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On 04/07/2021 at 14:02, TT3 said:

Another retro K4 with Hornby ivatt mogul chassis and GBL body. Moulded handrails give it the margate feel

 

Blimey, mate! That there's a great beaut of a model, that!

At least you are doing very well. I hope you are okay.

13 hours ago, 33C said:

L.N.E.R. K4. (Hornby B17 body and tender frames, Triang 2MT chassis, scratchbuilt tender body. A retro-style model that Hornby could have pulled out of their parts bin around the mid 80's.........

Wow, nice! A very nice 80s style model! I must say you did very well with it!

In fact, I'm doing a 1980s Hornby Railways-style model which is the LNER B17/5 4-6-0 using a Golden Arrow kit and giving it the 1980s Hornby treatment like with my 1990s Hornby Railways SECR O1 model also done with a Golden Arrow kit and real Hornby parts to compliment it! Check that out as well!

Well, it's been ages but I shall hope to get the track plan as well as rolling stock and buildings sorted out real soon. Watch this post for updates...

Howdy, y'all! Before I start with this update, I just wish to thank friscopete, Alex TM, bazzer42 and ManofKent for your helpful suggestions and reccomendations for what to add to the layout.

Now for the progress:

*The locomotive and tender have had some changes made such as the cylinders painted red; the tender has had some paint touch-ups. It no longer says 'T.R.R. 1865' on both sides as I am making it more generic and inspired by railroads of the Western United States.

*The coaches have also been given a lick of grey primer - I brushed it on as it's more forgiving on some areas of detail than spray-painting but they will both become yellow soon; it would have all the hallmarks of Virginia & Truckee/Union Pacific vibe to it.

*The layout will also be a portable one and an oval with tiny straights; according the the layout plans, it's gonna be divided into three sections - one side will have a town scene almost like out of Red Dead, one side will have a desert plains scene and one side will be an aera where the controls and wiring are gonna be hidden.

The track and plans will soon be another matter (a financial one no doubt) so keep your eyes peeled for more as it develops.

As River Dyke seems to have stalled but will fully begin again, I am able to develop another potential micro layout set in the Wild West (as you guessed in the title), Coven Gulch (Twinned with Coventry). With a Hornby Toy Story 3 4-4-0 loco and a spare Triang Davy Crockett tender, I was able to make a 4-4-0 tender locomotive suitable for a micro layout such as this. I will provide a photograph of the locomotive soon enough. As for the rolling stock, I will be uisng TS3 rolling stock from said-train set I managed to pick up on E-Bay. I have done some modifcations to the locomotive as I felt it lacked a tender but I easily rectified it. I will be providing a picture of the locomotive, soon.

And here is a picture of the layout plans I have:

So, what do you guys think? Like with River Dyke, it will be portable and also built on the same lightweight base. Now, as for the buildings and such, I will be finding some card-built ones as well as Western figures. If anyone knows where I can get them, please let me know.

45 minutes ago, Ben Alder said:

The BR 2-8-2 is an itch I've tried to scratch several times, without ever getting it done, but here is the latest attempt, based on a Clan and P2 chassis with Br Standard Four drivers. Its been running successfully, but I haven't sorted out the valve gear yet. It's going to get Brit cylinders but haven't managed to find a driving rod long enough to drive on the third set of wheels - any suggestions gratefully received.....I have another P2 and Clan body in the stash with thoughts of either 5' or 5'3" drivers once I get this one done.

 

What an outstanding and fantastic model! Is its purpose mixed-traffic, express passenger or heavy freight?

More done on my LNWR Prince George model.

I gotta tell you, getting the thing to run right as well as look right was a piggin' great nightmare, but hopefully, one that'll pay off once completed.

8 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

 

Just found a pic of one of the ex-M&SWJR 2-4-0s still in use on the Lambourn branch

About a 1/3rd of the way down this page.

Ex-M&SWJR 2-4-0 at the terminus heading the 4:15pm from Newbury in October 1948.

https://www.lambournvalleyrailway.info/lambourn-2.html

 

 

Rumour has it (here on RMWeb) that Nu-Cast models of this are available via email dave@sefinecast.co.uk or Brian at sales@branchlines.com

 

Is there any substance to these rumours?

Thta's interesting! Worth a find, too! Say, would anyone be modelling the M&SWJR? I might.

