jonhall

Its a great shame that Swanage haven't managed to make more of the new release to promote their plans to reinstate a pushpull set - the dedicated website hasn't got beyond a single photo http://swanagepushpullset.org/ From the plan 5.2 Push-Pull Set 619 The SRT plans to assemble a reformed push-pull set 619 with Brake Composite 6699 and Open Third 1323. A full description of the work is included below as it is planned to research grant possibilities during 2011 and submit application(s) later in the year and/or in 2012. It has long been the SRT’s intention to form a Maunsell push-pull set, with 6699 as the driving coach – initially with 1381. Although of the same series as the 1959/60 Opens chosen for conversion, 1381 was not itself converted and with the subsequent acquisition of 1323, the latter has been substituted. 6699 : was acquired for preservation in 1980, arriving on the Swanage Railway in 1991. It is in poor condition, although cosmetically restored externally in 1992 for a photographic charter. It had been protected by tarpaulin for the past few years and is now stored under cover off-site. Internally it is still in “ex-Chipman†condition, i.e. containing chemical and water tanks, piping and spray gear. It remains to be decided if driver’s controls for full push-pull operation will be installed as there is some doubt whether this mode of operation will be permitted. 1323 : from original push-pull set 611, it has been privately purchased and donated to the SRT. It is therefore, as an authentic push-pull conversion, that 1323 will be restored with 6699 in reformed set 619. 1323 is in very poorcondition having been stored in the open without protection for over 20 years until recently and will require total reconstruction. It is envisaged that the following work will be required to both vehicles: 1. a complete strip of all exterior steel sheeting 2. renewal of timber frame, paying special attention to the bottom plate, re-using any sound original material. 3. fabrication of new gangway connectors and supporting structures at one (inner) end of each coach 4. strip out all tanks and associated pipes and spray gear (6699) 5. careful removal of any remaining undamaged window glass setting aside for reinstallation 6. as temporary measure, omit fitting of cage and fit out luggage space as small wheelchair/buggy area (6699) 7. careful removal of all window frames setting aside for reinstallation (6699) 8. refurbishment of all large droplight windows and operating gear, making new where necessary (1323) 9. provision and installation of complete new bodyside sheeting 10. complete refurbishment of all external doors and construction of new where necessary 11. rebuild areas where double doors had been created in passenger compartment and corridor (6699) 12. stripping and reconstruction of roof, replacing all timber framing and boarding 13. provision and fitting of new roof covering, canvas or specified alternative 14. provision and fitting of new roof ventilators 15. provision and fitting of new destination roof board brackets 16. overhaul and replacement where necessary of all running gear, bogies, vacuum brake gear 17. replacement of all steam heat piping, refurbishment and reconnection of radiators, controls etc., manufacturing new components to original pattern where necessary, testing and commissioning of completed installation 18. lift all flooring throughout and renew 19. overhaul and replacement where necessary of primary electrics (batteries, switchgear and fusebox) 20. gritblasting/needle-gunning all underframe members, priming and painting in chassis black, to specification 21. refitting of all glazing, providing new glass and seals where necessary 22. provide new saloon, vestibule and toilet partitions (1323) 23. provide new compartment, vestibule and toilet partitions (6699) 24. provide new veneer finishes to original pattern 25. refurbishment and refitting of all internal sliding doors with runners and channels to original pattern 26. reinstallation of communication chain and fittings, including butterfly valves 27. rewiring throughout to all lights and switches 28. provision and fitting of new or refurbished light fittings 29. provision of wiring for new PA system 30. reconditioning all seat frames, manufacturing new to original pattern as required for both compartments and saloon, using components supplied by SRT where available 31. reconditioning cushions, manufacturing new to original pattern as required for both compartments and saloon, using material supplied by SRT where available 32. supply and fitting of new ceiling panels and painting to specification 33. refitting all internal panelling to corridors and vestibules 34. staining and varnishing all internal panelling 35. fitting of new linoleum to saloon and third class compartments and carpeting to the two first class compartments in 6699 36. painting externally in BR (Southern Region) post 1956 green with black ends, except driving end of 6699, to be in BR(SR) Green 37. application of appropriate numbering and lettering to bodysides and ends 38. fitting of control gear for push-pull operation in 6699, piping through 1323 for connection to locomotive NB It is not proposed to fit toilets in this set as, in the conversion to push-pull operation, they were removed. SRT notional estimated total cost for both vehicles : £250,000 NB For this part of the project to proceed, it will be reliant on grant income. Work therefore will be almost entirely carried out by contractor to maintain the programme required by the grant provider. On the assumption that a grant application would realise £200,000, £50,000 would in all probability have to be provided in match-funding, this could be in volunteer labour in preparingthe coaches, e.g. stripping out and, maybe, some finishing work and provision of missing or replacement components. Jon

