Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

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Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by steveh99 » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:06 pm

Here's the fifth and final loco in the Hambleden Fleet. Its an amalgamation of a lengthened and modified Roundhouse Katie body on a shortened Lady Anne chassis. Has new rear coal bunker, front running boards and other details, including a shortened chimney, a chuff pipe and a Slomo.

See it in action on Hambleden on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkxgC61uo2E
or at Alexandra Palace 24/25th March or 16mm show Peterborough 7th April 2018
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Re: Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by tom_tom_go » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:26 pm

I saw this on YouTube recently, absolutely brilliant looking loco.

Roundhouse should consider making something similar.

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Re: Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by daan » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:46 pm

Very good looking locomotive!
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Re: Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by Peter Butler » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:16 pm

I don't do live steam but I can appreciate the work involved in getting the loco to look and operate so well. You even have a driver...... top marks for that!
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Re: Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by Big Jim » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:32 pm

That is outstanding.
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Re: Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by LNR » Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:50 pm

That is one very attractive loco to my eyes, never liked the Katie for some reason, but that is a superb conversion
and a great weathering job too. Agree with Tom, Roundhouse should be looking at that very closely.
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Re: Roundhouse hybrid on Hambleden Valley

Post by Big Jim » Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:49 pm

Might be worth an email to Doncaster saying "look what I have done!"
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