On 03/01/2021 at 09:57, PGN said:

And a while back (QUITE a while back) someone was bemoaning the paucity of Midland locomotives in my roster.

 

So here's the kit-bashed "Yankee Mogul" which I finished just before Christmas (still running with a part that I fashioned from scrap brass to replace a missing piece of valve gear ... I have a second-hand non-runner on its way which I will cannibalise for a "proper" replacement part ... 

 

 

Wow! How did you make that model? I could make the Midland Yankee Mogul 2511 Class using a GWR 43xx model and such. Would it be possible?

Well, it's been a while now, but I have been making progress on my LNWR Prince George model so far:

As you can see, the parts have been grafted on and it's becoming more and more closer to the original class but true to how models were produced at the time. Already, I'm excited for how this model is gonna turn out (nicely, I hope)! As soon as I get ahold of Hornby's LNWR coaches, they'll go nicely together.

More on this as it develops. And look how it's grown so far!

On 23/05/2021 at 09:43, DK123GWR said:

My 0-4-0 tender-tank has progressed slightly since my last post. The first subject of interest is the coupling between the loco and the tender. When I tested the loco pulling a freight train (more axles ergo more friction than a passenger train) the loco had a tendency to swing on the coupling as it tried to move forwards, lifting its rear wheels and going nowhere fast while spinning its wheels rapidly. It was also a bit of a pain to get the wire onto the hook every time I needed to couple. I have therefore developed the Mk2 coupling as shown below:

This version of the coupling is fixed rigidly to the coupling hook of the wagon with PVA (which has had black paint added to disguise the brass wire). This is easy to insert into the loop of the loco's tension lock. Forwards, the loco pulls the tender using the coupling, but backwards it pushes the tender using the force of the tender buffers on the buffer beam of the loco. This system works on all but the very worst track laying (fortunately, the track needs to be relayed anyway to adress electrical issues).

 

The photo above also shows the other major modifications which have been made since my first post, which are all on the tender. The first stage was to cut a square out of the wagon for the fireman to shovel coal through. Following this, the eye markings were removed. This was done with a Hornby track rubber. While it was effective, you can see in the photo the white marks where the plastic has been scratched, and the texture of the planks has also been removed. While this isn't too much of a problem here, I wouldn't use the method in a more visible location.

 

The final alteration I have made is to add coal to the tender. I decided to try out making my own. Stage one involved adding cereal card (painted with a black paint/PVA mix) into the tender until I found a slope that I was happy with, and then fixing it into place using pure PVA (so that I didn't end up with black splodges on the sides of the tender). Stage 2 involved painting the card with PVA, then sprinkling on the rubber granules used in 3G football pitches (if you play on these pitches regularly you have an unlimited supply of the stuff - just tip your shoes upside down over a tub when you take them off). This was then covered in diluted PVA to bond the rubber pieces together. As I wasn't happy with the coverage the first time, I repeated the process once the first lot of glue had dried. The result is a homemade textured coal load included in the cost of football training.

 

Unfortunately neither my photography nor my camera are particularly good, but here is a shot to give you an idea of what the loco looks like at the moment.

 

 

 

I see you're making a standard gauge version of a miniature locomotive - most creative!

14 hours ago, TangoOscarMike said:

And all of a sudden it's finished. Thanks are due to @LNWR18901910 and @Gibbo675 for their advice and encouragement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It looks alright-ish, I think, with my "normal" tender design. 

 

 

Small streamliners are ideal for small, fast, short-distance trains. This one connects the city centre with the airship towers, out in the surrounding countryside. It does not stop at small suburban stations.

 

Your most welcome. This model does look amazing and I'm most glad to help! I do have ideas for a futuristic steam locomotive if you're interested.

On 10/05/2021 at 15:43, relaxinghobby said:

Good to see a completed kit. I guess it's the Golden Arrow resin body kit on a Hornby chassis.

Is it with the big old motor driving the front wheel or later type with a small motor driving the centre wheel.

With mine the main problem was bubbles in the resin which need to filled and sanded even.  I later replaced my centre wheels which had rubber traction tyres, with ones from another Hornby chassis with metal tyres and full depth flanges.

You are correct. As for the motor, I can't recall but it definitely is the later one. The model runs well in both directions and is meant to be taken as a vintage-style model from the 1990s. What do you think? I know the screws on the side-rods are modern but I went for something reliable.