Just placing a link to a thread so that I can find it again. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/15276-poole-port-freight/page__fromsearch__1 Jon

and I'd be careful of the drawings as well, the Parkside Clam/Rudd instructions are wrong as well! Jon

and the NRM example at Shildon J

This one is at Mangaps. Jon

Care to add a little detail to clarify what you have done - particularly to the ferry tanks? It's also nice to see a finished crane. Jon

Careful - that ones a Yugoslav 'copy' and dosn't have all that much in common with the real deals. Jon

Jan-Feb-March updates, Having taken the bits that were already in stock home to work on the leverframe a car accident meant that my ability to pop to the local r/c model shop and find a few of the outstanding items became impossible - so the baseboard was loaded into Dads car, and returned to the club unfinished.... Having totally crushed enthusiasm for this job (which wasn't overly high in the first place) I decided to continue with a few jobs that I would enjoy, or at least would give the impression of having made actual progress, so a bit more polystyrene terra-forming was done, this time on the branch/cement terminal board. Sheets of expanded polystyrene were built up in layers and roughly carved until the approximate land form was in place (quite messy), and then stuck down, the following week they were shaped with a surform (quite messy2) and then modroc followed by plaster (messy10) was smoothed over the top, to give more or less this The week after we smoothed off the rough plaster edges, and I brought my airbrush down, loaded it with paint and then discovered that a) whatever I thought was acrylic thinners deffinately wasn't and the paint totally seperated, and b ) last time I put it away there must have been some water (or something) in the air line, as the valve was totally knackered as well - this was also very messy, but not in a good way... The following week I had found the cheapo airbrush that I had only bought for the aerosol adapter, and which has now been promoted to service use, tried the airbrush with neat thinners BEFORE filling it with paint, and then mixed some definately Tamiya thinners, with the paint, and sprayed the whole lot brown. Meanwhile one of our other members has been working his way along the rails, painting the sides a rusty brown/black colour, he is under instructions to finish by next week, because the week after he flies to Shanghai and is making his way back to Walton-on-Thames by train - I fear he will find the most difficult bit will be the fimnal Waterloo to WoT in about 6 weeks time, certainly I have to do Dresden>Thames Ditton at Easter, and I already know that the last leg will be a rail replacement bus from Tolworth! We are gradually eradicating the plywood colour from view, this is the state of play as of last night. Jon

The raised ridge down the center is right, and IIRC the modified version has a box only at one end, so you do have enough bits to extend one. Jon

The 12 wheel triang well wagons are Trestrols, and apart from being a bit short, they are quite nice models, IIRC there were a couple of LMS versions, a couple of LNER the same, and then BR built some more (4 perhaps? ). If you take the searchlight equipment off the wagon you will discover that Triang modified the bed of the well to allow pickups for the light, but you can still use these to cut and shut the good bits of the wagon together. I on the otherhand, took the bad bits and used them to cut&shut, because mine had some bodywork on - the good bits then went to someone else to make 'real' Trestrols. Jon

I'd probably favour a replica, but it could I supose be real - clearly the doors are no longer present on the side shown. I quite like this conversion seen in on a French Forum - http://s686.photobucket.com/albums/vv227/GUIGEZZ/ although I'm not quite sure about his uPVC windows. Jon

Nice photos, the WHDavies wagon just creeps into the edge of that going away shot. Jon

I did have doubts when I first saw that, but didn't have my notes (which I left on the DEMU forum) I think there was another different type, with a slightly pitched roof, I haven't found photo's on line, but I'm sure there are some in one or other of those things made of dead wood - I might have to go and have a look now. EDIT yes BR vans v2 (G. Gamble) LS7007 in Kemira blue.. The other photo I've seen of the gullwing conversion is here: http://www.flickr.co...57603195747980/ Jon

I've just discovered this photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwf2009/6564897383/in/photostream Looks like the leading wagon is a flat top conversion (was there only one? ) and third back appears to be the 'gull-wing' Jon

I've brought another board home with me this week, plan A was to work on the point rodding, and to facilitate this I built most of the remaining lever frame last week, and I even remembered to bring home the control tubes, unfortunately I seem to have left all of the cranks at the club, so that plan has been postponed... All I've been able to do is build up a set of bufferstops see this thread. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/44572-lswrsr-rail-built-buffer-stops-in-4mm/page__fromsearch__1 and apply some paint, including a further trial of plasticote stone effect aerosol - there are some quite large areas of dead ground where previously there would have been track at Hamworthy, and I'd been a bit concerned about how I would ballast this area, but then I discovered this stuff in B&Q and I think it's not a bad base coat for whatever we add on top. Jon

Without wishing to spam this thread, I've done another couple of days resin casting at Stalbans this weekend, and have dug out the mould for the crewbus body for the Corgi Ford Cargo seen at the begining of this thread, and also written up by Neil in this thread on the old forum http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7606&sid=62e7b899220a1028914ccbe1cf8337e1&start=25 If anyone would like one at £3 plus postage, I have a few leftovers, please send me a PM. Thanks, Jon