7mm The Derby Line - Rolling Stock

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7mm Mick very kindly gave me a Peco Iron Tippler at the Doncaster show ( which was excellent ). Having seen Mick's wagons, this treacle coated item cannot have been of his making! So a bath of meths removed the majority of the paint. I've been a little disdainful of the Peco tipplers. Fortunately I had some Simon Thompson springs in stock - they are for 21 tonners, but they will do. So cleaned up and with new springs and Parkside buffers the wagon looks a lot more business like.
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Hi Dibateg

Any more progress on the tippler wagon ?.

Steve

 

[dibateg]

Hi Steve - I can't remember if I posted a picture, but here it is alongside an ABS 10' wagon, in the process of being weathered.. I need to dull down the branding a little more..

 

[Pencarrow]

Hi Steve - I can't remember if I posted a picture, but here it is alongside an ABS 10' wagon, in the process of being weathered.. I need to dull down the branding a little more..
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The bodies look different heights in the photos, am I seeing that right?

 

[AJC]

The bodies look different heights in the photos, am I seeing that right?

Yes, and this is correct. The taller wagon represents a dia. 1/180 (the number is from a batch built by Cravens in 1953) while the shorter (numbered for a vehicle from lot 1240 built at Shildon in 1957, so far as I can tell) is a 1/183. The reduced height was presumably an attempt to limit overloading.

Adam

 

[Pencarrow]

Yes, and this is correct. The taller wagon represents a dia. 1/180 (the number is from a batch built by Cravens in 1953) while the shorter (numbered for a vehicle from lot 1240 built at Shildon in 1957, so far as I can tell) is a 1/183. The reduced height was presumably an attempt to limit overloading.

Adam

Thanks Adam, every day is a school day! I'm glad that it's correct and not two manufacturers interpretation of the same diagram.

Suffering a poor kit at the moment so tend to assume everything is wrong ;-p

 

[dibateg]

Thanks Adam - I should have been more descriptive, I now remember that I wrote the diagram numbers on the wagon undersides!.

 

[AJC]

Thanks Adam - I should have been more descriptive, I now remember that I wrote the diagram numbers on the wagon undersides!.

No worries! I just happened to have the relevant book off the shelf: I can't usually quote such things! Writing the diagram number underneath is one of those things I've thought a good idea but never done...

Chris - I know how you feel: and admire your perseverance with your pannier: you've certainly needed it.

Adam

 

[dibateg]

Wizzing along now, the pipe work has been added. Most preserved locos have the pipes to the ejector lagged, period photos show them unlagged. I suspect they had less joins in them when the locos were built, so these are tidy. You really have to be careful with preserved locos. some of the pipe runs are completely different. Extra SR lamp irons on the smokebox door and I need to pluck up courage to put that cab roof on permanently..

 

[SimonT]

Temptation!

 

[warren haywood]

A sneaky peek at Tony's 47

 

[dibateg]

So, there we are, ready for the paint shop ( i.e. Warren ) . I couldn't see how the cab roof could be fixed tidily after painting, so it is now. Access into the cab is from underneath via a removable cab floor - which also has the backhead attached to it. The engine picking has been enjoyable - SR lamp irons on the front, no lifting hooks on the cab roof, no cinder guards, early pattern lubricators, unlagged pipes, large tank vent on drivers side, no patch on top of the smokebox - is that a later mod for access to the superheater headers? well, we do our best to get it right..

 

[dibateg]

The backhead screws to the floor after it's put in the cab as the whole assembly cannot be easily manoeuvred in:-


It is a little simplified of course, but once in the dark recesses of the cab it will be fine...

 

[Scale7JB]

I was on 80072 for a day recently, it's surprisingly hot in that cab despite it being quite roomy..

JB.

 

[dibateg]

That would explain why in most period photos the roof vents are wide open!

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

The backhead screws to the floor after it's put in the cab as the whole assembly cannot be easily manoeuvred in:-

A nice solution.

 

[dibateg]

4702 is now back from Warren, he did an excellent job as usual. I tried not to cover it up too much with the weathering...

 

[dibateg]

I wanted to get some better pics as the conservatory has too much reflected light, with a low sun at this time of year. So a quick lash up in the morning with my 'studio' equipment assured some marginally better shots..

 

[Scale7JB]

Want one !

JB.

 

[dibateg]

JB - order a Finney7 one!

 

[Scale7JB]

I will do eventually, much to Dan Randall's pleasure I'm sure..

JB.