Help to identify prototype.

[Topogardenmike]

Hi all

Visited Bay Models at Carnforth today and was taken by this very nice loco. It has twin LGB power bogies with a handbuilt metal chasis and body. The detail is very fine to me. Anyway a bit of bartering and it was mine. Here it is back home on the layout with a test train.

My question is does anybody know of a prototype or is it freelance. Either way I like it and you know what they say....a little bit of what you like does you good!!!!

Mike

 

[Phil]

Looks abit like an OBB 2091 i think....

Phil

 

[dunnyrail]

I think that it is a very nice characature of a Modern diesel. The basis being similar to one produced by LGB. Not sure of the LGB Number series. I think that this may well have been built by a man that had a very nice Swiss layout in the Continental Modeller some years ago. Wil try to give an idea of who after some research.
jonD

 

[Dtsteam]

I think you're right Jon. I can't remember the guys name, but he built a completely freelance layout that really looked the part. I think Bill may have bought the collection, because I remember seeing something similar about a year ago. Likewise, I'll have look through my old CM's later on.

 

[yb281]

Don't know what it is, but I love it .

 

[vasim]

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[minimans]

Well it's somewhat close.........................Or not...............

 

[Tony F73E]

Morning All,

I think the model was built by David Edgley who had a very good nice modern image line in Bedfordshire. I was lucky enough to visit his line and he also built a couple of locomotives for me. Sadly, David passed away a few years back.

 

[dunnyrail]

Tony, I think that you are right on the button with Dave Edgley. I have been looking through my Razered Continental Modellers but have not found the article as yet. Must sort them out better! This is a beastie that is pretty close on the Ziller Bahn in Austria:-

http://schmalspur.bahnen.at/strecke...Loco,_D4,_Sound_(LGB_24512)/product_info.html < Link To http://www.spmodels.co.uk...2%29/product_info.html

So we have a couple of further options to guess at, together with the 4 wheeler as suggested by Minimans. There were also some 4 wheel diesels in Austria with a much longer wheelbase than that 4 wheeler. It is probable that Dave frelanced from these or similar options. His modelling was very iconic and I am very sad that I never got to see or operate the layout. I was in Luton at the time of his layout being published and would have loved to be in his operating team. He was great loss to the hobby.
JonD

 

[Topogardenmike]

Guys

Thanks for all the info. It would seem that it is freelance but this does not detract from the model. The detail is excellent with a fully detailed control panel, lifting eyes, windscreen rubbers etc all modelled. It was made by Dave Edgely I recall now that it had a sticker on it in the shop.

Fell in love with this (you know what I mean!) as soon as I saw it and it captures the spirit of the narrow gauge railways in the area. Now what about some sound!

Thanks to all.

Mike

 

[dunnyrail]

By the law of something or other begining with S, just after my reply I was looking at Evil Bay and found this on offer:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lgb-26512-Ltd...=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item335e2a81fb < Link To http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lgb...mp;hash=item335e2a81fb

It is the LGB model that I was thinking of in RHB livery.

As for sound, can I recommend the Massoth EMotion XLS Sound Decoder 822055. This is the Alco that I have used in my Piko 218. Nice and clattery. You can get a demo here by clicking on the speaker to the right of the product No.:-

http://www.massoth.com/index.en.html Hope this helps. JonD

 

[JonathanJ]

Amazing how some people manage to produce an instantly recognisable house style - I've only just logged into the forums after a couple days offline, and I immeadiately said 'David Edgely' even before reading the text. Only knew the CFA from the articles (continental modeller June 92 and August 97), but really admired as a system.

Another of the locos was on ebay not so long back (sorry can't remember the item number, and didn't copy the photos, I think it was a boxcab diesel, possibly one of his 2096 type), so I guess the collection has been broken up. Any chance of some straight on side and end views for posterity?

J.

PS : Interesting that the loco is in metal, in the articles he was a major advocate of plasticard..

 

[Weluvtrainz]

Following on from the Zillertalbahn loco I found this too. Thought the roof line of the model looked familiar.
WLT