A Ballerina's Face Lift

[Mike Whitcomb]

Just thought as it dose affect the overall height, I am hoping to change the wheels on mine and get shut of the Chinese novelty wobbly ones!

I wouldn't know where to begin on changing the wheel sets out and still keep the original motor, I imagine the gears wouldn't line up any more if I moved the wheel sets out to accommodate the new diameter. I would have to make a mock up wheel set and see if there was enough space without drilling new locations for them.

 

[Fezwig]

Update on the Ballerina front, or should I say rear, over Easter the bunker got sorted to it's proper shape



After a bit of sawing and drilling

the new shape made from plasticard and lick of paint

Can you see where we are going with this?
From Ballerina to Tree Frog!!


Finished with transfersome, now just need some handrail knows, any recommendations?

 

[Mike Whitcomb]

Update on the Ballerina front, or should I say rear, over Easter the bunker got sorted to it's proper shape
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After a bit of sawing and drilling
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the new shape made from plasticard and lick of paint
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Can you see where we are going with this?
From Ballerina to Tree Frog!!
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Finished with transfersome, now just need some handrail knows, any recommendations?

Looks good.
Did you paint the green by hand or spray it? I know with the one piece body it makes it difficult

 

[Fezwig]

Looks good.
Did you paint the green by hand or spray it? I know with the one piece body it makes it difficult

Hand painted, looks OK from a distance!

 

[Mike Whitcomb]

Hand painted, looks OK from a distance!

Looks good in the photos, I thought of doing it but wasn't sure about painting it by hand

 

[Fezwig]

Hi all,
Well after a bit of a stall on this project, I have made a bit more progress. I managed to get some gauge 1 hand rail knobs from a place in Walsall and using paper clips for the hand rails, finished that job. This week has seen the air and steam heat pipes and fittings in place






Using electric wiring for the pipes with off cuts of plasti card for the cocks. the steam heat valves were made from some handrail knobs that I got from GRS but were a bit on the large side.

Just the ploughs to think about now, I need to think how to make a strong bracket as they will be vulnerable to knocks etc, anyway pleased with how it's turning out.

 

[Mike Whitcomb]

Hi all,
Well after a bit of a stall on this project, I have made a bit more progress. I managed to get some gauge 1 hand rail knobs from a place in Walsall and using paper clips for the hand rails, finished that job. This week has seen the air and steam heat pipes and fittings in place
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Using electric wiring for the pipes with off cuts of plasti card for the cocks. the steam heat valves were made from some handrail knobs that I got from GRS but were a bit on the large side.

Just the ploughs to think about now, I need to think how to make a strong bracket as they will be vulnerable to knocks etc, anyway pleased with how it's turning out.

That looks really good, an amazing job

 

[Fezwig]

Well last night I made up some ploughs using plastic tube, cut in half and shaped, I then araldited wire to the backs
and left them to set over night.



Today was spent adjusting the wires and working out a method of fixing, oh and re-gluing the wires because when I bent them, the araldite broke away, DOH!








The finished article, my first G scale loco bash, I could have bought an LGB version, but as this was a first, I didn't want to hack a £300 + loco. As always, it takes longer than you think, but a lot of fun working out how to modify things in this scale, not 00 fine scale or full on engineneering. All in all good fun and a nice little project, not quite as good as some peoples work on here, but we all have to start some where.

 

[dunnyrail]

Well last night I made up some ploughs using plastic tube, cut in half and shaped, I then araldited wire to the backs
and left them to set over night.
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Today was spent adjusting the wires and working out a method of fixing, oh and re-gluing the wires because when I bent them, the araldite broke away, DOH!
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The finished article, my first G scale loco bash, I could have bought an LGB version, but as this was a first, I didn't want to hack a £300 + loco. As always, it takes longer than you think, but a lot of fun working out how to modify things in this scale, not 00 fine scale or full on engineneering. All in all good fun and a nice little project, not quite as good as some peoples work on here, but we all have to start some where.

Well spoken words in your last sentence. I had be wondering how to add ploughs to mine and you have shown me the way. One can always learn from others no matter how long you have been in this game!

