Tin Turtles

[90733]

I don't think I've posted about these probally on here yet?
Me & my dad have always liked the protected simplexs, yet we never got round to building one. However, when my dad asked around if anyone had made one, he got the answer there to difficult with the curves etc.. So of he went to build one, and so did I (once I stole the drawings of him )

Heres the start of mine, the curves were quite easy in the end, the 309 'rivets' (oo gauge track pins) were not...

Here are both together, my dads on the left. I didn't bother with opening doors, going for the lift of roof option (as did my dad in the end). You can also see different construction techniques, as I have used wood sides, my dad plastic.

And a jump to the finish line! Mine is the grey one, dads green.


On there first train together at a friends Thornyhold Light Railway

I am very happy with the outcome, and is probally the best thing I have ever built. They aren't perfect, and we have spotted places where they are inaccurate, however, at elsecar when someone who had 5 of the things in 16mm, couldn't spot or point out the mistakes!
The green one has now left.

[Si]

Very nice - I think that the effort with all the rivets was well worth it.

[Annie]

Yes the rivets are a real feature of these locos.

A nice pair of locos indeed.

[Spule 4]

Well Done!

I have always liked these Simplexes, back in my H0e/009 days for starters and then was excited to hear AnDel were working on one (a wonderful model, unfortunately with a very high price tag).

Anyhow, were there ever drawings or plans published on the internet or otherwise for the armored Simplex turtles?

[90733]

Well Done!

I have always liked these Simplexes, back in my H0e/009 days for starters and then was excited to hear AnDel were working on one (a wonderful model, unfortunately with a very high price tag).

Anyhow, were there ever drawings or plans published on the internet or otherwise for the armored Simplex turtles?

Heres an online drawing
http://murquick-mine.co.uk/simplex/img/simplex.jpg
Funny you should mention the AnDel one, my dads left for there

[Spule 4]

Well Done!

I have always liked these Simplexes, back in my H0e/009 days for starters and then was excited to hear AnDel were working on one (a wonderful model, unfortunately with a very high price tag).

Anyhow, were there ever drawings or plans published on the internet or otherwise for the armored Simplex turtles?

Heres an online drawing

http://murquick-mine.co.uk/simplex/img/simplex.jpg
Funny you should mention the AnDel one, my dads left for there

Isn't it about 0130 there in the UK now?

Anyhow, thanks for the drawing!!!

[90733]

Well Done!

I have always liked these Simplexes, back in my H0e/009 days for starters and then was excited to hear AnDel were working on one (a wonderful model, unfortunately with a very high price tag).

Anyhow, were there ever drawings or plans published on the internet or otherwise for the armored Simplex turtles?

Heres an online drawing

http://murquick-mine.co.uk/simplex/img/simplex.jpg
Funny you should mention the AnDel one, my dads left for there

Isn't it about 0130 there in the UK now?  

Anyhow, thanks for the drawing!!!

Nope, literally about to go midnight Its the holidays though And I always end up doing most of my modelling at night

[Spule 4]

Well Done!

I have always liked these Simplexes, back in my H0e/009 days for starters and then was excited to hear AnDel were working on one (a wonderful model, unfortunately with a very high price tag).

Anyhow, were there ever drawings or plans published on the internet or otherwise for the armored Simplex turtles?

Heres an online drawing

http://murquick-mine.co.uk/simplex/img/simplex.jpg
Funny you should mention the AnDel one, my dads left for there

Isn't it about 0130 there in the UK now?  

Anyhow, thanks for the drawing!!!

Nope, literally about to go midnight Its the holidays though And I always end up doing most of my modelling at night

I do too, but in the US, all the suppliers are closed by then!