RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 26, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2012 Good afternoon. The above shows an A4 and A3 chassis in EM. They came with what would appear to be Wills Finecast WM bodies so I assume these builds are Finecast. I think these are quite well built with the valve gear looking pretty good IMO and the bodies are acceptable enough to be put on the modify and detail list so I'd rather keep them as they are. They were also a very inexpensive 'bargain' on that auction site some time ago. My question, should you choose to answer, is what motor/gears would go with the axle gear shown and that would fit in a Wills body? I'd rather not dismantle the v.g./rods and wheels as I'll most likely mess up the rebuild. Many thanks, P @ 36E. P.S. (Oh yes, sorry but another question) The A3 came without a tender, so suggestions for a suitable 'replacement' would be helpful. Maybe a Hornby GN or 'standard' would do the job depending on the loco identity? I can't afford a Finny kit!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 The valve gear looks as though some of its parts came from the old Eames/Jamieson LNER generic valve gear kit. As far as the motor is concerned, I think you are looking at a Hornby XO3/XO4, or one of the many similar open-framed contemporary derivatives, e.g. Anchoridge, Jepson, etc. What matters most is whether you can obtain a worm to match the worm wheel on the driving axle. I'd suggest contacting Markits to see if you can obtain either a 30:1 or 40:1 worm, or both, so that you can experiment with gear mesh, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Forgive me if this is a silly question but should there be an illustration in post #1? Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 There is, but only on the duplicate of this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 26, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yes sorry chaps about the duplicate blank. There was a power cut half way through my posting and it disappeared into the void. I did another one and so there are now two. It's been dealt with. Cheers Horse. I thought Anchoridge too as i have one or two lurking somewhere. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 ....I thought Anchoridge too as i have one or two lurking somewhere. A D11 was the closest equivalent to the XO3/4. I think their D13 was a bit longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted July 27, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2012 Now I wonder where I put that D11? No rush as I've had these chassis for about two years already. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebbles Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Just some thoughts: The D11 is a very high speed motor with little low speed torque. The gear ratio would need to be at least 60:1. Hornby used to produce a front mounting for their rather basic can motor, if one was obtained it maybe possible to mate it with a more effective can motor. Alternatively Hornby use a open frame motor in their o-6-o locos. The chassis shown is one of the early cast chassis desined to take an XO4 and Romford gears. Whilst it would cost more, why not get a Finecast etched chassis, you could then use whatever motor and gear combination you wanted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 ... why not get a Finecast etched chassis, you could then use whatever motor and gear combination you wanted. I think the whole point was to avoid having to build another chassis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxinghobby Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I still can't see the pictures in the original post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I still can't see the pictures in the original post Don't worry, you didn't miss much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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