Andrew1471

12 hours ago, MGR Hooper! said:

Thank you. We'll make the necessary modifications. Our client hadn't spotted those. We've been working from a a lot of different pics.

 

To try make things easier try to stick to photos of numbers for the phases being modeled:

Phase 1: 1400-1429

Phase 2: 1430-1439

Phase 3: 1440-1511

Phase 4: 1512-1545

Happy to help!!

On 19/04/2021 at 04:28, MGR Hooper! said:

Thanks for all the input....

The first CAD rendering has now been finished and we've sent off the the CAD to the client to review. Here's a quick look. NOTE: It only includes the CAD for the chassis and the 3D printed parts. The grilles and handrails are not included in the CAD.

We'll be doing both versions of the loco for the client. This is just the first, though I am not sure if it's the earlier version or later version.


 

What you have modelled is the Phase 3 series (1440-1511) on the original fabricated bogies that were originally fitted to the Phase 1 series (1400-1429). The doors on the short hood are incorrect for this phase of locomotive. Also there is no recess for the hand brake which would be after the third hood door in the long hood behind the cab. See included picture

2 hours ago, SRman said:

 

Did the 1400/1450 have dynamic brakes? Only three of the 1460 class which followed had dynamic brakes, with the prominent angled vents on the short hoods ahead of the cab.

I realise these were different to the NZ types in a number of ways, but I also thought that just possibly the bogie designs may give some clues as to what was on the NZ locos.

The Queensland loco's didn't have Dynamic brakes. the NZR ones did

20 minutes ago, SRman said:

You may also find it useful to look at Queensland Railways' 1400 and 1450 classes, which also came out of Clyde Engineering. Both have 3-axle bogies, but the 1400 class was A1A-A1A whereas the 1450s were Co-Co. Like NZ railways, these are on 3' 6" gauge.

The Queensland variant differs from the NZGR variant in many ways. Dynamic brakes vs none being one obvious difference

Sounds good.

Would you be willing to make an S scale version?

I assume you are doing the Clyde built phase 2 locos 1430-1439?

Hello,

May I be of help? I am a volunteer that belongs to the group that owns the 3 DA's above. What details are you specifically after? I can take measurements and photos as required. Is this project for model railways or for a train simulator?

Cheers,

Andrew