Hobbyhorse
Western Thunderer
Welcome to my first thread with this forum.
Before starting on my next commission which is three Bullied pacific's, one loco that I've know for a long time has returned to the workbench for some TLC, a scratch built Britannia.
This loco might not be the most well detailed or accurate representation of the class, but when you consider that it was built in the 60's in course scale from tin plate ( yes old oil cans) it grows on you. From the start the owner was keen that any work on the model didn’t spoil the original look, so it been a careful restoration project. One thing that stands out is the valve gear which is in steel.
I first came into contact with it in the mid 80's when I was commissioned to replace the old Bonds motor, fit new fine scale wheels and repaint the loco. Fitted with a RG7 motor, some Slaters wheels and a fresh coat of paint, she looked very smart. A few years latter the client wanted to change the wheels over for a set of AGH ones, these I machined up and fitted and also replaced the tender chassis. Next another visit was to fit a DCC chip.
This weeks visit was to fit a sound chip, and add a screwed fixing at the front of the loco as previously the fixing was under the inside of the buffer body.
The sound chip fitting was straight forward, placing it in the tender on a plastic mounting plate. Two speakers are fitted with one large one in the tender, and a sugar cube type below the smoke box.
With a bit of remapping of the chip and changing some sound settings, she certainly sounds like a Brit now.
Simon
Before starting on my next commission which is three Bullied pacific's, one loco that I've know for a long time has returned to the workbench for some TLC, a scratch built Britannia.
This loco might not be the most well detailed or accurate representation of the class, but when you consider that it was built in the 60's in course scale from tin plate ( yes old oil cans) it grows on you. From the start the owner was keen that any work on the model didn’t spoil the original look, so it been a careful restoration project. One thing that stands out is the valve gear which is in steel.
I first came into contact with it in the mid 80's when I was commissioned to replace the old Bonds motor, fit new fine scale wheels and repaint the loco. Fitted with a RG7 motor, some Slaters wheels and a fresh coat of paint, she looked very smart. A few years latter the client wanted to change the wheels over for a set of AGH ones, these I machined up and fitted and also replaced the tender chassis. Next another visit was to fit a DCC chip.
This weeks visit was to fit a sound chip, and add a screwed fixing at the front of the loco as previously the fixing was under the inside of the buffer body.
The sound chip fitting was straight forward, placing it in the tender on a plastic mounting plate. Two speakers are fitted with one large one in the tender, and a sugar cube type below the smoke box.
With a bit of remapping of the chip and changing some sound settings, she certainly sounds like a Brit now.
Simon