Good afternoon,
After 20 years of NG modelling I still have problems in identifying the many types of Narrow Gauge Locos so I've decided to make myself a guide.
Simple concept - Make/Model of loco plus a photo of it. I'd probably do a Word document I think.
My first question, not wanting to re-invent the wheel, is do any such guides exist ?
Thanks
Bob B.
I know what you mean, Bob! A spotters' guide would be a good idea.
Suggest start with the loco manufacturers, Hunslet, Manning Wardle, Peckett etc. followed by railway Co. plus any other details one would wish to add.
eg Hunslet 2-6-2T W&L RLY ex Sierra Leone No.14 (medium size tank loco)
Hunslet 0-4-0ST 'Velinheli', Dinorwic Quarry (small saddle tank)
Manning Wardle 'Exe', L&B Rly / Southern Rly (medium size tank loco)
Avonside 0-4-0T 'Elidir', Dinorwic Quarry / Durham water Board. (small pannier tank loco)
Or go down the list of railways listing each loco belonging to each company.
Or! If you have the Society Handbook there is a list of most of 009 model loco kits available up to when it was published under railway companies etc. You will have to add those kit produced since.
Roger
Thanks gents,
I'm going to play around with the format to see what works best.
Looks like a long term project:
Next question - I can search the net for loco photographs but does anyone know a good source of pictures apart from Wiki ?
Thanks
Bob B.
Try the Industrial Railway Society website with back issues of their magazine archived. You don't have to be a member to access the site.
Rod
Ok, so this is flippant but if you build it and then exhibit it with a deliberately wrong description you'll soon be told exactly what it is! ;D ;D
Yes Dave agreed. The same applies to many who put their models on ebay with wrong descriptions. eg Jouef 0-4-0s posted on ebay as Liliput or something like.
Roger