Loco kits

Unusual gauges

There is a lot more interest than I expected in gauges like 9, 10.5, 12.7 and 13.3mm, the first 2 for sub 2 foot gauges and the last 2 for 2 foot gauge as an improvement on 12mm. With the Brigadelok, Brazil and Pecketts this is not a problem as the wheels are set to gauge on a plain axle but the others require axles at the correct gauge, and they are not available in these gauges.

I found a solution for a customer who wanted 13.3mm Romford type axles. This is to cut a 16,5mm axle and turn a peg on one half and a matching hole in the other, such that when reassembled they are to the correct gauge. The halves are then lined up and soldered together.

I am happy to do this but there will be a delay to fit in the work and I will charge an extra £3 per axle. Bear in mind that some kits just cannot be built to certain gauges so don't ask me for 9mm axles for a Wren unless you are prepared to modify the frames to suit.

Outside crank assembly

This is a building tip for any of my loco kits with plain 2mm axles, these require the crank layers to be soldered together and the screw fitted for the crankpin. The cranks are then soldered to the axles using the supplied quartering jig to set them up. This applies to both types of Peckett, the RAR chassis, Brigadelok and I use this method for cranks on the Etna chassis and the occasional DeWinton.

To make this job easier, to use a broach to open out the 2mm holes, they will have the etch cusp and solder in them, but leave them undersized. With a vice, force the cranks fully onto the axles on one side only and solder in place. Do the same with the other side positioning them by eye and again using a vice to force them on, but not fully. Check the axles in the jig and adjust by holding both in pliers and gently twisting, only the unsoldered one will move. Recheck in the jig and when happy force them fully on in the vice and solder. This enables soldering off the jig which is far easier and probably quicker.

This kit will make up into most examples of the so called 'Joffre' class, although it was never officially named as such. The kit will not produce AXE on the Lynton and Barnstable Ry, as this loco has been modified and given a 'Southern' look, the bodywork now being radically different from it's classmates.

The bodywork is etched in 0.3mm brass and the chassis in 0.4mm nickel silver. Castings are mostly whitemetal with a few in lost wax brass. Two alternative cab rears are included as are two chimneys. A Mashima 10/24 motor, High Level 54:1 gearbox and Slaters wheels to the Kerr Stuart pattern are included, the centre ones being flangeless. The kit is designed to be built with compensation and includes High Level hornblocks but can be built rigid if required, please specify on purchase. Frame spacers are included for 16.5 and 14mm gauge.

Although this kit is not designed for 12mm, I can get axles for that gauge and the gearbox will be fine. In 12mm it will be down to you to modify the spacers to suit.

Joffre kit £175

Construction and materials will be much as the Joffre and the kit will be supplied as either a Bowaters style loco or as Trangkil No4. A small add on etch will convert the Trangkil kit into an Antigua style square tank or the side tanked Tamar. The Tamar is similar to Josephine at Statfold, before it was rebuilt with a saddle tank. Josephine has a lowered cab rather than the standard one covered by this kit.

The chassis is buildable with Stephensons or Hackworth valve gear with etched rods for Stephensons, and rod ends with fine tube and an assembly jig for Hackworth. This loco can only be built compensated and everything required is included. Buildable in any gauge from 14 - 18.2mm by sliding the wheels in or out to gauge.

Brazil kit £225.00

The photos show my two test builds of Premier and Trangkil No4. The kit includes all variations that I have spotted including square and round cornered saddle tanks, rivetted or welded, three smokebox door hinges, three types of tank filler and more. You don't necessarily get all the bits, it depends which type you order.

I can change some parts at purchase for others that you might prefer. Melior with a Trangkil chimney is proving most popular so far.

Construction is much as above except that Scalelink wheels are used with etched covers to hide the spokes. The chassis is designed to 14mm gauge as making it 16.5 would give problems with the fit of the cab and smokebox, requiring a separate kit for each gauge. 16.5 is achieved by using wider cylinders and motion but keeping the frames at the spacing required for 14mm gauge.

