hudswell

I thought I would draw on the collective experence of the forum and ask if any was has built either the Mercian models Barkley 0-6-0DH or the Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM in 7mm? I am relativley new to loco building and my experence is limited to a Judith Edge kit and 7mm 014 narrow gauge kits. My...

Anyone here converted their Hudswell to S7? I've not had a chance to pull mine apart yet (still hiding it from the boss:rolleyes:) and I was wondering if the wheels have separate tyres on plastic centres like the the Fowler? As I am latheless the possibility of re-gauging the Hudswell in the...

Having missed the accompanying froth feast to the release of ixion's Hudswell Clarke, may I ask about the actual locomotive. Were they only used by contractors or collieries in the North of England, I have failed to find any reference to their use in the South or West Country. The model does...

There's nothing special here, or anything you don't already know about building brass kits, but I'm posting this simply to prove that I actually build the stuff I post in the gallery and that I don't have someone build it all for me (I wish I could afford to!) or have the magic loco kit fairies...

The Peckett of Bury, Thorn & Sons Ltd. blotting out the sky next to the maintenance workshop, July 1964. Working back to shed from the railtank loading siding. The reality...