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by workwright
Thu May 02, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Larger scale Stuff
Replies: 49
Views: 26798

Re: Larger scale Stuff

Hi, what an interesting discussion above. I am the owner of a large (1/3 scale) Quarry Hunslet. I puchased it over a year ago now and after having had some fun with it am just about ready to rebuild it and get it looking good. I purchased the loco from a Model Engineering Club with an active Hydraul...
by workwright
Fri Mar 22, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)
Replies: 39
Views: 24926

Re: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)

Hi, thank you all again for the generous comments. I do still build things for myself from time to time. It is only with constant challenge that the old grey matter does not cool down and set like forgotten porage! Quickly as I am baking the top coat on a batch of Wren locos as I write. Springs- sit...
by workwright
Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)
Replies: 39
Views: 24926

Re: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)

Hi, thank you for your generous reply to my post. You are building for yourself, from your techniques used you are more than up to the challenge of springing. On those grounds alone I suggest you do at least use three point suspension, if not coil springing. If you do use coil springs to get the gre...
by workwright
Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)
Replies: 39
Views: 24926

Re: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)

Hi, over 30 years I have built about 400 locos. The only commercial models (40 off) that were sprung were Balwin 4-6-0 tank locos which were available as WD, Ashover, GVT, Snailbeach, all photo correct for the prototype chosen. Not a good project from the commercial side but with the prototypic chas...
by workwright
Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)
Replies: 39
Views: 24926

Re: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)

Busted Bricks , I have tried to send you a private message on the loss of tools. I do not think this topic should be wasted with a long explanation of my problems. Simply I never learn. Computers do blow up, discs get lost, Hard drives break. Formats change, directories get corrupted......The best s...
by workwright
Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)
Replies: 39
Views: 24926

Re: "Garden Rail" 1994 Ross Harrison's 16mm Hunslet (Lilla)

Hi, I was interested to see the article about the Hunslets I built years ago. I had forgotten all about sending anything to Garden Rail. Nearly 30 years on I am still building Hunslets, but not normally with full inside valve gear. About 3 years ago I discovered some castings I had kept and combined...
by workwright
Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Building a coach for Gwalior Light Railway
Replies: 9
Views: 5662

Re: Building a coach for Gwalior Light Railway

Hi, thank you all or your generous comments. I have a question - Why can I no longer get my photos to go into the body of the post???? What the.... am I doing wrong? The crispness of this card model is not really down to me. It is just for the first time in my model making when I draw a line on the ...
by workwright
Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:24 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Building a coach for Gwalior Light Railway
Replies: 9
Views: 5662

Building a coach for Gwalior Light Railway

This is a short account of how I built a coach to be pulled by the loco described in a post in the Steam Loco section "Something for myself...." The coach is an odd and interesting one. It can be first seen in Satow and Desmod's book "Railways of the Raj". Although much rebuilt w...
by workwright
Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:32 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: WDLR Wagon E type
Replies: 8
Views: 7143

Re: WDLR Wagon E type

Hi, nice job you made of the wagon and bogie kit. It is a pity that Swanswood seems to have vanished. I have build quite a lot of WD stuff over the years. Mostly DJB's kits. Over the years the weakness in those kits, thin wooden sides, cast door bangers and door hinges breaking lead to the wagons lo...
by workwright
Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:04 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: LVLR new addition (NOT A GARRATT)
Replies: 24
Views: 12800

Re: LVLR new addition (NOT A GARRATT)

Hi, how lucky, you have got hold of one of my Baldwins. The most likely sudden loss of pressure in the loco is the smplest and most obvious one. The in flue super heater tube (steam drier) has burnt through. If this has happened it is because some body not understanding gas firing has had the burner...
by workwright
Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Quarry Slab Trucks
Replies: 23
Views: 13081

