Anglicising an Otto with a Tender

cjallenby · Post by **cjallenby** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:25 pm

I have had an otto, which has appeared in several gueises over the years, but now its time to bash it into something more permanent and add a tender to carry the batteries when not in use with track power. I had attempted to make a tender before, but this was not very neat or successful, so hopefull this one will be. A couple of pics of the various variations of the otto on the railway now and pics of the bash tomorrow!

Weathered tank engine

Clean tank engine

How it will look, but with tender in the style of a 4MT and a revised cab, front will become back and there will be a new front made.

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:14 pm

In the first picture it looks like you have stuffed one of those Good Luck Troll toys from the 80's down the funnel

Cheers,

Tom
RWLR

George · Post by **George** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:26 pm

bessytractor · Post by **bessytractor** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:05 pm

trolls make excellent fuel

cjallenby · Post by **cjallenby** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:08 pm

Pictures of the bash so far... loco posing on the Dibden Valley Railway at Somerton Station platform 1.

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:05 pm

bessytractor:59590 wrote:trolls make excellent fuel :twisted:

Is that "Pet trolls"

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:53 pm

Sir Clothem Cap:59653 wrote:
bessytractor:59590 wrote:trolls make excellent fuel :twisted:
Is that "Pet trolls"

*sighs & points to a door* There's the door, get out

I keed I keed

Looks quite nice so far. I bet when it's finished & painted it would look Ace

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:55 pm

May I enquire as to how you are building your tender chap?

cjallenby · Post by **cjallenby** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:42 pm

The chassis is an LGB wagon one with the middle taken out and two old bits off an LGB wagon glued on with "No More Nails" glue in the middle. The body is being made from plasticard.

cjallenby · Post by **cjallenby** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:39 pm

After much swearing, hammering and generally making a mess, the engine is coming along nicely. Now painted blue, the orriginal name of "Black Beauty" wont work so it is to be known as "Big Bertha" on account of it being the largest locomotive to be bashed in the workshop so far!

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:16 pm

She looks lovely chap, well done on the paintwork too - does it run yet?

cjallenby · Post by **cjallenby** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:49 am

No not yet. I went to the Solent G Scale groups indoor meet and I bought a radio control and mach 5 speed controller for £20 so it will not be radio controlled battery for speed and direction as well

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:45 pm

.............and I bought a radio control and mach 5 speed controller for £20

You jammy dear!

George · Post by **George** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:27 pm

yeah i know and he managed to get me a bachmann Lyn for £85! :D

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:29 pm

George:60767 wrote:yeah i know and he managed to get me a bachmann Lyn for £85! :D

You're only making it worse

George · Post by **George** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:06 pm

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