Wright writes.....

[Phil Parker]

2 hours ago, MikeParkin65 said:

Appreciate it would be a massive undertaking (not as massive as Peco's with Railway Modeller!)  but it would be so useful if BRM could complete their digital archive so that we could access the goldmine of information from 'the classic years'. How about it @Phil Parker?

 

Nothing to do with me. @SteveCole is more likely your man. I doubt it's going to happen in a hurry though, as the early issues will need to be scanned in (it's unlikely there will be a usable digital file) and then each page cleaned up before use. That's a huge amount of work.

 

Would it sell? I'm going to say no. The hobby has changed a lot since those early days, almost to be unrecognisable. I doubt that many of the articles I wrote for MORILL would be relevant to modellers now, and they were the same sort of era. A very small number of people might like to casually look through those early years, but enough to cover the cost? Personally, I doubt it very much.

[Tony Wright]

21 hours ago, 30368 said:

 

HI,

 

I built a Proscale V2 too and someone (can't remember who) sent me a copy of the article.

 

BRM June 195 Proscale V2 Construction Reviews.pdf 10.04 MB · 14 downloads

 

Hope this helps,

 

30368

 

Many thanks for that.

 

I can't believer it's 30 years ago! 

 

The piece also illustrates the pre-digital text-heavy approach to articles, I mentioned earlier.

 

What is interesting is that I had a meeting with David Brown (the editor) and the late Michael Warner (the MD) prior to the article's publication, the principal question being 'Are your findings (and Steve Barnfield's) true? If so, we'll publish'. Which is what happened.

 

I don't believe that such a 'critical' review had ever been published before.

 

What was also interesting were the subsequent responses in the letters' pages. Apart from one (written by the late Dave King, a mate of Pro-Scale's proprietor, I believe; and mates should stick together), every one supported the views expressed in the reviews, especially by those who'd tried to build the kit in the first place. Ironically, later I had two unaltered, built-up Pro-Scale V2 kits pass through my hands. One was built by a friend, who couldn't understand why I'd been so critical; until I pointed out that the cab front on his was pointing to the left instead of straight ahead, and that he'd used 21mm driving wheels to give clearance under the footplate. 'Oh!', was his response. The other kit (builder unknown) had the same 'solutions'. 

 

I think the greatest shame was the decision to remove all the Pro-Scale kits in response. I believe most of the others were pretty good (though Mike Edge probably has the greatest knowledge on these matters). When the range was eventually sold-on, the new proprietors (having re-released the other kits) asked me what needed doing to to 'put the V2 kit right'. When I sent the list, it was considered a non-starter. 

 

That the Pro-Scale V2s could be built into 'acceptable' locos is a known fact (but only after modification).

 

Allan Hammet certainly proved it with this pair.........

 

 

 

Tony Geary fitted Bachmann tenders (of the correct type for these two) and weathered the pair.

 

A little later, after my building 60847 (my Pro-Scale V2 article) for my customer, a 60847 was needed for Stoke Summit.

 

 

So, I built it from a 'mixture' of kits - Crownline frames, Nu-Cast upper-works, but with a Jamieson nickel silver cab, and a Bachmann tender. Ian Rathbone painted it.

 

 

And, it now runs on Little Bytham.

 

It makes an interesting comparison with........

 

 

Bachmann's recent 60847. 

 

John Houlden built three Crownline V2s........

 

 

Including 60847, which now is Geoff West's property.

 

Recently,

 

 

I had an LNER Pro-Scale V2 to repair for a mate (builder/painter unknown). It looked well-made, ran well (eventually) and was well-painted. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 5 by Tony Wright
tautology

[MikeParkin65]

13 minutes ago, Phil Parker said:

 

Nothing to do with me. @SteveCole is more likely your man. I doubt it's going to happen in a hurry though, as the early issues will need to be scanned in (it's unlikely there will be a usable digital file) and then each page cleaned up before use. That's a huge amount of work.

 

Would it sell? I'm going to say no. The hobby has changed a lot since those early days, almost to be unrecognisable. I doubt that many of the articles I wrote for MORILL would be relevant to modellers now, and they were the same sort of era. A very small number of people might like to casually look through those early years, but enough to cover the cost? Personally, I doubt it very much.

