Scalefour Forum

James Thanks for posting this - the work on the underframe tanks makes a huge difference to the finished project and the whole thing goes to show what can be done with a little extra effort, even on some of the older RTR mouldings. Unfortunately for me, it has just highlighted the growing dissatisfa...

Gordon It's a Judith Edge kit of a Thomas Hill Vanguard 0-6-0 which was intended as the works shunter for Wheal Elizabeth. Nearly done but construction came to a halt as I ran out of suitable handrail wire. It'll appear here once I have done the last set of handrails, added the buffers and connectin...

Doesn't time fly! Procrastination has continued but one or two things are now coming to the end of a very extended construction process. There are some more clay specific wagons that will appear on the wagon thread shortly but inspired by thoughts of some Bodmin & Wenford motive power and discus...

Pete

Can you add me to the list for one for a 2MT as well please?

Thank you

Jeremy

Andrew That view looks familiar! I've also got one of the older chassis kits but it seems as though the design has changed slightly with the later version. I've no reason to suspect that they aren't buildable in P4 I just prefer the cylinder arrangements on the Peter K version. Either way, it'll be ...

CSP Models was owned by Roger Slade and passed to Sans Pariel Models in Carlisle following his death. They are mostly industrial types with some GWR locos and the S&D Radstock shunters also in the range. The 1366 is one of those kits which was under development when Roger passed away and had rea...

Not yet. I got mine from Roger Slade. I understand it is on the to do list for the new owners but they were trying to deal with the current catalogue first.

Jeremy

Thanks both. I have a pre-production CSP kit in the “to do”pile but was looking at the Heljan one as a “quick win”for a Bodmin & Wenford themed project. I’m happy to replace the chassis if needed. I was really trying to gauge whether this is a traditional type loco where the chassis can easily b...

Just wondering whether anyone has tried converting or providing a replacement chassis in P4 for one of these models? I have a spare Peter K 1361 chassis kit but was wondering how much butchery of the body would be required to get it fit? Having seen the work needed for the Hattons/DJM 14XX I'm a lit...

It’s been another long gap since I posted anything on here but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing anything. The current plan is to try and get some of the started projects to the finished stage with particular emphasis on mid-1950’s stock for Bodmin and mid to late 1970’s stock for Wheal Elizabe...

David, It's looking good... I found the Peak chassis, which is to all intents and purposes the same design, one of the easier ones of Ian's chassis to build. It doesn't have the complicated brake gear of a 26 or 37 and despite the need to build an extra bolster to move the bogie pivot point is prett...

Thanks for the various suggestions. I tried another batch in the Colron last night but it isn't really doing the job. Have subsequently discovered that Colron don't make the spirit based version any more and their current product is Colron Refined Wood Dye which doesn't seem to have the same penetra...

David Thanks. I've been trying the Colron Jacobean Dark Oak but I can only get it as a dye and that doesn't seem to be too effective. I've got another batch soaking overnight and I'll see if that works any better than the previous attempt. I've also got another batch in a Sadolin stain as well. I'm ...

Having decided to adopt ply sleepers for my layout project rather than the plastic ones I have used for my test track I was looking for some guidance on colouring the sleepers. I've tried a couple of wood stains/dyes but being acrylic rather than spirit based products they don't seem to give the sam...

Well, it's been a while since I started this thread and thought it about time I did an update. The research and planning faltered a little earlier in the year and I have had other ideas vying for space in the railway room. These have been mostly banished to the "possible future projects" p...

I’ve been having the same problem with mine but I persevered as you can buy a lot of Gibson wheels for the price of the Ultrascale set! My pet theory, so far unproven, is that the moulded balance weights don’t have the same flexibility as the spoked section of the wheel which helps to push the axle ...

Thanks John for those views of the loco. The clearance issue has raised its head on the chassis kit as well. There isn't much! I have decided to drive the loco on the fixed front axle which will hopefully allow me to minimise the lateral movement on that axle. The rear axle will be compensated and b...

Thanks for the various comments and suggestions. The spare body and extra parts (cylinders and sandboxes) arrived yesterday. There are only a couple of versions currently available as spares and this will eventually be painted into BR black, with the Linseed Oil filtration unit removed, but I quite ...

Andrew,

That would be a great help, thanks.

Jeremy

John,

I’d be interested to hear how you get on. I did dig out Paul Bernsten’s MRJ article on making these wheels (MRJ35) but think that’s beyond me for now...

Does anyone know where there is a decent drawing for these locomotives that I can easily access?

Jeremy

Thanks Philip and Andrew. From what pictures I could find I suspect that the chassis is a little more complex than ideal for a simple conversion. However, I discovered yesterday that DCC Supplies have some complete body shells available albeit in LSWR rather than BR livery at the rather attractive p...

Al,

Mainly Trains used to do an etch for assorted GW loco footsteps. This may still be available from Wizard Models who recently took over the range.

Kind regards

Jeremy

Has anyone had a look at these locos yet with a view to a P4 conversion? They seem to have been quite well received but I can't track down any information on whether the drive-train is a traditional one or more like the DJ Models Well Tank and 02. If more conversion, friendly what is the axle diamet...

Part 2... Having prepared the wheel sets, in an ideal world, we could just put them back into the chassis moulding, re-fit the keeper plate and go and play trains. Unfortunately with P4 models it is rarely that simple. I knew from my earlier investigations that the wheels were not going to fit betwe...

Paul

I've done a conversion today and will write it up on the other thread.

Jeremy