Etched Pixels/Ultima new items for 2014

[moogle]

  Alan.
I think there might be a few Irish 6 wheelers that will suit that. 
Book consulting time... 

[EtchedPixels]

Alan.
I think there might be a few Irish 6 wheelers that will suit that. 
Book consulting time... 

There are a collection of them that use the same chassis as I understand it (barring the gauge) an indeed basically the same body too. The DN&GR and in turn the GNR had a batch built at Wolverton in 1901. I gather one of them is in the museum in Ulster somewhere but more I know not.

[petercharlesfagg]

As a complete ignoramus can somebody point me in the general direction of some images?

I have no idea what the items are!

Regards, Peter.

[Irish Padre]

 

Alan.
I think there might be a few Irish 6 wheelers that will suit that. 
Book consulting time... 

There are a collection of them that use the same chassis as I understand it (barring the gauge) an indeed basically the same body too. The DN&GR and in turn the GNR had a batch built at Wolverton in 1901. I gather one of them is in the museum in Ulster somewhere but more I know not.

Yes, it's the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Belfast. Well worth a look - a fine selection of Irish broad and narrow gauge stock. I say broad but of course to us 5'3" is simply standard gauge!
There are also a few 6 wheel coaches in the collections of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland and the Downpatrick Steam Railway

[Chris in Prague]

The GWR shunters truck would certainly be interesting if its the type that lasted into the 1960s?

Any chance of a Devon Belle observation car in Pullman livery?

[Chinahand]

Lots of lovely GWR stuff there Alan so I will definitely be watching out for future production updates.

[EtchedPixels]

The GWR shunters truck would certainly be interesting if its the type that lasted into the 1960s?

Yes (well its generic). The real ones came in several batches with quite complex underframe and brake differences. There is a superb Masterclass Models etched kit for those who care. I plan to simply do the body for the Peco chassis and the two typical handrail variants (straight and bent)

Any chance of a Devon Belle observation car in Pullman livery?

Not on my plans. I think you could probably scratch build a reasonable version given the very angular shape. Build a shell out of clear plastic sheet and then vinyl the livery.

I'd be tempted to start with one of the old clear 101 DMU shells I think. They are pretty angular but maybe a little too short.

It would actually be very hard to do as an etched or 3D printed kit because of the sheer amount of open space only supported by the glazing.

[Chris in Prague]

Thanks for the reply, Etched Pixels. So, I'll put the GWR shunters truck on my to-buy-list.

Thank you too for the reply re: the Devon Belle observation car. I understand; that makes perfect sense. Could you, though, make the vinyl transfers? (I'm not familiar with this technology.)

[EtchedPixels]

Probably - although with the thin edge something like the new style vinyls Electra Railway Graphics do would probably be much easier to get right and apply - worth asking Adam once you've got a set of sizes perhaps ?

[Chris in Prague]

Thanks for your quick reply. Constructing a Devon Belle observation car is a medium-term project so I'll leave it, for now.

[EtchedPixels]

Ouch   That's a lot more than I'm paying for my brass OO set I'm constructing ... near on double

Some progress here. Kevin Knight on the yahoo group notes that you can get the body or body/underframes in 2mm from Bill Bedford as a special order. He may well do N as well if you ask nicely.

Price for body/underframe is £57 for each 3 car set, and £39 for the FK/BFK pair. You'll still need to find/build all the other bits but its probably a better starting point.

[Chinahand]

Do you have any time frame for production yet Alan so that I can start saving the pennies ?

The ones I'm particularly interested in are the GWR M11 70ft stowage van, the GWR K38 57ft 'Ocean Mails' van, the GWR Clerestory Stock and, of course, the GWR shunters truck.

[MikeDunn]

Some progress here. Kevin Knight on the yahoo group notes that you can get the body or body/underframes in 2mm from Bill Bedford as a special order. He may well do N as well if you ask nicely.

Cheers - I have some of his kits, but didn't realise he did suitable underframes

[EtchedPixels]

I'd hope early in the year or maybe Christmas this year for the shunters truck and maybe the M11, early 2014 for the K38. Clerestory stock late 2014 - much to do on that front yet.

It's hard to be sure. It doesn't take much to shift it a couple of months in either direction.

Alan

[Chinahand]

Thanks Alan. Sounds as though it's time to start dropping Christmas prezzie hints to SWMBO.