Peco Tram Locomotive Kit

This locomotive produced by Peco belongs to the "N-6.5 Great Little Train Kits" range.

It is a model of a Beyer-Peaccock Tram Locomotive designed for the Glyn Valley Tramway.

This whitemetal kits are to be used with a Märklin Miniclub 0-6-0 chassis.

In the assembly of this kit Carr's solder and flux were used.

I used a 60W soldering iron, not the best option for this type of work. A temperature controlled iron is a must for whitemetal work.

The model was airbrushed with Tamiya acrylics.

I have already ordered the works and namplates for the loco (more on this later). When they arrive the model will be finished with Tamiya clear coat.

The donor chassis is on it's way from Germany.

The Real Thing

This converted railcar was once Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Co Ltd (GNR(I)) bus - AEC Regal IV - new in May 1956. It had a Park Royal dual purpose body and seated 40. It carried Reg No ZY 1715. In Oct 1958 it passed to Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) as AU345. It was withdrawn about 1973 and acquired by Bord na Móna to be converted as a railcar.

This railcar is probably the inspiration for the MarK Fielder model described in the railbus section of his site. The model is based on a Dornplas plastic kit for the Bristol LS Bus, the chassis is from the Marklin 4 wheel railcar.

Tralee & Dingle 18T

The ex-Tralee & Dingle 18T Coach has found a new home in The New Jersey Museum of Transportation. This model is the prototype for the Kestrel NN3 coach available from the N Gauge Society (NGS). The coach waits restauration in the Museum depot.

The 18T coach waiting restauration

The 18T bogie

The third class middle compartment

The front first class compartment

The outer first class compartment

Worsley Works kit for the Leek&Manifold rail coaches

Worsely Works makes two kits of the coaches used in the Leek&Manifold railway. Together with a Kestrel coach plastic kit, they are the only coaches available for modelers of British narrow gauge in N scale. The Brake Composite has been etched in nickel silver and the Third class coach in Brass.

When I ordered the two kits I was offered a kit for a Leek&Manifold style locomotive, but more on this later.

The kits come packaged with very basic instructions, it took me a while to understand how th e parts would fit, there is still one piece which I haven't the slightest idea where to use.

The kits provide a basic wheel frame, but as written in the instructions, I will use third party boggies (and couplers).

Micro-Trains has a good range of couplers and boggies, they even make marklin style couplers, which I will use in this project.