RMweb Gold farren Posted June 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2017 Would you ever think of doing the fowler in 7mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted June 2, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 2, 2017 The Fowler is looking good, how is the chassis coming on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted June 3, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2017 Frames are built and it's on its wheels but I won't get back to the running bits until the body is complete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Level Kits Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I've built up the High Level drive unit etch for the Harton 0-4-0 No2/10. It went together easily and fits perfectly, I didn't have the small Mashima Chris would normally supply with this so fitted one of the cheap (99p) Chinese motors off Ebay. This is the one that comes with a brass worm fitted but once removed the High Level worm fits on the shaft. WP_20170525_10_18_17_Pro.jpg The motor does match the fixing holes in the gearbox but this leaves it tilted to one side and in this position it won't fit in the loco body. Just to get it working quickly I soldered the motor casing to the gearbox. Wheels are Gibson 8 spoke Lowmac, pickups are p/b wire on small pieces of pcb on the outside of the inner frames, I don't really like pickups on the wheel treads but this is the easiest option here. WP_20170525_10_18_28_Pro.jpg Viewed from one end, the motor drives directly on one (fixed) axle. WP_20170525_10_18_45_Pro.jpg The other axle is held in our usual swinging arms, driven by a chain of gears down one side. The axle rocks under a knife edge rigged up from the end spacer. The etch has provision for a central spacer but the HL drive unit fouls this. Running is just about perfect as usual and the motor is almost silent. It doesn't run very fast but it isn't supposed to - in marked contrast to the Tenshodo bogie fitted in the past. Once Chris has got this in production we'll offer it as an alternative, rather than selling the kit complete as we have done with the small Rustons. Chris here - I'm just making a film tool for the production version of this, which is pretty identical to this one as Mike had no issues with it. It'll be a couple of quid cheaper than the other Quads as it has one gear less. They should be ready in about 3 weeks as I have to do instructions for them... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acoake Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Chris here - I'm just making a film tool for the production version of this, which is pretty identical to this one as Mike had no issues with it. It'll be a couple of quid cheaper than the other Quads as it has one gear less. They should be ready in about 3 weeks as I have to do instructions for them... Will you be making the chassis kit available to those of us who bought the Harton and a Tenshodo earlier? I for one would certainly buy one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted June 9, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2017 All the parts are on the etch, that's why I said it could be fitted retrospectively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaulCheffus Posted July 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2017 Chris here - I'm just making a film tool for the production version of this, which is pretty identical to this one as Mike had no issues with it. It'll be a couple of quid cheaper than the other Quads as it has one gear less. They should be ready in about 3 weeks as I have to do instructions for them... Hi Any further news on this? Cheers Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Level Kits Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hi Any further news on this? Cheers Paul Yes, I've done it. I've been very busy so my attention has been elsewehere. Give me a ring in about a week or so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted August 21, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2017 We will have some of the High Level drive units for Harton No2/No10 at Expo EM North next month. In response to some queries we have a few sets "Yorkshire" and BTH plates for the rtr Janus (plenty of Yorkshire plates but not many BTH), etched in .010" n/s - £5 each including postage. When I've had a good look at one of these we may have other parts for modifying/detailing them. Another kit in the pipeline is the BR (Horwich) version of the LMS Kitson 0-4-0ST, I've had the etched parts to do this since we first released the Kitson but I've just got round to building one for a customer. Finished model next to the original, it's a very different looking loco. The principal idea seems to have been to greatly increase the bunker capacity which necessitated the shorter tank, to keep the water capacity the tank is considerably fatter. The cab back and steps are different, also the leading buffer beam is much heavier - presumably to improve the balance. The bigger bunker does make it much easier to hide the gearbox, a High Level roadrunner+ with the motor in the boiler. Originally I thought it might be possible to supply one kit to build either version but there were too few parts in common, hence the delay. Loco in its component parts, all these bolt together as usual. View from underneath, Gibson wheels to 00 gauge in this one but there is plenty of clearance for wider gauges. Boiler/cab unit from below 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Yippie! I've already got the smokebox numberplates for 47009. So that's another one on the shopping list. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted August 21, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 21, 2017 Numberplates will be on the etch anyway, as they are in the Kitson kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Never mind. I bought them years ago, probably in a bulk purchase. Shows you how long I've had them, they are Perseverence. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold farren Posted August 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 22, 2017 Oh wanted on of those for years! That's two kits I'll be ordering a Kitson and a fowler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted August 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2017 no further progress on the Fell then.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 no further progress on the Fell then.... But is that one of the Harland and Wolff diesels next to it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 And that big Sentinel too..... . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted August 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2017 The Sentinel is waiting for a second test etch to get the casing folds right, HW 0-6-0 is nearly finished but waiting for the moulding of the big ugly box fitted on top when it went back to Ireland. I think it was already way out in front in the ugly stakes before this was fitted though. More on the Fell soon..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Michael Edge Posted September 18, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2017 Some photos of recent progress, the test etch Fell is nearly finished (as promised for Scaleforum next weekend) and also the test etch model of the Horwich 0F 0-4-0ST. This was on display last week at EM north, now painted ready for delivery to the customer. This one will be in more or less original condition with all coupling rods on, two vents on the cab roof and cover/rainstrip over the side grilles. The other side is a bit more problematical, as built it had a window on at least one side. Since it's impossible to tell which side or end of the loco you are looking at I've no idea whether this was both sides or how long it lasted, in any case the radiators for the 150hp engines are immediately behind these windows/grilles. Uncovered grilles on this side, no rainstrip for now. Mouldings for sandboxes and buffers still to be made, also various gubbins over the bogies. Buffers will probably be lost wax castings in the kit when it appears. It will a fairly expensive and horribly complicated kit to build - you have been warned! The Horwich 0F is a lot more straightforward. I've had all the etches to build this since we first did the Kitson 0-4-0ST but only just got round to building one, prompted by a customer's order. It doesn't look out of place here at Herculaneum Dock even though they didn't work on this side of the Mersey. Turned round alongside the casemates to show the other side and back. Another recent build is this Ruston 88DS as BR No.20, the Reading Signal works shunter. This is the only 88DS I have found without the buffer beam weights, although it does have the ones one the solebars. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Some cracking models there, I love the 88DS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2017 Some photos of recent progress, the test etch Fell is nearly finished It will a fairly expensive and horribly complicated kit to build - you have been warned! Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it!! Another one for the roundtuit pile. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted September 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) looking forward to the Harland and Wolff shunter! Edited September 18, 2017 by 071 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted September 18, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2017 that 88DS is just a tad clean.. the Fell looks nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 that 88DS is just a tad clean.. the Fell looks nice Just got back from Swindon, I saw it there myself...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted September 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2017 I think 20 is the first loco I spotted, was on a boat holiday when a kid and picked up some spotting books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen 28 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Any plans to do the Kitson and Horwich 0-4-0STs in 7mm in the near future? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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