The chassis comes with a jig to assemble the Hackworth valvegear which uses etched ends with fine tube for the rod. The motor is a 10/12 coreless can with an adaptor to fit it to the High Level 54:1 gearbox

The kit is based on Lorna Doone but will cover most Wrens and includes the front sand boxes and steam pipe covers as fitted to Pixie.

Wren kit £160.00

Chassis only with wheels, motor and gearbox £80.00

Chassis only without wheels, motor and gearbox £30.00

This kit covers most of the variations of this loco except the straight tanks. It can be built to any gauge from 12 to 16.5mm and now has a Slimliner gearbox which suits all gauges. The gauge is set by sliding the wheels along the axles to your choice.

The body is etched in 0.3mm brass and the chassis in 0.4mm NS. All 55 castings are lost wax brass and the firebox is a resin casting. There is an assembly jig for fitting the horn blocks and a quartering jig for the outside cranks. For 16.5mm the loco builds over width but is not that noticable, for 14mm and under the width is near exact to prototype

The valve gear is operational and quite easy to assemble. Since it is the last thing to fit, you can give the chassis a long test before fitting it.

As usual, the instructions are on a CD with quite a few pictures as well. Feldbahn buffer/couplings are available in the Parts and Accessories section.

Brigadelok kit £250.00

The Gamecock class was originally supplied to Charles Nelson for his cement works, later improved versions were ordered by Southam Cement Works.

The kit cannot cover all types as there was a difference of 6 inches in length. I opted to use the later longer and better proportioned version as a basis for the kit. Parts are included for the earlier versions but they will be slightly over length, this is barely noticeable in the finished model.

The body and chassis are etched in 0.4mm brass and nickel silver, compensation is included as is a jig for setting the outside cranks. All castings are lost wax brass. Power is supplied by a Chinese geared motor with an Australian 1:1 final drive which is all supplied fully assembled.

The kit can be built to 16.5 or 14mm gauge but this must be specified at purchase as the gearbox arrangement is different. The 12mm version needs a High Level gearbox as 14mm is the narrowest that the Australian final drive can do. The examples shown are my test build and have hand made fittings.

Peckett Gamecock 0-6-0ST - £160.00

This is the 4 wheel version of the Gamecock above. I would be silly not to make a kit as it uses a lot of parts from the Gamecock, the main differences being the cab and three castings.

The other main difference is use of a Chinese worm drive motor (see the motors page for details). This is more than powerful enough for small to medium sized locos and is a good slow runner. This allows building to any gauge from 16.5 to 12mm. 10.5mm is also possible but I will have to source a different gearbox as this one is too wide.

Peckett Cranmore kit 7mm - £150.00

Available from 27-05-2019 is a 1/35th scale version of this kit with modified etches in 0.5mm brass and NS and all new casting masters. Its much the same as the 7mm one above but uses 14mm wheels and my larger geared motor, no pictures are included as it looks exactly the same as the 7mm ones. Despite being larger its really easy and noticeably quicker to assemble than its smaller brother. I usually have a couple in stock as they have proved more popuklar than I thought they would.

Peckett Cranmore 1/35th scale - £250.00

The Alco 2-6-2T was supplied by the US for the war effort, they preferred 2-6-2s as they were a lot better balanced than the 4-6-0s that we British ordered. Most went overseas but a few made it back to Blighty after the war, and more during the preservation era.

The kit consists of an etched nickel silver chassis, buildable to any gauge from 16.5 down to 12mm with an etched brass cab and 3D printed boiler, tanks, cylinders and chimney. The kit is supplied in WD form with parts for Mountaineer supplied on an extra rather large etch. This will build the early version of Mountaineer and also includes a shorter chimney. Compensation is included as is a crank setting jig and the kit is complete other than couplings.

