Jung EL105 for the FBGR

FBGR · Post by **FBGR** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:12 pm

Just a few of pics to show this little loco recently finished that turned out quite nice.

I didn’t start out making a Jung, I started out making a Ruston 12hp, and had made the chassis when I found I couldn’t hide the motor under the gearbox as well as get four AA batteries in.

So, rather than discarding the chassis that I had made, I looked round for a suitable loco with similar wheelbase; so I ended up making this Jung with just minor alterations to the chassis being required.

First some naked (unpainted) shots, just to illustrate that it is mostly plastic:

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A shot of the chassis, (also plastic) to show how I managed to fit four AA batteries in as well as the Deltang receiver and speed controller:

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Some painted and weathered shots at home:

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Running on the FBGR on New Years Day (the log wagon is also newly built – based on a Spiegelau Feldbahn example):

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As I have got some frame and body and gearbox bits left over from the initial attempt to make the small Ruston, this will probably be the next loco.
JOhn

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:31 pm

Superb model (again) showing what can be achieved with Plasticard.
Nice paint and weathering too!

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:18 pm

Very nice, any tips you have to making stuff like this out of plasticard would be much appreciated,
cheers
Joe

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:35 pm

You are a master with plasticard Mr Bunny. That is impressive and makes me think about a dabble in 7/8 as it could be a cheap entry option....if it works. I may have too many thumbs.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:38 pm

Now if they gave out Nobel Prizes for innovative work with Plasticard ....

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:03 pm

Very nice indeed!

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:24 pm

Truly amazing.
Are you going to enter it at Peterborough?
I look forwards to seeing the Ruston.

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:57 pm

Excellent work, bang on John.

It is a shame I do not have a local shop that sells Plastikard locally as I would like to see what is available before ordering online.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:42 pm

Excellent work again, fitting the motor, batteries and controller into such a small body is already a fine piece of work before you go and put a body of that quality on it.

Post by **ge_rik** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:02 pm

A really great example of scatchbuilding in plasticard. I envy your skills and attention to detail.

Rik

steamie1 · Post by **steamie1** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:59 pm

That is brilliant! Lovely to see it progress in the shots too.

daveyrd11 · Post by **daveyrd11** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:04 pm

Really nice job, you should be proud of that.

FBGR · Post by **FBGR** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:22 pm

I have just found a video on youtube of this class of loco – and I got something very wrong.(see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isKSI5Xl26w)

I had assumed that the forward/reverse lever would be attached to the back of the gearbox, but this video shows the changing from forward to reverse being carried out by pushing in/pulling out the gear change wheel (the wheel that looks a bit like a steering wheel) .

So I am going to have to make a little alteration in removing the lever I put in and trying to make good the paintwork.

JOhn

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