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Metropolitan Railway Electric Locomotive
These locos were introduced in 1920's to run overground from Baker St to Amersham pulling standard coaches. They were known as Growlers due to the noise made by the traction motors. I can remember seeing one at Baker St in the 1960's.
The model is mostly 3D printed with full interior cab detail; the bogies have a steel chassis to carry the motor/gearboxes with printed detail plate sides, both bogies are powered.
The model was created in collaboration with Paul Smith from FK3d.co.uk who made the laser resin prints, this process produces perfectly smooth surfaces and renders remarkable detail.
We are considering making the loco available as a kit if there is any interest.

Mike

Yes, Slater's make/sell them part no. G31574 (I believe they were originally produced for the GRS GWR Collett corridor stock).

John.

Am I correct John, or are my eyes deceiving me, that there are square shanks on the buffers in a square hole in the guide?

I may be able to simply ask whoever did them to make eliptical heads if so.

Kind regards

Ant

Thanks John thats great help, the photo explains a lot.

   Dave

Hello Dave,

Attached are a couple of photos of underside which may help but the brake rigging does get in the way of the view of the suspension.

The outer axles are mounted on Mike's steel W-irons (and are not sprung) while centre axle uses the springing arrangement (with inside bearings) as provided in the 3D file pack. Alternative might be to use Walsall's etched brass  compensated units on outer axles, if you prefer, but at the prototypical scale speeds of non-fitted goods trains that should not be necessary (unless the trackwork is particularly poor).

Regards,
John.

Hi John. after talking to you at the AGM I bought my self a Bambulabs P1s and in the process of printing some of the files for LNWR brake van so far so good my question is what w irons to use
1, should I use the files you did for the LWNR 17B or mike Williams metal folded ones

great work you have done John

  Dave

The GWR 50ft Siphons
The next four vehicles for my GWR milk train have (at long last!) been finished.

The line-up consists of :-
dia. O11 (outside frame) Siphon G
dia. O12 (outside frame) Siphon H
dia. O22 (inside frame/ horizontal plank) Siphon G
dia O33 (inside frame/ vertical plank) Siphon G

O11 No.1353 is from a later Lot with angle-truss underframe (early Lots had queen posts with bars/rods) and is running on 9ft "American" bogies.

O22 No.1229  is from a Lot fitted with 7ft Collett bogies.

O33 No.2789 is from a Lot fitted with 9ft pressed steel bogies and (unlike all the others here) is electrically-lit, has a suspended type gangway connector (the others have "scissors" type)and the later pattern of underframe, with shallower trusses, but it retains the Dean/Churchward type brake handle (later Lots were fitted with conventional levers).

The "odd man out" is the O12 No.1432 Siphon H, which has end doors and a high roof, enabling it to be used as a covered carriage truck.

These four join the O8 "Siphon C", O7 "Siphon F" and P16 "Monster".
 which were completed earlier in the year.

The O13 "Milk Train Brake Van" is nearing completion and a 40ft Dean K15 PBV is under construction.

There are still six 6-wheeled Siphons (diagrams O1 to O6) printed but awaiting assembly.

Then just a reminder that you will need to change your email address on the Messaging Service (MMS) Dave - which you can do via your "Profile"

Regards,


IanT

Hello all,
Eclipse will be closing their email facility in January so I have a new address:
dave.4498@protonmail.com

dave@4498.eclipse.co.uk can still be used until the new year.

Regards

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