Alco kit in WD form - £250.00

Add on parts for earlyMountaineer - £30.00

Sadly I don't have pictures of a finished loco as being multi media, the various parts were developed and tested separately. I need to build at least 3 soon so I will post pictures when they are available. All I can offer for now are pictures of the various parts, a nearly complete loco but with an early boiler print, the only running chassis I have and Mountaineer's cab, the later version, showing how it builds onto a framework. I built this one to slide off to show its construction purely as an aid to photographing it.

I can do the printed parts in other scales if they are needed for scratch building, ask for a price as they vary a bit.

I originally was producing a kit for the later version of Mountaineer but have withdrawn it due to inaccuracies in the kit, I was unaware that Mountaineer was reboilered and my parts are the WD type, fine for the early angular cab version but totally wrong for the later type.

Ruston Diesels

These all have the same chassis, my Larger Diesel chassis, supplied as a kit but can be pre-built at extra cost. All have an N20 motor with flywheel and 33:1 gearing with 10.5mm wheels. The bodywork is 3D printed in parts that are assembled with super glue Models covered are the 1930s 33-40, 36-42 and 44-48 with the earlier axleboxes and the 1940s 40DL and 48DL, both available with the slope sided bonnet or the more angular one made for the YC engined models. Kadee coupling slots are in the ends of the chassis and those that don't need them can cover them with either the 2 or 4 slot couplings supplied.

All types are £80 each as a kit plus an extra £40 for a built chassis, they are actually quite easy to build, I designed them that way. Email and specify which type you want and for which gauge. They can also be built to gauges smaller than 14mm as the chassis allows for 12, 10.5 and 9mm as well.

A pair of rather grubby Rustons, a 44-48 with 4 slot couplers in 14mm on the left and a slope sided 40DL with Kadees in 16.5mm on the right. Both have radiator grills fitted and bonnet handles where needed.

By request I recently added extra parts for the Talylynn's Midlander, which is basically a 44/48hp with added buffer beams and buffers. This version is available at the same price as the basic ones in the same gauge options. Below is my test build which is a 16.5mm version, photographed before it went off to its new owner.

14 of these were bought by New Zealand to run on the 3ft 6in gauge, they were 40hp with 3 speeds. Despite the gauge they are not large, probably a modified design for smaller gauges.

As a model, the etches are made by Worsley Works and I supply the 3D printed parts, instructions and chassis kit. The chassis is my Larger Diesel unit built to 28mm wb with 14mm wheels and an N30 motor with flywheel. Running is smooth and quiet with excellent low speeds.

This is a simple kit to build but does require soldering, the chassis can be supplied built at an extra cost and it can be built to gauges from 12 to 24.5mm, just position the main frames to suit your gauge when building the body.

The example shown here is to 16.5mm and is painted in the colours of one still existing in New Zealand, although I think some weathering may be required so I can take off my sunglasses.

Complete kit for 7mm - £95.00

Add £40.00 for a built chassis

This kit is available for £70 and normally comes with 9.5mm driving wheels and a 10mm square motor, it can also be supplied with an N20 or M15 motor on request, also 10.5mm wheels are an option. The wheelbase is 17.5mm (2ft 6in) and it has frame spacers for 16.5, 14, 12, 10.5 and 9mm. I cannot supply pony trucks or N gauge wheels, these parts were from my bits box.

I have not sold many of these chassis as I never got round to marketing them properly until now, but of the ones I have sold, only about 5 will actually end up under a Sipat body. The rest went for various small 7mm and 1/35th scale bodies for an assortment of gauges, aparantly its quite a good match for the Bagnall Mercedes class on 18 inch gauge, who would have thought it. As an addition to this, if anyone wants one for something where the cylinders look completely different, I can draw some to suit then make them available to other buyers as well.

This kit is almost entirely 3D printed with plastic card for floor and roof, the body can be assembled in an evening with solvent. The chassis uses 14mm coach wheels, a pair of Mousa models gearboxes and an O'ring drive, total ratio around 40:1. The kit can be built to any gauge between 14mm and 21mm.

Although you get a boiler, ash pan and 2 cylinder engine, no small detail parts are included. Hand rails, steps and plumbing can be added if you wish from various wire sizes.

