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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:54 am
by Sir haydn
steve acton
bridget has done some heavy milage so has come in for a full service
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:05 pm
by andysleigh
mmm, lurvly baldwins.
Is it me or do those ones looks a bit more well proportioned/ aesthetically pleasing than the accucraft ones.
how much do they cost ?
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:12 pm
by Sir haydn
They are exactly to scale as they where built to an original baldwin drawing.
they are now long out of production, they were £1,500 and run on RH underpinnings. There has been one come up for sale second hand but sold for £2,100. Keep an eye out for one. you may get lucky
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:13 pm
by andysleigh
cheers matt
to expensive for me!
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:33 am
by Sir haydn
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:36 am
by Matt
Nice little loco.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:00 pm
by DVT Dweller
Merlin Mayflower?
Are the cyliders still the merlin ones Matt?
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:12 pm
by Sir haydn
they are modified merlin cylinders. they now have glands and larger valves in the chests
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:19 pm
by DVT Dweller
Sir haydn wrote:they are modified merlin cylinders. they now have glands and larger valves in the chests
Ah that will be why they didnt look quite right. My Merlin has got the old Beck ones on it so can't really alter much on them.
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:12 pm
by Sir haydn
Got a green bertie in for the treatment at the moment. its having all the roundhouse extras, an opening cab roof, new smokebox, creame and black cab interior and some lines!
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:56 am
by Sir haydn
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:33 pm
by Endless, Nameless
That little lot will keep you busy- what's the plan for the Merlin Hunslet?
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:59 pm
by Sir haydn
Its a rebuild job, It came in a box in pieces. totally stripped down with no instructions or pictures. I have buit it up to the state you see there purly from the odd photo i have found. Only the chassis is partually completed at the moment and i have used a pair of milton valve chests. I have a pearse lubricator regulator combo block which was used in the old countess which will replace the worn out merlin reg block. It will then be lined and prettied up.
The loco has sat in bits for 17 years, and was built in the early 80's so is older than me!
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:45 pm
by Narrow Minded
The Hunslet looks like a job and a half! but I'm looking forward to the completed restoration - it should look excellent