 

[Fezwig]

Thanks Jon, here's a couple of shots hopefully showing the brackets from the back, I've high lighted them in white. the ones at rear go into the wood block for the coupling or are glued to the drag box. At the front the brackets go into holes drilled into part of the step bracket or glued to the chassis, hope these help.
Mind you, thinking about it, you might have to modify as you still have the coupling on the pony truck?
Pete

 

[Henri]

Excellent result!! Very nice bash! (And very tempering)

 

[dunnyrail]

Thanks Jon, here's a couple of shots hopefully showing the brackets from the back, I've high lighted them in white. the ones at rear go into the wood block for the coupling or are glued to the drag box. At the front the brackets go into holes drilled into part of the step bracket or glued to the chassis, hope these help.
Mind you, thinking about it, you might have to modify as you still have the coupling on the pony truck?
Pete
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Thanks for tha additional pics. Likely mine will be made from Metal Tube, thinking 10mm Copper Plumbing Pipe may be the thing as then I can solder everything up and fix with screws. Not a great lover of glue in certain low track situations. What size pipe did you use?

Also re reading your conversion I note that your Bunker Mods are appropriate for 6001 in my 1981 Pictures. I just wonder where or how LGB got the idea of that curved bunker? Some research required me thinks.

 

[65 1057]

A funny detail just for those who did not know yet:

The Ballerina left in 1981 the RAW "German-Soviet Friendship" Görlitz after a major overhaul (Hauptuntersuchung - HU).
As control number they riveted a "2", although the "4" would have been correct...

99 6001 mit falscher EDV-Kontrollziffer - Bimmelbahn-Forum

In summer 1982 the number was corrected back into 99 6001-4.

 

[Fezwig]

Thanks for tha additional pics. Likely mine will be made from Metal Tube, thinking 10mm Copper Plumbing Pipe may be the thing as then I can solder everything up and fix with screws. Not a great lover of glue in certain low track situations. What size pipe did you use?

Also re reading your conversion I note that your Bunker Mods are appropriate for 6001 in my 1981 Pictures. I just wonder where or how LGB got the idea of that curved bunker? Some research required me thinks.

Jon, the pipe I used is about 13mm, so I would reccomend 15mm copper pipe, in fact I used a bit to bend the wire around as the plastic was too soft.

RE the bunker, Perhaps LGB looked at the back of a 2-10--2 by mistake!!

Never noticed the 2 control number before will have to look at a few pics

 

[dunnyrail]

Jon, the pipe I used is about 13mm, so I would reccomend 15mm copper pipe, in fact I used a bit to bend the wire around as the plastic was too soft.

RE the bunker, Perhaps LGB looked at the back of a 2-10--2 by mistake!!

Never noticed the 2 control number before will have to look at a few pics

I was at Alexisbad in February 1981 and here is a pic probably posted before of her showing the 4 Check Digit. Also as can just be seen with Snowploghs as you have done present. Though I am pretty sure of the 2 being present at some stage perhaps from odd pics in books or read it somewhere. Must have been after my visit that she did the Gorlitz Works Trip or possibly just before?



Wow had to do some serious messing with the Slide as it would not load to GSC as it was to large and my Edit would not save. However the ScreenGrab and Edit worked ok!

And here she is with the erroneous 2 Check Digit also at Alexisbad in Spring 1982 so definitely after my visit.

 

[stockers]

Interesting - best excuse yet for having two of these on your line!

 

[dunnyrail]

I had

Interesting - best excuse yet for having two of these on your line!

3 for a while till I started the Garrett. oF corse the Green NWE scheme is not that old either. So three would be possible,though I would number them 6001,6002,6003 as the last one is the Computer Check Digit. There were plans for this loco to be first of a class so perhaps had that plan got to fruition we would have none of the Harz Mallets running still.

 

[65 1057]

Interesting - best excuse yet for having two of these on your line!

... or even more!
Company JUNG built in 1951 similar types for Greece with slightly larger wheels so these engines could run 55 km/h.
Please click the link for pics: Die Stiefschwestern der 99 6001 - Modellbahn-Forum für 1:22,5 und 1:1 - 1:32

 

[dunnyrail]

... or even more!
Company JUNG built in 1951 similar types for Greece with slightly larger wheels so these engines could run 55 km/h.
Please click the link for pics: Die Stiefschwestern der 99 6001 - Modellbahn-Forum für 1:22,5 und 1:1 - 1:32

There are a few pics in the Middleton Press Photobook on Greece Narrow Gauge as well.

 

[Fezwig]

... or even more!
Company JUNG built in 1951 similar types for Greece with slightly larger wheels so these engines could run 55 km/h.
Please click the link for pics: Die Stiefschwestern der 99 6001 - Modellbahn-Forum für 1:22,5 und 1:1 - 1:32

Love the sun shade over the cab window!