33C Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 Hot, dusty work! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) Can you feel the heat? Edited June 17, 2022 by 33C add letter 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Those are lots of fun! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 hours ago, 33C said: Hot, dusty work! That's some front-end overhang on a sharp curve - gives Rapido's APT-E a run for its money!😃 Super job though - you certainly find some obscure subjects, chances are never previously modelled either 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) That is the ethos in a nutshell! Is it weird? Will it work? It must go round these curves!! Check out the video's (Flickr) to prove it does! I did one of these, slightly larger, using a "Rail King" battery set. (below) Edited June 17, 2022 by 33C added photo. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted June 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2022 Lego is also a great source of useful shapes 8 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 4 hours ago, John Besley said: Lego is also a great source of useful shapes The worrying thing is that this was probably modelled from life... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 Went to the dentist, came back with this, £3.......🤔🤪 Note the contents list...... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2022 The dentist sold you a train set? 😄 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2022 9 hours ago, John Besley said: Lego is also a great source of useful shapes Sir….you are an artist. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 31 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: The dentist sold you a train set? 😄 I wish, but they are 2 minutes walk from 3 charity shops! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted June 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2022 5 hours ago, rockershovel said: The worrying thing is that this was probably modelled from life... Actually its an amalgamation of a number of lathes I liked the look of from the 1950-60, I called it a Hindley after my Grandfather who was a draughtsman at Stoddert and Pit in Bath 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 On 18/06/2022 at 18:00, 33C said: I wish, but they are 2 minutes walk from 3 charity shops! Where on earth are these charity shops selling toy train sets?! The only railway-related toy I've seen in my nearest was an extravagently overpriced Fisher Price circus train... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ben B said: Where on earth are these charity shops selling toy train sets?! The only railway-related toy I've seen in my nearest was an extravagently overpriced Fisher Price circus train... I have 11 within 10 minutes of my place so invariably something will turn up. There are 8 more if I go in the other direction. Same as 'phone and coffee shops round here....🚂 plus the regular bootsale up the road! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 20:28, Halvarras said: That's some front-end overhang on a sharp curve - gives Rapido's APT-E a run for its money!😃 Super job though - you certainly find some obscure subjects, chances are never previously modelled either 👍 Colin Garrett has a lot to answer for........now I delve deep into the previously untouched parts of my book shelves! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) This photo of a North British, K class, 2-6-2T, ex Kalka-Shimla railway is the inspiration for my next cheapo loco. What a Beast! I made so many card templates to see how it would fit on the battery loco, that i ended up making it from card, in this case, an Asda "Everyday" teabag box.....and a "Rail King" loco! Edited September 12, 2022 by 33C add letter 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) Here is the basic body shell made up using a North British catalogue photo with the later additions drawn on for scale and fit. Power unit is test fitted. Notice the 0-8-0 is now an 0-6-0 after removing one plastic floating axle and cutting a new axle slot. Some additional boiler mountings added. Dome, tool box from balsa and water fillers from pen tube. Edited July 16, 2022 by 33C added detail 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) Cylinders from card with tooth pick slide bars, Head lights mounted and cow catcher from card. Now it gets interesting! A speed controller is mounted in the bunker with the knob projecting into the cab which allows a proper slow "crawl", up to a scale speed of about 50 mph. This was a fiver and was just for sh/ts and giggles! All hidden under the false coal load. The toy bulb is wired to it, to light up at the front. (Paper "patches" are stuck to the side tanks, to represent the welded repairs.) Edited July 16, 2022 by 33C added detail 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) This is how it breaks down for painting. The 1.5mm connecters allow the body to be removed for battery/bulb replacement. And the finished Kardboard K Klass! Videos on my Flickr gallery (L.T.S.R.). Edited July 16, 2022 by 33C added photo. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 At work on the Dehri Rohtas Light Railway near Dalmianagar as the sun sets....... 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) And the comparison pictures. Edited July 16, 2022 by 33C added photo. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 If anybody wants a size comparison.......🤪 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Well done! As built they were still big engines but quite handsome. Can't say those later additions did anything for the appearance though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 21 minutes ago, BernardTPM said: Well done! As built they were still big engines but quite handsome. Can't say those later additions did anything for the appearance though! Let alone the springs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 33C said: If anybody wants a size comparison.......🤪 It’s fantastic 33C. Really brutal looking as well. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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