RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted December 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2021 Very nice. What scale is the drawing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 no scale yet 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sir douglas Posted December 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) got it all back together and it runs, just got some paint to patch up and refit the fireman (not got a driver yet) new piano wire pick ups fitted in L's with bends to avoid the axles and contacts the wheels through the the existing holes from the plungers. i thought it might be a good idea to paint the isolating slots to prevent metallic particles from getting stuck in them and shorting new wires and plug test video, ive been thinking about what i call the A&CPA, the idea is that the Aire was opened up like the Manchester ship canal and castleford became a busy inland port with a railway system of course. This overtype and Peckett "Nautilus" are both in the same blue livery of the A&CPA which i will eventually get suitable matching number plates for the watermarkis from a free editing site i used so nothing i can do about it Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 9 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Absolutely beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Outstanding Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 thankyou bth, i'm disappointed in the light quality but thats the best i could do, though we now have a second hand rolling road from a friend so i could give that ago with better lighting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sir douglas Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) drawing done, this is an image file so the scale can be whatever you want it to be, the bolts on the big end timbers had to be guess work since theyre not on the old mag drawing Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 should add just the vertical timbers are on both ends, they were omitted or forgotten on the left, i know this sounds obvious but theres bound to be somebody that either forgets or doesnt get it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Just want to say thank you for your thread- I've been really inspired by all your hard work (where do you find the time to be just so productive!) and the skill that you've put in. Especially enjoyed the geared overtype build. Thank you - your thread (and many others on RMweb) has done a great deal to help to keep the black dog at bay this year, to encourage me to keep trying, to pick up the soldering iron and have another go at a project when all the day-to-day drudgery seems completely overpowering. Keep up the good work! And the merriest of Christmases to you. Best wishes John 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Thankyou very much John, it was the most technical & complicated thing ive ever made and i dont think i'll be able to top it for a very long time i'm not much of a festive person, i dont care about a tree, decorations or wishing merry christmasses, but since a lot of people are posting snowy photos in their threads it looks like i'm somewhat obliged to do the same A foggy Oakenshaw Jnc from 11 months ago Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted December 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Brrrrr! This is the deepest snow (about three inches!) that I have been in in many years, (I lived in south Florida for most of those): Edited December 23, 2021 by J. S. Bach 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) This one isnt a new build, its an existing getting a refurb its used to be HLR No20 which i built in early 2017 with the body made form fruit crate ply, the chassis from firework sticks and loaded with gravel. i now want to make it into a Featherstone Main https://www.flickr.com/photos/53560486@N04/6306879455/in/photolist-oH4H4Y-aBjpwX-aBjpwT-aBjpwZ-aBjpx2-aBjpwP-atLGgd-atJ24R-atLG6E-e3sa6C-atLTZJ-aBjpx4-e3mtw2-e3mtAK-e3sabQ-oGPRaz-atLG1E-afmUYE-atLG53-atJ2d8-atLGhW-atJ29v-anFhgH-anFhgK-anJ47h-atLGdY-atJ2ei-atLGjo-hUQS2J-difyu6-n684Nz-anF2ED-b4sTGp-anHNUu-b4sSYr-b4sTuk-daERF7-e6xGCA-angnbK The first thing was changing the brake gear, the corners had to be cleaned to be patched up rather than cutting the gravel out, it was easier to paint black and cover with coal It was now all nicely painted up in black ready for lettering but while planning it, i noticed that they dont have the diagonal strapping so that had to come out Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson044 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 23/12/2021 at 13:02, sir douglas said: Thankyou very much John, it was the most technical & complicated thing ive ever made and i dont think i'll be able to top it for a very long time i'm not much of a festive person, i dont care about a tree, decorations or wishing merry christmasses, but since a lot of people are posting snowy photos in their threads it looks like i'm somewhat obliged to do the same A foggy Oakenshaw Jnc from 11 months ago Yeah - I quite agree about Christmas Sir Douglas - adverts for huge amounts of food and perfume whilst there are so many who are homeless, cold and frightened and hungry. Then it all stops on Christmas Day, the ads turn to holidays and gym membership - it's so transparent and everyone falls for it EVERY TIME!!! Still - the Solstice has passed and, infinitesimally slowly, the days get longer and Spring will be here. And, best of all, work's stopped for a week and when the kits start to fight and the dog craps everywhere I can escape to the shed, scrape the sawdust and bits of broken motorcycle off the work bench and get the piercing saw and bits of brass out. I can blot out Johnson (the odious, mendacious toad, not the magnificent SW), and the world is suddenly more bearable for a bit. Here's some proper snow: Stay cool folks! