Edge Lane Junction

[PjKing1]

Hi everyone it’s been a while since I posted sorry due to personal reasons, things have been pretty tough at home and I’ll be honest I’ve been in a pretty dark place, one thing I will say it’s good to talk. So there’d been no modelling up until the last couple of days on and off. I got my hands on a green Accurascale cl37 but haven’t dropped the wheelsets in yet but I did buy a spare set and I’ve used them to convert the Bachmann cl20. I was originally using the original wheels so I’d started making new brake rigging but when I discovered just a bit of filing was enough for the Accurascale wheels I’ve used them instead.

I’ve popped one wheel off, replaced the cogs and bearings with the Bachmann cogs and bearings then popped the wheel back on.







Paul

 

[jonte]

Hi everyone it’s been a while since I posted sorry due to personal reasons, things have been pretty tough at home and I’ll be honest I’ve been in a pretty dark place, one thing I will say it’s good to talk. So there’d been no modelling up until the last couple of days on and off. I got my hands on a green Accurascale cl37 but haven’t dropped the wheelsets in yet but I did buy a spare set and I’ve used them to convert the Bachmann cl20. I was originally using the original wheels so I’d started making new brake rigging but when I discovered just a bit of filing was enough for the Accurascale wheels I’ve used them instead.

I’ve popped one wheel off, replaced the cogs and bearings with the Bachmann cogs and bearings then popped the wheel back on.
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Paul

Clever stuff, Paul, and the loco looks like it’s endured a hard working life

Welcome back and here’s to a brighter future.

Jon

 

[PjKing1]

Clever stuff, Paul, and the loco looks like it’s endured a hard working life

Welcome back and here’s to a brighter future.

Jon

Thanks Jon

 

[John57sharp]

Good to have you back Paul, good info too about the wheels.
John

 

[Roger Pound]

Nice to see you here again, Paul.

Roger

 

[PjKing1]

Good to have you back Paul, good info too about the wheels.
John

Thanks John

 

[PjKing1]

Nice to see you here again, Paul.

Roger

Thank you Roger

 

[PjKing1]

Although it’s not my era I just had to get one and I have to say it looks great, just waiting on the EM drop in wheelsets to arrive.








Paul

 

[jonte]

You’ll need more than just a spot of courage, Paul, to weather that beauty

Jon

 

[John57sharp]

Mmmm shiny….

 

[Roger Pound]

I have every confidence in your weathering skills that this will soon resemble the 56's I used to see working out of Bardon Hill Quarry in Leicestershire when they were relatively new. They were quite clean, in fact, so your gentle weathering scheme would look well.

Roger .

 

[PjKing1]

Thanks chaps to be honest I was going to keep it ex works although I might just do I tiny bit of weathering to the chassis maybe

Paul

 

[adrian]

Although it’s not my era I just had to get one and I have to say it looks great, just waiting on the EM drop in wheelsets to arrive.

Whilst not a great fan of "out of the box" postings that really does look like a cut above the rest. I would be more interested in seeing what you do with it rather than what you got. If that makes sense?

 

[PjKing1]

Finally got it out of the box and ran it in. I have to say it’s by far one of the best detailed models I’ve seen and heard.

Paul

 

[Roger Pound]

That sound is good - brings back memories of those locos with lengthy loads of Bardon Hill granite on the MML in years long, long gone by ! Thanks for sharing it with us .

Roger.