My Prince George model is coming along nicely, now. I decided to bash my Hornby 2P with parts of the GEM kit together.

At least the chassis runs well. The parts have not been stuck on, this is just a mock-up and the cab from the 2P will be removed and the one from the kit will be grafted on along with the other parts. At least I'm on the right track (so to speak).

On 30/08/2012 at 17:25, relaxinghobby said:

I hope to get one of the new Bachmann C class models when they come out. I'll be able to compare the two different models for size then. I don't know how much distortion the model O1 has so it can fit on the Hornby 0-6-0 Jinty chassis.

 

 

It runs well but with the resin body it is not very heavy so haulage is limited, I think for such small engines white metal would be a better material then the resin, because it would increase the weight. Golden Arrow have done a good job with the body although some of the detail is missing from the steps on one side. It looks right despite the wheels being under size. The best modification would be a motor in the chassis with a prop-shaft drive to the loco, freeing up room in the body for a ton of lead.

 

The art of Golden Arrow have done a good job with this one.

Yes, indeed.

This was the first retro-style model I created to celebrate Hornby's Centenary Year.

This model is made in the style of Hornby Railways models from the early-to-mid 1990s. I was born in 1991 around the time of Hornby just when Bachmann began to Branchline out into the UK (if you pardon the pun) and this model was made with geniune Hornby parts for that authentic vintage feel. What do you think?

On 12/04/2014 at 00:30, manna said:

G'Day Gents

 

I tried the Ivatt Atlantic, I did get it to run, but the Tri-Ang wheels don't help the look and the boiler is far to small, I'm going to try again with a 'Castle' chassis and a scratchbuilt body.

 

manna

Nice model. You could always make it as the Ivatt C1 small boiler Atlantic No. 990 Henry Oakley as that is the only one of this class that was named and since preserved at the NRM.

Impressive A12, Linny! Have you thought about a 2-4-0 tender locomotive based on the LNWR Improved Precendent Class, the GER Class T26 and the Midland Railway 155 Class?

56 minutes ago, simon b said:

Not an F unit, but close.

 

 

Early HST, anyone?

Can somebody please help me find a new running board for my LNWR George the Fifth 4-4-0 kit? Mine has broke unrepairable damage to it.

Excuse me please, Mr Wright, Sir.

I have been working on an LNWR George the Fifth Class 4-4-0 using the old GEM kit. Unfortunately, it did not come with the original instructions as they were sadly missing and thus putting it together was a total nightmare, Even some pieces broke uncluding the running-board just now. Now I am sad because I can never get it to run smoothly and properly.

I was told by some users on Discord that you can do repairs to kitbuilt locomotives and even build them. If I mailed the model to you, then maybe it would be finished and in good working order. Please can you try? I will gladly PM to you photographs of the model if it helps.

Yes, Virginia, I went for the SECR green one!

No, Virginia, it's not the preserved example, it's the different one.

Still, worth having in my collection all the same!

I already ordered mine and that would be the preserved example as built. Well, it's my love of old time stuff, of course.

I have good news and bad news:

Good news - I got mine pre-ordered.

Bad news - I tried to order the preserved example but sadly couldn't get through to Locomotion at Shildon.

It just so happens that I'm making a Tri-ang Hornby style model of the LNWR George the Fifth 4-4-0 based on the upcoming replica No. 2013 Prince George using the original GEM kit. Unfortunately, the kit I bought lacked instructions and I got into a proper mess. If this body is 3D-printed, would I use it on the Tri-ang L1 or LMS 2P chassis? Or if it's one of those modern models, would a modern Hornby or Bachmann 4-4-0 chassis work for it? Hornby and Bachmann's new modern 4-4-0 chassis might be somewhat complicated with tender wirings and tender pickups and I'm rather 50/50 like most modellers on those.

Say, is there a chance you could also make a 1960s Triang-style version with moulded handrails and simplistic features even room for the Triang LMS 2P Chassis? I could show you references of it if you like. If it's on the Hornby LMS 2P tender-drive chassis, that would be a different version but it does reflect the models of the 1980s ad 1990s which is something I am doing lately since last year for Hornby's Centenary Year and that's retro-style models. Feel free to check it out.

Also, would you make available to other modellers?