Mini Double Fairlie from Chris Ward.

[garrywhiting]

They are from the Langley Fairlie kit.
John W

When fitting out my second Windle "Mexican" Double Fairlie, I found four of these sandpots in my bits box. I guess that some time ago I purchased them from the Langley stand at a model railway show. Langley often had a couple of rummage trays of various white metal castings on their stand. I don't know if they still do, not looked at their stand at shows for a couple of years now.

[JulienW]

They still do Garry - I picked up a couple of 6-cylinder engine blocks (hopefully they look enough like Gardener diesels) at the Leamington show in January. Can be a bit of a scrum though...

[Isle of Stoner]

Well, I've spent the day adding handrails and details and giving it a second coat of paint and apart from plates it is as finished as I can get it. I also put some spare bits of whitemetal in the smokeboxes to add weight, it runs really nicely.





The only place where the 3D printingness shows up is on the domes but from an operating distance it looks fine to my, admitedly wooly, eyesight.


John W

[Graeme Dunbar]

Very "sweet"! It has echoes of the Kato shorty trains (or am I saying the wrong thing here and it is intended to be a serious Fairlie  :-[

[Isle of Stoner]

However you look at it its a toy train. It's as serious as any of my other models. It isn't prototype specific but there is no reason why a little one could be built.

John W ;D

[tebee]

That's a very cute loco - am I right in thinking it's of fairly small proportions? I.E Original Ffestiniog/vari-kit loading gauge ? 

[Graeme Dunbar]

Tebee,
Look here:
http://www.kato-unitrack.co.uk/kato-11-105-shorty-chassis-unit-1969-0.html
http://www.chrisjward.co.uk/

I guess about 60 mm long.

[Isle of Stoner]

It's 73mm over the buffer beams, about 35mm above rail level. Cute is the word.

John W

[Bassendale]

Hi Mick,

Interesting John! Looks a bit like a Varikit that has been posed in front of a mirror  ;D

Where did you get, or what make are the (whitemetal?) England style sand pots/pedestal ashtrays/narrow dustbins ?

Mick

The pots are available seperately from Langley. I needed a pair for another project so I contacted Ian directly and hopefully some are on their way.

However, I love Johns additions to his Fairlie, I wish one could buy the contents of these "bits boxes" people keep quoting
also I don't have a crimson engine and fathers days is approaching ...


Regards

Stuart

[Tigger]

Langley often had a couple of rummage trays of various white metal castings on their stand. I don't know if they still do, not looked at their stand at shows for a couple of years now.

Those rummage trays are excellent sources of loads for wagons.  Well worth getting there early or fighting through the scrum!

[nigelk]

Perhaps Chris Ward could print the pots on the model??  :)  Nice work John.

[MikeC]

I'd really love to see a photograph of this model on a layout, rather than the "works" snap.  ;D

[Isle of Stoner]

Hi

The V2 version actually now has sandpots, tool boxes and coal bunkers as part of it. I'll take a picture and upload it.

Also if you have a look at my blog at isleofstoner.blogspot.co.uk  you find a couple of pictures of mine on Underhill on the entry for 26th April. I'll try to get some better ones over the weekend.

John W

[Graeme Dunbar]

I bought a "Growler" diesel from Chris. He made a small change to the design for me. I think it must be one of his standard variations - open side frames rather than tram skirts. I'm sure in time he will accumulate a range of variations.

If only there was an inexpensive steam chassis on a par with the Kato tram. The possibilities for a 3D "varikit" could be endless!

[Isle of Stoner]

I like the first fairlie I did so much that I'm doing a second one without a cab roof.

Details and pictures on my blog http://isleofstoner.blogspot.co.uk/

Here in FR shop land I've just ordered the 3rd batch of 10 of these as they are being very popular, I've also ordered a selection of his other locos which I hope will also be as popular.

John W