I'm not so sure. I'm a Gold member on here primarily because of access to this forum (which I know I could get for 'free') but the 'carrot' for my RM subscription is the current magazine plus their archive. There is I think a larger number than you might imagine would be interested in a complete BRM digital archive for the quality of the content, the history of the hobby and the skills of previous generations. Not to mention older reviews and just pure nostalgia. Whether it would attract new subscribers or more income from us already paying for Gold I dont know but I definitely use the RM archive on a regular basis, bought the BRM digital versions that are available (back to 2011 I think) through PocketMags  just weeks before Andy launched BRM Gold (!) and would relish a complete BRM archive so that I could dispose of the paper versions that I dont really have the room for. 

[Geep7]

2 hours ago, MikeParkin65 said:

I'm not so sure. I'm a Gold member on here primarily because of access to this forum (which I know I could get for 'free') but the 'carrot' for my RM subscription is the current magazine plus their archive. There is I think a larger number than you might imagine would be interested in a complete BRM digital archive for the quality of the content, the history of the hobby and the skills of previous generations. Not to mention older reviews and just pure nostalgia. Whether it would attract new subscribers or more income from us already paying for Gold I dont know but I definitely use the RM archive on a regular basis, bought the BRM digital versions that are available (back to 2011 I think) through PocketMags  just weeks before Andy launched BRM Gold (!) and would relish a complete BRM archive so that I could dispose of the paper versions that I dont really have the room for. 

I absolutely treasure the RM digital archive. There are still inspirational layouts I remember first reading about back in the 80's and 90's that I don't have physical copies of anymore, and it's great to be able to do that with the archive. I'd be interested in the earlier BRM archive too, as there are some layout articles I know that I would love to re-read. The same with the earlier Continental Modeller's as well. Whilst most of us have the space to keep the entire back-run of a magazine, the digital copies don't use any physical space, although I am acutely aware they do use digital storage space in the "cloud" which may be at a cost premium.

[Tony Wright]

Whatever the rights and wrongs of Pro-Scale V2s, the pair on Little Bytham doesn't half go!

 

 

 

A testament to Allan Hammet's excellent building.

 

The pair has run many miles on Stoke Summit, Charwelton, Peterborough North and, now, Little Bytham (the pair's last home until I pop off. I'd hope). 

 

Though I usually make my own locos, these two were too good to miss when they were replaced by RTR equivalents on PN. Definitely a different philosophy. 

 

At the same time as bombing these round (at a scale 80, I'd imagine), I did the same for the new B1.

 

 

Body weathering by Geoff Haynes.

 

 

And another of the same Bachmann/Comet combination (detailing and body weathering by Geoff West). 

 

 

And also my under-construction DJH Standard Five (I must get this finished!). 

 

 

[Tony Wright]

I also gave a loco I'd built some time ago, a spin on the main line........

 

 

An old McGowan B12/3, acquired as an un-built kit for not very much. 

 

The large gap 'twixt loco and tender is because her normal sphere of operation is.........

 

 

On the MR/M&GNR bit of LB. 

 

I say 'not very much' to buy, but by the time the cost of the wheels and motor/gearbox were factored in, the overall cost was in excess of £110.00.

 

Which is..........

 

 

Just a bit more than I paid for this Hornby equivalent, brand new.

 

(I renumbered, detailed and weathered this one).

 

 

And nearly £40.00 more than I paid for this other Hornby one, second-hand (it came with a decoder in it, which I flogged off for a tenner!).

 

It's in pristine condition............

 

 

But looks much more-natural after Geoff Haynes weathered it.

 

So, what's the point? Other than the satisfaction of having built/painted/weathered a loco myself, it doesn't seem to make economic sense to pay more for an 'inferior' end product, does it? 

 

Any thoughts? 

 

 

Edited July 4 by Tony Wright
to add something

[NZRedBaron]

On 03/07/2024 at 18:48, thegreenhowards said:

Surely the B2s should be on this list?

The last of the "Sir Sam Fay"s were scrapped in 1947, so no, they're not on the list.

[thegreenhowards]

15 minutes ago, NZRedBaron said:

The last of the "Sir Sam Fay"s were scrapped in 1947, so no, they're not on the list.

I meant the Thompson B2s!

[john new]

On 02/07/2024 at 18:22, Tony Wright said:

Hornby's latest wagon release in its Railroad range, an OAA...........

 

 

 

Does anyone know anything about these? 

