Steve Taylor Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Having heard a muttering about a chassis for the L1 from Dave Bradwell, does anyone have any further information since there is nothing on his website yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bigcheeseplant Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yes they are out I got one at Scaleforum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OFFTHE RAILS Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Having heard a muttering about a chassis for the L1 from Dave Bradwell, does anyone have any further information since there is nothing on his website yet. Which L1? LNER ex GCR 2-6-4T SR 4-4-0 LNER Thomson 2-6-4t Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well I'm hoping its the Thompson since Ive just acquired a bodyshell. David B-c-p any thoughts on it yet? I've not built one of Mr B's chassis - they have a reputation for thoroughness and sometimes complexity so I'm curious as to what's involved with this chassis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well I'm hoping its the Thompson since Ive just acquired a bodyshell. David B-c-p any thoughts on it yet? I've not built one of Mr B's chassis - they have a reputation for thoroughness and sometimes complexity so I'm curious as to what's involved with this chassis. Dave Bradwell's my favourite designer, so I bought two at Scaleforum. Here are the two etch sheets you get, along with lost-wax castings, Exactoscale axleboxes, assorted wire and comprehensive build notes: As you can see, it is indeed for the Thompson L1, as interpreted by Hornby, and provides EM and P4 frame stretchers - it's reasonable to assume 00 workers will be content with Hornby's mechanism. I'm still waiting to come across a Hornby bodyshell so I can get started - it'll look well tasty with those Exactoscale wheel sets I spent a fortune on! Chris Pendlenton built the test etch, so we can be sure a thorough evaluation found its way back to Dave. A lot of the design from Dave's successful K1 kit transferred directly to this one courtesy of LNER standardisation. I understand caring commitments have arisen for Dave, which kept him from personally attending Scaleforum, and could well explain why his web presence is not quite up to date. The Nim. Edited to illustrate castings and turnings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm rather hoping he'll consider doing a Peppercorn A2 chassis to go with the A1.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Horse you have been saying that for ages! I have built a number of Dave bradwells kits. The new fold out horn guides are great the Q6 had then and they end up running beautifully! Will have to consider this on the kit wish list! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Horse you have been saying that for ages!..... I'm hoping that if I say it often enough, he'll finally agree.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Well the bodyshell has arrived, need some detailing stuff and oddly a cab roof (no biggy) and I've now a spare westinghouse pump, so the collecting together the parts for another project starts. How much is DB's chassis? I'm thinking the conventional set of Hi-level axleboxes, guides and gearbox, the largest mashima that will physically fit and a sprinkling of csb. Completion? Err when its ready and some of the other stuff is out of the way so err yes when its ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I'm rather hoping he'll consider doing a Peppercorn A2 chassis to go with the A1.... Last time I spoke to him he did ask if I was in the queue for it... The Nim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Well the bodyshell has arrived, need some detailing stuff and oddly a cab roof (no biggy) and I've now a spare westinghouse pump, so the collecting together the parts for another project starts. How much is DB's chassis? I'm thinking the conventional set of Hi-level axleboxes, guides and gearbox, the largest mashima that will physically fit and a sprinkling of csb. Completion? Err when its ready and some of the other stuff is out of the way so err yes when its ready. I've revised Post #5 to show the castings and turnings which were hiding in the folds of the instruction sheets. You won't need other axleboxes, unless you dislike the Exactoscale ones, which Dave bundles with the etches and his own lost-wax castings. My cheque stubs show that I handed over £120 for my pair of kits, but there's no guarantee that costs haven't pushed that up since, of course. The Nim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Thanks again Nimbus for adding details to the somewhat sketchy plan. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I was surprised as anyone to find the L1 chassis breaking cover at Scaleforum - completely unexpected! Last time I spoke to him he did ask if I was in the queue for it... I'm certainly in the queue for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I was surprised as anyone to find the L1 chassis breaking cover at Scaleforum - completely unexpected! Dave actually had produced the test etch at least a year earlier. At a previous Scaleforum, he told me it was in Chris Pendlenton's possession for test building, but that the build was delayed while Chris was in process of relocating. The Nim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm rather hoping he'll consider doing a Peppercorn A2 chassis to go with the A1.... There's a rather tasty one on Ebay at the moment Ivan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 There's a rather tasty one on Ebay at the moment Ivan Where? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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