GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

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GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by Durley » Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:00 pm

Some photos and video of my recently completed tram engine ‘Joyce’ based on GVT’s Sir Theodore/Dennis. This is mostly 3d printed, with some Cnc cut brass and Perspex sheet. It’s to my own design to a scale of 14.4mm/ft, which is the largest size I could squeeze on to the build plate of my resin 3d printer. It runs on an LGB Stainz motor block, using a 3s 1000mah LiPo battery for power and Micron rc receiver for control.
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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by Peter Butler » Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:29 pm

What an absolutely beautiful job you have made there. Wonderful detailing and superb finish.
Great runner too.
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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by tommygander1941 » Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:31 pm

Durley wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:00 pm Some photos and video of my recently completed tram engine ‘Joyce’ based on GVT’s Sir Theodore/Dennis. This is mostly 3d printed, with some Cnc cut brass and Perspex sheet. It’s to my own design to a scale of 14.4mm/ft, which is the largest size I could squeeze on to the build plate of my resin 3d printer. It runs on an LGB Stainz motor block, using a 3s 1000mah LiPo battery for power and Micron rc receiver for control.

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Now THAT is a very nice model, love the accurate chimney shape!

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Post by ge_rik » Thu Jan 16, 2025 8:47 am

Beautiful in every respect.

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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by StuartJ » Thu Jan 16, 2025 12:59 pm

Very nice!

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Post by philipy » Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:20 pm

What everyone else has said. :lol:
The printing is very crisp and smooth.
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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by Durley » Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:05 pm

Thanks for the kind comments!

I should have credited Rik for the inspiration for this build. I had started with the intent of printing off his design for Glyn and ran up against the problem of size restrictions with my printer. Sir Theodore/Dennis were 1ft shorter than Glyn so I modelled them instead and could print at a slightly larger scale.

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Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:06 pm

Bulletproof in looks - and with a Stainz block underneath - bulletproof in running. :thumbup:
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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by ge_rik » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:02 am

Durley wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:05 pm Thanks for the kind comments!

I should have credited Rik for the inspiration for this build. I had started with the intent of printing off his design for Glyn and ran up against the problem of size restrictions with my printer. Sir Theodore/Dennis were 1ft shorter than Glyn so I modelled them instead and could print at a slightly larger scale.
I much prefer your model. Mine started off in 7mm and was rescaled to 15mm. I think your earlier version with the gull wing style cab front looks a lot more interesting. I also did away with the condensing pipework which they removed later on in the loco's lifetime

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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by tommygander1941 » Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:16 pm

I'm loving this model! I'd pay good money to have a 16mm scale version, I have a PDF models example but it isn't TOTALLY accurate, so perhaps the new owner might appreciate a design that is closer to the real thing?

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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by tommygander1941 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 12:36 am

Durley wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:00 pm Some photos and video of my recently completed tram engine ‘Joyce’ based on GVT’s Sir Theodore/Dennis. This is mostly 3d printed, with some Cnc cut brass and Perspex sheet. It’s to my own design to a scale of 14.4mm/ft, which is the largest size I could squeeze on to the build plate of my resin 3d printer. It runs on an LGB Stainz motor block, using a 3s 1000mah LiPo battery for power and Micron rc receiver for control.

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Would this work if the original GVT gauge was scaled to 32mm track? 13.4736842105mm to the foot roughly

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Re: GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

Post by Durley » Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:20 pm

Hi Tommy, rescaling would need some redesign as the model is made up of 3D printed parts and 3mm Perspex sheet. Just rescaling the print without a corresponding change in sheet thickness would mean various parts wouldn’t fit or would be misaligned.

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