The prototype was built to 3 foot gauge for Singapore Municipal Council, but could easily have gone anywhere in the world.

The instructions are very simple and on paper, wire etc is included for pick ups.

Atkinson Walker kit £50.00

Similar in construction to the Atkinson Walker above but it will run a little slower as it uses 12mm wheels. The original was designed as two locos back to back that could be operated by one crew, in model form one powered loco is enough, the other just freewheels as if it were a tender. The kit can be built to any gauge between 14mm and 21mm

Built in 1926 for Kettering Coal & Iron for use on their 3 foot gauge system. It didn't live up to expectations and was scrapped in 1960.

The instructions are on paper and pick up materials are included.

2 locos, 1 powered £70.00

If there is a demand I can sell these locos individually.

Designed to fit the S&D Barclay E class loco body kit and to replace the horrible toy train chassis previously used. Dave of S&D has no plans to discontinue the kit any time soon and it is currently available at £40.00.

It features compensation, Scalelink 13mm wheels, a 36:1 2 stage gearbox with a Chinese N20 motor, a printed firebox back head with cast gauge glasses and an etch for the reverser and fire door.

Looks wise, its close to the original and the cylinders can be fitted inclined or horizontal to suit your prototype. Suitable for 12, 14 or 16.5mm gauges, couplings not included.

Barclay chassis kit - £90 each

S&D body kits - £45.00 each.

This chassis can also be used for 7mm, On30 and 1/35th loco bodies of German prototypes such as O&K etc to which it is very similar, I have sold several for use in this manner.

This chassis was commisioned by Henrik for his loco bodies. The specification was universal to as many locos as possible, 12 and 14mm gauges, good slow running and must be available ready to run.

After going through the drawing I came up with a drop in outside frame chassis of 3'3" wheelbase with a mounting bracket for the cylinders that fitted all but 2 locos (wrong wheelbase). Henrik then adjusted his drawings to create a cut out of the required size that the frames will fill. The cylinders will be printed with each body and will be glued in place after assembly.

The motor used is a worm drive geared motor of around 140:1 ratio, slidebars will be single or twin and wheels 12 or 14mm disc as required by the prototype and the frames are wide enough for 16,5mm gauge as well. 9 and 10.5mm gauges are possible but the gearbox is too wide on the worm drive unit, I can only do these with a High Level gearbox which adds £10 to the price.

The only thing missing is outside valve gear on 2 or 3 types, if included it would have increased the cost and build time and I would not have been able to find the time to build them.

RAR chassis - £95 RTR, £55 as a kit

The initial batch has now been dispatched and I can build more to order. Out of interest, Lord Raglan is the most popular with Woolwich close behind.

Drawn by Henrik Laurel for 3D printing, it was going to be via Shapeways but would have been very expensive that way. I print them myself on my Photon in one piece, this batch in translucent green as I wanted to use it up productively and it does print well. It has full detail of the control box, motor, chaincase, seat and handbrake but a little had to be removed from underneath to get the chassis in. It also has slots for Kadee couplings or NEM pockets which are about the right height for most other couplings.

The chassis is a single reduction unit of 13:1 printed on my FDM printer with an N20 motor and my 13:1 gears and 10.5mm wheels. I have been trying to motorise this for some time but could not get my usual units in. This one is too fast but still runs well at slow speeds, it will easily outlast a Tenshodo as it has bushed axles and metal gears. The chassis shown is for 12mm gauge.

Available in all gauges from 16.5mm down to 12mm at £90.00 complete (please state gauge required).

I can now supply the Brush in 1/32nd and 1/35th scales for 16.5mm track, other gauges on request, £120.00 complete.

All Brush chassis are supplied built and running.

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Feldbahn Brigadelok 0-8-0T

Peckett Gamecock 0-6-0ST

Peckett Cranmore kit

WW1 Alco 2-6-2T

Ruston Diesels

Hudswell D29 diesel shunter

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Atkinson Walker shunting loco

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