Jim Bob

Luv'ly job. Quality craftsmanship.

Wonderful photographs, Martin. Certainly does 1450 and "Chaffinch" justice. I just wish we had an 0-4-2 and auto-trailer on the line permanently! Just like the old days!

Jim

Thanks for all this help people. I've just looked at the Hornby website and see that "Evening Star" has been cascaded down to the Railroad range. It appears to have the BR1G tender, with the handrails fixed to a plate on the front wall of the tender, so, presume if I can get hold of one of these, it'll do the job!?

Thanks chaps. Yes I got muddled. I meant BR1G (5000 gall). So, simple answer is to obtain a "Brit" tender to make a WR 9F! Now just need to source a picture for confirmation.....

BR 9F tenders

I am currently doing research into the various types of tenders used. 'there are several, varying mainly in water capacity. I think (for instance) that the most common: BR1F holds around 5276 gallons. Those supplied to the WR, however, only held 5000 galls and were coded BR1K.

Question is, is there a visible external difference between the types?

This has been a project I've been working on, in between other things, for a couple of years, using the Mainly Trains conversion kit. I will be using a small motor, so have a full backhead and cab to detail. What I could do with now are accurate dimensions and pictures of the bunker area. I have followed several other blogs in this respect but, unfortunately, they do not contain the whole information I need. Can anyone point me in the right direction of supply me with what I need?

They look the business to me; the things haven't changed over the years. Back in the 1980s, I fitted a lot of pallet racking for Banbury Tea Warehouses at Crewe, and had to move hundreds of the things. After emptying at the blenders, most were sold on to removal companies and pot-banks; they were the preferred container to send ware around the country from Stoke, so would crop up at locations far from wholesale tea-merchants.

As a member of an RAF family, I well remember moving house every three years and tea chests were always provided for packing (going back to the '50's now). Wish I could remember the names printed on them!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Excellent work, John. I look forward to seeing the interior detailing and the finished "side-project".

Jim

Thanks Mikkel

 

All sorted now!

 

Kind Regards

And it definitely works!

Jim

I see, absolutely, your eye for detail and can find no fault with your building placements. It's all beginning to take on the shape of a busy yard that has grown as needs demanded. Stunning work!

I agree, the pagoda building is unlikely and another curved roof, corrugated hut would blend/fit into the scheme, better but the general layout is perfect, in my opinion and, yes, with regard to ash, dirt etc, I reckon the whole area would be thick with it. No matter how much you kept your dropped fires and smokebox ash to the pit, the wind would have blown it around the site and the rain would have washed it all everywhere. The more "grime" the better!

Get it on!!

Jim

Hallo John,

I only found your amazing build project on this website a couple of days ago. Since then, I have been catching up on all your posts and am glad you found it "finished" enough to show to all the family!

But, as you say, there is always a good excuse to carry on working on it. If, like me, you actually prefer construction to running, you really don't want to "finish" at all - then what do you do?

Thanks for all your inspiration!

Best wishes,

Jim

Thanks Stefan, I admit that your 'builds have really inspired me to get going again!

As far as paints are concerned; I know that more recent ranges have be introduced but they are sooo expensive, compared to good old home grown Humbrol and now they are back to being made in the UK, after Hornby bought them! (Sorry! - that didn't mean to sound anti-continental! Just, hopefully, more control).

This a fantastic conversion, Stefan. I have been away from this website for too long!

I grew up with Triang in the '60's and was always very happy with the running and haulage powers of that motor.

! also remember that either Humbrol or Airfix's own paint range included an "Indian" red that looked very good to me - a good red/brown - not too pink and not too brown! Airfix paints are no longer available and Humbrol dropped a lot of model railway related colours over the years. Bad mistake now, I think, now that Hornby own them!

Perhaps we should all lobby Hornby/Humbrol to reintroduce them. Admittedly, they have re-introduced some colours but the renge is hardly extensive!