 

The axles are pivoted, and seem to work (obviously designed for minimum Setrack), though has there ever been a more gross coupling?

 

Comments appreciated, please.

 

 

May be a gross looking coupling but works on tight curves which the thin stick like one’s don’t. Replacing t/ls on my stock always seems to be on the pending pile but not at the top of it despite having the Spratt and Winkle replacements in stock waiting to be made up.

[1471SirFrederickBanbury]

20 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

I prefer to use epoxy (the 5 minute type normally) in preference to 'Superglue' (although I do use the latter), so if I only have a few minutes for a quick modelling task, I find it useful to epoxy some item or component in place (such as a lead weight in an otherwise light piece of rolling stock). This kind of task doesn't take more than a few minutes and I can then go off and do something else, whilst the glue goes off.

 

I am the kind of person who is often uncomfortable with having too many projects on the go at the same time. I like to 'knuckle down' and get each individual project finished, before proceeding to the next one but if I want a 'quickie' project, I usually find that a Parkside wagon kit or similar is sufficient...

 

Not all cyanoacrylates are created equal.  rubber toughened and even flexible types have been made.  Methyl Cyanoacrylate is a different animal from the far more common Ethyl Cyanoacrylate, as it is extremely strong when bonding metal-metal, but is much worse at everything else. 

 

One of the benefits to living in the states is that I can drive to my local hobby shop and get Bob Smith Industries IC-2000, which is a fabulously strong rubber toughened ethyl superglue with carbon black.  It is a jack of all traits and a master of many, being better than Araldite just about everywhere, shock resistant, and when combined with Acetone and Butyl Acetate (Tamiya extra thin cement), is my preferred way of bonding plastics, as its performance is just wonderful.

 

In the UK (and somewhat still in America), is Permabond, who will sell rubber toughened, flexible (743ht is quite good, search for videos of its testing), Ethyl, and Methyl superglues...https://www.permabond.co.uk/shop?Adhesives+by+type=Cyanoacrylate%20Adhesives

[Tony Wright]

On 04/07/2024 at 10:53, MikeParkin65 said:

Perhaps worth noting that more recent Bachmann B1's have a conventional chassis that runs very sweetly (albeit very light so needs additional weight in the body) and has a DCC socket. 

Thanks Mike,

 

I first photographed the new-chassis Bachmann B1 in 2011.

 

 

It represented a Scottish-based one, but without the valance gussets.

 

 

It ran superbly first time. 

 

I did a few things to it............

 

 

Altered the angle of the return crank so that it leant forward both sides.

 

 

Changed the bogie wheels, changed its identity (to and English-based one) and added to the weathering. 

 

I think this was one of the last of the split-chassis Bachmann B1s (note the rivet holding the return crank in place, rather than the later screw) and the plastic slidebars. 

 

At the time, the new one..........

 

 

Made an interesting comparison with the contemporaneous Hornby one (the Bachmann one being factory-weathered - for that read a squirt of dirty thinners!). 

I think the Hornby one (being much-newer tooling) is superior - this represents a Scottish-based example - though the bogie wheels and chimney aren't really B1-esque. 

 

 

Who owns 61070 now, I can't recall, but I still think the best way to get a B1 is to employ the Bachmann body on top of a set of Comet frames - as Tony Geary did with the one on the right.

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

 

 

[Tony Wright]

Some years ago, I built a Redcraft Brecon & Merthyr outside-framed 0-6-0T in EM for a mate.

 

 

And for several years it's run on his Merthyr Riverside. 

 

Until, at Preston last March, the motor conked out. One of the brushes had come unscrewed, overheated and the motor burnt out!

 

Since any of my locos are guaranteed for the rest of my life, I had it back to 'fix'.

 

I was filled with dread, imagining I'd have to dismantle outside cranks and brake gear, just to get the motor/gear-mount out. However.......

 

 

By sliding off the worm, I was able to (just) get at the two screws holding the motor in place.

 

 

And was able to replace the motor. Not visible is the fact that the front (brass) bearing on the new motor was a great diameter than the old one, which meant I had broach the hole to the correct diameter in the centre of the mount. Why is nothing ever simple? 

 

Fixing the bottom screw back proved impossible, so the top one was tightened and a smear of Evo-Stik applied to the motor/mount interface both sides to prevent any potential twisting under load; which has worked.

 

 

Now back together, you can see this running on Merthyr at Expo EM North in Shipley next month. 

