trainfan Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hi, I'm looking for drawings/pictures of the former District Railway Steam Engines L.30 and L.31 for a possible OO layout I'm thinking about doing. I already have some photographs from a couple of books about LT steam but I can't find any drawings or any detailed shots of the pair. Can anyone help with that? I know they were built by the Hunslet Engine Company (Wks.1674 & 1675/1931) and are 0-6-0Ts. Cheers, Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Might be worth you joining the District Dave Forum http://districtdave.proboards.com/ adasking this question there as their are a many members on that Forum with a lot of info on Underground matters. Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L49 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) There were a set of 4mm scale drawings published in Model Railway News. I think it was the March 1969 issue. I know it has a very stylised illustration of a streamlined blue coronation on the cover. Have a look on Ebay, I picked up a copy quite cheaply. Charlie (Edit) I tell a lie, it is May 1968, here's a link to Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MODEL-RAILWAY-NEWS-Magazines-1967-1968-1969-1-50-each-FREEPOST-on-5-Items-/231019330919?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&var=&hash=item35c9d33d67 Edited August 24, 2013 by L49 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thanks guys. I've registered on district dave and have a copy of that magazine on the way. Cheers Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 And a couple of weeks later, here is the result awaiting printing from shapeways Thanks for all the help Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L49 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Blimey, I wish I was as quick off the mark as that on CAD! She looks gorgeous. Have you thought about the chassis? Are you planning on having it etched, or cutting a proprietary one around? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Thanks L49 re chassis, I've designed it around the Bachmann Standard 2 2-6-0 + T chassis minus the tender and leading wheels. Ironically, it has near enough the exact same wheel base as the LT Hunslets. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Thanks L49 re chassis, I've designed it around the Bachmann Standard 2 2-6-0 + T chassis minus the tender and leading wheels. Ironically, it has near enough the exact same wheel base as the LT Hunslets. Jon Apologies to all for resurrectign this old topic, but I am thinking about building one of these locos myself, and was wondering whether you finished the loco? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Apologies to all for resurrectign this old topic, but I am thinking about building one of these locos myself, and was wondering whether you finished the loco? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.. IIRC the body is still available on Shapeways. But getting hold of the chassis it was designed for is nigh on impossible it seems, so I skipped ordering one as I'd also like an L30/31 for a Lillie Bridge layout I'm slowly working on when not thinking about other layout plans. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) IIRC the body is still available on Shapeways. But getting hold of the chassis it was designed for is nigh on impossible it seems, so I skipped ordering one as I'd also like an L30/31 for a Lillie Bridge layout I'm slowly working on when not thinking about other layout plans. You mean this bodyshell http://www.bowatersmodels.co.uk/oo-gauge-engines/ and http://www.shapeways.com/product/R8DBDEREH/bm4-401-00-scale-london-transport-hunslet-l30-l31?li=shareProduct At the moment I'm having difficulty identifying the Standard 2 2-6-0 Bachmann model to which Trainfan "Jon" referred in post 7. Can anyone help me i ncase i come across one at a swapmeet? So I'm contemplating scratch building a chassis and using Gibson wheels. But that still leaves me short of the con rods and valve gear. Edited October 12, 2016 by GoingUnderground 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 You mean this bodyshell http://www.bowatersmodels.co.uk/oo-gauge-engines/ and http://www.shapeways.com/product/R8DBDEREH/bm4-401-00-scale-london-transport-hunslet-l30-l31?li=shareProduct At the moment I'm having difficulty identifying the Standard 2 2-6-0 Bachmann model to which Trainfan "Jon" referred in post 7. Can anyone help me i ncase i come across one at a swapmeet? So I'm contemplating scratch building a chassis and using Gibson wheels. But that still leaves me short of the con rods and valve gear. Yes thats the one I meant. The chassis it refers to is IIRC, the Bachmann Ivatt class 2 2-6-0, which hasn't iirc been in the Bachmann range for a few years now, and is hard to find (as a chassis at least) at a reasonable enough price to be viable. Finding a suitable etched chassis would be a much better solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Yes thats the one I meant. The chassis it refers to is IIRC, the Bachmann Ivatt class 2 2-6-0, which hasn't iirc been in the Bachmann range for a few years now, and is hard to find (as a chassis at least) at a reasonable enough price to be viable. Finding a suitable etched chassis would be a much better solution. Thanks for that info. Very useful Whilst the "Standard 2" donor chassis provides the valve gear as well, the driving wheels are too large, the prototype being 5ft dia, as against the Hunslet's 4ft 2in dia. So I'd be a bit concerned that the dimensions of the Shapeways body have been "adjusted" (compressed heightwise) to compensate for the large diameter wheels. Otherwise the loco will stand too tall on the track. I'm currently looking at using the Bachmann J72 chassis. - Wheelbase 