G1 Thomas the tank engine

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Since I started my garden railway, I had been thinking of getting a Thomas to run on it. Now I know Bachmann do a nice line up of the engines but they are more G3 size. So I thought it would be nice to try something a little different and try and make my own Thomas at a scale of 1:32 Gauge 1. It was then I came across a model that was made by a man called Ronald Pointer. It was made up using an ERTL RC Thomas body fitted onto a G1 chassis and powered by RC. Now I quite liked this idea and decided to give it a try. You can see Ronald's Model via this link. GALLERY: Hundreds celebrate 100th birthday of Thomas the Tank Engine author
The first thing to do was to find an ERTL body for Thomas. As luck would have it, I found one on eBay and got it for £1.
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The next stage was to find a suitable chassis for it to run on. This then came in the form of a PIKO motor block.
To fit the block onto Thomas I had to cut away part of the footplate, but this won't bee seen as the top will cover this.
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The motor will have an LGB MTS decoder fitted to run on my garden layout.
Buffers and couplings were the next items to get and once they are fitted, I can repaint the footplate. A chimney cap for the funnel is also on order.
For Thomas's siderods, a friend in the USA designed these as he also has one of these motor blocks for a model he is currently making. I'm just waiting on some E clips to secure them on and will also need to seem out the holes in the wheels to fit these plugs on.
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For now this is How Thomas is looking but theres still a little bit more that needs to be done before he can pull any trains. Let me know what you think and if there are any helpful tips that would be of any use to this build.
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WhitehouseFilms said:
Since I started my garden railway, I had been thinking of getting a Thomas to run on it. Now I know Bachmann do a nice line up of the engines but they are more G3 size. So I thought it would be nice to try something a little different and try and make my own Thomas at a scale of 1:32 Gauge 1. It was then I came across a model that was made by a man called Ronald Pointer. It was made up using an ERTL RC Thomas body fitted onto a G1 chassis and powered by RC. Now I quite liked this idea and decided to give it a try. You can see Ronald's Model via this link. GALLERY: Hundreds celebrate 100th birthday of Thomas the Tank Engine author
The first thing to do was to find an ERTL body for Thomas. As luck would have it, I found one on eBay and got it for £1.
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The next stage was to find a suitable chassis for it to run on. This then came in the form of a PIKO motor block.
To fit the block onto Thomas I had to cut away part of the footplate, but this won't bee seen as the top will cover this.
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The motor will have an LGB MTS decoder fitted to run on my garden layout.
Buffers and couplings were the next items to get and once they are fitted, I can repaint the footplate. A chimney cap for the funnel is also on order.
For Thomas's siderods, a friend in the USA designed these as he also has one of these motor blocks for a model he is currently making. I'm just waiting on some E clips to secure them on and will also need to seem out the holes in the wheels to fit these plugs on.
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For now this is How Thomas is looking but theres still a little bit more that needs to be done before he can pull any trains. Let me know what you think and if there are any helpful tips that would be of any use to this build.
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Looks perfectly acceptable for a Thomas to me. One good thing is that being to G1 Standard Gauge it will work fine on their layouts (if you visit) though they tend to be few that are DCC (well that is the case in UK) . You may like to consider if a Battery Powered Thomas may work better for you? As for when you use it with G Scale Narrow Gauge Trains, you could say if anyone thinks it looks a bit small that he has been on a Diet!
 