 

As is well-known, much of what has been achieved on Little Bytham has been by barter. The loco above was 'paid for' by Rob Kinsey by...........

 

 

His making, installing and wiring-up the fiddle yard control panel.

 

In a similar vein....................

 

 

My making of this Brassmasters Beames' 0-8-4T for him...............

 

 

Was 'paid for' by his giving me this complete cement train (ex-Stoke Summit). Not the loco as well, of course, the origin of which is Crownline/Wright/Rathbone. 

 

I thoroughly recommend 'horse-trading'. 

 

 

[Tony Wright]

Looking back at how I built that B&M 0-6-0ST (which appeared in BRM), the following pictures might be of interest.........

 

 

This is how the Redcraft kit appeared on emptying the contents of the box. The 'holes'  to take the axle bearings were just dimples!

 

 

Setting up the frames called for the old dodge of passing one eighth steel rods through the bearings, illuminating the set-up and then 'reading' the shadows; very 'old-school'. No etched tabs and slots here!

 

 

The chassis completed.

 

See what I mean from yesterday of my 'dread' in having to dismantle all this to replace the motor? 

 

Fortunately, it was not required.

 

 

 

I think it looked 'attractive' when completed.

 

 

And, when completed, Rob Kinsey painted it.

 

I have to say, having built about six locos with outside cranks, the prospect does not appeal to me. Every one has proved to be a time-consuming fiddle before satisfactory running has been achieved. 

 

I built two Gibson Buffalos for a customer once, and vowed 'never again'.

 

That said.........

 

 

I did build a third for one of Geoff Haynes' customers; obviously the body (with any brightwork left off until after Geoff had painted it), and also the frames. However, after that, he added the drive, wheels and cranks - I don't touch friction-fit drivers!

 

Romford/Markits are a different proposition, however..........

 

 

And building these frames for a Nu-Cast Armstrong wasn't too daunting, though still more of a fiddle.

 

 

In fact, the finished thing ran well. 

 

Built for another customer of Geoff's (this time in OO, rather than in EM), he then painted it.

 

But only after it............

 

 

 

Had been thoroughly run-in on LB.

 

I've probably asked this question before, but what are others' experiences of outside-cranks? Is it just me who struggles with them?

 

Fortunately, for my own modelling, nothing I build requires them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Wright]

A couple of questions, if I may?

 

The following items came from the estate of a deceased modeller, including...........

 

A complete Ultrascale wheelset in EM for an A1 (Gresley and Peppercorn), A3 and A4 (the drivers might do for a Raven A2, but not the carrying/tender wheels). 

 

I considered their use for a putative A4 I've been asked to build in EM, but my uselessness in getting friction-fit drivers to work properly meant the consideration was but for a mere second! 

 

My question is, what are these worth? They're obviously second-hand, but the packet is unopened. Does anyone know the current price for such a set, please? Whatever that is, I'll sell them at half price (the deceased modeller died from cancer, so all proceeds will go to CRUK). 

 

The second question is...........

 

 

What is this Finney LNER streamlined non-corridor tender worth? Take a look at the invoice price, from 1998 - £40.50! 

 

I did consider using this behind the EM A4 commission, but, having examined the whole contents (including an EM wheelset) and read the instructions, I thought 'no'. This is not a criticism of the kit, and were I building this for myself, I'd probably use it (it will accommodate OO wheels), because time would not be a factor; the price of my time, that is. I reckon it would take me at least twice as long to build this as the one I'm substituting - one from DJH for the same tender type. Twice the price to build, so a non-starter. 

 

How much have prices risen in the last 26 years? What's £40.50 in today's money? Anyone help, please (I taught art, not hard sums!)? 

 

Once I know, I'll suggest a price. It's from the same source, so all proceeds will go to CRUK. 

 

I know several EM modellers dip into this thread, so here's hoping............

 

Thanks in anticipation. 

 

 

 

 

[Bucoops]

8 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

A couple of questions, if I may?

 

The following items came from the estate of a deceased modeller, including...........

 

A complete Ultrascale wheelset in EM for an A1 (Gresley and Peppercorn), A3 and A4 (the drivers might do for a Raven A2, but not the carrying/tender wheels). 

 

I considered their use for a putative A4 I've been asked to build in EM, but my uselessness in getting friction-fit drivers to work properly meant the consideration was but for a mere second! 

