(F) Smokey Joe to Sir Arthurs Katie

[DCRfan]

First shots of an 'inspired by' conversion of current model Smokey Joe to Heywoods Katie. I've retained the models chassis length rather than extending it to scale size. The boiler is a piece of plastic pipe with a wrap of two layers of 0.5mm plastic card. The dome is a brass casting I picked up in Sydney about 20 year ago which is polishing up nicely.

[DCRfan]

Update 2: Side tanks in place with blocks of brass inside each side however the tops are just sitting in place until I can confirm the weight is right. The smokebox door is a plastic railwheel filed to dome shape.



Next is the front and rear of the chassis.

[DCRfan]

A little more progress tonight. Although the smokebox door size matches the couple of pictures I'm working to I keep thinking it's too small.



When I put the Tamyia 1:24th rally driver and proposed loco engineer beside the loco I realised he will look way out of proportion when standing in the cab so perhaps the driver will be in seated position.

[MilesB]

Although the smokebox door size matches the couple of pictures I'm working to I keep thinking it's to small.

Yep -- it's far too small.

Check out the picture here:

http://www.geoffspages.co.uk/raildiary/perrygrove.htm

of the front end of Ursula -- the original Katie looked the same.

But on the other hand, if you are doing a model of the Replica Katie at Eaton Hall:

http://www.geoffspages.co.uk/raildiary/eatonpark.htm

Then you may not be too far off.

Your choice.

Miles

[DCRfan]

I have used a picture of the the replica Katie as prime reference. I will now use John Strongs 7mm scale plan of Ella instead and I just happen to have a white metal smoke box door almost exactly the right size.

[DCRfan]

The smoke box has been changed and a start made on the rear.



Where are the filling points for the water tanks? I assume on the top of each tank towards the front. Any idea of the shape, round or oval?

[Simon Andrews]

Paul,

I seem to remember that there is a small circular filler cap on one side only, and a hinged rectangular access hatch on the other? Most of the photos I have seen show the the tanks on Heywood locos piled high with coal obscuring any detail.

Simon

[bbudduk]

Paul,

I can help with the location -- the replica Katie taking on water at Eaton Hall on 26th August 2007:



Cheers

Brian

[Steve Bennett]

I think all the Heywood locos had the tank fillers on the right hand tank, I'm open to correction though.