Smallbrook Studios

[stockers]

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Smallbrook Studios
We are a independent workshop that designs, masters and manufactures vacuum cast polyurethane resin kits of model locos and rolling stock

 

[PhilP]

Someone's got a spolling mistake there..

 

[trammayo]

Someone's got a spolling mistake there..

Plus a grammatical (well, based on the was I wos taught)

 

[dunnyrail]

I did not like to mention it as Alan is such a good boozing and moules friend!
JonD

 

[Trainman 864]

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Smallbrooj Studios
We are a independent workshop that designs, masters and manufactures vacuum cast polyurethane resin kits of model locos and rolling stock

Is it just me, or does that whimsical little loco in the picture seem a tad expensive (for the ready to run version) at £1,480?

Considering that the complete donor 'Percy' locomotive can be bought from TrackShack for £158.47 ....

 

[Rhinochugger]

Is it just me, or does that whimsical little loco in the picture seem a tad expensive (for the ready to run version) at £1,480?

Considering that the complete donor 'Percy' locomotive can be bought from TrackShack for £158.47 ....

I think you probably have to appreciate the size - it's 1:8, running on 45 mm track - must be hooge the kit is just under £500

When you think that the equivalent kit in Gn15 is a fraction of the price at £70.

Now I'm confused by the alleged spelling mistake, as the link - spelt the same - works

 

[Trainman 864]

I see what you mean about the size of that thing - at almost 2 feet tall you'd have to keep a weather eye out for any cross wind that might be blowing across the track! ....

 

[3Valve]

Now I'm confused by the alleged spelling mistake, as the link - spelt the same - works

Technically you can spell the link name anyway you like providing that the underlying link behind it is typed correctly.

Smallboob studios

 

[pugwash]

Perhaps they are a subsidiary of a Dutch firm? Anyway given the size of the loco wouldn't 'hoogeboob' be more appropriate?

 

[PaulRhB]

Perhaps they are a subsidiary of a Dutch firm? Anyway given the size of the loco wouldn't 'hoogeboob' be more appropriate?

Maybe the IoW has drifted closer to the Netherlands and it's atmospheric interference?

 

[stockers]

I never spelled or misspelled anything, I just ripped it from their website.

 

[Rowan Bravington]

I recently completed a 'scratch-built' loco based on the large scale Percy. ‘GRAN’. So named because 2.5 yo granddaughter wanted it that way.
The control panel features push buttons for the major operations. As this was designed for use in Papua New Guinea the push buttons are in Pidgin. D for dispela way (or forward), N for nogat (or neutral) and R for rausem dispela way (or reverse).
The whole upper part can be removed quickly at it just sits there without screws. This is so I can use the base for other models and I have already made two 'bases' in readiness for the next project/s. (This picture and text appeared on another blog that I am an occasional contributor to)
(Text checked for spelling eroors)

 

[lone ranger]

Here's one I've just been building next to an LGB American coach as a comparison

 

[trammayo]

Here's one I've just been building next to an LGB American coach as a comparison View attachment 222852

What a difference in size! I never imagined that they would be so enormous!

 

[James Day]

I guess if you ran that loco on your line, track cleaning in tunnels would be easy - you could send a child in to do it, just like they did with Victorian chimneys!

 

[Rowan Bravington]

I have finally started construction of two coaches for my 'Gran' / Percy loco.

The white card base sits on a Bachman Thomas Cargo Car chassis and wheels (S.C.Ruffey) which was purchased cheaply. 4 screws release the upper part leaving the base - ready made for scratch building the top part.
Close-up of the base. Card and timber.

The PAD (Pencil Aided Design) sketched out for sizing.
Top part partly made. The ends will hopefully spread the side out.

 

[trammayo]

I have finally started construction of two coaches for my 'Gran' / Percy loco.
View attachment 230496
The white card base sits on a Bachman Thomas Cargo Car chassis and wheels (S.C.Ruffey) which was purchased cheaply. 4 screws release the upper part leaving the base - ready made for scratch building the top part.
View attachment 230497 Close-up of the base. Card and timber.
View attachment 230498
The PAD (Pencil Aided Design) sketched out for sizing.
View attachment 230499 Top part partly made. The ends will hopefully spread the side out.

Nice work - love the acronym! I like card and wood as modelling materials - so much better to work with than plastics!

 

[Rowan Bravington]

The coaches have developed further...

Roof trusses installed
Vents being fitted by Coach Supervisor. Vents are the small plastic bits from a coffee pod. There are two in each pod.

The guard/brakeman's window installed on one of the coaches. I don't know what these windows are called, but they look cool. Rivets installed in lower structure.

Roof parts temporarily placed.
Next steps:

• Painting
• Install hand rails
• Weathering
• Make passengers and install
• Glazing
  
• Glue roof parts in

 

[PhilP]

The sticky-out windows are known as 'duckets'..

Which reminds me... I have some, somewhere!!

 

[Paul M]

The coaches have developed further...
View attachment 230808
Roof trusses installed
View attachment 230809 Vents being fitted by Coach Supervisor. Vents are the small plastic bits from a coffee pod. There are two in each pod.
View attachment 230810
The guard/brakeman's window installed on one of the coaches. I don't know what these windows are called, but they look cool. Rivets installed in lower structure.
View attachment 230811
Roof parts temporarily placed.
Next steps:

• Painting
• Install hand rails
• Weathering
• Make passengers and install
• Glazing
  
• Glue roof parts in

They're known as ducketts. Absolutely brilliant building work. Certainly a lot larger than the usual Ru of things