 

My question is, what are these worth? They're obviously second-hand, but the packet is unopened. Does anyone know the current price for such a set, please? Whatever that is, I'll sell them at half price (the deceased modeller died from cancer, so all proceeds will go to CRUK). 

 

The second question is...........

 

 

What is this Finney LNER streamlined non-corridor tender worth? Take a look at the invoice price, from 1998 - £40.50! 

 

I did consider using this behind the EM A4 commission, but, having examined the whole contents (including an EM wheelset) and read the instructions, I thought 'no'. This is not a criticism of the kit, and were I building this for myself, I'd probably use it (it will accommodate OO wheels), because time would not be a factor; the price of my time, that is. I reckon it would take me at least twice as long to build this as the one I'm substituting - one from DJH for the same tender type. Twice the price to build, so a non-starter. 

 

How much have prices risen in the last 26 years? What's £40.50 in today's money? Anyone help, please (I taught art, not hard sums!)? 

 

Once I know, I'll suggest a price. It's from the same source, so all proceeds will go to CRUK. 

 

I know several EM modellers dip into this thread, so here's hoping............

 

Thanks in anticipation. 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Tony,

 

£116.90 + post at todays prices for the wheels - but a long lead time.

£75 + post for the tender at current prices.

 

I hope that helps?

 

Richard

Edited July 6 by Bucoops
Updated to current wheel prices

[Tony Wright]

1 hour ago, Bucoops said:

 

Hi Tony,

 

£116.90 + post at todays prices for the wheels - but a long lead time.

£75 + post for the tender at current prices.

 

I hope that helps?

 

Richard

It does Richard, many thanks. 

 

Thus, say £60.00 for the wheelset (to include postage) and £50.00 for the tender (to include postage).

 

Anyone interested, please PM me.

 

Thanks in anticipation. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[Captain Kernow]

36 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

It does Richard, many thanks. 

 

Thus, say £60.00 for the wheelset (to include postage) and £50.00 for the tender (to include postage).

 

Anyone interested, please PM me.

 

Thanks in anticipation. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

Tony, you should sell the wheels pretty quickly, the lead time with Ultrascale is about 10 months at the moment and that's a more than fair price. Have you thought of advertising on the RMWeb 'For Sale' section for Gold members as well?

 

[Bucoops]

On 05/07/2024 at 05:24, 1471SirFrederickBanbury said:

Not all cyanoacrylates are created equal.  rubber toughened and even flexible types have been made.  Methyl Cyanoacrylate is a different animal from the far more common Ethyl Cyanoacrylate, as it is extremely strong when bonding metal-metal, but is much worse at everything else. 

 

One of the benefits to living in the states is that I can drive to my local hobby shop and get Bob Smith Industries IC-2000, which is a fabulously strong rubber toughened ethyl superglue with carbon black.  It is a jack of all traits and a master of many, being better than Araldite just about everywhere, shock resistant, and when combined with Acetone and Butyl Acetate (Tamiya extra thin cement), is my preferred way of bonding plastics, as its performance is just wonderful.

 

In the UK (and somewhat still in America), is Permabond, who will sell rubber toughened, flexible (743ht is quite good, search for videos of its testing), Ethyl, and Methyl superglues...https://www.permabond.co.uk/shop?Adhesives+by+type=Cyanoacrylate%20Adhesives

 

I've not tried any of their flexible ones but I am a big fan of Permabond 910 - it's very good for things like attaching white metal domed ends to aluminium extruded roofs, but is also good for brass to ABS.

 

Just one thing - where it says keep in the fridge - do it, it's an expensive mistake not to!

[Captain Kernow]

2 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

 

 

 

 

 

I've probably asked this question before, but what are others' experiences of outside-cranks? Is it just me who struggles with them?

That B&M 0-6-0ST is an absolute delight. I wonder if the kit is still available?

 

 

As regards outside cranks, I have converted a few Bachmann 08 diesel shunters to P4, using Ultrascale 'drop in' wheelsets. These are well engineered wheels and the quartering is usually spot-on, but the 'grip' on the axles can sometimes be less than that you might find on the Alan Gibson equivalent. I have, on occasions, resorted to drilling and pinning Ultrascale wheels to their axles and that may (I can't actually remember!!) have included some outside crank ones. Unfortunately the self-quartering facility found on Markits wheels isn't available for P4 modellers...

