Skinnylinny Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Seeing as nobody guessed, see if anyone can tell what it is now! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I Know!!! I know!!! Can I tell them Linny, can I?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted April 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2018 So do I!!! and am keeping quite for that reason!! I did think it might be that when I saw it!! Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Argh... it looks like this project might not happen after all - I've made a very silly error with dimensions. I'd been hoping to make an LB&SCR B1 bodyshell to fit a Triang/Hornby LSWR M7 chassis, as the wheelbase is the same... but the driving wheel diameter is a foot different! I must have double- and triple-checked! However... it looks like the D1 0-4-2 tank has the same size of driving wheels (to within an inch) as the M7, if not exactly the same coupled wheelbase. I'm going to have to go and play around...It may still become a B1 look-alike, as the splashers on the prototype are pretty close to the wheels, and would have to be oversized to allow for a) thicker-than-scale splashers and b) oversized flanges if I used the correct size of wheels. Edited April 22, 2018 by Skinnylinny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Do both! Though I think someone else (don't ask me who!) is doing a D1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Another thought has occurred - I was wanting a 2-4-0 express engine for the Great Southern Railway (remember that bunch?) and this footplate sits at *exactly* the right height to match up with the tender design I had in mind. A quick trial fit suggests this might all still fit together... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted April 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2018 It's still doable!!! Gary 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 That looks good, Gary, and given that nearly half of the wheel is hidden in splasher, I might get away with it... Hmmmmm, I could continue with this concept. I'll probably continue to try and produce both a B1 and a GSR 2-4-0 tender loco. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted April 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2018 Well the B1 is GEM with scale Romfords, the now broken M7 chassis is from my old B1. the wheels are close enough in my humble opinion. I'm pretty sure you could manage to make a decent B1 out of that chassis. (The wheelbase is 1mm out as well, but I countered that by having the rear wheel 1mm out in the other direction) Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I would have one of the 2-4-0's and a B1! The MSLR, with its longer running length than the LG&WR, requires a tender loco! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 The 2-4-0 is sadly likely to be a one-off, bodged from yet another GBL Wainwright C class bodyshell... I will probably need to produce new splashers etc but a lot of this one will be built from the bits box, rather than a 3D-printed bodyshell. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Well, the model railway club's annual model building competition is tomorrow evening, so what better to submit than a couple of coaches? With the very kind help of burgundy of this parish, who provided me with some leftover LB&SCR transfers (thank you!), the Stroudleys have been sprayed brown and are receiving their lettering... Still to come are the brass grab rails (I'm not sure if I'll manage to put door handles on in time, or at all!), the rooves, and the lamps, plus painting the underframes, but they're definitely starting to look very smart, and the lettering really "lifts" the livery from a plain brown. I know they should be lined, but I've yet to figure out how to do that neatly around all that panelling... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 And finally... two of my Stroudley coaches completed, painted, glazed, and ready for service! (And for entering in the club's model building competition tonight!) It's been a bit of a rollercoaster, going from this: to this: to this: There have been lessons aplenty learned in the design of these, but I can now happily say I'm proud to put my name to these models. Hopefully I can complete a rake of these with a little less time pressure now, and start work on designing more kits! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted April 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2018 And it's just about impossible to tell that they are made of cardboard. Very nice work Linny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Thanks, Annie! It's amazing how much a coat of gloss varnish then a coat of matt varnish (after the transfers!) hides the sins of glue leaking around parts!I'm still working on the 7mm versions of these. The bodies are nearly done! I'll probably not produce a 7mm chassis though (or if I do, it'll be produced as a separate kit from the bodies, and most likely made of 2mm MDF rather than 1mm card). Edited April 24, 2018 by Skinnylinny 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I NEED SOME!!! Seriously good work there, Linny. I look forward to ordering these and more! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) And finally... two of my Stroudley coaches completed, painted, glazed, and ready for service! (And for entering in the club's model building competition tonight!) It's been a bit of a rollercoaster, going from this: Stroudleys.png to this: IMG_20180328_084032456.jpg to this: IMG_20180424_085550907.jpg IMG_20180424_085622033.jpg IMG_20180424_090055204.jpg There have been lessons aplenty learned in the design of these, but I can now happily say I'm proud to put my name to these models. Hopefully I can complete a rake of these with a little less time pressure now, and start work on designing more kits! Beautiful little pair of coaches, Linny. I'd be pleased too if I were you. Edited April 24, 2018 by RedGemAlchemist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 And finally... two of my Stroudley coaches completed, painted, glazed, and ready for service! (And for entering in the club's model building competition tonight!) It's been a bit of a rollercoaster, going from this: Stroudleys.png to this: IMG_20180328_084032456.jpg to this: IMG_20180424_085550907.jpg IMG_20180424_085622033.jpg IMG_20180424_090055204.jpg There have been lessons aplenty learned in the design of these, but I can now happily say I'm proud to put my name to these models. Hopefully I can complete a rake of these with a little less time pressure now, and start work on designing more kits! These are stunning Linny. Shows how well they come up, but really good modelling there. Once the dust settles on the school project, tomorrow(!), I'll turn my attention to ordering some and putting in an order for the buffers. What did you use to make the grab handles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thank you! I used the Roxey Mouldings etched grab handles - they do loads of useful etched bits and pieces, and one etch would more than cover four four-wheelers. I must put more route discs on my next order! Wish me luck in the model building competition tonight! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 One last update on these two Stroudley coaches - they just won me my model railway club's model building competition! Now I just need to build up the rest of the rake to go with them... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted April 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 24, 2018 A well deserved prize Linny. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted April 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2018 Congratulations!!!! Does this mean you can advertise the kits as "award winning"? Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) Well done Linny! Congratulations! Edited April 25, 2018 by RedGemAlchemist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Congratulations, Linny. A testament to your skill and a validation of your methodology. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted April 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2018 Another piece of work from our group well deserving of recognition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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