They both were originally designed for a Fleischmann 7000, also fits an N-drive 12mm wheelbase chassis with the ends trimmed down.
Both of mine have chassis by Nevill Kent of N-Drive and once run-in perform well. Their pulling power is impressive with some lead in the smokebox and boiler.
https://www.glrailways.co.uk/bingley-works-3d-prints-34-c.asp
This 3D printed kit for the full cab GVT Tram loco is designed for the latest KATO 33-109 motor bogie. Indeed it just clips in with no additional work required.
The window glass just clips in , although I secured them additionally with a smear of varnish.
Still awaiting lining, the model performs well and looks superb.
Seen here performing on Woody Lane at the recent Woodgreen Steam and Model Railway Show.
https://www.brooks3dmodels.com/
This one has been well made and, if I can remove the roof, will be paired with said all 3rd.
Couplings need fitting- Sprat and Winkle as usual- then it will be ready for forthcoming layout.
The layout will be based around Wells so I can use S&DJR, Southern and GWR locos and stock.
Supplied with a 17 page instruction booklet plus a couple of sheets of historical data.
As suggested I am making the chassis first although work has been done on the body whilst waiting for chassis components to cure.
Below is how far I have progressed. This coach will be a nondescript Maroon for use on the next 0 gauge layout.
The brake gear is brass, made up from a well etched sheet.
No specific transfer sheet is available although some of the Shocvan/ Palvan sheet is useful although no made up wagon numbers are supplied.
So, more ficticious numbers but you can't read them when the wagon is moving!
The transfers need to be applied and Sprat & Winkle couplings fitted.
A challenge to interpret and fit the brake mechanism which I am not really happy with but you can't see it when the van is in motion!
An excellent kit which wen t together excellently.
When searching there seemed to be no Southern Freight Stone available so I used weathered sand from Precision Paint.
Pleased with the result.
This van I purchased recently and no info was given as to maker.
Possibly a Parkside Dundas kit, it will be useful for the next 0 Gauge layout which will be located in S&D, Southern and Great Western area.
Finally a Skytrex 7 plank with coke raves. The purchase was made due to the wagon having metal wheels- all other Skytrex wagons I have are plastic wheels.
It is simple to remove the sides- they both unscrew, which have been sprayed gloss black and will be branded with a West Country owner.
Originally built as a pharmacy car , a batch of four I believe, They were converted to Milk Brake Vans around late 1918.
1399 is preserved at the Severn Valley Railway at the Bewdley Cattle Dock.
The only things missing are the transfers!
I wasn't happy with the platform lamps on Watershoot Bay. They didn't actually look right and were too small.
These Mike's Models - now long obsolete and unavailable for some time appeared and are almost exactly right.
So, a coat of primer and then Southern olive after they were cleaned up and, once dry, the parts were assembled and the station targets attached.
Pretty satisfied with the resuly although, like most things now, they take me an age to make- really frustrating.
Still, they are done and ready to be fixed in place.
My deadline is approaching fast so need to get the papier mache out and clad the hills and banks!
I know that this fencing isn't correct for Southern Railways but I don't have the time-or inclination- to produce the correct wire variety by hand.
It is a surprise that the kit has been modified from the original. The tedium of fitting the centre spacer with the four lugs is no more. Only two now and to join sections together there are also only two lugs which are on half a post .
It is so much easierto assemble and there is a codecil on the instructions that Enamel paint should be used-this I have yet to try.
So a whole packet was assembled in an hour.
More to follow.
The Wills woodyard is fairly small compared with it's larger Ratio cousin- and a lot cheaper!
Undercoated with grey primer, the roofs and lean to have been lightly weathered with rust acrylic paint dry brushed on.
The represented wood stacks took an age to fix together and finally coated with wood coloured paint.
The wooden walkway has been produced from wood effect plastic sheet.
Greenwood products made the lazer cut Southern concrete hut and is similarly positioned to one on the Island.
An overall view of the goods yard which has had very fine scatter glued in place as the yard surface.
Cobbles were originally laid for the entrance and crane base but never extended further.
Finally the crossing to the second area of the goods yard.
Black card cut to shape , painted and then covered with flock.
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Once other projects are complete then another 0 Gauge layout is in planning- I have the points and just need a few more lengths of bullhead track and it can be started. Still have to think of a name for operation around Bath with S&DJR, Southern and GWR locos together with a bit of BR!
After a quick rub down they were painted into Southern Goods Stock Brown-Precision Paints version.
A search in the transfers box found some suitably sized decals and a couple of sets of spurious numbers.
A set of Gibson spoked wheels were fitted together with Sprat & Winkle couplings.
The Smallbrook Studio, with supplied Dapol chassis, Isle of Wight goods van has also been completed.
It has been numbered in the Southern Railway Goods van numbering range but i'm not sure if this is correct due to insufficient info to hand.
So, just the couplings to fit and another , unusual van is ready for Watershoot bay.
Just have to complete the layout!!
Whilst not being replicas of specific prototypes, they do capture the essence of pre-grouping stock.
Whether they will ever have an 0 gauge layout to run on is doubtful but once a suitable Brake Van has been found then Rule One will apply!
Meanwhile they join the expanding stock list with still several kits to start/complete.
The hasn't been an item of Passenger Rolling stock in my 0 Gauge roster- until now!
because of an extremely advantageous price this kit arrived in the last few days.
The contents are very good considering the kit could have been made in 1988!
The bonus is a 17- yes 17- page instruction manual. A challenge for later in the year- perhaps!
The smaller onewill be rebranded as Midland Railway or S&DJR whilst the large wagon will become BR.
The small wagon has been built from a 3H kit- so fairly elderly. The large version appears to be a Slaters offering.
Must see if the roofs can be removed so cattle can be added.
A recent aquisition was this elderly ex North British van.
It has a vague likeness to a S&D van so it will be branded accordingly.
Why it looks green in the pictures is a bit of a mystery but in daylight is dark grey.
Spratt & Winkle couplings have been fitted, hook on one end only, so just the need for S&DJR lettering and some numbersbefore it gets a coat of varnish and can be towed around by my blue Jinty.