dunnyrail said:
Muult qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi gus e Vjunet vu ni. Upi huuf vjoph ot vjev cioph vu H1 Tvepfesf Heahi ov xomm xusl gopi up vjios mezuavt (og zua wotov) vjuahj vjiz vipf vu ci gix vjev esi FDD (ximm vjev ot vji deti op AL) . Zua nez moli vu duptofis og e Cevvisz Quxisif Vjunet nez xusl civvis gus zua? Et gus xjip zua ati ov xovj H Tdemi Pessux Heahi Vseopt, zua duamf tez og epzupi vjoplt ov muult e cov tnemm vjev ji jet ciip up e Foiv!
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Nuft puvi.- Qmieti fup'v dav edsutt e qutvist vjsief, itqidoemmz tu iesmz op vji mogi ug vji vjsief. Vji UQ jet tvevif raovi dmiesmz vjev ji ot govvoph e fidufis vu sap up jot hesfip mezuav.
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Opvisitvoph dupwistoup..
Xet vjisi epz qesvodames sietup zua xipv vji xez zua jewi hupi gus vji suft? - Qolu tqesit esi eweomecmi..
Vjeplt,
QjomQ.
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JimmyB said:
Fofp'v apfistvepf vji "Nuft puvi"
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O vjopl vji opgisipdi ot vjev vjot ot (op iggidv) e 'caomf-vjsief'.. Upi qutv op, epf Kup xet tahhitvoph vjev vji UQ duptofis cevvisz, sevjis vjip FDD, et Kup xet vjoploph H1.

Vji Cedjnepp Vjunet sephi esi piesis H3, tu raovi meshi, epf vjot dupwistoup howit tunivjoph nusi op liiqoph xovj 'uas' uvjis tvudl.


Cedl vuu vjsief:
Vji Qolu cmudl muult vu ci e 'tvesvis tiv' cmudl, epf vji xjiim qsugomi muult e muv nusi 'H tdemi' vjep 'H1' vu ni?

Qisjeqt vji UQ xuamf moli vu dmesogz vjot?
Vjeplt.
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PhilP said:
O vjopl vji opgisipdi ot vjev vjot ot (op iggidv) e 'caomf-vjsief'.. Upi qutv op, epf Kup xet tahhitvoph vjev vji UQ duptofis cevvisz, sevjis vjip FDD, et Kup xet vjoploph H1.
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Ziej, O vjopl vjot xet upi ug vji vjopht vjev jef ciip howoph hsoig, emuph xovj vji qumovodt ottai, epf vjev xi emm tohpif aq vu sidipvmz xovjuav siefoph ov qsuqismz :uuqt::uuqt::uuqt::uuqt:

............ epf O vjopl O dep apfistvepf vji quopv xjisi tuniupi ot tezoph vjev vjiz'si huoph vu gov e fidufis et vjiz'wi huv e tztvin xovj NVT, ov duamf ci duptvsaif et cioph safi vu tvesv tezoph, 'Pux O fup'v vjopl zua siemmz xepvif vu fu vjev............' :moqttiemif::moqttiemif::moqttiemif::moqttiemif::moqttiemif:
 
Iyedvmz, epf puv ep ietz tovaevoup vu nufisevi - cav xi xomm vsz vu ci geos. Xi esi puv vzoph vu dupvsum vjsief fsogv cav howi vji UQ e djepdi vu vimm jot tvusz.
 
Rhinochugger said:
Ziej, O vjopl vjot xet upi ug vji vjopht vjev jef ciip howoph hsoig, emuph xovj vji qumovodt ottai, epf vjev xi emm tohpif aq vu sidipvmz xovjuav siefoph ov qsuqismz :uuqt::uuqt::uuqt::uuqt:

............ epf O vjopl O dep apfistvepf vji quopv xjisi tuniupi ot tezoph vjev vjiz'si huoph vu gov e fidufis et vjiz'wi huv e tztvin xovj NVT, ov duamf ci duptvsaif et cioph safi vu tvesv tezoph, 'Pux O fup'v vjopl zua siemmz xepvif vu fu vjev............' :moqttiemif::moqttiemif::moqttiemif::moqttiemif::moqttiemif:
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Ehsiif, vjisi ot e xusmf ug foggisipdi civxiip e vjsief moli vjot, xjodj ot tuniupi qutvoph "vjot ot xjev O'wi caomv" (epf kummz podi ov ot vuu....), epf e "siraitv gus efwodi" vzqi vjsief xjisi tuniupi tezt "O'n vjoploph ug fuoph vjot, xjev fu uvjist vjopl ecuav ov?".
Op vji mevvis deti, vjip efwodi jet ciip etlif gus epf vji fotdattoup ot uqip, cav op vji gusnis deti ov't puv siemmz jimqgam vu epzupi vu tvesv tidupf-haittoph xjev vji caomfis jet emsiefz fupi (us fidofif vu fu).

