I'd like to turn into a freelance Victorian light railway engine. My question is, has anyone around here motorised one of these and if so, how? I've heard people talk about using a Hornby 0-6-0 tank chassis and about using the Airfix/Hornby 4F mechanism. However, the latter doesn't seem to fit under the splashers and the former will require some serious carving - something I'm a bit reluctant to do if there's a better alternative. Any thoughts? Many thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Try a Bachmann Pannier chassis? The wheelbase may be similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted January 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2018 If you ask me, the Airfix 4F chassis fits quite well! Gary 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 If you ask me, the Airfix 4F chassis fits quite well! 2017-07-23 18.22.08.jpg 2017-07-23 18.39.19.jpg Gary That looks pretty dashed fine. I might have to give it another go. The 4F wheelbase and wheel size look pretty much identical, so I was surprised when I couldn't get it to work. Did you have to do anything to the body to get it to fit? (off topic, but I like the presence of the R1 - I was thinking of getting one as a follow-up) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Any of the Derby wheelbase (8'+8'6" / 32 + 34 mm) 0-6-0s are potential candidates for a fit, motor height and wheel diameter the major aspects that will determine if a mechansm will fit, or not. Bachmann's Jinty and MR 3F are alternative candidates. The Hornby 'universal 0-6-0 chassis' found under their Jinty and 'everything else' that isn't a recent scale tooling is actually too short in wheelbase, a 'one size fits all but none of them correct' solution from the bad old days (design origins in the 1950s when tooling mechanisms was expensive). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted January 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2018 I had to cut some of the C Class footplate away so that it sat lower on the chassis as it was to high but other than that it was untouched. I have just finished the R1, using transfers I downloaded from RMWeb! Gary 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 This is all getting seriously good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 I had to cut some of the C Class footplate away so that it sat lower on the chassis as it was to high but other than that it was untouched. I have just finished the R1, using transfers I downloaded from RMWeb! 2018-01-17 22.04.42.jpg Gary Thanks, I think I'm going to give the 4F chassis concept a go, then. Also, the R1 looks absolutely gorgeous. It's amazing what a good paint job can do for an old model. Any of the Derby wheelbase (8'+8'6" / 32 + 34 mm) 0-6-0s are potential candidates for a fit, motor height and wheel diameter the major aspects that will determine if a mechansm will fit, or not. Bachmann's Jinty and MR 3F are alternative candidates. The Hornby 'universal 0-6-0 chassis' found under their Jinty and 'everything else' that isn't a recent scale tooling is actually too short in wheelbase, a 'one size fits all but none of them correct' solution from the bad old days (design origins in the 1950s when tooling mechanisms was expensive). To be honest, I think I'm going to abandon the concept of using the Hornby 0-6-0 chassis, because the amount of modification I'd need to make to the loco is rather beyond my capabilities. I envision this as a quick-and-cheap project, just for a bit of fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 Also, the R1 looks absolutely gorgeous. It's amazing what a good paint job can do for an old model. While the paint job makes a huge difference, and I have seen Hornby-Dublo R1s that have only had that and look amazing, mine went into a bit more detail. Which you can see on my thread here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/107470-oak-hill-lbscr-secr-1905ish/page-40&do=findComment&comment=2781657 I hope you don't mind me posting the link. Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 I don't mind at all, in fact it's very useful. My brother is a big fan of that thread, being an enthusiast of the pre-Grouping Southern constituents. I just hope I can resist the urge to turn this from a quick one-off project into a full-on layout... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted January 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2018 Good to hear I have fans!! Is your brother a member on here? If so, if he hasn't already he should come and say hi on the thread, I always enjoy talking with people that like my modelling!! Go on you know you want a layout!!!! The SE&CR is so well catered for with R-T-R now that it is starting to become a real possibility for anyone to model it!!! Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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