 

[Tony Wright]

36 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Tony, you should sell the wheels pretty quickly, the lead time with Ultrascale is about 10 months at the moment and that's a more than fair price. Have you thought of advertising on the RMWeb 'For Sale' section for Gold members as well?

 

Thanks Captain,

 

I haven't but it's worth a try. I'm not a Gold member, however. 

 

I should point out that although the wheelsets are for EM, all that's needed for OO is to shorten the axles accordingly. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[Tony Wright]

30 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

That B&M 0-6-0ST is an absolute delight. I wonder if the kit is still available?

 

 

As regards outside cranks, I have converted a few Bachmann 08 diesel shunters to P4, using Ultrascale 'drop in' wheelsets. These are well engineered wheels and the quartering is usually spot-on, but the 'grip' on the axles can sometimes be less than that you might find on the Alan Gibson equivalent. I have, on occasions, resorted to drilling and pinning Ultrascale wheels to their axles and that may (I can't actually remember!!) have included some outside crank ones. Unfortunately the self-quartering facility found on Markits wheels isn't available for P4 modellers...

 

Thanks Captain,

 

With regard to the Redcraft B&M 0-6-0ST kit, I very much doubt it. Rob Kinsey told me it took him ages to track one down, and that was a few years ago.

 

Does anyone know if any other kits were made in the range? Were they South Wales-based? Has anyone else made one? 

 

I must say, the provision of mere dimples in the frames for the bearings' positioning is 'interesting'. I couldn't have drilled them accurately without a decent pillar drill. 

 

Though Markits wheels are probably unsuitable for P4, Mark Arscott sells P4 axles. Apparently, or so I'm told, several P4 modellers use Markits wheels/axles to accurately set up their frames (the great benefit being the ability to put on/take off the wheels from their axles innumerable times without loss of function), though, apparently, it's not mentioned much among the P4 bods - though that could be apocryphal.

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[Tony Wright]

On 04/07/2024 at 21:08, thegreenhowards said:

I meant the Thompson B2s!

Good evening Andy,

 

The Thompson B2 - an interesting prototype............

 

 

 

Different styles of NE tenders, and 61639 the only one to have ten-spoked bogie wheels. 

 

An interesting prototype, and some interesting models...........

 

 

I can't recall who brought this DMR one, but it's one of a pair which towed the ex-P1 tenders. 

 

I built just such a combination (61632, in EM), and it featured in BRM. Someone found my piece on the Pro-Scale V2 from way back. Does anyone know which issue my article on the B2 was in, please? 

 

 

Sandra Orpen was making a DMR B2 for Retford.

 

The RCTS says that, towards the end of their lives, Cambridge B2s worked to Sheffield, crossing the ECML at Retford. I must admit, I never saw one.  

 

 

Barry Oliver brought along this scratch-built B2 he had for sale (builder/painter unknown).........

 

 

Which Geoff West bought and asked Geoff Haynes to repaint it; which Geoff (H) did - very well. Geoff (W) then weathered it...........

 

 

And it ran on Little Bytham for a while, using its big Pittman motor, but it's now waiting to be converted to EM for use on Retford. 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

 

 

[88C]

Re Redcraft kits, I am sorry to say that they are no longer trading. I met John Harris, the brother of Derek who were the proprietors and he said that the market had dried up. The kits were from hand drawn etching masters way back in the late 80s. I have built all of the Barry Railway kits they produced and Derek was very good at supplying chassis kits for scratch building projects. 
 

Brian

[LaScala]

1 hour ago, 88C said:

Re Redcraft kits, I am sorry to say that they are no longer trading. I met John Harris, the brother of Derek who were the proprietors and he said that the market had dried up. The kits were from hand drawn etching masters way back in the late 80s. I have built all of the Barry Railway kits they produced and Derek was very good at supplying chassis kits for scratch building projects. 
 

Brian

This was the last I heard about Redcraft.  Derek has now closed his workshop. He is suffering from Parkinson’s but still working from home. Try 07774569221 or redcraft@ntlbusiness.com

[45568]

My take on the Thompson B2, using a Hornby B1 body and chassis with wheels from the B17.

 

 

Fallodon has a Hornby NER tender from the Q6, a very useful tender that is almost impossible to find separately. Anyone who has one they wish to sell please let me know!!!

Cheers from Oz,

Peter C.