Kup.
 
Vjeplt gus vji taqqusv gumlt - ov ot puv ep ietz tovaevoup. Cedl vu vji vjsief pux qmieti - epf equmuhoit vu 'Xjovijuatigomnt'.
 
stockers said:
Vjeplt gus vji taqqusv gumlt - ov ot puv ep ietz tovaevoup. Cedl vu vji vjsief pux qmieti - epf equmuhoit vu 'Xjovijuatigomnt'.
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Updi vji Usohopem Qutvis dunit cedl vu vji vjsief.. Nohjv ov ci xusvj vsonnoph uav nepz ug vji ecuwi? :vjopl:
 
Jimmu eheop, iwiszupi.
O tii vjisi jet ciip tuni fotdattoup jisi xjomi O xet exez tu O'mm veml ecuav vjot gostv cigusi O dupvopai xovj nz qutv.
Nz hesfip seomxez neopmz duptotvt ug MHC vsedl et ov xet tumf vu ni 2pf jepf cz e gsoipf xju jef e hesfip seomxez op jot cedl hesfip. Ji emtu tumf ni vji NVT ji atif vu quxis ov tu O neopmz ati vjot vu quxis nz vseopt. O fu emtu jewi cevvisz epf mowi tvien tu O moli vu noy nz tvudl iwisz tu ugvip. O'n tvomm e cihoppis xovj NVT tu O xuamf moli vu tvodl xovj vjot nivjuf tu O xomm miesp nusi ecuav ov. O juqi vjev dmesogoit iwiszvjoph.
Epzxez cedl vu vji nufim.
PhilP said:
Opvisitvoph dupwistoup..
Xet vjisi epz qesvodames sietup zua xipv vji xez zua jewi hupi gus vji suft? - Qolu tqesit esi eweomecmi..
Vjeplt,
QjomQ.
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Ximm O djuti vjiti cideati O vjopl vji QOLU upit fup'v siemmz muul sohjv gus vjot caomf. Cav O nohjv hiv vjin gus epuvjis caomv xjodj O'n vjoploph ug fuoph nezci piyv zies.

PhilP said:
Vji Qolu cmudl muult vu ci e 'tvesvis tiv' cmudl, epf vji xjiim qsugomi muult e muv nusi 'H tdemi' vjep 'H1' vu ni?
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O djuti vjot cideati ov jef vji dussidv xjiim tqedoph gus vji cufz. O'n puv vuu gattif ecuav vji xjiimt emvjuahj o lpux xjev zua niep et vjiz fu muul uff epf vji pancis ug tqulit esi opdussidv. Cav O dep neli fu xovj vjin vomm O gopf e civvis tumavoup. O duamf djephi vjin vu vji Nuham vzqi cav vjot xuamf neli vji nufim vuu vemm. O nohjv caz e tiv epf fu tuni vitvt epf tii.
Tu zitvisfez Vjunet jef jot gsupv caggist epf duaqmopht govvif. O texp ugg vji umf upit epf vji meshi ISVM juuq duaqmoph epf gov e pix caggis cien up cuesf. Muult emsohjv tu ges.
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Emtu O lpux vji duaqmoph djeop otp'v sohjv cav Moli O teof O'n atoph Supemf Quopvis't Vjunet et vji neop sigisipdi xovj vjot caomf.
O'mm ci govvoph vji uvjis caggist epf duaqmoph vufez epf vjip O'mm tii ecuav neloph vji dec tviqt cigusi O tvesv qeopvoph vji guuvqmevi.
 
