Edgware GN. What next.

[Atlantic 3279]

Should easily be rigid enough.

[earlswood nob]

Good morning all from sunny Surrey

The kits for the two W1s that I own, both came with Nickel-Silver chassis.

I have a Wills A3s, which had no chassis, so I substituted a Comet 8w chassis.

I currently use the so-called American method for pickups, and fit a separate chassis wherever possible, as it's easier to arrange the wiring connections to the loco.

The W1 would have raised a few eyebrows travelling up the Edgware branch.

Malcolm
aka Earlswood Nob (a signal box which disappeared when the line was increased to four tracks)

[manna]

G'Day Gents

G'Day to earlswood nob, With this W1 I'm fitting a Hornby chassis, I'm saving the Finescale chassis for the Hornby Yarrow body I have acquired, you'll see more of it.

I know the W1 never got to run on the Edgware branch, but I believe and A4 was exhibited at the old Alexandra Palace station, possibly the 'Dominium of Canada'.

A small advance today, fitted the body to the chassis.

manna

[Horsetan]

....The W1 would have raised a few eyebrows travelling up the Edgware branch.

There might have been problems with axle load limits for the Dollis Viaduct

[manna]

G'Day Gents

K3, 4007, has had it lining done, weathering will take a bit longer.


The J3 has a nice new tender, looks a bit odd, dirty engine, clean tender.

W1, has also come along a bit.

manna

[Woodcock29]

Good progress Terry.
Are you back in SA now? If so we should catch up sometime.
Andrew

[Hatfield Shed]

...The J3 has a nice new tender, looks a bit odd, dirty engine, clean tender...

Authentic however. There was no reluctance to exchange tenders at need to keep a loco operational.

[manna]

Good progress Terry.
Are you back in SA now? If so we should catch up sometime.
Andrew

Hi Andrew.

No, still Qld, But I will be heading back to SA in the middle of November. I'm going to be busy until Christmas, But after that ??

manna

[manna]

...The J3 has a nice new tender, looks a bit odd, dirty engine, clean tender...

Authentic however. There was no reluctance to exchange tenders at need to keep a loco operational.

G'Day Hatfield Shed.

Hey, that's good to know, I may very well leave it like that, for a while at least, I had a feeling that engines and tenders got swopped about a bit.

manna

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Now back in South Australia, but this time I had the Company of my son, who had flown out to Townsville, we spent nine days talking and driving across Australia, it's been nine years since I've seen him, I almost lost my voice, he flew back to London after three weeks from Adelaide, vowing to come back in 2 years for another 'Driving Holiday'. Boy it was Good.

On the Loco front, another J3 is taking shape, and a J54 (?) domeless Stirling version is a 'Must have' after seeing a picture of Hornsey shed showing a couple resting in the background.

I would also like to wish everybody a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

manna

[Hatfield Shed]

Your road tour with Son was obviously fun. Like the look of the Stirling origin J54. Joy of the season, even though you won't be looking out for Wenceslas tramping through the 'deep and crisp and even'...

[drmditch]

Nearly Christmas!
(I do hate all the pressure to start celebrating when there are still two days to go.)

What is the provenance of your J54 please?
I speak with interest since I built/bodged one a few years ago.
There is an account on my 'Make do and Mend' thread [url=https://www.lner.info/forums/viewtopic. ... 80#p108380]....here..../url]

Oh yes, and Happy Christmas, and I hope it doesn't get too hot or wet!

[manna]

Your road tour with Son was obviously fun. Like the look of the Stirling origin J54. Joy of the season, even though you won't be looking out for Wenceslas tramping through the 'deep and crisp and even'...

G'Day. Hatfield Shed.

Yes it was a Great trip down through Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, almost 3,000ks. The J54 is Pure Hornby. The weather outlook for Adelaide, South Australia is a 'Freezing' 17c and showers, can't remember a Xmas so cold !!!!

manna

[manna]

Nearly Christmas!
(I do hate all the pressure to start celebrating when there are still two days to go.)

What is the provenance of your J54 please?
I speak with interest since I built/bodged one a few years ago.
There is an account on my 'Make do and Mend' thread [url=https://www.lner.info/forums/viewtopic. ... 80#p108380]....here..../url]

Oh yes, and Happy Christmas, and I hope it doesn't get too hot or wet!

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G'Day drmditch.

I agree with your two days to go, some seem to start in August, but to look on the 'Brightside' we will be able to get Hot Crossed Buns, by the New Year.

The J52 is pure Hornby, a cold wet Christmas day is lined up.

I'll read your build, sorry but I couldn't remember who built one. As a PS. I've just read your adventures with your J54, it would seem I have a few more bits to do !

manna

[Atlantic 3279]

If you can live with detail discrepancies and dimensional discrepancies I'm sure that a straightback J54 with open cab can be "strongly suggested" by relatively conservative changes to a Hornby J52. If you want it to be as accurate as possibly I suspect that little of the original will remain, after a lot of work...