My next Irish Loco build (15mm West Clare Walker Diesel)

[commerlad]

Ok So

Where do you start?

Well personally I'm starting with a pair of Bachmann Big Hauler motor units acquired from one of these

The units themselves are like this

to be fitted under a Worsley Works etch (Which Allen says he can still get done)

http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/Images/Walker/15mm1.jpg

http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/Images/Walker/15mm2.jpg

Any thoughts, or foreseen problems?

 

[murrayec]

Reference to my WW etch Walker build may give you some thoughts for your build, though I think yours will be larger scale? 

https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/6346-walker-diesel-class-f-ecmbuild-in-4mm-for-oon3/

Eoin

[commerlad]

Hi Eoin,

Yeah been there, done that,

It was me that did all the phone work to get Mr Savage to sell the castings after Mike stopped making the units.

(Malcolm did the castings but the masters belonged to Mike so there was a bit of discussion as to whether he could sell the parts)

I still have a box full of castings and etches for more 4mm versions

Incidentally these should soon be available from NDrive in 9mm or 12mm versions.

@jhb171achill I would like to see pics of your relatives version.

 

[jhb171achill]

6 minutes ago, commerlad said:

Hi Eoin,

Yeah been there, done that,

It was me that did all the phone work to get Mr Savage to sell the castings after Mike stopped making the units.

(Malcolm did the castings but the masters belonged to Mike so there was a bit of discussion as to whether he could sell the parts)

I still have a box full of castings and etches for more 4mm versions

Incidentally these should soon be available from NDrive in 9mm or 12mm versions.

@jhb171achill I would like to see pics of your relatives version.

 

I’ve none myself. loughErne, can you oblige with this?

[Mayner]

A Bachmann "Big Haulier" GE diesel was one of the first locos I converted to on-board battery RC control about 10 years ago as the power pick up system was unreliable on track power.

I modified the loco from a centre to an end cabbed design based on the GE diesels used on the Georgetown Loop Railroad https://hawkinsrails.net/preservation/glr/grl_motive.html leaving plenty of space for a pair of 7.2V NiMh batteries, but possibly need to use more compact batteries converting a centre cabbed loco to on-board battery power.