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Hello,
I've set myself another little project this evening (it was supposidly my New Year resolution to not start any more projects, 2 days in and already broken), I'm going to produce a 4w brakevan in the style of Sir Heywood's Eaton Railway one.

Image (C) Ben Fisher http://benfisher.fotopic.net/p43790874.html

I shall be building it to suit 'Isabelle', as my dad reckons it has a very Heywood feel. I'm going to draw it out tomorrow, cut the sides, and order the base & buffer beams from my Grandad. I've already ordered the axleboxes, couplings & wheels, these are all Accucraft parts.

wow! that will look nice on the SHR!

Great project mate keep the pictures flowing

ACLR wrote:Great project mate keep the pictures flowing

I certainly will! Infact here is the next update ( if you can understand my drawing!), the end & sides are a different scale because the version of 2D design is only a demo. I would of used AutoCAD, but my dad has his laptop at work (!). It only shows the general woodwork. The mesurments (cm) do kill the drawing though
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Great looking brakevan Will!

I wish i could draw on the PC like that

Thanks Jim!


The components as they currently stand, I'm going to cut the chassis members later and attach the axleboxes. The base is currently between Carnforth & Porthmadog, so hopfully it'll turn up on Monday. Could be complete by the end of the month (fat chance)!

That pic isnt working. Any idea why?

Works for me!

Works for me now

Looking good!

looking great mate keep up the good work

That is looking very good William.

What type of couplings are you using?

Chris Cairns.

Great project ! I really like the old Heywood railways, because he built them as proper narrow gauge railways instead of a miniture railway stlye.

CCairns wrote:What type of couplings are you using?

I'm using Accucraft round head choppers (as shown in the photos below), becuase 'Isabelle' my 'Edrig' is fitted with them.

I've made masses of progress since the last update (only yesterday). No kidding I'm close to the painting stage! It's turned in to a sort of 7/8ths scale brakevan, but I like a bit of variety. The base turned up this morning, which has allowed me to make up the full chassis, and then begin on the roof. Hopfully I'll pick up a couple of welding rods tomorrow, and make up the handrails. I'll probally put the roof on the roof base later on today. So maybe I'll manage to build this one in a week? Who knows.

you can do that in a week, my workman's was done in a day (including the paint - next to a heater!)!!

its looking great william

I've completed it this evening, and shall post some piccies tomorrow !

SillyBilly wrote:

CCairns wrote:What type of couplings are you using?

I'm using Accucraft round head choppers (as shown in the photos below), becuase 'Isabelle' my 'Edrig' is fitted with them.

I've made masses of progress since the last update (only yesterday). No kidding I'm close to the painting stage! It's turned in to a sort of 7/8ths scale brakevan, but I like a bit of variety. The base turned up this morning, which has allowed me to make up the full chassis, and then begin on the roof. Hopfully I'll pick up a couple of welding rods tomorrow, and make up the handrails. I'll probally put the roof on the roof base later on today. So maybe I'll manage to build this one in a week? Who knows.

LOOKS GREAT!!!!!!!

WELL DONE!

SillyBilly wrote:I've completed it this evening, and shall post some piccies tomorrow !

OOOOOH CAN'T WAIT FOR PICS!

very good! Is it me, or is there not much activity on the forum atm?