Engineers Diesel No. 8

Have any questions or tips and advice on how to build those bits that don't come ready made.
Post Reply
Biscuits
Posts: 57
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Engineers Diesel No. 8

Post by Biscuits »

Engineers Diesel No. 8

An anglicised lima offering

Image


Tied to paste more but

Your images may only be up to 800 pixels wide?
Last edited by Biscuits on Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:03 am, edited 2 times in total.
Biscuits
Posts: 57
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 8

Post by Biscuits »

Image
Last edited by Biscuits on Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Bufferstop
Posts: 13788
Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:06 pm
Location: Bottom end of N. Warks line

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 9

Post by Bufferstop »

Hi Biscuits - Nice bash.
The board (phpBB) software can't handle images wider than 800 pixels. I found it pays to use your own software to produce a lower resolution version before trying to up load. Some hosting sites can do it for you but ones that try to do it on the fly when being browsed fall foul of phpBB's check before downloading.
Growing old, can't avoid it. Growing up, forget it!
My Layout, My Workbench Blog and My Opinions
Biscuits
Posts: 57
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 8

Post by Biscuits »

Thanks for the info
Last edited by Biscuits on Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
GeraldH
Posts: 1188
Joined: Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:10 pm
Location: Isle of Ballybongle
Contact:

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 9

Post by GeraldH »

That's a great job.Some slightly bigger photos and a bit of detail on what you've changed and how you did it would be great :)
Gerald H - BNR Correspondent :-)

My layout: http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Fo ... hp?t=28854
Biscuits
Posts: 57
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 8

Post by Biscuits »

Thanks for your interest. Yes the ptotos are not the best! First efforts - ironically the loco looks better in the flesh.

Modifications are:

Remove buffers & couplings from chassis, file ends flat, create platicard curved partition (so the bogie rotates freely), fill with lead offcuts/pva

Body - first appreciate the fine detail on both mouldings which were good for the time.

Remove buffer beams & replace with those from a dapol/airfix 03

Remove & raise fuel tank to give roughly square rear windows

Remove moulded on horns, exhaust, headlamp & bonnet top details (mine had a melted bonnet from a faulty motor & needed filling - it was easier to remove & replace the small details)

Add bonnet & roof rectangles to represent vents/inspection hatches, replace bonnet details

Add 03 horn & an exhaust stack with split pin support to cab, add rainstrips

Add plasicard to front grille to resize

Replace headlamp with one from the dapol 03 kit

Add window bars / flush glaze


Modifications are based on the Hunslet 0-6-0.


Learn to recognise the number 8 - no. 9 is a WIP 06!




The changes are subtle but make a huge diference.

I'd like to do 2 sister locos by replacing the sides with grilles from an 03 and another by shortening the body & removing the petrol tank.

An enjoyable project and cheap as the loco only cost a fiver plus an 03 from the scrap box

Image
Last edited by Biscuits on Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:07 am, edited 2 times in total.
Biscuits
Posts: 57
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 9

Post by Biscuits »

Image
Biscuits
Posts: 57
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:03 pm

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 9

Post by Biscuits »

Image
User avatar
Mountain
Posts: 5856
Joined: Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:43 pm
Location: UK.

Re: Engineers Diesel No. 8

Post by Mountain »

I like that. It looks most effective.
Post Reply