33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, Cowley 47521 said: It’s fantastic 33C. Really brutal looking as well. A bit steampunk? ......AND, i've still got the teabags! Ah ha ha ha ha ha! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 18/06/2022 at 16:55, 33C said: Went to the dentist, came back with this, £3.......🤔🤪 Note the contents list...... I went to the local garage but instead of returning with a set of glasses, I came back with a free train set instead! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said: I went to the local garage but instead of returning with a set of glasses, I came back with a free train set instead! Result! That loco behind the B12 looks mysterious..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I wonder if the Sentinel is the old Protoype Models kit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 53 minutes ago, BernardTPM said: I wonder if the Sentinel is the old Protoype Models kit. it looks rather home made with a Triang type motor bogie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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33C Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said: Love that, more model archaeology! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I agree, a scratchbuilt one. Nice find! Also interesting to see a few of the Tri-ang clerestories with low roof conversions which immediately alters their ambience. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Looks like there's a pair of Tri-ang Hornby converter wagons there too, I remember the RRP of these being very low when they first appeared and thinking that pairs of them would be an economical way of assembling a coal train. They only came in black, repainting into PO liveries might have been a stretch but Humbrol BR grey enamel could be cheaply bought in Woolworths at the time....... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Indeed a pair of Triang to Dublo converters and the clerestory is totally different with the modified roof. Not sure what to do with them as so many other things to do first? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2022 19 hours ago, Halvarras said: . They only came in black, repainting into PO liveries might have been a stretch but Humbrol BR grey enamel could be cheaply bought in Woolworths at the time....... I painted a number of converter wagons back in the 1960s. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2022 23 hours ago, Mark Saunders said: If you think that looks a bit clunky, see what I did on a K's six wheel tender drive, back in the '60s. I didn't cut the chassis down to four-wheel, as I thought I might use it for a City of Truro power up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackedmember Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 17/07/2022 at 00:51, 33C said: Result! That loco behind the B12 looks mysterious..... Hard to tell, but could it possibly be an ex Caledonian Railway Pacific Tank. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 14 hours ago, crackedmember said: Hard to tell, but could it possibly be an ex Caledonian Railway Pacific Tank. Yes, it definitely is an ex Caledonian Railway Pacific Tank or, as the Caley referred to them, a 944 class. The body looks pretty good (damage aside) and would be easily repairable (an old DJH kit perhaps?) but it would benefit from an upgrade to the chassis, which appears to be a vintage Tri-ang one, as well as it being in need of a missing pair of cylinders. Most of them made it into BR stock, with the last one going in 1953. Worth salvaging, I would say. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Wolseley said: Yes, it definitely is an ex Caledonian Railway Pacific Tank or, as the Caley referred to them, a 944 class. The body looks pretty good (damage aside) and would be easily repairable (an old DJH kit perhaps?) but it would benefit from an upgrade to the chassis, which appears to be a vintage Tri-ang one, as well as it being in need of a missing pair of cylinders. Most of them made it into BR stock, with the last one going in 1953. Worth salvaging, I would say. If anyone thinks it worth salvaging they can have it for the cost of postage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Saunders said: If anyone thinks it worth salvaging they can have it for the cost of postage? I'm Tony Robinson, welcome to Time Team's next dig! PM me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Mark Saunders said: If anyone thinks it worth salvaging they can have it for the cost of postage? Home now found! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Finished loco. Now need another cheapo project and some A/L! 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 17 hours ago, 33C said: Finished loco. Now need another cheapo project and some A/L! Digital photography is its usual cruel self but from normal viewing distance this looks quite presentable - well done, nice rescue! Are the proportions of this model correct? If so I can't help wondering why it was designed with a cab so low compared to the height of the chimney - it's almost like the cab belongs to something else! Or the running plate step-down under the cab wasn't necessary.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Halvarras said: Digital photography is its usual cruel self but from normal viewing distance this looks quite presentable - well done, nice rescue! Are the proportions of this model correct? If so I can't help wondering why it was designed with a cab so low compared to the height of the chimney - it's almost like the cab belongs to something else! Or the running plate step-down under the cab wasn't necessary.... Yes, the cab is low, as is the prototype, and considering what it is made from, the original builder has done a good job. Your right about digital photography though, on the layout my lining looks dead straight! (except where the solder runneth over.....) I could have gone down the LMS black route but i'm a glutton for punishment and besides, the pre-group liveries are very nice. But, she's a silky mover and that's all you could want. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 13 hours ago, 33C said: Yes, the cab is low, as is the prototype, and considering what it is made from, the original builder has done a good job. Your right about digital photography though, on the layout my lining looks dead straight! (except where the solder runneth over.....) I could have gone down the LMS black route but i'm a glutton for punishment and besides, the pre-group liveries are very nice. But, she's a silky mover and that's all you could want. Caledonian blue is certainly very attractive, and an excellent reason in itself to restore the model! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Halvarras said: Caledonian blue is certainly very attractive, and an excellent reason in itself to restore the model! Humbrol no. 48 Mediterranean blue. Not a bad match I hope. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 16/07/2022 at 21:53, 33C said: And the comparison pictures. Finally got round to making some rolling stock to go with this beast! Used the train set wagon chassis and bogies with cardboard bodies. All based on Kalka Shimla Railway vehicles. (Photo's show construction methods, primer and lettering.) 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Finished train, weathered with curtain hook couplings and bath chain links! 9 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Quick!!, the sun's out and it's stopped raining!......(can't beat natural light.) 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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