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Having discovered the excellent WD Models 1/76 scale vehicles and figures, I decided to model some WDLR.

I could not find any locos available and decided to have a go a scratch building a Simplex 20hp petrol loco for inclusion in a small diorama.



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Hello,

Nicely done, congrats.

Anyway, there is one kit which exists :

http://www.nigellawton009.com/20HP_WD_Simplex.html

Not so easy to build but nice result.

All the best,



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If you require any rolling stock kits, there are some available from Parkside Dundas

www.parksidedundas.co.uk/acatalog/W.W.1.html

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Yes, I have some of the Parkside Dundas kits.

I looked at the Nigel Lawson kit but I didn't want one that worked.

 



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More of the build, I decided to build two, one with an open engine cover for a diorama that I had been planning.



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That is a good bit of scratch building Dave.

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As you can probably tell, I am posting this well after the build, as and when time permits, its seems to take an age to get things uploaded - but they may be due to living in the wilds of Yorkshire!

Here they are after more work.



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Then I added the Simplex and the Parkside Dundas D class bogie wagon and ambulance van to a diorama with WD figures showing the evacuation of wounded troops.



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Here is another diorama.

LGOC truck from WD Models.

Strelets Howitzer.

Scratch built Simplex 20hp.

Scratch built wagon on Parkside Dundas chassis.



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Of course now that I was fired up I decided to build at least one 20hp Simplex in 1/32 scale. I like the better quality figures available in 1/32.

I know that Scale Link do a Simplex but decided to try Scratch building one.

Here are a few photographs of the build. It is mostly plastic card with OO wheels.



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Nice models, photos' and scratchbuilding Dave what rail will you be using for the 1/32 track ?
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I am making my own from OO rail pinned to wooden sleepers with cut down staples.

Here are a few pictures.

This will then be ballasted and that should hold it all firm.

The pins are super-glued in place.

It is for display only and not intended to run.



-- Edited by DaveS on Monday 21st of March 2016 09:49:39 AM

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Nice work! I'm not a model railroader, so I had to lookup what WDLR was. Very interesting.

     Greg   Escondido, California



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More work done on the 1/32 Simplex.

The brake wheel was made from solder, stretched around a circular tube and then the spokes added.

Other bits from plastic card, seat, gear lever, clutch pedal and so on.

Engine cover was plastic card formed around a piece of balsa.



-- Edited by DaveS on Tuesday 22nd of March 2016 09:33:56 AM

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More work on the Simplex.

Exhaust and other bits.

Test fitting the driver - from the 1.32 Scale Link range, he had to be cut and bent somewhat!



-- Edited by DaveS on Friday 25th of March 2016 06:10:05 PM

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I have not been here for a while, but I did design a Simplex in various scales for 3D printing, starting with 1/35, then resized it to scales including 1/76 and 1/32. It is a bit basic, but does the job. Not an easy model to motorize in any scale, but can be used as a dummy.



-- Edited by rue_d_etropal on Sunday 27th of March 2016 02:44:03 PM

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Just had a look at you site, interesting stuff.



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I think I probably mentioned these items a couple of years ago. I was at Tracks to Trenches event then, but have taken a break from WW1 modelling for a year or so, but intend to build something for 2018 event in 1/19th scale(SM32 for railway modelling). My designs are aimed more at railway modellers, so don't have some detail, but I am sure good modellers can add that.

My 1/76 Pechot wagons were used in an article in French magazine Voie Libre.

This is my 1/19th scale Pechot wagon

Pechot wagon in 1/19th scale

 

 

Computer drawing of my 1/19th scale Simplex

1/19th scale 20hp Simplex



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-- Edited by rue_d_etropal on Sunday 27th of March 2016 04:40:36 PM

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The finished Simplex - well one of them anyway.



-- Edited by DaveS on Thursday 31st of March 2016 12:05:38 PM

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I then built some stock for the locos to haul.

Here is a WD D class bogie wagon , scratch built.

I made my own transfers, these are yellow, I later replaced them with white.



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More War Department Light RailwaysScratch built Hunselt 4-6-0T engine.

The simplex is there to show the size difference. 



-- Edited by DaveS on Sunday 1st of May 2016 09:11:34 AM

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Brilliant.



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WWI Post Card.

Ca-1918-PPC-WW1-MILITARY-US-ARMY-SUPPLY.jpg



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What an interesting looking loco.

At present I am working on three 40hp Simplex locos.
Open, armoured and protected.

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have not seen that USA narrow gauge loco anywhere, Even Christian Cénac's book does not have anything similar, but I will have another look.

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The USA loco in the post card is a Fate Root Heath friction drive loco This later became Plymouth Locomotive works americanindustrialmining.com/plymouth-locomotive-works I could only find this reference to the A-L and B-L locomotives not sure if any went overseas

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