Judith Edge kits

[Wagonmaster]

The SR Ashford shunter is looking good. I look forward to building one when the kit is available. Do you have an approximate release date?

 

I have a partially completed Golden Arrow resin one, but it's been shunted into a corner awaiting yours which looks so much better!

[Michael Edge]

No date for either yet, the C14 may well be first unless we are kept waiting a bit for lost wax castings. I also need to find another source for .8mm square n/s (slidebars) which we used to get from Eileen's.

[Ruston]

42 minutes ago, Michael Edge said:

No date for either yet, the C14 may well be first unless we are kept waiting a bit for lost wax castings. I also need to find another source for .8mm square n/s (slidebars) which we used to get from Eileen's.

Have you tried Baz, at Metalsmith?

[Michael Edge]

Nothing in their list, no 1mm square n/s either, smallest square brass is 1mm. We use .8mm n/s for the Kitson slidebars as well, what we used to get from Eileen's came off a wire coil - it wasn't very straight.

[Jol Wilkinson]

Mike,

 

Hobby Holidays list .8mm and 1.0mm square brass, but nor n/s.

 

Jol

[Michael Edge]

Derek must have been getting it from somewhere.

[Enterprisingwestern]

1 hour ago, Michael Edge said:

Derek must have been getting it from somewhere.

 

ISTR, when discussing the Avonside jig, Derek had worldwide contacts from his days of gainful employment.

 

Mike.

[Jack P]

Ooooh, That DE 0-6-0 Shunter looks excellent. Really looking forward to that one, Will it be buildable in EM?

 

Merry Christmas Mike!

[Michael Edge]

It will but care will be needed with regard to clearances between wheels and frames. Markits/Romford wheels will not fit and we do suggest for the mechanically similar EE/HL 0-6-0DE that the outside frames could be moved out a bit.

[Southwich]

On 04/04/2022 at 10:09, Michael Edge said:

Stone-Faiveley 25kv pantograph kit

Shown here fitted to a Bachmann AL5, this retains the rtr model's air motor but parts for this are included in the kit.

Price is £10 + £2 postage.

Hi Mike,

 

This looks absolutely stunning. Looking for roughly four of these for various EMUs, do you have these in stock please?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Will

[Michael Edge]

Yes, plenty in stock.

[Southwich]

4 hours ago, Michael Edge said:

Yes, plenty in stock.

Thanks Mike - email sent!

 

Kind regards,

 

Will

[Michael Edge]

We've had the first deliveries of etches from PPD and Grainge & Hodder now and will be increasing prices on new stock. I've altered the website to only show prices for kits in stock before the new deliveries, these will stay at the old prices until sold out.

We will be doing the usual demo at York this Easter, stand 48a on the 1st floor mezzanine.

[Down_Under]

On 24/04/2022 at 22:22, Michael Edge said:

Another development on the way now, replacement compensated frame for the Heljan class 14.

The frame goes together in much the same way as our kits but this one is very narrow with springs and axleboxes outside. Etched layered overlays for the outside of the gearbox and the springs/axkleboxes. This one is built for P4 with Gibson wheels and uses all the layers, for more sideplay on the centre axle the middle axleboxes can be assembled with fewer layers. There is a crack off line on the frame spacers for EM frames. The production vesion may well include moulded full thickness axleboxes as well. Etched cranks match the Gibson wheels for anyone who doesn't want to use plastic cranks.

From underneath the compensating beams can be seen with added wire straps to prevent them from flexing inwards. The frames are also marked for High Level hornblocks. Drive would be on the leading axle, trailing axle rocks under the knife edge. The frame itself, even at P4 width is actually narrow enough to fit 00 gauge wheels. The Gibson wheels are tapped 12BA and fitted with plain Romford crankpins, as is my usual practice.

Completed frame on the test track, the rods are overlapped on the crankpins to provide articulation.

The other side, brakes and guard irons stand out a long way from the frame plates. The brake cross beams are two layers of etch sandwiching wire pull rods.

The finished frame in the Heljan platform and buffer beams. The wheels supplied are from two batches, the grey ones are presumably much older and have a thicker boss on the backs, the axles supplied with them are a bit short as well. I can't check the fixing screws as I don't have the rest of the loco here but almost everything else fitted perfectly.

 

 

 

Hi Mike, any update on when this might be available ? 

[Michael Edge]

Not yet, we'll order this from PPD now.

[Human8984]

Will you be taking any stock to york for us to purchase? the J63 is tempting 

[Michael Edge]

Yes, we bring whatever we have packed at the time. We can bring a J63 for you, still old stock so price is still £63. Can we know who you actually are? We do get a lot of human customers.

[Human8984]

I will let you know via dm 

[Michael Edge]

Thanks

[St Enodoc]

12 hours ago, Michael Edge said:

We do get a lot of human customers.

A lot? You mean not all of them?

[Enterprisingwestern]

6 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

A lot? You mean not all of them?

 

You must have been to a model railway exhibition?!!

 

Mike.

[figworthy]

17 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

A lot? You mean not all of them?

 

Just look at the membership on here, bears, hippos and sheep.  And that's just those who "out" themselves.

 

Adrian

[Bucoops]

8 minutes ago, figworthy said:

 

Just look at the membership on here, bears, hippos and sheep.  And that's just those who "out" themselves.

 

Adrian

 

Oh that's it, hamsters ignored yet again 😈

[Down_Under]

On 24/03/2023 at 19:11, Michael Edge said:

Not yet, we'll order this from PPD now.

Thanks for the update. Keen for a pair.

 

J

[rope runner]

Are the TH Steelman kit etches among the recent deliveries Mike? 

 

Paul A.