Drawings

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Hi Everybody,
Im trying to obtain drawings of a Hudswell Clarke 040 ST Tank Engine for construction ? Could I have some advice please and gratefull for any given ? many Thanks .

Peter C............

[John Candy]

Hi Peter.

To help us see if we can find a suitable drawing, is it a standard modeller's drawing you require or a set of engineering drawings (to produce a live steam loco)?

Regards,
John.

[Guinness 040]

Hello John

Thank you for your reply ,  I can only assume it must be engineering drawings as I wish to build a steam loco ?  Sorry for my ignorence, but still trying to find my way around forum. I would be gratefull for any help or advice you can give me, i know I have a lot to learn .

Peter C..........

[John Candy]

Peter,

I will put out the word that you are looking to build a live steam model and hope someone may know the answer.
A large proportion of the Society membership do not subscribe to the forum (some are even 'technophobes' when it comes to computers) so it may take a while to get a response.
We will try to help, so please be patient if you do not hear immediately.

Regards,
John.

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Ok John

Hopefully somebody will be able to help and thank you once again.

Peter C........

[IanT]

Hi Peter,

Whilst I am sure you can find a GA of the HC 0-4-0 ST - I am not aware that there are any plans for a live steamer in 2 1/2" - in fact there are very few 0-4-0 plans published in this gauge that I can think of... Rex Tingleys 'Sugar' being about the only one that comes to mind. Also it is difficult to advise you given that I don't know how much experience and/or equipement you have. A small lathe is pretty much essential - although it doesn't have to be huge given that a 0-4-0 is quite small even in G3.
You have been very specific about the HC - but if someone were to ask me the best engine for a newcomer I would actually recommend a bit more effort and money - and that you build a 4-4-0 tender engine. One of the best designs in this catagory is the GNR(I) by Martin Evans. In the design brief Martin stated that a 4-4-0 involved little extra work, gave more "boiler space" and with the tender - gave an engine that could run for longer and with less attention.
However if the HC is "the engine" then I would suggest that you could look at two routes. Possibly the easiest is to gauge-widen an existing 16mm chassis - as much of the build has been done for you. An Accrucraft 'Edrig' or a Roundhouse 'Taliesin' may be worthwhile engines to consider. The alternative is to look for either an existing design (e.g. Sugar) and change the platework to resemble the HC - or to find a 5" 0-4-0 design and halve it. This latter is not as simple as it might sound - as many things will not scale down quite so simply. You would need to be able to re-draw it (using CAD preferably) and check dimensions/fits etc. Also anything like injectors should probably be discarded.
If you let me know (either via the Forum) or directly which you think would be the route you might like to follow - I can provide you with some more detail.  Regards,  Ian T