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Post by MTA » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:00 pm

When I saw that Graham was building a loco to the book by Brian Wilson, I instantly had plans to follow suit.

I ordered the book a couple of days ago and, even though Camden said it was out of stock, it arrived today.

I've had a quick flick through, and I have decided to build two locos at the same time. Thing is, they will be completely different bar the boiler.

One will be an 0-4-0, based on the Hunslet 'Jack'.

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And the other based on the Peckett 0-6-0's 'Triassic','Liassic' and 'Jurassic'.

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I'm drawing up the 0-6-0 frames in AutoCAD so I can get them laser cut by Model Engineers Laser.

Whichever one gets finished first will be named 'Guildford', and the second 'Haslemere'.

Oh, and they will both be coal fired!

Proper work will be started once I have finished all my other kits :?
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Post by SillyBilly » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:47 pm

Good luck Simon.
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Post by andysleigh » Fri May 01, 2009 1:34 am

Good luck Si.

Should be nice when done.

Out of interest, arnt they both 7 /8ths?
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Post by ACLR » Fri May 01, 2009 4:07 am

well done Si
I will have to post some update to my project at some time :D
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Post by Matt » Fri May 01, 2009 8:22 am

Sounds like a great project. Hope it goes well.

Are you going to build some Sand Hutton stock to go with the Jack?
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Post by laalratty » Fri May 01, 2009 10:49 am

andysleigh wrote:
Out of interest, arnt they both 7 /8ths?
The Jack is an 18inch gauge prototype, but Triassic/Jurassic/Liassic were 2 foot gauge, and Triassic can still be seen on the Bala Lake Railway, and Jurassic is preserved somewhere.
Good luck with the project Si, look forward to seeing some progress with them
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Post by Matt » Fri May 01, 2009 11:02 am

Jurassic is owned by the Lincolshire coast light railway.  They operated in north lincolshire for 1960 to 1985, untill a lack of passengers forced them to close.  The railway is now being rebuilt at the Skegness water leisure park, and will reopen in 2 days time..  Jurassic however, although intact, needs a heavy rebuild before it can steam.

Here's a website with a lot of info, and pics, of the first railway.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.enef ... s/lclr.htm

And here's the railways official website.

http://www.lincolnshire-coast-light-rai ... /diary.php
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Post by MTA » Thu May 07, 2009 8:55 pm

I have nearly finished drawing up the 0-6-0 frames in AutoCAD. It needs a few more dimensions, a frame cutout between the two rearmost axles and a bit of tidying up.

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This loco will be gas fired, as it will be a passenger hauling loco, and the centre wheelsets will be 'blind' to enable it to negotiate sharper curves.
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Post by Matt » Thu May 07, 2009 9:14 pm

Nice.
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Post by MTA » Sun May 10, 2009 7:16 pm

I've now finished the frame drawings for the Peckett, as well as the buffer and drag beams. I have to clear some things up with MEL (Model Engineers Laser) then I'll be getting them cut :D

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I've also started the Hunslet buffer and drag beam drawings, these require a bit more work as they have a few more bolt holes to add in. Plus I cannot decipher from the picture I have of the prototype whether they are bolts or rivets...
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Post by Matt » Sun May 10, 2009 8:18 pm

Sounds good.
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Post by ACLR » Wed May 13, 2009 9:15 am

looking good mate :D
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Post by MTA » Wed May 13, 2009 8:11 pm

I've sent the frame, buffer and drag beam drawings to MEL and I am waiting for him to come back with a quote 8)
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Post by MTA » Thu May 14, 2009 5:12 pm

I have created a website for my future and current 16mm projects.

http://16mmstockbuilding.webs.com/

So minor updates will be posted here on the forum, with the main update on the website.

The latest news is that I have ordered the needle roller bearings for the two locos.

http://16mmstockbuilding.webs.com/pecke ... iassic.htm
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Post by SillyBilly » Thu May 14, 2009 5:18 pm

Sounds good, I'll be interested to know how much the frames cost for future reference.
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Post by Matt » Thu May 14, 2009 8:50 pm

Nice website.
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Post by ACLR » Thu May 14, 2009 9:40 pm

great job mate :D
like your web site
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