SPEED BUILD Class 20 Diesel

David H · 01-03-2008, 08:35 AM

Today rather than write a book review and do a job application I propose to see if I can build Ray Morris' British Rail Class 20 Type 1 Diesel Locomotive IN A DAY .

I visited the National Railway Museum in York on New Years Day, both work and fun! I am a lucky man! I know little of railways and locomotives but I would like to change that.

The card model is available here:

http://www.trspartan.freeserve.co.uk/card_models.htm

It's a nice looking little loco, looks like it hauled coal for most o its life. A Bo Bo I believe? Scale is 00, which means little to me. I would like to explore O gauge / scale in the future as these make a good sized engine. I suppose 00 is half that so about 1:88?

Kick off was about 10:30 AM GMT.

P1010004.jpg

Chassis underway. I added some thicker card strips to beef it up a little, otherwise just score and cut. I backed the steps and cut them out.

P1010005.jpg

Finished the chassis and prepared the central equipment box. Contains braking system and stuff I suppose?

P1010006.jpg

Bogies are under way. Again a certain amount of card doubling and cutting out white areas. Ray's construction is neat and efficient. Only praise.

D

David H · 01-03-2008, 05:43 PM

Well I managed it.

In general it went together very easily. I deffinately rushed a bit too much and have ended up with a few rough areas. Down to me rather than Ray's design.

I think the doors which are recessed and the cab could be done a lot better. For a start I would print the doors on thinner stock as the 120gsm card was just too thick. The lower edge of the cab could be reinforced with a continuous strip of thin card as is the area below the door is too thin.

Some pictures.

Library - 5163.jpg

Library - 5167.jpg

Library - 5169.jpg

Quite like ship building I enjoyed myself. I think I will be building some narrow gauge next. Any one know if there is a Double Fairlie kit available?

D

BARX2 · 01-03-2008, 07:22 PM

Very nice job! It looks challenging with all those little parts!

**Lex** · 01-04-2008, 07:52 AM

Oh my... One day you said? That's most impressive!!!

David H · 01-04-2008, 09:21 AM

Thanks guys but it is flawed by haste.

This is a nice little kit, I presume train folks would motorise it...

D

**RichBohlman** · 01-06-2008, 02:07 PM

Looks good! Thanks for sharing!

01-03-2008, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
David H Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I live in North Yorkshire Posts: 433	SPEED BUILD Class 20 Diesel Today rather than write a book review and do a job application I propose to see if I can build Ray Morris' British Rail Class 20 Type 1 Diesel Locomotive IN A DAY . I visited the National Railway Museum in York on New Years Day, both work and fun! I am a lucky man! I know little of railways and locomotives but I would like to change that. The card model is available here: http://www.trspartan.freeserve.co.uk/card_models.htm It's a nice looking little loco, looks like it hauled coal for most o its life. A Bo Bo I believe? Scale is 00, which means little to me. I would like to explore O gauge / scale in the future as these make a good sized engine. I suppose 00 is half that so about 1:88? Kick off was about 10:30 AM GMT. P1010004.jpg Chassis underway. I added some thicker card strips to beef it up a little, otherwise just score and cut. I backed the steps and cut them out. P1010005.jpg Finished the chassis and prepared the central equipment box. Contains braking system and stuff I suppose? P1010006.jpg Bogies are under way. Again a certain amount of card doubling and cutting out white areas. Ray's construction is neat and efficient. Only praise. D

01-04-2008, 07:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lex Dollmaker Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beijing -- 1400m from the Olympic Stadium! Posts: 2,177	Oh my... One day you said? That's most impressive!!! __________________ Model design isn't hard, finding reference is! Recent works: Hanzel/Gretel, De Havilland Comet-4B, F-25, Meirin and the White Knight

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RichBohlman Railroad Card Modaler Card Models Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 318	Looks good! Thanks for sharing! __________________ - The Power That Served The Nation - The Milwaukee Road The Milwaukee Road Historical Association

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01-03-2008, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
David H Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I live in North Yorkshire Posts: 433	Well I managed it. In general it went together very easily. I deffinately rushed a bit too much and have ended up with a few rough areas. Down to me rather than Ray's design. I think the doors which are recessed and the cab could be done a lot better. For a start I would print the doors on thinner stock as the 120gsm card was just too thick. The lower edge of the cab could be reinforced with a continuous strip of thin card as is the area below the door is too thin. Some pictures. Library - 5163.jpg Library - 5167.jpg Library - 5169.jpg Quite like ship building I enjoyed myself. I think I will be building some narrow gauge next. Any one know if there is a Double Fairlie kit available? D

01-03-2008, 07:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
BARX2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 570	Very nice job! It looks challenging with all those little parts!

01-04-2008, 09:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
David H Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I live in North Yorkshire Posts: 433	Thanks guys but it is flawed by haste. This is a nice little kit, I presume train folks would motorise it... D