irishmail Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) Thought I would show my latest project here. Thanks to @Gabhal Luimnigh, I have two old Lima 08/09 shunters. One working and one non runner. I have always been interested in making one of the class 13 Tinsley hump shunters and this provided me with the opportunity for this project. There are a few detail errors with the Lima model, but I did not want to start cuting up a Bachmann or Hornby version. I also have a Lima 08 in Silverlink livery which got from Hatton's last year as a non runner, (motor mounting bracket was broken), so I took the bracket from the blue 09 non runner and 08874 was back in working order. Next it was a case of carefully cuting the cab off one of the donor bodies, then using bits of plasticard trying to replicate the 'calf' unit. Extra pick ups have been added and both main unit and calf are connected electrially. Additional weight has been added. Its still a work in progress at this stage, needing numbers and buffers. Edited June 16 by irishmail 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Out of interest, are there any / many 08s still in actual railway company use (as opposed to industrial / preservation)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmail Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Not sure, dont think there are many now, I read somewhere about three years ago that there were less than 100 in use now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) Celsa Steel in Cardiff was a regular sighting for me of numerous GBRF 08s, as recently as within the last twelve months. Sadly about to be replaced by some kind of Unimog yoke. Edited June 16 by Galteemore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I have a 2019 ABC which says there were 179 still around, including 11 09s. The Lima 08 is a useful model for 7mm narrow gauge, not least because of the outside cranks. The pancake motor can take a bit of disguising, but on the other hand the crank pins unscrew easily, enabling you to add con rods to outside cylinders. Runs well enough too, albeit not at the same level as the later Hornby ones. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 48 minutes ago, David Holman said: I have a 2019 ABC which says there were 179 still around, including 11 09s. The Lima 08 is a useful model for 7mm narrow gauge, not least because of the outside cranks. The pancake motor can take a bit of disguising, but on the other hand the crank pins unscrew easily, enabling you to add con rods to outside cylinders. Runs well enough too, albeit not at the same level as the later Hornby ones. Wow - 179 still in actual railway service? Or including industrials and preservation? On another front, with a generous 2ft rule, a coat of green or black paint and CIE logos will make a half-acceptable "D" class shunter out of one of those..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 18 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Wow - 179 still in actual railway service? Or including industrials and preservation? On another front, with a generous 2ft rule, a coat of green or black paint and CIE logos will make a half-acceptable "D" class shunter out of one of those..... Like this? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 17 minutes ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Like this? Good to see that close up, as I was thinking of doing that myself! Just wondering where the right style of numbers (e.g. D302) might be obtained from - larger for the sides and cab end, and smaller for the front end....? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, jhb171achill said: Good to see that close up, as I was thinking of doing that myself! Just wondering where the right style of numbers (e.g. D302) might be obtained from - larger for the sides and cab end, and smaller for the front end....? No idea Jonathan but I'm sure they can be obtained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 6 hours ago, jhb171achill said: Good to see that close up, as I was thinking of doing that myself! Just wondering where the right style of numbers (e.g. D302) might be obtained from - larger for the sides and cab end, and smaller for the front end....? Railtec bound to have something JB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmail Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 Bit more progress on the class 13 project. Glazing fitted on cab windows, (absent on the Lima models), and now applying transfers. I am using modellers licence/ rule 1 for the numbering as the Lima donors would not be an exact match for the origional 13001 -13003. So a bit of fictional back story. After the sucess of the three class 13's at Tinsley, BR wanted another 7 to make 10 units in total. As the yards they were destined for were not as steeply graded as Tinsley, some of the origional modifications carried out on the Tinsley three were not required such as the modified buffer beams. I have gone for 13007. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 On 16/6/2024 at 7:39 PM, Galteemore said: Celsa Steel in Cardiff was a regular sighting for me of numerous GBRF 08s, as recently as within the last twelve months. Sadly about to be replaced by some kind of Unimog yoke. Inverness still has one tootling about as well, pretty certain I saw at least two passing Longsight depot in Manchester a while back too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 A short video on the Class 13, for the uninitiated like myself: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishmail Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 4 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said: A short video on the Class 13, for the uninitiated like myself: Are you going to attempt a class 13 in 0 gauge Dave? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 11 minutes ago, irishmail said: Are you going to attempt a class 13 in 0 gauge Dave? I've been beaten to it, so maybe a Class 37 for me instead: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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