Alex Duckworth

14 hours ago, SandHutton said:

Brilliant work there.  is that running on 9mm gauge track to finescale standards?

Thank you. The answer is no, but it should be. My use of 2mmAssoc. drivers (I wanted brass centres for a split frame chassis) means that it will run on Peco 009 track, but only just. Careful back to back adjustment is needed to tread the narrow line between the flanges hitting the point vee and the wheels falling inside the rails. Fettling the Peco points is probably more trouble than building your own track, on a small layout at least. It's OK on straight track though.

Just rediscovered this thread - really impressed, excellent work.

Alex.

3 hours ago, Valentin said:

I am looking to purchase some M0.2 gears from Mikroantriebe (KKPMO) for a small chassis; regarding the material, there are there choices:

• Polyacetal (POM) - white
• Polyacetal (POM) - black
• Brass MO58

Which one to choose? I know that if using brass gears, the resulting chassis is noisier - this doesn't bother me.

I've had lots of MO.2 gears from Mikroantriebe, all white Polyacetal and I haven't had any problems with them at all.

Alex.

Thank you Mike, it's made easier by the excellent fit of your etches. I've been looking with interest at the EE1 that you sent.

Alex.

Hello Steve,

                      would you be able to print some of your 4mm NCB transfer sheets at 2mm?

Alex.

I've always found that it is easier to make minute adjustments to quartering if you insert the the spikes of a small pair of dividers between the wheel spokes. As well as allowing fine movements you also improve your purchase on the wheel.

Alex.

2 hours ago, chrisveitch said:

You do like your North-Eastern electrics, don't you, Alex? Lovely work as usual (I presume it's a shot-down Judith Edge etch) and looking forward to the rest of them. 

 

Since my office is on the site of Harton Staithes I'll be interested to see what you're going to run it/them on...

Hello Chris - I do like them, they are so wonderfully ugly and businesslike. It is one of Mike's 2mm etches, excellent as usual, hopefully nos. 13 and 15 will be as enjoyable to build. I'm currently working on a small layout that whilst not being an exact reproduction of the Harton system will (I hope) be representative of parts of it, including the curved incline up to the headshunt then to the staithes. I've got a baseboard and Keith Armes has built me some super turnouts (I don't like making track, hence I'm not very good at it) so I'm well on the way.

11 hours ago, -missy- said:

That's amazing Alex.

How are you planning on motorising it?

Hello Julia, thanks. I've got an idea for a chassis that has a 6mm motor driving one axle with a gear train driving the other. I think that it should all fit in and leave enough room for a DCC chip, and I intend to use the same chassis with a little lengthening and a larger motor for the other two engines (nos. 13 and 15).

1 hour ago, jc2001 said:

Stunning Alex. Is it all scratchbuilt?

 

John

Hello John, and thank you. The chassis is scratchbuilt and split framed, using wheels from the 2mmFS Association. The body uses the Langley white metal tanks and boiler which gets the weight right over the drivers, and the chimney, dome and sandpot

Finally finished my 4-6-0 Hunslet. Runs on 8mm gauge track.

Alex.

Or more properly an absence of colour - which would be perfect in the circumstances.

Alex.

Looking at Harton Colliery nos. 2 and 10, 13 and 15 (Mr. Edge's excellent 2mm etches) and perhaps a small layout/diorama to run them on.

I've always thought that Black is the perfect colour for anything that isn't layout.

I'm looking for a Backwoods Miniatures "Lancashire" kit to buy or swap for a Backwoods Darjeeling type B kit.

Alex Duckworth.

Does all this mean I won't be getting a Baby Deltic?

This is the best view that I've found of the drive.

Alex.

On 29/05/2019 at 13:57, 2mm Andy said:

Superb work as usual Alex - thanks for posting the photos.

 

Could I ask how you have arranged the motor/gears in these? I have one of the Judith Edge etches for the original EF1 locomotives lurking in a drawer somewhere.

 

Andy

Hello Andy, I've got a photo of the chassis lower half - will post ASAP.

Thanks for the replies chaps.

So far I have:

1) Vivian & Sons, Swansea. No 10. Built 1924. O/No 02353. W/No 6172.  Gloss black, lined red.  The only Garratt to be fitted for vacuum braked wagons.

2) Sneyd Collieries. Burslem. No 3. Built 1932. O/No 01173. W/No 6729.  Plain colour? Lined buffer beams.

3) Guest Keen & Baldwin.    No 12. Built 1934. O/No 01177. W/No 6779.  No details. 

    Cardiff

4) Badesley Colliery                         Built 1937. O/No 01187. W/No 6841. Dark blue lined cream.  (William Francis). 

    Athestone. Warwickshire.            

 

I am aware from photographs of one being  a brightish red, and one I think I have read was pale blue changed to green part way through its life. 

 

 

Alex - Any chance of a simple explanation as to how the brake gear was different please?

 

Gordon A

Hello Gordon,

 According to my research at the time of building (1996 - 7ish) "William Francis" whilst at Baddesley Colliery was Dark Blue, lined in red and white. There was a very good article on the loco in an early Bylines, possibly Vol 1 No.3, entitled "The Beast of Baddesley" with some good photos of the loco in a less grubby state. I've scanned some of my photos of the trip to Bressingham which may help to understand the differences in the brake gear when compared with the kit instructions - they amount to revised brackets for the brake crosshaft and crank which are mounted further inboard. I am not sure if WF was the only one with this arrangement.

Alex.

 My model of William Francis made after many, many views of the Ivo Peters film. The loco was actually lined dark blue but appears on film to be overall dirty black. Built from the 4mm Backwoods kit, it is in P4 with both chassis beam compensated and with modifications to the brake gear - William Francis had slightly different brake rod and crank fittings to the others. The staff at Bressingham were kind enough to let me photograph and measure the loco several years ago, by which time it had been repainted yellowy brown.

Alex

Good evening folks,

Well, the Dukedog is (almost) finished.

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Stopping passenger lamp fitted, loco crew added, brake and water scoop standards made, vacuum cylinder installed and the loco weathered (a light spraying of black/earth paint on the frames and wheels, then a wash of diluted artist's oil in the "nooks and crannies" - Van Dyke brown - and finally an application of weathering powders). All that remains to be done is the fixing of number- and perhaps name-plates.

Does anyone know of a suppliers who is likely to stock 32xx series 2mm/N plates?

Best wishes,

John

Nice Dukedog John, very encouraging as I'm doing pretty much the same thing. I'd try Guilplates ( 32 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4JZ, 01438 565980, no website ) for the number and shed plates, they made me a 2mm set for my 15XX.

Alex.

Having seen examples of your work in Scalefour News I have to say that your efforts have paid off, Alex. Your trio of Caley 3Fs was brilliant.

 

Cheers,

 

David

Hello David - that's probably a different Duckworth, Steve not Alex.