Darius43 Posted June 7, 2023 Author Posted June 7, 2023 The real thing. Now a thing of the past as the DC “Local” trains are now retired. Cheers Darius 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Posted June 8, 2023 Thanks guys - I have one more coach on the go to complete the 6-car unit. A pantograph coach. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 8, 2023 Author Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Latest progress. No prizes for spotting the part from a old felt-tipped pen… Cheers Darius Edited June 8, 2023 by Darius43 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 9, 2023 Author Posted June 9, 2023 6th and final coach completed Cheers Darius 6 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 10, 2023 Author Posted June 10, 2023 In action on the layout this morning Cheers Darius 5 3 Quote
leslie10646 Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Darius - I've met you (a privilege by the way) - you're a youngster - HOW DO YOU FIND THE TIME FOR THIS SPEED OF PRODUCTION? Re the next project - Good luck - reminds me of the Milwaukee Road's "Little Joes" - it's the double streamlined ends which give the illusion, but the Little Joe had a massive truck sticking out at the front - but what a loco? Believe it or not but this steam enthusiast has a copy of the book covering the Milwaukee Road in the Rockies ("Milwaukee Road West") with all their early electrics. Maybe you should try one of those - or a Milwaukee 100mph Atlantic steam loco! Edited June 10, 2023 by leslie10646 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Secret’s in the schooling Leslie. He went to BRA not RBAI 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 I was going to frame a reply using a reference to Methody, but thought better of it just in case there are some Methody alumni around… Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, leslie10646 said: Darius - I've met you (a privilege by the way) - you're a youngster - HOW DO YOU FIND THE TIME FOR THIS SPEED OF PRODUCTION? Re the next project - Good luck - reminds me of the Milwaukee Road's "Little Joes" - it's the double streamlined ends which give the illusion, but the Little Joe had a massive truck sticking out at the front - but what a loco? Believe it or not but this steam enthusiast has a copy of the book covering the Milwaukee Road in the Rockies ("Milwaukee Road West") with all their early electrics. Maybe you should try one of those - or a Milwaukee 100mph Atlantic steam loco! Hi Leslie. You mentioned the Milwaukee Road… Cheers Darius Edited June 11, 2023 by Darius43 3 1 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 11, 2023 Author Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) I have travelled by train several times between Mumbai and Pune and back on the Deccan Queen express. The train used to be hauled by WCM1 electric locomotives that were built in the UK at the Vulcan Foundry and exported to India. It would appear that similar locomotives were exported to Spain as witness this HO gauge model by Electrotren. So hatched my plan to modify the Electrotren model to represent, as far as possible an Indian Railways WCM1. After removing the glazing etc. the redundant nose lights and jumper sockets were removed and filled. Brass wire bars and shades were added to the cab windows and cab doors carefully scribed. Primer on. Cheers Darius Edited June 11, 2023 by Darius43 7 Quote
leslie10646 Posted June 11, 2023 Posted June 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Darius43 said: I was going to frame a reply using a reference to Methody, but thought better of it just in case there are some Methody alumni around… Cheers Darius Now, that would be going too far, Darius - but those of us who are old enough remember that the fabled Drew Donaldson was a master there! Thanks for that wonderful display of Milwaukee Road motive power! The "Bi-Polars" were remarkable looking beasts. Those early electrics were nothing if not the very manifestation of complexity. They must have costs ten times what a Choo choo would have cost! 2 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Initial painting completed. Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Branchline121 Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 7:41 PM, leslie10646 said: Darius - I've met you (a privilege by the way) - you're a youngster - HOW DO YOU FIND THE TIME FOR THIS SPEED OF PRODUCTION? Re the next project - Good luck - reminds me of the Milwaukee Road's "Little Joes" - it's the double streamlined ends which give the illusion, but the Little Joe had a massive truck sticking out at the front - but what a loco? Believe it or not but this steam enthusiast has a copy of the book covering the Milwaukee Road in the Rockies ("Milwaukee Road West") with all their early electrics. Maybe you should try one of those - or a Milwaukee 100mph Atlantic steam loco! Curiously enough the engines were built for the USSR, although never made it due to rising tensions from the Cold War. Perhaps GE thought the Soviets wouldn't mind the odd appearance as long as it worked? Quote
