Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
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Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
Sadly this project was initiated as a result of the passing of a G scale modeller, who I didn’t know.
I was offered a box of goodies for a reasonable price to help out. Although I didn’t need most of the stuff I thought I would be able to sell it on at Peterborough and excess profits could perhaps be handed back to the family. However as the show was postponed and a lockdown or two followed I decided to have a go at completing some of the kits.
There were buildings and line side stuff that I will put on the forum later.
I will also do a more detailed look at this work and hopefully get it in SMT.
Amongst the partially started rolling stock was a very old ‘Perfect World’ Woodpecker tram engine kit, with bits missing and a couple of damaged LGB 4 wheel wagons fitted with massive broken couplings and the LGB single axle bogie set up that allows 45mm gauge stock to utilise sharp radius curves. I didn’t need a tram engine but I did need a rail mounted housing for a digger unit I’d bought some time ago.
I removed the G scale wheels and related mechanical gubbins from both wagons replacing them with Swift Sixteen bogies and wheels and utilising one wagon to host the digger. I raided my odds and sods box and bashed together what you see in the following photos. This set up will get its first running session in the spring.
I was offered a box of goodies for a reasonable price to help out. Although I didn’t need most of the stuff I thought I would be able to sell it on at Peterborough and excess profits could perhaps be handed back to the family. However as the show was postponed and a lockdown or two followed I decided to have a go at completing some of the kits.
There were buildings and line side stuff that I will put on the forum later.
I will also do a more detailed look at this work and hopefully get it in SMT.
Amongst the partially started rolling stock was a very old ‘Perfect World’ Woodpecker tram engine kit, with bits missing and a couple of damaged LGB 4 wheel wagons fitted with massive broken couplings and the LGB single axle bogie set up that allows 45mm gauge stock to utilise sharp radius curves. I didn’t need a tram engine but I did need a rail mounted housing for a digger unit I’d bought some time ago.
I removed the G scale wheels and related mechanical gubbins from both wagons replacing them with Swift Sixteen bogies and wheels and utilising one wagon to host the digger. I raided my odds and sods box and bashed together what you see in the following photos. This set up will get its first running session in the spring.
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Re: Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
Two more photos of the digger.
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Re: Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
That looks really smart and very different, I like it and think you have done a terrific job of it
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Re: Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
A really useful piece of kit Andy, it looks like something I would make and would certainly fit in with my stock.
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Re: Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
Thanks for that. There is more to come with some buildings.
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Re: Eng. dept. digger for the Crowfoot Light Railway
I thought you would like it.Peter Butler wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:01 pm A really useful piece of kit Andy, it looks like something I would make and would certainly fit in with my stock.
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Andy McMahon
If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, paint it. (RN sailors basic skills course 1968)
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If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, paint it. (RN sailors basic skills course 1968)
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