edrig update

made-in-england · Post by **made-in-england** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:37 pm

They did and they comissioned a load of new Dr Who models to intise a newer genreation to the models but unfortunalty arnt doing too well out of them atm!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:42 pm

SillyBilly wrote:I thought Hornby bought them?

They did.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:57 pm

The post today brought me my new buffer beams, made by Alan2525.
They look fantastic!
Well made, and fit perfectly.
Thanks Alan

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:45 pm

You just have to paint them now Andy

They look very nice, did you give Alan the measurements?

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:37 pm

They'll look fab when you've fitted couplings and painted them.

alan2525 · Post by **alan2525** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:06 pm

Looks great! Makes for a very purposeful looking loco! Are you going to go for a dull flat red paint finish on the beams too, and just let them get weathered, will really look the part when you eventually get that coal fired boiler too! On mine I painted the backs with flat black stove paint and masked those so just the fronts are red. Makes the loco look much more authentic, than just having the beams red on both sides.

It's nice to see modified Edrig's, here's a really different treatment of an Edrig, this one by Chris Bird on the 16mm Association yahoo group. Name and Worksplates are my cnc engraved ones.

made-in-england · Post by **made-in-england** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:27 pm

Wow both those edrigs look great!

Where these the buffer beems we where talking about at GDSF Alan?

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:56 pm

MTA wrote:did you give Alan the measurements?

Yep, second time lucky, i gave the wrong measurments first time.

I am not sure about doing the etch priming my self, as i dont have a mask...

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:00 pm

alan2525 wrote:Looks great! Makes for a very purposeful looking loco! Are you going to go for a dull flat red paint finish on the beams too, and just let them get weathered, will really look the part when you eventually get that coal fired boiler too! On mine I painted the backs with flat black stove paint and masked those so just the fronts are red. Makes the loco look much more authentic, than just having the beams red on both sides.

I shall paint it flat red, then line in yellow and black, the same as on Jerry M

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:02 pm

alan2525 wrote:
It's nice to see modified Edrig's, here's a really different treatment of an Edrig, this one by Chris Bird on the 16mm Association yahoo group. Name and Worksplates are my cnc engraved ones.

WOW, that looks great.
I love the tender

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:13 pm

wow, if I had the money, I wouldn't mind some proper buffer beams! Chris Bird makes a nice job out of his locos, his Iver is good too. That Edrig is fantastic!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:37 pm

alan2525 wrote:It's nice to see modified Edrig's, here's a really different treatment of an Edrig, this one by Chris Bird on the 16mm Association yahoo group. Name and Worksplates are my cnc engraved ones.

That is one of the most attractive locos I've ever seen.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:48 pm

Matt wrote:That is one of the most attractive locos I've ever seen.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Haven't you seen the Roundhouse 'Taliesin'????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:54 pm

SillyBilly wrote:
Matt wrote:That is one of the most attractive locos I've ever seen.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Haven't you seen the Roundhouse 'Taliesin'????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

yes, there are plenty of farilies already, but an edrig like that, no way.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:57 pm

He was reffering to the attractivness though

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andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:59 pm

SillyBilly wrote:He was reffering to the attractivness though .

Yes, the look of the fairlie is quite common, its nice, but quite common, and an edrig like that, is one of the best engine i have seen. It looks nice

If you see to many of the same thing, it can get boring

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:18 pm

I painted the beams on friday night.
i didnt put pics up because i have been at amberley over the weekend.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:24 pm

Looks stunning with the new beam on Andy! I think the multi height looks good on it (yes, william, we know it is not prototypical but neither is an Edrig!!!).

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:25 pm

mhlr wrote:Looks stunning with the new beam on Andy! I think the multi height looks good on it (yes, william, we know it is not prototypical but neither is an Edrig!!!).

Industrial locos did use multi height,
a diesel at amberley has them on.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:35 pm

But not big steam ones!! Of course diesels have them! They do look better than I'd have thought though.

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