33C Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Right, here we go again! Saw a video on youtube of the Riga sugar mill with a lovely shunter. A metre gauge, Hudswell Clarke 0-8-0ST, built 1930, no. 1644. So, out with a cheapo train set loco and lets get cracking... Edited December 7, 2022 by 33C Missing letter. 12 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) And after a bit of weathering, i think i've captured the spirit of Riga! (the headlight on the original was broken but on mine she shines again!) Edited December 6, 2022 by 33C Missing letter. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Comparison pictures... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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33C Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 My cheap ebay purchase of two Revell "Big Boys" got me thinking, what if........"Pass the cheapo train sets!" Pic. 1+2, the raw material. Pic. 3, the front, unpowered, engine. Pic. 4, the powered engine. Pic. 5, battery mounting in firebox and on/off switch on boiler top disguised as a valve. Pic. 6, minimal amount of wheels on tender! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) The finished locomotive and yes, she does run round my first radius curves. (Video on Flickr). "I am a serious modeller nurse!" Edited March 21, 2023 by 33C added detail 12 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, 33C said: The finished locomotive and yes, she does run round my first radius curves. (Video on Flickr). "I am a serious modeller nurse!" What you manage to do to these things is truly astonishing @33C. Every time this thread pops up on my feed it makes me want to go to a boot sale/charity shop and have a go. I can honestly say that it’s all rather inspiring and I’m sure I’m not the only one that you’ve made think about things in a different way… 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, Cowley 47521 said: What you manage to do to these things is truly astonishing @33C. Every time this thread pops up on my feed it makes me want to go to a boot sale/charity shop and have a go. I can honestly say that it’s all rather inspiring and I’m sure I’m not the only one that you’ve made think about things in a different way… Glad you like it! That's what i'm aiming for, putting the fun, with a capital F, into the hobby! Got so many ideas kicking about in my head so, when i find something in the charity shop, at the flea market or on ebay, for no money, it's a quick way to realise a model. And, in these tough times, for pennies. Just had a tot up and the loco took about a month of tinkering and came to £7.47 all in. Cheapo! 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 21/03/2023 at 23:30, Cowley 47521 said: What you manage to do to these things is truly astonishing @33C. Every time this thread pops up on my feed it makes me want to go to a boot sale/charity shop and have a go. I can honestly say that it’s all rather inspiring and I’m sure I’m not the only one that you’ve made think about things in a different way… Been in the charity shop yet? Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on......... Don't forget they sell those "Trains of the world" type, coffee table books, usually for a quid, and there's plenty of inspiration in those AND in full colour! Go on, go on etc... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 21/03/2023 at 21:45, 33C said: The finished locomotive and yes, she does run round my first radius curves. (Video on Flickr). "I am a serious modeller nurse!" Your ambition and ingenuity with these projects seem boundless! Bet that looks hilarious going round first radius curves (did you have to do a bit of lineside 'ground clearance' before its first run..........or did the loco do it for you?! 😃) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartaruga Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 9 hours ago, 33C said: Been in the charity shop yet? Not in my local charity shops or boot sales 😒 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Halvarras said: Your ambition and ingenuity with these projects seem boundless! Bet that looks hilarious going round first radius curves (did you have to do a bit of lineside 'ground clearance' before its first run..........or did the loco do it for you?! 😃) No, surprisingly. I always make sure anything I make will go round the inner oval, which, I think, is tighter than 1st radius! And yes, it is funny watching it go round, and nerve racking.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 A quick trawl of Amazon finds cheapo, battery train sets like the "Train set in a Tin" type, for under a fiver, post free. Granted they are Christmas trains but its a power unit and wagon chassis. Just need cereal packet card, UHU/hot/super glue and an idea! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, 33C said: A quick trawl of Amazon finds cheapo, battery train sets like the "Train set in a Tin" type, for under a fiver, post free. Granted they are Christmas trains but it’s a power unit and wagon chassis. Just need cereal packet card, UHU/hot/super glue and an idea! As well as the ‘train set in a tin’ there is a smaller and cheaper version - no straight track, only curves, but same types of rolling stock (only 2 wagons though). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 16 hours ago, 33C said: Been in the charity shop yet? Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on......... Don't forget they sell those "Trains of the world" type, coffee table books, usually for a quid, and there's plenty of inspiration in those AND in full colour! Go on, go on etc... Not yet because I’ve been at work all week, but I might well crack under this sustained pressure this weekend… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 46 minutes ago, Cowley 47521 said: Not yet because I’ve been at work all week, but I might well crack under this sustained pressure this weekend… Looking forward to what's lurking in your mind....just seen an Esci loco kit, part started, on ebay, for 99p start, and lots of cheap Faller stuff. What fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Where's the link to Flickr? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) . Edited March 25, 2023 by 33C added detail 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Here you go, just click on the picture. I'm learning! Edited March 25, 2023 by 33C add letter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) Thats hilarious! Compared to some of the locos I've seen in videos of Lionel and MTH the overhangs on that really aren't bad! Edited March 26, 2023 by rockershovel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 hours ago, rockershovel said: Thats hilarious! Compared to some of the locos I've seen in videos of Lionel and MTH the overhangs on that really aren't bad! See what I mean, nerve-wracking! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slough Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I love the fact you have a Rowland Emmett inspired engine sitting there 33C. I lived in Hemel Hempstead for a long time, where theres a huge public mural in the town centre done by him incorporating elements of his fantasy railway designs Also, that SR EMU looks familiar ;-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Captain Slough said: I love the fact you have a Rowland Emmett inspired engine sitting there 33C. I lived in Hemel Hempstead for a long time, where theres a huge public mural in the town centre done by him incorporating elements of his fantasy railway designs Also, that SR EMU looks familiar ;-) Thanks, the Emett train was a boot-sale bargain. Found it, badly damaged, in a carrier bag on the floor with some plumbing parts. Cost? £5! Hornby powered, most of the bits were there and it went together ok. After the missing bits were remade and a repaint, based on the few, coloured drawings i could find, it runs well, but is very top heavy. Judicious placing of lead, low down, helps stability. They turned out to be Smallbrook models. The EMU is settling in...... Edited March 26, 2023 by 33C added photo. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 23/03/2023 at 20:12, Cowley 47521 said: Not yet because I’ve been at work all week, but I might well crack under this sustained pressure this weekend… Did you crack........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowley 47521 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 22 hours ago, 33C said: Did you crack........... No but I did have a look on eBay over the weekend. I was thinking about getting something around the £12 mark as a starter but I’ve not quite formulated in my mind what I want to do yet. Some kind of narrow gauge industrial affair though probably. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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