tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86032390987746331322012-02-16T12:23:52.672-08:00Locomotive Designs for the 2mm Modelertwommlocomotiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02922545232863652519noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603239098774633132.post-63198576261933353372011-10-10T04:21:00.000-07:002011-10-10T04:21:40.191-07:00

Here is the first completed Midland Railway 1P produced and painted by myself. This kit has undergone some redesigning to allow for a larger motor and easier assembly. Currently being produced is a Midland Railway 0-6-0 tank which will be available from late november.

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TwommLocomotives would like to announce a number of products currently under development in 2011. Please follow the link to find out more. http://www.twommlocomotives.co.uk/twommlocomotives/Proposed_Kits_And_Products_For_2011.html  We are hoping these products will be available for the Warley National Model Railway Show at the NEC 19-20 November 2011.

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Here are images of the partially completed Midland Railway Class 1P Locomotive Kit. This kit is available from TwommLocomotives follow the links to check it out now!The kit allows the builder to produce a Class 1P locomotive from the pre-grouping era right through to the BR days.The kit is supplied with a comprehensive set of instructions and all the castings needed to complete. The chassis is

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The Midland Railway Class 1P kit is now available from TwommLocomotives. The kit enables you to build the full locomotive covering all locomotives from the Midland Railway era right through to British Rail Nationalisation.The chassis has a innovative design that allows all wheels to be fully sprung using a hornblock system that allows full removal of all wheels for maintenance. Alternatively it

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Firstly many thanks to the 2mm Association for allowing me to attend Expo 2010 and i must say what a great show.Secondly following the overwhelming interest shown at my stand i would like to thank all of you for your support and suggestions.As many of you are aware the first kit i intend on producing is the Midland Railway Class 1P shown below.Can i ask for those who are interested to email me

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It has been a long year but now the BR 9F 92220 'EVENING STAR' is almost complete. As this is my first attempt at building a locomotive in 2mm scale i think i can be proud and cant wait to show you all at Expo 2010.All that is left to do is varnish over the lining and add some buffers. As you can see the loco is sat on my homemade rolling road which will form part of my display plinth.I must

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Here is the second part of my progress report for the Evening Star. As i stated in part 1 the model is nearly complete and will be ready for the Golden Jubilee.Assembly of the running gear went without any hitches until i introduced the locomotive to my homemade rolling road. I have found out now after many hours of fiddeling with gear alignment, motor alignment even rod clearances that none of

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It has been a while now since i have posted my progress with the Evening Star. It has been a difficult few months with real problems. But now the end is in sight with the final pieces fitting together and painting well under way.As you can see from this picture my chassis is almost complete just requireing the copper pipework. Here is a close up of the front parts of the valve gear. Here was my

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Having virtually completed the tender (including fitting the motor) i though i would take on the small task of creating extra details. This includes brake detail, coal space, fireiron tool stowage and tools, and water transfer pipes.This image shows the coal space i have created. The reason for doing this is because i don't believe in showing a tender always full of coal. It was very

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Its been slow progress over the Christmas period but now n the New Year its time to push on.As you can see from the pictures a lot of work has been carried out on the locomotive and i am very nearly ready to paint. If you look closely at some of the pictures you can see extra detail within the model, this is something that i have set out from the start to make the model as detailed as

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Having virtually completed the tender (apart from painting) it was time to start on the very daunting task of assembling the locomotive chassis and footplate.This part of the model as detailed by Bob Jones in his instructions is very delicate and complex and consists of approx 200 parts some of which are tiny.The start of chassis construction, due to the large size and flex of the main frames i

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Progress has been fast on building the tender for the Evening Star to the point at which i can go no furtherCurrently waiting for motor/gears and some detailing components from the association shop my attention has been spent on the finish of the model ensuring all minor details look correct.All that is required once i receive the parts is to apply some fine Milleput in the small holes and gaps

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Having been a member of the 2mm Association for many years i thought it was about time to make my first model, what better challenge than a 9F.I previously modeled in N-Gauge but never produced anything substantial, then i moved up to 7mm and built one DJH Locomotive kit but my roots are with smaller scales so i returned to the 2mm.I was too late to plan and enter anything for the Jubilee Layout

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