Stumpytrain
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Note, this thread has nothing to do with Marijuana, Rick James, or indeed the group he formed of this title. ‘Mary’ and ‘Jane’ were, in more innocent times, the colloquial names of the two principle engines of the Wantage Tramway.
No. 5 ‘Jane’
A George England & Co. 0-4-0WT of 1857, preserved at the GWS Didcot. There was a serialised construction of a 7mm model by Laurie Griffin in MRJs 114 to 122 with painting by Martyn Welch covered in No.123. Amazingly the MRJ are still able to supply the accompanying castings nearly 20 years later. Apparently there have been steady sales over the years so there must be lots of models about?!
No. 7 ‘Mary’
A Manning, Wardle & Co. 0-4-0ST ‘Class F’ contractors locomotive of 1888 vintage, sadly scrapped in the 1960’s. Scratch building a 4mm scale version was serialised in the MRJ 66-70 with a rather nice plan in MRJ 6. Slaters produce a kit for the Manning Wardle F that include etchings for the Wantage Tramway’s cab as an unexpected bonus.
It’s my intention to built the two locomotives side by side in ScaleSeven, and hopefully I’ll share my efforts here. Having amassed all the bits and pieces I need I'm certainly running out of excuses to not put piercing saw blade to metal. So in summary:
No. 5 'Jane' / No. 7 'Mary'
I've collected every known published photograph of both locomotives. The wheels will be en route to Colin 'East Side Pilot' Dowling as soon as the scaleseven axles arrive from Slaters. I naively assumed they didn't do 1/8" ScaleSeven axles because they're not listed on their website. Colin's also doing the donkey work of producing the split axles - I was originally working to a deadline.
The only controversial items I can think of are the use of split frames, and Continuous Springy Beams on an 0-4-0. I've read everything I possibly can on the latter and I'm going to give it a go.
Incidentally Mary Jane Girls 'All Night Long' is my all time favorite 12" and one of the few records that makes me wish I still djed, it sounds awesome on a club system. Maybe it's a sign? Unlikely!
I think that's it for now!
Cheers,
Alex
No. 5 ‘Jane’
A George England & Co. 0-4-0WT of 1857, preserved at the GWS Didcot. There was a serialised construction of a 7mm model by Laurie Griffin in MRJs 114 to 122 with painting by Martyn Welch covered in No.123. Amazingly the MRJ are still able to supply the accompanying castings nearly 20 years later. Apparently there have been steady sales over the years so there must be lots of models about?!
A Manning, Wardle & Co. 0-4-0ST ‘Class F’ contractors locomotive of 1888 vintage, sadly scrapped in the 1960’s. Scratch building a 4mm scale version was serialised in the MRJ 66-70 with a rather nice plan in MRJ 6. Slaters produce a kit for the Manning Wardle F that include etchings for the Wantage Tramway’s cab as an unexpected bonus.
It’s my intention to built the two locomotives side by side in ScaleSeven, and hopefully I’ll share my efforts here. Having amassed all the bits and pieces I need I'm certainly running out of excuses to not put piercing saw blade to metal. So in summary:
No. 5 'Jane' / No. 7 'Mary'
Scratchbuilt & MRJ Castings / Slaters Kit
Wheels: Slaters 7837WT 3'1" 10 Spoke / Slaters 7832MW 2'8" 10 Spoke Manning Wardle
Axles: Slaters 1/8" X720060S converted to split axles
Hornblocks: High Level Kits 'Standard'
Frames: 0.022in Nickel Silver / 0.22in Etched Brass
Frame Spacers: Double Sided PCB
Compensation: CSB
Gearboxes: High Level Kits RoadRunner, 38:1
Motor: Canon DN16
Coupling / Connecting Rods: Mild Steel / 0.020 Etched Steel (laminated)
Wheels: Slaters 7837WT 3'1" 10 Spoke / Slaters 7832MW 2'8" 10 Spoke Manning Wardle
Axles: Slaters 1/8" X720060S converted to split axles
Hornblocks: High Level Kits 'Standard'
Frames: 0.022in Nickel Silver / 0.22in Etched Brass
Frame Spacers: Double Sided PCB
Compensation: CSB
Gearboxes: High Level Kits RoadRunner, 38:1
Motor: Canon DN16
Coupling / Connecting Rods: Mild Steel / 0.020 Etched Steel (laminated)
I've collected every known published photograph of both locomotives. The wheels will be en route to Colin 'East Side Pilot' Dowling as soon as the scaleseven axles arrive from Slaters. I naively assumed they didn't do 1/8" ScaleSeven axles because they're not listed on their website. Colin's also doing the donkey work of producing the split axles - I was originally working to a deadline.
The only controversial items I can think of are the use of split frames, and Continuous Springy Beams on an 0-4-0. I've read everything I possibly can on the latter and I'm going to give it a go.
Incidentally Mary Jane Girls 'All Night Long' is my all time favorite 12" and one of the few records that makes me wish I still djed, it sounds awesome on a club system. Maybe it's a sign? Unlikely!
I think that's it for now!
Cheers,
Alex