70HP Tugwell-Pushley

[Doug Dickson]

Herewith two views of my Tugwell-Pushley, built on a Bachmann Plymouth chassis.









Glazing, buffers etc to add and a decision asto final colour after another blow-over with primer. I do like the little Kadees [?] the chassis came fitted with, any observations on their suitability for OO9 in general?

Doug

[duttonbay]

Very nice looking loco Chubber. I expect that those couplings are Microtrains - they were once Kadee N scale, but the N and Z scale stuff was split off into a different company. I use them on my Dutton Bay Tramway, but it's easy for me because my local 2'6" railway used knuckle couplers so they fit into an Australian scene fine.

They don't look like any British narrow gauge coupling though, and I imagine most replies will mention that for compatibility with other models you should consider a Greenwich or similar.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Beautiful work.

Jeff S.

[Doug Dickson]

D'Bay and Jeff, thanks for your kind remarks, and the info re Minitrains. I'm not too worried about a 'non-British' appearance, after all, as an expatriate in France I am virtually stateless after 4% of the UK, the majority of whom have never put themselves in harms way for their country or possibly done a days hard work in their lives have decided that they want their ball back and are going to go home to a bottle of Tizer, a copy of the Beano and Dick Barton, Special Agent, on the wireless.

Doug

[Jeff Schumaker]

Very nice looking loco Chubber. I expect that those couplings are Microtrains - they were once Kadee N scale, but the N and Z scale stuff was split off into a different company. I use them on my Dutton Bay Tramway, but it's easy for me because my local 2'6" railway used knuckle couplers so they fit into an Australian scene fine.

They don't look like any British narrow gauge coupling though, and I imagine most replies will mention that for compatibility with other models you should consider a Greenwich or similar.

I don't think the couplers are Microtrains, but are similar to them. I am not sure what "brand" they are.

Jeff

[duttonbay]

I don't think the couplers are Microtrains, but are similar to them. I am not sure what "brand" they are.

Jeff

Yes, I noticed that too, which is probably why I said "expect". There are compatible couplers - Accumate is apparently the best - and Kato and Bachmann each do a similar coupler which is compatible with Microtrains sometimes (depending on who you talk to).  Given the Bachmann mech these are probably Bachmann N scale couplers. Not 100% compatible with M<icrotrains.

[Doug Dickson]

I don't think the couplers are Microtrains, but are similar to them. I am not sure what "brand" they are.

Jeff

Yes, I noticed that too, which is probably why I said "expect". There are compatible couplers - Accumate is apparently the best - and Kato and Bachmann each do a similar coupler which is compatible with Microtrains sometimes (depending on who you talk to).  Given the Bachmann mech these are probably Bachmann N scale couplers. Not 100% compatible with M<icrotrains.

Well, looks like I better bite the bullet and have a go at the fold-up ones I've bought. Wish I'd waited for the NEM pocket version....

Doug

[Hugh Norwood]

Hmmm.. I'm getting "photo not found" instead of photos...

[Doug Dickson]

.....seems O.K. now....

D

[Hugh Norwood]

Yup - must have been a glitch the space-time continuumuumuumuum-thingy!

[Doug Dickson]

Disaster! I bought a rattle can of acrylic from a local outlet and the first pass went on O.K.-ish, the second was like raspberry jam. I've done my best to rub it down etc and three coats of Kleer, but still pretty horrible.





Damn nuisance, the glazing had gone in very nicely and I was feeling chuffed...

I wonder if there is anything I can buy locally that will take off the paint without dissolving the plastic?

[Andrew Emery]

I wonder if there is anything I can buy locally that will take off the paint without dissolving the plastic?

Locally? Can't say - brake fluids vary from innefective and safe, to vicious. I suggest 'Purisol' from Hannants www.hannants.co.uk.  It is plastic-friendly and made for modellers.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I wonder if there is anything I can buy locally that will take off the paint without dissolving the plastic?

I have had success with 91% isopropyl alcohol. It shouldn't harm the plastic.

Jeff S.

[Doug Dickson]

THanks, gents, for the suggestions. Amazingly, the skin of paint seems to have 'shrunk', no other word for it, and it looked much better 48 hours later.

Having used part of the body of the PLymouth I have had a go at a '90 HP Tugwell-Pushley' with an entirely home made body. I decided I wanted a working headlight, so designed a radiator housing to hold a 3mm LED firmly enough to let the leads press aginst the two halves of the split chassis. Seems to work O.K. and has survived 1/2 hr running in.





I have also knocked up some dummy spring overlays..



Hope this idea helps someone else,

Doug

[Jeff Schumaker]

Very nice, Doug.

Jeff S.