Re: Quarry Slab Trucks

Hi, bazzer42, the WD bits in the background are one of my WD Baldwins (rather superior to Accucraft product in my opinion, but I would say that , would'nt I?) The wagon is I think again the current ultimate in detail and operation. The body is the superb body kit from Swift Sixteen - an easy to asse...
by workwright
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:18 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Quarry Slab Trucks
Replies: 23
Views: 13081

Re: Quarry Slab Trucks

Hi, since last posting quite a lot has been going on. In the Autumn, on a very cold day I started the realisation of a dream. I decided to get a large railway under way. As usual I put the cart before the horse and got hold of the loco. It is an old 1/3 scale quarry Hunslet, all half ton of it. Firs...
by workwright
Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Something for myself - A Gwalior Light Railway 4-6-0
Replies: 31
Views: 20472

Re: Something for myself - A Gwalior Light Railway 4-6-0

Hi, since the last post the Gwalior 4-6-0 has been totally rebuilt at the front end. During the steaming session pictured above the loco did not behave well for long there was still too much blow by and this got worse. It got so bad that more steam was blowing by than the boiler could generate. So b...
by workwright
Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:33 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: TVT - B is for Bunyip Part 2
Replies: 9
Views: 5572

Re: TVT - B is for Bunyip Part 2

Hi, what a nice loco. It looks great, the paint finish is superb, really nice crisp building. I have never understood why Roundhouse bend their rods. So many of their products would look so much more realistic without the bent rods and their plated finish. You decided not to put the gas tank in the ...
by workwright
Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:52 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Something for myself - A Gwalior Light Railway 4-6-0
Replies: 31
Views: 20472

Re: Something for myself - A Gwalior Light Railway 4-6-0

Hi, As promised a couple of photos of the re-built valve gear on the Gwalior loco. gwalior a.jpg The eccentric sheaves had there 1/16 wire "rods" removed and new rods were milled from steel and half relieved to allow a good joint onto the existing sheaves. The drive was then taken through ...
by workwright
Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:19 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Something for myself - A Gwalior Light Railway 4-6-0
Replies: 31
Views: 20472

Re: Something for myself - A Gwalior Light Railway 4-6-0

Hi, thank you so much for posting pictures of your Gwalior 4-6-0. Obviously you are the guy who was lucky enough to see it on John Sutton's site. Your loco is I think in better condition than mine. Very interested to hear yours still has the valve gear. I would love some between the frame photos to ...
by workwright
Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:52 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Quarry Slab Trucks
Replies: 23
Views: 13081

Re: Quarry Slab Trucks

Hi, thanks for the generous comments LNR and Markoteal. The point I am trying to make is that there is no way I could have made those things without the laser. I know I knew how I might be able to make them in my head but given time constraints of life and my lack of ability to achieve with a knife ...
by workwright
Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:40 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Quarry Slab Trucks
Replies: 23
Views: 13081

Re: Quarry Slab Trucks

Hi, that is a nice Hunslet. I do not remember the dome on the tank. I was rather careless about what I made in the past. I did not systematically photograph all the engines I made. Lovely to see an old friend again thanks for posting the picture. Laser cutter- working with a new power supply. I got ...
by workwright
Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:44 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Quarry Slab Trucks
Replies: 23
Views: 13081

Re: Quarry Slab Trucks

Hi, I spoke too soon about the laser. Last Friday the laser power supply went bang! I mean Bang! I have started a so far hopeless battle with the e-bay seller to acknowledge that it was sold with a 3 year warranty. As it seems worthless it could have been a 25 year one. I think I will have to try Pa...
by workwright
Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:07 pm
Forum: Rolling Stock
Topic: Quarry Slab Trucks
Replies: 23
Views: 13081

Re: Quarry Slab Trucks

Hi, Spud uk, the Hunslet was made by me. It was made in 1992 and was one of a batch of 8 I built. They were rather an error. Each (except this one) were near exact models of a quarry Hunslet as it was in a specific year. They all have full inside the correct frame profile, Rivets in the place they s...