Colin R Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Hi all I have just read that Q Kits used to produce a model of these locos, but since they are no more, I was wondering if anyone had any drawings of the prototype that could be copied for a kit to be made, I am not sure how popular they would be, but given Worsley works do the G611 type I wonder if anyone else (subject to finding the drawings) might be interested in this one as well. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Might be interested in a full kit.. Like that Es more than the Gs to be honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin R Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 That could be a possibility as the chassis would need to be done to scale. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 A 3D printed E421 by Valve Design is available on Shapeways. An E401 is also available from the Valve Design Shapeways store. https://www.shapeways.com/product/ED2F7SGHT/cie-e-class-421-oo-scale?optionId=40683661 I motorised the loco using a custom built Bull-Ant mechanism from Holywood Foundry in Australia and detailed the loco with my own etched overlays and SSM custom decals. I used a highbuild auto aerosol primer-filler to compensate for the coarse texture of the Shapeways WSF material and used the etched overlays to improve the standard of detail. Georgeconna's superdetailed one gives an idea of what can be achieved with the Valve Design model. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/122675-shapeways-e-class/ http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/122675-shapeways-e-class/ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin R Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Wow that looks very nice John. would you be willing to do some of your overlay etches for other people? Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard EH Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I did the same - valve design body, bullant chassis and detailing. The best option at present - plenty of modelling with a reasonable chance of a good outcome from the build! Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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