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie586 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I really like the overtype. Very impressive modelling. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) done, thinking about it now i have no idea whether it actually should be black but it at least looks right. Ive got a RCH 12 ton in HLR livery so i might have a go at another local PO with it Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Another 2 wagons have been removed from the Halfmoon fleet. Both bought in 2016 but seperately, a Gloucester 12 ton as No 30 and a GW 13 ton kit as No33. The GW is being repainted as GW as it should be and the 12 ton will become a Pope & Pearson The colliery's rescue team infront of a wagon Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sir douglas Posted February 10, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) Although i am mostly focusing on the layout for now, ive got plates from my 3D printing friend for my dock locos The size estimate artwork i sent to him to fit the overtype wheel arch After painting No3 on the Overtype, this loco won't have a name No11 on Nautilus Edited May 19, 2022 by sir douglas 16 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Back here then while i'm having a falling out with Deffors and continuing with the BR Hunslet and ive made a start on another loco that ive been itching to do for some time. You may remember the heavily modifed Atlas chassis, well that wasnt working out well and took some damage to a gear so it has been put aside. I'm now working on a Hornby tender drive unit to fit as replacement, the cab floor needs patching in and strengthening which is now being done. Shown here on the left, the body getting some strengthening with a new floor and the skirting being reinforced with H beam, the motor unit is in the middle and a bag of bits such as wheels used on the Atlas on the right The itch has been scratched so to say, Ive made a start on Boulton's Welbeck. The wheels are old OO Princess which are 3'6" in 7mm and they are fixed to 1/8th rod with Loctite 603. If this stuff is good enough for the model engineers i watch on youtube who do 5" and 7 1/4" live steam then its good enough for my little O gauge. The motor out of my now dwindling collection is a Rivarossi which came from a US HO chassis a club friend was getting rid of some years ago, this will fit snuggly into the firebox. The front wheelset is a Slaters 2'6" wagon. The frames are 1mm brass and currently soldered together for cutting The prototype which will already be familiar to fellow Boulton enthusiasts, a 2-4-0 Tender engine bought with another similar from the L&Y at Mile Platting in 1867 and converted into a tank, which could have been an 1840's Bury 2-2-2 which were rebuilt. ive compiled my research so far in the word doc attached below my Drawing so far that ive doing for a few months but its no where near done yet. The drawing isnt accurate to prototype for the chassis is drawn for me to build in O gauge so the frames are a bit narrower than they should be and ive left off the sprung buffers on the front for wooden dumb like on the back. the saddle tank profile is my own guess work and is based on a photo of Mountaineer that Killian posted on Facebook about 2 years ago. welbeck.docx Edited April 1, 2022 by sir douglas 11 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Frames seperated and cleaned up. The axleboxes were made up as 1 long piece, soldering the layers together, then drilled last night on the club's pillar and cut out this morning. The front driving axle slot (middle) is intentionally taller than the rear (right) as i want to give sompensation to the front driver and the leading axle (left), the holes in the frames will be the pivot points for the beams Edited April 1, 2022 by sir douglas 8 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Putting one wheel onto each axle was easy enough in the lathe chuck but the other end needed a jig, so i made one out of 2 pieces of thick brass (which were originally a MERG point motor kit that a friend was throwing away) and screwed onto frame spacers. Each has a slot cut in to sit the axle into and they have smaller holes to locate crankpin bolts to set the quartering. Each side then has 2 strips soldered on to set the wheels up against for the back-to-back. One of the wheelsets So far the frames are together with a stretcher at each end and the Motor mounting plate inbetween the drivers. Edited April 1, 2022 by sir douglas 7 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted February 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2022 What glue are you using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 as already said, Loctite 603 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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