Giles' misc. Work bench.
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Osgood
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Indeed, it and the two operated by Wynn’s were part of the inspiration for the acquisition, Stewart!
Osgood
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It's a Ward laFrance M1A1 wrecker of WW2 vintage, Adam.
A good handful made it to in UK when disposed of by the European armies from the 60s onwards - by contrast most French garages had one!!
I confess to having a preference for the earlier closed cab version M1 Series 4.
Here's one doing what it was built for - a Sherman tank radial engine change :
And here's one that has finally made it to the top of the restoration queue
A good handful made it to in UK when disposed of by the European armies from the 60s onwards - by contrast most French garages had one!!
I confess to having a preference for the earlier closed cab version M1 Series 4.
Here's one doing what it was built for - a Sherman tank radial engine change :
And here's one that has finally made it to the top of the restoration queue
Yorkshire Dave
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And for the next trick....?
Giles
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That would require a large layout to earn it's keep!
I bought a couple of these , and this one was progressing nicely till I did my back in! Both axles are done and fitted, still to fit servo. It's quite a straightforward conversion on this model - which makes a change!
2019-12-03_06-12-45 by giles favell, on Flickr
I bought a couple of these , and this one was progressing nicely till I did my back in! Both axles are done and fitted, still to fit servo. It's quite a straightforward conversion on this model - which makes a change!
2019-12-03_06-12-45 by giles favell, on Flickr
Podartist79
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I know you've shown me first hand at the bar at Telford how you do all of this Giles, but it still blows my mind - it's such great modelling/model engineering!
You've inspired people in 4mm scale to undertake similar work. Very clever unassuming layout at Warley in 4mm scale with modern plant, diggers, high lifts, etc and HGV's all working-moving with multi-functioning moving parts - incredible!
Neil.
You've inspired people in 4mm scale to undertake similar work. Very clever unassuming layout at Warley in 4mm scale with modern plant, diggers, high lifts, etc and HGV's all working-moving with multi-functioning moving parts - incredible!
Neil.
Giles
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Bless you Neil - it was a great pleasure to see you then! Likewise i find your artwork quite enthralling - as well as you modelling stuff exquisite!
The 4mm yard layout at Warley was very well done, and justifiably popular. The general problem with radio control in 4mm is that it is often a little bit racy - although the larger vehicles on that layout were nicely sedate. I recently converted a 4mm Bedford TK to see if I could get the slow speed and steering characteristics in 4mm as I can in 7mm. I chose the TK to be a direct comparison to the 7mm version that I had done. It worked very well.
As always, the battery is beneath the load bed, so the lorry can carry a ful load and be put to use.
The 4mm yard layout at Warley was very well done, and justifiably popular. The general problem with radio control in 4mm is that it is often a little bit racy - although the larger vehicles on that layout were nicely sedate. I recently converted a 4mm Bedford TK to see if I could get the slow speed and steering characteristics in 4mm as I can in 7mm. I chose the TK to be a direct comparison to the 7mm version that I had done. It worked very well.
As always, the battery is beneath the load bed, so the lorry can carry a ful load and be put to use.
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Giles
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A new body for the FG
BMC FG with new drop-side body, R/C conversion by giles favell, on Flickr
BMC FG with new drop-side load-bed by giles favell, on Flickr
BMC FG with new drop-side body, R/C conversion by giles favell, on Flickr
BMC FG with new drop-side load-bed by giles favell, on Flickr
john lewsey
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I. Would have loved this as a boy
Giles
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Giles
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Having built the 4mm TKs, I inevitably thought that I may build a 4mm version of The End of The Line - purely for research purposes of course....
One of the features on the layout was the conveyor/elevator which loaded up the lorries . On the 7mm layout, the conveyor was a converted Hornby one, which eventually worked quite well. But there is a paucity of commercially available models particularly anything smaller, so it would be useful to see if it was viable to make one.
Predictably, the belt is the big issue, as the rest is relatively straight-forward.
Although incomplete, we have success!
One of the features on the layout was the conveyor/elevator which loaded up the lorries . On the 7mm layout, the conveyor was a converted Hornby one, which eventually worked quite well. But there is a paucity of commercially available models particularly anything smaller, so it would be useful to see if it was viable to make one.
Predictably, the belt is the big issue, as the rest is relatively straight-forward.
Although incomplete, we have success!
Giles
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