7mm Dikitriki's Dark side: A WD 2-8-0

[Dikitriki]

brit looks very very good
look forward to seeing it runing painted alongside vulcan

Hi Phil

Thought you might like it.

I look forward to the day when we can muster 4 Brits on Heyside.

Cheers

Richard

 

[Dog Star]

I look forward to the day when we can muster 4 Brits on Heyside.

Thought of the day and one which has plenty of mileage. With the wide period of history represented by the names of that class, which four names might present a good scenario for a thriller.... for example:- what would Oliver Cromwell have done on meeting Robin Hood? or Shakespeare said on meeting Chaucer?

Or - choose your three from those names which were used..... and then introduce a fourth name by claiming '47' as a wild card.

 

[Scanlon]

Thought of the day and one which has plenty of mileage. With the wide period of history represented by the names of that class, which four names might present a good scenario for a thriller.... for example:- what would Oliver Cromwell have done on meeting Robin Hood? or Shakespeare said on meeting Chaucer?

Just to make things a tad more interesting, what name would you give to '47' so as to enhance the plot?

Has to be Macbeth"

 

[Dog Star]

Has to be Macbeth"

Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth and Macbeth?

 

[Dikitriki]

Hi Guys

As a professional scattergun modeller 8th dan, the Britannia had been put away - with less than 1 year to Aylesbury, I have to concentrate on Heyside's needs as opposed to Dikitriki's wants.

Now on the workbench are Tweedledum and Tweedledee





The one on the left with the painted chassis is sound-equipped with a Paul Chetter J94 sound profile and sounds great - it was an Ebay purchase that I have completely rebuilt. I didn't quite reduce it to a kit, but not too far off! The one on the right has inside valve gear shown here:

Some individual shots:







And finally a close-up of the front end. I've added Scale hardware bolts to retain the buffer stocks, Grandt Line bolts to retain the front of the sandbox, and Laurie Griffin lamp irons and sandbox fillers.



I have to say I really like these L&Y survivors, they have so much character. They will help to reinforce Heyside's L&Y background and the idea is that they will mostly kick around the yard as pilot or shunter, only occasionally being released on a train.

Cheers

Richard

 

[28ten]

I like the crankpin in the last shot

 

[Dog Star]

I like the crankpin in the last shot

Just so.

 

[Rob Pulham]

I like the crankpin in the last shot

Me too, any chance of a description of how you did it?

 

[Dog Star]

Now on the workbench are Tweedledum and Tweedledee...

Just trying to raise the tone of this thread... I recall a ballet circa 1980 which was either called T&T or featured the characters of T&T... anyone recall the name of the ballet and the company?

regards, Graham

 

[daifly]

Just trying to raise the tone of this thread... I recall a ballet circa 1980 which was either called T&T or featured the characters of T&T... anyone recall the name of the ballet and the company?

regards, Graham

The Royal Ballet 1978/9. Google knew, I didn't!

 

[7mmMick]

Very nice indeed Richard. I too have a love of these little tanks, nice to see the two different smoke box doors modelled. Are the resin tanks commercially avaliable as a separate item? I only ask as I have an old George Norton kit and the tank is all etched brass ?

ATB Mick

 

[Dikitriki]

Me too, any chance of a description of how you did it?

Hi

The crankpin retaining nuts come as a cast sprue from either CPL or JLTRT. Clean up, thin down, tap 12 BA.

They are actually GWR, but seem OK for most regions, better than 12BA nuts, that's for sure.

Simples.

Richard

 

[Dikitriki]

Very nice indeed Richard. I too have a love of these little tanks, nice to see the two different smoke box doors modelled. Are the resin tanks commercially avaliable as a separate item? I only ask as I have an old George Norton kit and the tank is all etched brass ?

ATB Mick

Hi Mick

Probably!

The one on the left is an early Chowbent kit - you will note that only the tank is resin.

The one on the right is a later Chowbent kit, and here the smokebox, boiler, firebox and tank is a one-piece resin casting. JLTRT now market the saddle tank, and I believe it still has the same one-piece casting. JLTRT sometimes make spares available, so I can only suggest that you email them (Laurie).

Cheers

Richard

 

[Phill Dyson]

Always impressed with the neatness of your work

Phill

 

[ceejaydee]

What a lovely pair of locos.
They really do look so handsome 'in the raw' that whilst it isn't really a shame to cover the workmanship with paint, it sort of is at the same time; I'm sure you know what I mean?

 

[Dog Star]

They really do look so handsome 'in the raw' that whilst it isn't really a shame to cover the workmanship with paint, it sort of is at the same time; I'm sure you know what I mean?

A pre=requisite of being on the dark side is an ability to understand / predict /guess what is meant when the text says something else.... this is an attribute of many WT members.

 

[7mmMick]

Hi Mick

Probably!

The one on the left is an early Chowbent kit - you will note that only the tank is resin.

The one on the right is a later Chowbent kit, and here the smokebox, boiler, firebox and tank is a one-piece resin casting. JLTRT now market the saddle tank, and I believe it still has the same one-piece casting. JLTRT sometimes make spares available, so I can only suggest that you email them (Laurie).

Cheers

Richard

Cheers Richard, I'll give it a go,

ATB Mick

 

[rosspeacock]

Very nice work Richard
Ross...

 

[Jordan]

Just trying to raise the tone of this thread... I recall a ballet circa 1980.....

The tone of this thread needed raising...??!!??? Flippin' heck, is that even possible...???

 

[Dog Star]

The tone of this thread needed raising...??!!??? Flippin' heck, is that even possible...???

Possible? Certainly.... just got to find a big enough Sparrow!