Chris Vernell
45.29 N, 75.75 W
A battery box on top of a set of crude wheels, with sundry bits fore and aft.
What happened at your workbench today?
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Correct:
Some people will find this really offensive!
Especially if I turn the (horrible!) sound on....
PhilP.
Northsider
Modelling the Northern half of the Isle of Man
playmofire
Registered
I recognised the wheels in the first photo but couldn't remember the name of the brand.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Yep, we all know that the original is a 4-6-2Correct:
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Some people will find this really offensive!
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Especially if I turn the (horrible!) sound on....
PhilP.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Yep, I had the push version until about 1960 - then the Trebl-0-lectric with the drive from the bare motor shaft to the wheels being by 'special' rubber bands.I grew up with Lone Star:
Lone Star Toys - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
I did graduate to their first steam outline model of a US 0-8-0 with tender for 45 shillings. The drive being in the tender, with an unrealistic tank between the bogies to house the motor magnets (as with all their diesels)
Fezwig
Just a man in the middle of a complicated plan.
Still got (Somewhere) Trebl-o-lectric class 23 that was a runner, at one point I had a class 24 as well.
Northsider
Modelling the Northern half of the Isle of Man
A few weeks ago I called in at GRS, and amongst the bits and bobs that I bought was a bag of bits that looked like a pair of hefty power bogie frames: no motors, no wheels. Being thrifty (oh, all right then, tight), and having a project in mind, a price was arrived at; it turned out the bogies were made by USA Trains.
Closer inspection at home showed that there were parts for one complete bogie, and almost enough for a second one, but that, vitally, a side frame and springs were missing. So at least I knew why it was cheap...
With today being unrelentingly wet, I had a measure up and went to Chronos, my local model engineering supplies erm, supplier, and bought various sections of brass.
First job was to centre a piece of 7/32nds square bar in the four-jaw chuck, drill it Ø2.5mm, and part off two pieces.
Next, a piece of ⅛ x 1" brass was cut to length,
marked out, and drilled:
By a happy coincidence, a new bandsaw blade had arrived; the description said that it was suitable for non-ferrous metals. Now, I've cut aluminium on a bandsaw, but not brass; but, I reasoned, brass is non-ferrous...
...and it cut beautifully! The axleboxes were soldered on
after which, I turned up some spring cups, and soldered them in place.
It was at this point that I realised that the new side member wasn't quite the right size but a) I was in too far and b) the difference is mostly aesthetic. So axlebox covers were sweated on with low melting point solder and a couple of springs pinched from the other side of the bogie.
The result, whilst not perfect, looks well enough*. The next challenge is finding wheels and axles, the latter being a rather odd diameter...
*The spring cups don't line up, but I don't think it will show too badly once everything is painted...
My version:
and a 'proper' one:
Closer inspection at home showed that there were parts for one complete bogie, and almost enough for a second one, but that, vitally, a side frame and springs were missing. So at least I knew why it was cheap...
With today being unrelentingly wet, I had a measure up and went to Chronos, my local model engineering supplies erm, supplier, and bought various sections of brass.
First job was to centre a piece of 7/32nds square bar in the four-jaw chuck, drill it Ø2.5mm, and part off two pieces.
Next, a piece of ⅛ x 1" brass was cut to length,
marked out, and drilled:
By a happy coincidence, a new bandsaw blade had arrived; the description said that it was suitable for non-ferrous metals. Now, I've cut aluminium on a bandsaw, but not brass; but, I reasoned, brass is non-ferrous...
...and it cut beautifully! The axleboxes were soldered on
after which, I turned up some spring cups, and soldered them in place.
It was at this point that I realised that the new side member wasn't quite the right size but a) I was in too far and b) the difference is mostly aesthetic. So axlebox covers were sweated on with low melting point solder and a couple of springs pinched from the other side of the bogie.
The result, whilst not perfect, looks well enough*. The next challenge is finding wheels and axles, the latter being a rather odd diameter...*The spring cups don't line up, but I don't think it will show too badly once everything is painted...
My version:
and a 'proper' one:
Fezwig
Just a man in the middle of a complicated plan.
The burning question is, what are they going under
Northsider
Modelling the Northern half of the Isle of Man
East coast, under the wires, rare/odd, still around. Spends a lot of its time sitting on oil drums...The burning question is, what are they going under
Northsider
Modelling the Northern half of the Isle of Man
Although looking at photos, they wouldn't look out of place under the Cabbage...
Fezwig
Just a man in the middle of a complicated plan.
A Deltic?
Sounds good, in which form before or after the Bonner corner incident?
I have an itch to model a Paddle box and saw the bogies on this website that would suit 32/3, but need to clear a few projects first!!
Northsider
Modelling the Northern half of the Isle of Man
After Bonner Corner...A Deltic?
Sounds good, in which form before or after the Bonner corner incident?
I have an itch to model a Paddle box and saw the bogies on this website that would suit 32/3, but need to clear a few projects first!!
Tadpole Open Fish Wagon — Plateway Models
A narrow gauge version of the original GWR open fish wagons which were designed to be attached to the rear of passenger trains to provide a fast freight delivery service. They are unusual in having a central guards compartment in the middle of the wagon.
www.platewaymodels.co.uk
Follow my thinking...?
Fezwig
Just a man in the middle of a complicated plan.
Rude not to, just requires a trolley pole.
Rhinochugger
Retired Oik
Looks pretty good to me! How I miss the cutting, turning and milling of my apprenticeship! Although not so much the filing