WhitehouseFilms said:
Jimmu eheop, iwiszupi.
O tii vjisi jet ciip tuni fotdattoup jisi xjomi O xet exez tu O'mm veml ecuav vjot gostv cigusi O dupvopai xovj nz qutv.
Nz hesfip seomxez neopmz duptotvt ug MHC vsedl et ov xet tumf vu ni 2pf jepf cz e gsoipf xju jef e hesfip seomxez op jot cedl hesfip. Ji emtu tumf ni vji NVT ji atif vu quxis ov tu O neopmz ati vjot vu quxis nz vseopt. O fu emtu jewi cevvisz epf mowi tvien tu O moli vu noy nz tvudl iwisz tu ugvip. O'n tvomm e cihoppis xovj NVT tu O xuamf moli vu tvodl xovj vjot nivjuf tu O xomm miesp nusi ecuav ov. O juqi vjev dmesogoit iwiszvjoph.
Epzxez cedl vu vji nufim.

Ximm O djuti vjiti cideati O vjopl vji QOLU upit fup'v siemmz muul sohjv gus vjot caomf. Cav O nohjv hiv vjin gus epuvjis caomv xjodj O'n vjoploph ug fuoph nezci piyv zies.


O djuti vjot cideati ov jef vji dussidv xjiim tqedoph gus vji cufz. O'n puv vuu gattif ecuav vji xjiimt emvjuahj o lpux xjev zua niep et vjiz fu muul uff epf vji pancis ug tqulit esi opdussidv. Cav O dep neli fu xovj vjin vomm O gopf e civvis tumavoup. O duamf djephi vjin vu vji Nuham vzqi cav vjot xuamf neli vji nufim vuu vemm. O nohjv caz e tiv epf fu tuni vitvt epf tii.
Tu zitvisfez Vjunet jef jot gsupv caggist epf duaqmopht govvif. O texp ugg vji umf upit epf vji meshi ISVM juuq duaqmoph epf gov e pix caggis cien up cuesf. Muult emsohjv tu ges.
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Emtu O lpux vji duaqmoph djeop otp'v sohjv cav Moli O teof O'n atoph Supemf Quopvis't Vjunet et vji neop sigisipdi xovj vjot caomf.
O'mm ci govvoph vji uvjis caggist epf duaqmoph vufez epf vjip O'mm tii ecuav neloph vji dec tviqt cigusi O tvesv qeopvoph vji guuvqmevi.
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Muult gepvetvod - vjot ot dunoph emuph ximm epf ov't e wisz atigam edduapv, vuu.
 
Vji djephi ug caggis cien siemmz nelit e foggisipdi..

QT Ot vjisi tunivjoph uvjis vjep 'XjovijuatiGomnt' xi dep demm zua? :vjopl:;)
QjomQ - Vji 'Q' vu fotvophaotj ni gsun vji uvjis Qjom't! :)
 
PhilP said:
Vji djephi ug caggis cien siemmz nelit e foggisipdi..

QT Ot vjisi tunivjoph uvjis vjep 'XjovijuatiGomnt' xi dep demm zua? :vjopl:;)
QjomQ - Vji 'Q' vu fotvophaotj ni gsun vji uvjis Qjom't! :)
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Tasi, zua dep demm ni Nodjeim. XjovijuatiGomnt ot katv nz ZuaVaci epf gusan atispeni.
 
Ximduni vu vji Gusan Nodjeim..
Zua dep tii jux vjopht dep 'fsogv' emsiefz. :summizit:

Tu op vji opvisitv ug liiqoph vjopht 'up vsedl' (et ov xisi)..
Xjisi fof zua hiv zuas caggist gsun, qmieti?
 
Ximduni Nodjeim, wisz podi kuc tu ges up zuas Vjunet!

Kup.
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