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well folks had some time this afternoon to bash ahead with a little more work on the rebuilt crosti 9f! got the front t plate in and smokebox hand rail then found id run out of the right size wire! so off to hunt round the shed and found some that may do the trick so will see how it turns out over the next few days! so just had a few spare mins to take a few pics so here you go!

crosti 9 rebuilt version is getting there front stepson and anew pony wheel fitted today! so again took a couple of quick pics! getting there!

well took a couple of pics earlier on the work I had done last night early this morning! so here you go both sides of the Z class fitting slightly better but alot more to do! more news when ive done a bit more! cheers ian.

Well Just got to say thanks again to chris at golden arrow! yet again he`s worked his dark art of resin casting and mr postie came this morning (thursday) although im writting this in the wee hours of friday morning oh the joys of the internet and very little sleep! with a package and guess what it had a z class in!! yay and thats what ive been doing most of the day and this evening! took a quick pic earlier but done a load more since then but im still not to happy with how its sitting but will see if I can file it down a bit more! anyway thanks again got to chris at golden arrow! here`s the first pic will try and update at some point on friday once ive done my own mail orders! cheers ian.

well as i said in my other post I have been bashing an em2 woodhead loco! well its been one of those models were you do things different fromthe destructions and end up making a whole lot more work for yourself! so still sorting out the chassis although this is now again running after redoing the pickups! this is a lima based one and im now sorting out the conection bolt and underframe this is now fitting but needs a bit of adjustment to fit square ish! well its as best as im going to get with a resin body! and have just drilled out the windows so just got to fine tune them add back in the frame that i cut out of one and a bit of milliput and hopefully were well on the way! so just took a couple of pics here you go! cheers ian.

well im getting through this rebuilt crosti fairly well at the moment so took another pic late on yesterday still a bit to finish which hopefully may get some more done on friday as this weekend im working on the buses! well sunday i am! also been bashing some resin out of an em2 as well! but thats for another story! so here you go a quick pic on the 9f! cheers ian

yes i had spotted that one a few days ago when it came up on the gallery! thanks again cheers ian.

yes the parts list for replacement items seems to be getting longer so im looking through bits from brassmasters & others just to see what will help bring it out and improve it. oh well will go and find more pics now and see what other items we needs. cheers ian:blink:

yes thatswhat the plan is! just got to get some funds sorted so raiding the draws to see what stuff can go!

hi folks currently at the moment its just getting a build together and working out the easy route on this one so it will most likely be a single motor unit set up and a dummy in the other. just a quick thanks to captain kernow in the recent past he sent me a coopy of the kitmaster garratt instructions! cheers!! and another thanks today to Horsetan for the pdf on the fowler 2-6-4! which has helped alot! so now its time to sort out some funds! so going to have a sell off on ebay of some bits me thinks! thanks again to everyone who`s commented it all helps cheers ian. more updates soon!

redgate as ever this realy looks very very good! may just push me to do dp2! will not be at notts show so will miss seeing this in the flesh but i bet this will fool a few peeps out there! cheers ian.

thanks for the info guys again im still not sure yet which way this builds going to go was looking at it late last night but as yet ive not purchased any chassis bits so any information or tips from other people who have built one or have looked at one would be a help. I have seen one built using a Bachmann n class chassis too! although its more likely to be the fowler chassis that will get used but again im open to ideas im realy looking for an rtr solution as times against me on this as im getting rather busy with alot of full size modelling on our classic buses! see my you tube link in the 9f posts for further railway update & a load of bus stuff to. anyway thanks again guys for all the comment it helps! cheers ian.

well folks I finaly got to looking at the garratt over the weekend although still no further forward yet with the chassis choice so I will soon start pulling it to bits and sorting it out with new detail on the body got to replace some of the plastic hand rails! well its a start and Ive took a few pics as well before work starts! so here ypu go! ]

the loco was the new Hornby 9f! railroad version! I did all the conversion work/build and paint/weathering and all the extra bits! as for the boiler its a resin body from chris at golden arrow! aka brucethefish on the forum check out the small suppliers forum on the rmweb I will have a rebuilt version going for sale soon but this is based on the older Hornby chassis and is tender drive. anyway hope thats of some help,please bear in mind you will have to suply all fittings if you get a body from chris as he only sell the resin body to you see my eairler pic or look at redgates blog! you have to add handrails pipes & steps vac pipe & saftey valves etc and you will need the correct tender again chris now produces a resin replacement. hope thats of some help if you weant to see other peoples build of crosti 9fs go and see redgates blog like me he`s been doing a few recently must be something about us that live in the nottinghamshire area! its that 9f thing!!! cheers ian.

some of you may not have seen this one although it is on my youtube video`s! anyway here`s the newer version of the Hornby 9f from the railroad range! with a resin crosti body on this one is done as a rebuilt version! so there you go an updated version! this ones now running on bills layout 92026 was a birkenhead loco!in its last few years my current one will be another birkenhead one 92020 but this currently has the older Hornby triang chassis! cheers ian.

Hi Ian it was one with a broken rear foot plate! so had the fun of fixing it this afternoon! so its now all repacked up with bits of plastacard and super glue! and it had a broken cab roof! which again I have fixed but still needs alittle work! a quick note to phil mallard60022 you can fit it on the new loco drive 9f as I have made one do that recently! but so far ive only done that on the rebuilt version.

well folks its been busy here again no news on the garrett yet as its sat in the box awaitting work! and the Z class is currently a chassis only while I wait for chris at golden arrow to work his magic dark art of casting! although ive been building or I should say repairing a rebuilt crosti 9f that i got from chris! anyway its nearly there so took a quick pic! more news soon. cheers all ian.

looking very good redgate! and guess what im producing another one! rebuilt version this time! but I got a bit more work as it was one of chris`s broken ones! anyway great looking crosti and the deltics looking top notch! cheers ian.

Hi darren, thanks for that its about what I was thinking but I had seen else were of someone using a Bachmann n class!!! and have seen pics it looks ok but my thoughts are for some thing along the lines of either a fowler chassis or the crab, its not got to bang on I just want it to look ok,it will get covered in weathering anyway so that will help! again thanks for the info! cheers ian

Hi folks well ive got a kitmaster garratt on the way to me so soon i will be trying some ideas out, but just wanted to ask a quick question has anyone recently put a motor in one of these ie a ready to run chassis? if so drop me a reply or pm and let me know what you think I will try and do some pics soon and there will be an update vid posted onto you tube! the other stuff is on its way later this week from chris at golden arrow! so hang on for Z class news and more crosti 9fs! cheers guys. regards ian.

well folks im still getting used to this blog system but I will be fitting in a couple more builds just ordered a southern z class tank loco from chris at golden arrow! yay! so looking forward to that and will be sorting a couple more 9fs out soon as ive had loads of requests! well looks like im going to try and fit this all in as we have been busy with the day job of selling toysoldiers! and very very busy with our classic bus fleet more news to follow soon as well as info on our show at wollaton park nottingham! watch this space I will update here soon and will be uploading new railway & bus vids onto you tube soon! thanks again to all who have messaged or emailed me recently sorry ive not been round much! cheers ian.

looking good there redgate as ever! will look forward to seeing this one! hows about dp2?? cheers ian.

Hi folks just a quick update as im not used to this new system yet! going to take me a while! I have finished the last 9f crosti the rebuilt one i was working on of which I have took a vid of and some pics! vids on you tube hope this works! more news soon. cheers ian