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  1. steamrailuk
    Hi everyone, im new member to RMweb. One of my friends here on RMweb, Tomtank suggested that I show you all the locomotives that I have built.
     
    Here is my latest loco, River Clyde. This is a freelance 2-6-0 based on the style of Scottish locomotives of around 1910/1920 built to run on my fictional railway, which I have called the Grand Northern & Carlisle Railway.
     
    The loco started life as the Bachmann Junior 0-6-0ST "Digby" and the remains of my Hornby GWR 28xx 2-8-0, which was beyond repair. I first started by removing the body of Digby leaving just the chassis.
    At the time I was considering using the same coupling rods used on Digby as the connecting rods with the 28xx cylinders and crosshead, however due to clearance issues I changed it to scratchbuilt cylinders and connecting rods from the Bachmann Junior 0-4-0ST.
    As this is a Scottish loco, I have used Drummond funnel and dome as well as a McIntosh style smokebox.
     
    The loco is constructed mainly with plasticard, brass, moddeling putty and polystyrene foam.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
    What do you think of my work? Would like to hear any of your comments regarding my work and would welcome any advice that could make my work better.
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    Here is pic of one of my previous locos, which im currently modifying. The theme is a Scottish style 0-6-4T built for heavy freight and banking duties.
     
    The loco originally started life as the Hornby terrier. The body of the terrier was removed leaving the chassis which was great to work with as it has a level frame, so there was no need to mess around raising the chassis to the running plate level. The body was constructed from plasticard sheet of varying thicknesses on the frame, sides, smokebox and boiler cladding. The boiler was a 22mm pvc plumbing pipe cut to fit over the motor.
     
    The finishing details required making the smokebox door from modelling putty as it seemed the best choice to get the desired curve to the door; The handrails and coal rails were brass wire and the funnel and dome were purchased brass kit parts.
     

     

     

     
    In its relativley current rebuilt state below
     

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