For a few years now I've been wanting to make my own models of Thomas characters in oo scale, and in December I finally began, but before I start I would like to mention that these models are my own take on these engins and that I'm going to delay the 'Big project' a few years so that I don't rush it and so I can use my own custom models. now let's begin
[size=xx-large]TOBY[/size]
[size=medium]I never thought that Toby [/size][size=small]would[/size][size=medium] be [/size][size=small]the[/size][size=medium] first one that I [/size][size=small]would[/size][size=medium] make, mainly because[/size][size=medium] I don't have [/size][size=small]access[/size][size=medium] to a rapid J70, which is [/size][size=small]what[/size][size=medium] most [/size][size=small]people[/size][size=medium] use. Initial I w[/size][size=medium]anted to [/size][size=small]scratch[/size][size=medium] build him, but in the end I decided on something else.[/size]
[size=medium]1.The chassis[/size]
[size=medium]Like the body I was [/size][size=small]initially[/size][size=medium] [/size][size=small]planning[/size][size=medium] to [/size][size=small]scratch[/size][size=medium] build it but I decided to buy a loco for the chassis [/size][size=medium],but this wasn't easy. Toby has a small 0-6-0 chassis. In terms of older [/size][size=small]British[/size][size=medium] locos the closes thing would be the terrier chassis but is seams to be too big and I also hate the motor, and on top of this I couldn't find one for a good price. In the end I decided to look for a European Ho loco for the chassis and that was much easier.[/size]
[size=medium]In the show toby's chassis was made using a [/size][size=medium]marklin [/size][size=small]Guage[/size][size=medium] 1[/size][size=medium] BR 80, which look like this:[/size]
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[size=medium]conveniently, marklin makes a BR 80 in Ho scale, but it's got an AC motor and it's also 3 rail, while I could convert it, I don't want to do that now. Thankfully I was able to get a [/size][size=small]Fleischmann[/size][size=medium] Br 89 [/size][size=small]which[/size][size=medium] is very similar. When I got it It was modified, by removing the front light, piston rods and other small things[/size]
[size=medium]As you can probably tell the chassis was MUCH TOO LONG so I cut it down[/size]
Give that I wanted to keep the red wheels an chassis I touched up the scratches
And that's where the chassis is today, unfortunately it's still to long but I'm not cutting it down anymore.
2.the body
In the end I decide to 3D print the body but First I need to design the body, as the chassis is larger than it should be and that's what I've been working on recently:
I currently don't have a 3D printer, but I can still detail the cowcatcher up a bit, but I won't be designing the body until I can confirm the the cowcatcher fits arrowed the chassis .
That's all for now! I hope someone finds this interesting
