Great Central Railway Robinson 8A (Tiny) class 0-8-0 no. 48. I am still taking on commissions to build models and this is my latest. Built from the very good, but in some areas very difficult, Gladiator kit, with an RG7 Portescap motor and gear unit and Slaters wheels. Power collection is by my favoured American method, which uses the tender wheels to collect power from one side of the track and the loco wheels from the other, this method avoids the use of plunger pickups, which in my opinion often prove troublesome. The superb GCR fully lined black livery was applied by Warren Haywood.
BR (ex LNER) Gresley V2 class 2-6-2 no. 60860 Durham School.Built from the Limited Edition DJH kit by John Dunn, and believed to have been very well painted by him also. Powered by the second to none ABC motor and gear unit, with Slaters wheels. Power collection is by the American method, collecting power from one side of the track by the tender wheels, the other via the loco wheels. A mini plug and socket alongside the drawbar makes disconnection of the tender very easy.
BR (ER) Thompson rebuilt J11/3 class 0-6-0 no. 64375. Bought from a recent auction. A client had asked me to build him a Pom-pom. This looked to be a good model, and it certainly has prooved to be. I tried to save him some money by buying this with the intention of stripping the paint, improving it where necessary, and having it repainted to his liking. That plan backfired on me, due to my lack of knowledge of Pom-pom’s. He wanted a model circa 1920’s. The J11/3’s were rebuilt by Edward Thompson from the mid 1940’s, with piston valves and the boiler raised by 4″ to accommodate them. So no good for my client. Never mind, I have still stripped the original hand applied paint and repainted it myself to my own liking. I am very pleased. Built from the Gladiator kit. It runs very well indeed, on Slaters wheels with power collection by plunger pickups.
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