SSM GSR 800 / CIE B1a 4-6-0

[Horsetan]

 

On 5/10/2022 at 6:12 PM, Horsetan said:

....and 25.2mm is the axle measurement we can give to Ultrascale. The same measurement also applies to the axles for the bogie wheels. Now wait 8 months whilst the man there is making those....

Six months later, the axles have just arrived...

[Horsetan]

Nameplates and numberplates from 247 Developments. I think the background colour might be a bit wrong, as I understood it to be blue rather than black...

Edited May 13, 2023 by Horsetan

[Horsetan]

Incidentally, can anyone remember the diameter of the tender wheels for the 800 Class? I know they are supposed to have 12 spokes, but am not sure if their diameter is 3', 3'3", 3'6" or bigger than that.

[airfixfan]

20 hours ago, Horsetan said:

Nameplates and numberplates from 247 Developments. I think the background colour might be a bit wrong, as I understood it to be blue rather than black...

Blue is correct

[Galteemore]

2 hours ago, Horsetan said:

Incidentally, can anyone remember the diameter of the tender wheels for the 800 Class? I know they are supposed to have 12 spokes, but am not sure if their diameter is 3', 3'3", 3'6" or bigger than that.

3’9”

[Horsetan]

51 minutes ago, airfixfan said:

Blue is correct

Which shade of blue?

[Galteemore]

I suspect the colour was chosen on heraldic lines, given the styling of the plates. The colour does seem more like the older, lighter Irish Heraldic Blue than the contemporary version https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Ireland

Edited May 14, 2023 by Galteemore

[Horsetan]

48 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

I suspect the colour was chosen on heraldic lines, given the styling of the plates. The colour does seem more like the older, lighter Irish Heraldic Blue than the contemporary version https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Ireland

The bottom one is more towards purple. 

[Galteemore]

2 hours ago, Horsetan said:

The bottom one is more towards purple. 

Best take that up with the Chief Herald of Ireland. One of the fascinating byways of Irish history. The small matter of heraldry was, funnily enough, overlooked in the establishment of the Irish Free State, and was thus managed by a Crown appointee up until 1941! Quote….. 
 

It was discovered around 1923 that the office of Ulster King of Arms had not been legally transferred to the Irish Government and since the office was created by royal prerogative in 1552, the British Government said that they could not transfer the office to Ireland. Eventually, the Irish Government decided in 1930 to let Sir Neville Wilkinson continue his work until his death, at which point the office would be considered by the Irish Government to have lapsed.

Wilkinson, incidentally, was one of the finest scale modellers in the world, specialising in dolls houses, some of which are still on museum display. http://bredafay.com/a-fairytale-is-born/

Edited May 14, 2023 by Galteemore

[Horsetan]

On 14/5/2023 at 1:06 PM, Galteemore said:

3’9”

Alan Gibson's 4S44C bogie wheels are the closest equivalent, in that case.

[Horsetan]

On 21/5/2023 at 11:17 AM, Horsetan said:

Alan Gibson's 4S44C bogie wheels are the closest equivalent, in that case.

Managed to acquire a set of the correct P4 profile wheels. The axles are to be replaced with longer ones appropriate for 21mm gauge.