This won’t be news to those following the NGRM forum as progress has been reported there. Its not made to here previously because on the one hand I was hoping to report something else first and on the other hand I found I could access my blog whilst away and once back Annie and I have been quite ill.
So why now, you might ask? Well, I’ve both sorted the access issue and also got fed up of writing stuff in more than one place. I intend to moving to posting all on here and then just linking to it elsewhere.
So, this post launches the project as far at the blog is concerned.
Thanks to response to Pt1 of this saga I know have a lot more information and, unsurprisingly, more questions. However, I have enough to get one with it. So,
Planned to be available in late September 2022* is our multimedia Body Kit for The Egyptian Delta Railway 4-4-0
–* subject to parts deliveries being on time
The kit is designed to use the Bachmann 0n30 `old time’ 4-4-0 loco’s chassis which you will need to pickup on the second hand market.
The kit is available to order here with a special pre-order price Order Here
The kit will be largely 3D printed but supplied with a number for detailing parts in brass, plastic or wood. The actual spec is evolving as the design process continues.
One of the things that prompted this model was a mate and I musing about useful things to be done with the Bachmann 4-4-0 which wasn’t a very popular model (so they brought another one out) and, at that time, was readily available at marked down prices. Those discussions resulted in that the chassis and the Bagnall’s wheelbases were near enough for 0n30.
Seems word of the project has already turned a glut into a shortage so I will address one question here that I have already been asked. I was asked if it would fit on a Hornby Adams radial chassis. I haven’t a clue but it might as bashing models is supposed to be part of the 0n30 ethos. What I can say, and illustrate, is that the CAD has been tailored to the proposed chassis and designed to both hold it at the right height and mount using the three screws in the chassis.
Of course what you do with a saw and files is up to you.
I’ll discuss more about the model details and what we have learnt in the next post
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