6ft 8in + 7ft 0in, Wheel diameter 4ft 1 1/4 in dia. - Very close to the Hunslet's 6ft 6in + 6ft 6in and 4ft 2in Wheel diameter. The slightly longer wheelbase wouldn't notice, especially if designed with the centre driver in the right place. Just the valve gear to source now. I was wondering if the Alan Gibson BR Class 2 valve gear would do? If you're still after an etched chassis, what about the Alan Gibson J72 one?. Edited October 15, 2016 by GoingUnderground 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 (edited) So it looks like no one in RM Web land has got as far as a running example of the District Railway/LT Hunslets L30/31. Pity. If you have, please share a photo with us. Edited November 21, 2016 by GoingUnderground Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Thanks guys. I've registered on district dave and have a copy of that magazine on the way. Cheers Jon Well done for having the patience. I applied for registration on District Dave's a couple of years back. There came a point in the process where they wanted me to provide a kind of curriculum vitae. I thought, "Blimey, it's only an enthusiasts online forum, not an employment application. Blow this for a lark" and proceeded no further. Reading between the lines, I think that there had been some internal politics and trolling going on, but it had nothing whatsoever to do with me and I really wasn't interested. Maybe things are more relaxed now, but I notice that the level of activity on the site is glacial. It's a pity, really. Edited November 27, 2016 by The_Laird 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 This is what I'd like for Christmas. All trademarks and logos acknowledged. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I would like to see r2r versions of Met G,H and K class locos, along with appropriate Dreadnought coaching stock. Being a rather niche area of interest, this is probably unlikely to happen. Mind you, Bachmann were prepared to model a piece of fanciful nonsense (the London Transport L150 Prairie tank), which I would place in a category similar to that of Thomas the Tank Engine. I expect that LT Museum sales potential had much to do with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rue_d_etropal Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I suspect we have got to the end of the list of models that are economically viable, unless someone is prepared to pay up front. It is the big colourful named locos that make the real money, although I suspect it was the tourist gift potential that paid for Bachmann to produce their recent mode. In ModelRailway Express Simon Kohler echos this, and he should know, and he suggests a re-introduction of British TT, but I can't see this happening. British HO would have a better chance as it uses same track as OO. . The future for specialist interest models has to be technology such as 3D printing. The hobby is more than just collecting, which is what it has started to turn into. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 .....The future for specialist interest models has to be technology such as 3D printing. The hobby is more than just collecting, which is what it has started to turn into. I so agree with both statements. I'm 3D printing my District/LT Hunslet at home, not as a complete body shell but as individual panels, as my 3D drawing skills still leave much to be desired, and it takes time to learn how to get the best out of 3D drawing programs. Even doing it. as I am, as individual panels which need to be assembled to produce the finished article, it will give me much better dimensional accuracy than using styrene sheet or sheet metal given my inadequate measuring accuracy and cutting skills. There seem to be so many calls for everything to be produced as RTR nowadays that sometimes I wonder whether we're modellers as in model "designers and engineers which is what scratchbuilding a model entails, or just landscape artists wanting something moving in our diaoramas. I fully appreciate that not everyone possesses the modelling skills to scratchbuild from sheet and sectional materials, or has access to a 3D design program and printer, but making it myself makes the hobby so much more interesting for me than going down to the local model shop or scouring the internet to buy an RTR model.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) You've seen the box lid artwork, And here's what's going to be inside the box. The chassis is from a Bachmann split chassis J72. I still have an awful lot to do, especially the Dome, Chimney, Piston Blocks, Sand Boxes, Valve Gear and Steps, So it won't be finished for this Christmas. Edited December 18, 2016 by GoingUnderground 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnderground Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Have finally been able to resume work on the loco. The cab roof is plasticard, but the rest of the bodywork and footplate are all 3D printed. The funnel is a little too narrow at the base, and I may have to redo it. But all in all, I think it is capturing the look of the original quite well. At the moment, I'm trying to work out how best to fabricate the smokebox door and piston housings, which will be 3D printed, possibly with some plasticard additions, and the valve gear will have to be etched NS. Incidentally, I've discovered the DeLuxe Materials "Plastic Magic" glues PLA ( the material used by my 3D printer) to styrene. Edited January 24, 2017 by GoingUnderground Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
posneg6 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I found this postcard on the back it's written 0-6-0 No L30. at Olympia. I hope this helps 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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