Andrew Young
Active Member
Thank you Brian, most useful. Should easily be hidden with a strategically placed driver as well.
Cheers,
Andrew
Brian Daniels diesel workbench
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Cheers,
Andrew
Bill Campbell
Western Thunderer
Hi Brian
As far as I am aware that corner of the cab should house the battery box so just make a cover for the stay-alive. Something like this:
This is the scratch-built effort for my 7mm Judith Edge kit - based on info from the LINCS archive drawings. There are some potentially useful photos in this RMweb topic:
The Ruston 48DS class - a rivet-counter's guide
There does appear to be quite some interest in the 48DS so here's a rivet-counter's guide to the type. All photos are from my collection and are Ruston & Hornsby official photos, taken by their photographer in Lincoln works and on site at customers' premises. Before locos were given the class...
www.rmweb.co.uk
Did Heljan miss the battery box?
It is possible to get all the works - motor, gearbox, decoder, stay-alive and chain drive under the bonnet:
Regards.
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Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Bit of weathering and a bike!
There is no battery box in the cab.
There is no battery box in the cab.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
I built this DJH 9F years ago but only now got round to weathering it. I made it into a Tyne Docker by using pumps I had from an MMP kit I built a long time ago but never used them, until this kit. Bufferbeam airpipes were from JLTRT and the higher ones are American lost wax ones I had. Sorry I don't have a steam era shed but I guess it got sent to the new diesel shed as they got better tools there for a quick repair.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Looks better in B&W
john coates
Member
Brilliant Brian, I would be frighten to touch in case I dirtied my hands. John
PS Sorry to hear about your Father.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Something I have had on the back burner for a while is 56042 with 58 bogies. I used a Protoneo etch cab conversion kit with new inset light clusters, new horn and headlight, valance above the buffers and front window etch. And of course making the window ledge curved instead of flat. For the bogies I have used a set from a 58. These are a longer wheelbase than a 56 so as per BR the inner sandboxes have gone and a bit of the fuel tank. On the sideframes the middle axlebox had to be changed as on a 58 it has more coils than the outers but this set had all 3 the same. So I cut a set of the outer axleboxes off and put them in the middle. You have to slice a bit off the top of the sideframes as well. The new cab steps were 3D printed by SimonBRBlue.
