ArdsleyTank

Knuckles,

First off, your models are fantastic looking. The level of detail is impressive.

I was just curious. Is there anyway you'd consider remixing your E2X into a non-extended tank form?  Kinda like the E1X, but larger?

I like the E2's looks, but the extended tank form is a bit, err, overused by a lot of people.  Looking for something a little more generic for my layout.  Something that doesn't shout "Hey look it's Thomas" from miles away. I mean no offense, of course. I just like the idea of having an engine that has Billinton's style, but in a kinda not-so-iconic fashion.

If it's something you'd consider, then great. I would totally buy it, and maybe others too?  If not, that's fine as well. I'm a CAD designer too, and I get how much trouble it can be to change just the smallest things, let alone a major part of the design.

Thanks,

Peter

hope this helps jim russells drawingsscan0001.jpg having measured the 6ft wheelbase on the drawing which is 1 1/4 inches equates to 72 inches

which is 6 ft if my calculations are correct that makes the drawing scale 1/57.6 therefore boiler diameter  ( outside cladding ) is 4.2 feet if you print off the drawing

check the distance between leading wheels and driving wheels it should be 1 1/4 inches if it is not let me know so i can supply the correct scale  good luck  -  Ian

Thanks, this is just what I need!

Thanks again,

ArdsleyTank

Might I ask what ever happened to "Brunel"?

Brunel had little directly to do with North Star, it was built by Robert Stephenson & Co and delivered in the early months of Gooch's career as Locomotive Superintendant. The official dimensions of the boiler were 8'6" x 4'0", though these are most probably the actual boiler dimensions excluding cladding. From the drawing in Russell's A Pictorial History of Great Western Engines, vol 1, the overall diameter appears to be about 4'3".

 

The Iron Dukes were built from 1847 to 1855. Their boiler dimensions were 11'0" x 4'9³/₄", this time the diameter is that of the outer cladding rings.

 

The Rovers were 'renewals' of the Iron Dukes, effectively new engines, built between 1871 and 1888. Here the story is more complex as boiler sizes varied.

1871 and 1873 builds: 10'9" x 4'9"

1876 builds:  10'9" x 4' 6"

1878 and 1880 builds:  11' x 4'6"

1888 builds: 11' x 4'9" and 4'10"

 

Dimensions from Locomotives of  the Great Western Railway, Part two, Broad Gauge, RCTS.

 

Nick

Thank you, sir!  This is exactly the information I was looking for.

A book to look for with loads of reproduced Broad gauge loco drawings was  published by Oakwood press.  See here

Ooh, thanks!

Hi, I'm new here, and I'm not sure if this is where I should be asking this.

But, I was wondering if somebody could help me out.  I'm scratchbuilding a 4mm model of Brunel's North Star and/or Iron Duke/Rover class, and I have not been able to locate their boiler diameters anywhere.  If someone could point me to some drawings, that would be helpful too.  If someone has a Keyser model of either and they could measure the boiler diameter, I can scale it up to real life proportions.

I really do appreciate your help in helping me modelling these beasts.

Thanks again,

ArdsleyTank