00 Gauge St. Mewan for sale. NOW SOLD.

My 00 gauge- code 75 rail, is for sale due to lack of space and rationalization of stock. It is 8ft 1 inch long by 8inches wide with fiddle yard extension- left. The chimney is placed next to the dries. The layout fold in half for transport and is 3ft 6inches long for transport. Will need to be collected from Bournemouth. Comes with custom St Mewan Brake Van and Shunters truck. Wired for DC and points motor operated needs controller- wired for Gaugemaster Walkabout, and transformer with 2x 16V AC outputs.

 

00 Gauge Prairie Tank re-numbered.

Steve at Railtec Transfers has excelled himself again!

Belying the fact that these are transfers they arrived extremely promptly and are a work of art.

These will transform my 4575 Class 5500 into 5502 during its time shedded at 83E-St Blazey,

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00 Gauge GWR 4575 class 2-6-2Tank.

 This is actually the first Bachmann 4575 class Prairie tank I have owned.

5531 was ,in BR days, shedded at Plymouth Laira/Launceston- thats as far back as my locoshed books go!

After a quick service, the loco runs faultlessly.

After removing the body a crew has been fitted together with a lamp indicating a goods duty.

The roster for St Mewan is now complete- GWR wise anyway!

Lima powered 00 Gauge Mainline Class 42 Warship.

I found a Lima Warship chassis fitted with a Mainline body and the marriage is quite straightforward.

Firstly it was dismantled which identified that,  without major surgery, the cab detail couldn't be used with the Lima chassis.

A driver had been added which saved me painting another one. The cab moulding simply slides off a couple of lugs so is easily removed.

The removal of the lower skirt from the mainline body is aided by a moulded line and makes a snug fit.

To aid fitment a small countersunk screw has been fitted at the lower edge of the body securing it to the chassis.

A new identity was obtained from Rail-Tec,- D816 Eclipse in this case. Steves nameplates are superb and a complete set of transfers for the loco is supplied for the price of an etched pair of plates.

Some spare headcodes have been applied (probably wrong!). And yes the crests are wrong but I happen to like this combination and it's my railway etc etc.

Turning attention to the bogies, as luck would have it there was a review of replacement wheelsets from Peter's Spares. A set was obtained- did consider the Ultrascale products but as this is for use on a 7ft long layout felt to be un-necessary.

The trailing set is simply a slot in excercise whereas the driving bogie needs a wheel removed to fit.

Below is a comparison of the originals with the replacements- removes the adhesion tyres also!

Original set bottom and replacement top.

Certainly improves appearance.

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Modified OO gauge couplings.

 A while ago I posted about modifying RTR couplings to shorten the distance between coupled stock.

Well, the result is shown here. The sprung buffers on the Pannier Tank helps although on St Mewan curves are generous.

I certainly think that the appearance is much better than standard couplings.

00 gauge Adams 02 on a layout at last!

30207 has finally made it on to a layout albeit a Western Region one.

St Mewan is the easiest of my 00 gauge layouts to set up.

It makes a good test track having code 75 rail and pointwork so if it works on this it will probably work anywhere.

There is also a passing loop to check bogie throw , magnets are placed (removable) to make sure couplings uncouple where needed- if they work at all.

Must crack on with the push-pull set!

 

The chariot has a rider!

 The St Mewan shunters truck has been completed.

Using a moulding from the Dapol range of workers, Claud Farquharsen has been securely affixed to said chariot.

It is satisfying that aged figures can be used and without breaking the bank.

Claud is fetchingly attired in light grey overalls, his wife having spent some time boiling them to remove the grease and coal stains.