7/8ths" Scale 'Jack" in action

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Chris Bird

Steam,gardening, photography
Hi folks
I think that the 18" gauge Hunslet "Jack" from the John Knowles system has to be one of my favourite narrow gauge locos. This one was scratch built by Ray Wyborn, a few years ago, using Roundhouse cylinders and motion. Roy Wood and I made a quick video of it running on his railway just before we made the Victory videos posted recently. It is a great slow runner, but was a bit fast in the clips so I have edited it at half speed.

Here is a photo of Jack, taken at the SLR and you can find the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYrbCCZwHI (Preview)
And on my website news page as usual.
Cheers
Chris
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Good job it is scratchbuilt or I'd be in the phone to buy one! Lovely model of one if my favourite prototypes. I've been lucky to have a go with another example in weathered green and with Rc, again a scratchbuild but the Sand Hutton version.
Thanks Chris for sharing.
 
Thanks guys - and yes Jack is very tasty indeed. It would be very easy for Roundhouse to produce one as the chassis is pretty well the same as Katie. It just needs a smokebox and cab.........
Cheers
Chris
 
Well send them the pics to see if they'll oblige, the Accucraft Hunslet nearly tipped me back to live steam and that certainly would. Maybe I need to drop some hints to the nice Mr Pearce at Warley as I'll have a few of his locos on my layout it should convince him I'm serious ;)
 
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