Darius43 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, Branchline121 said: Curiously enough the engines were built for the USSR, although never made it due to rising tensions from the Cold War. Perhaps GE thought the Soviets wouldn't mind the odd appearance as long as it worked? Hence their nickname “Little Joe”. Cheers Darius 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Bogie frames painted black and re fitted. Cab glazing and headlight glazing re-fitted. New round buffers fitted. Body re-attached to chassis. Awaiting decals and additional details. Cheers Darius 3 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Home made decals applied. Cheers Darius 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Cab door handrails and train headboard added. Cheers Darius 7 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) Cow catcher made from plasticard and fixed to the removable front valence that came with the model locomotive. It’s almost brushing the tops of the rails so further modifications will be required. I have a cunning plan… Modified cow catcher fitted. Cheers Darius Edited June 13, 2023 by Darius43 8 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Posted June 14, 2023 Tail lights fabricated from plasticard and mounted atop the main headlights. Cheers Darius 4 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Posted June 14, 2023 Calling this finished now - added buffer beam steps the the coupling end, bogie speedometers and light weathering to the chassis. Cheers Darius 5 Quote
David Holman Posted June 16, 2023 Posted June 16, 2023 Not my scene, but certainly doesn't stop me admiring the modelling! 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 16, 2023 Author Posted June 16, 2023 Thanks David. Having completed the Loco conversion I suppose I have to build the 20+ coaches that form the Deccan Queen. Going to need a load more Triang Mk1s and plasticard. Cheers Darius 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 Made a start on an ICF coach for the Deccan Queen using plasticard sheets to build up the lower coach body. It is designed to fit on a cut down Triang Mk1 coach chassis. The coach sides will be thin plasticard with the windows cut out - similar to the Bombay Local. An internal framework of plasticard provides strength and something for the coach sides to fix to. The Triang coach roof is modified to fit. The scale is approximately 1:87 HO to match the WCM1 loco recently converted from an Electrotren HO model. I adjusted the coach sides slightly to match the Triang coach length. I now have rather a lot of windows to cut out… Cheers Darius 7 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Posted June 19, 2023 Window cutting out commenced… Shortened the bogie centre dimension. One side done… Cheers Darius 2 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted June 19, 2023 Posted June 19, 2023 You have some patience Darius, fair dues. 1 Quote
Flying Snail Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 Great work as always Darius! I'm really enjoying the detailed look at what goes into a project like the Deccan Queen. Its great to see a railway that we don't get exposure to in this part of the world too! Am I right that in spite of the size of India's population, that there's not much in the way of RTR models and that scratch building is the only real option? 1 Quote
Darius43 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) As far as I am aware there are no RTR models of Indian Railway locomotives or stock. There are 3D printed models on Shapeways and Langley did produce a white metal kit of a Darjeeling Himalayan narrow gauge steam tank loco. If you want a model of IR broad gauge stock, a combination of modifying non-Indian rtr models and scratch building is the “easiest” option in my view. These are the coaches (or “bogies”) that I am modelling. The full train is going to take some time… Cheers Darius Edited June 20, 2023 by Darius43 3 Quote
Darius43 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Posted July 8, 2023 Tail lights added courtesy of West Hill Wagon Works. Cheers Darius 7 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 On 19/6/2023 at 6:55 PM, Darius43 said: Doors added. Cheers Darius What's the process for cutting out the windows? Do you repeatedly score the same lines with a blade until you slice through? Quote
Darius43 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Posted July 8, 2023 Hi DJ. I drill out the window corners with a smallish diameter bit in a pin vice (to create the curved corners) and then cut between them with a new/sharp blade. I then clean the opening up with needle files. Cheers Darius 1 2 Quote
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