This page shows some of the models that have been through the Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works recently.
Latest additions appear at the top of the page.
Please see the Gallery page for more finished models.
You may click on the pictures to see enlarged views.
Graham Duncan-Smith Double-Fairlie 0-4-0+0-4-0 LITTLE WONDER
Some of you may have read my "getting ready to retire" article in 16mm Today (SMT) magazine
(No. 190). In it I wrote about lining locos and said "I know my skill limits and have no
hesitation in recommending others to take on the job if I consider myself unworthy. Victorian
Maroon Double-Fairlies spring to mind.".
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Roundhouse Engineering Lady Anne 0-6-0T SHANKLIN
A brand-new loco, SHANKLIN came here for lining in a Southern Railway Lynton & Barnstaple-inspired scheme along with the fitting of some Locoworks detailing parts and de-glossing. |
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Archangel Darjeeling 'A' Class 0-4-0ST
This loco is a delightful Darjeeling 'A' Class made by Archangel. Unlike other A-Class locos that have been here it is (a) made to scale and (b) beautifully made. It arrived here in bare metal and so has received etch primer, paint and lining. . |
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MBV Schug - Accucraft Europa Decauville 0-4-0T
This Decauville 0-4-0T came here for fitting of radio control, fitting of a Summerlands chuffer pipe and a bit of weathering. The tank tops and cab roof were also repainted black as they would never have been blue on the full-size loco. |
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Roundhouse Engineering / SMD Models Michael 0-6-0WT No. 11 ANDRASTA
One of the rarer Roundhouse models was their Michael. Basically, it was a Lady Anne chassis
with a Dylan cab and a Fowler smokebox. Only a few were made, exclusively for SMD Models in
1991.
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Elstow Engineering Darjeeling 'A' Class 0-4-0ST
A representation of a Darjeeling Himalaya Railway A-Class built by Elstow Engineering.
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Roundhouse Engineering Lady Anne 0-4-0T LIGNITE
Here is Roundhouse Lady Anne LIGNITE, a real Old Lady. Meths-fired with tinplate (not brass) bodywork and half-inch cylinders, it must date from the earlier half of the 1980s. It came here for a repaint and a general check over, but there was nothing wrong with it! |
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Roundhouse Engineering Lady Anne 0-6-0T PUFFIN
PUFFIN, a Roundhouse Lady Anne has been here for fitting of a DJB Model Engineering Ltd steam whistle and associated radio control, new rods, lining and de-glossing. |
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Roundhouse Engineering England 0-4-0ST PRINCE.
Another Roundhouse England, appearing in the guise of PRINCE this time. Festiniog locos in this livery are very much black locos with green panels, and that is exactly how the full-size ones were / are painted. This model was delivered in all-over green so had black added to the tank front, tank top, cab front, cab back and tender front (and interior) followed by lining in red with black edging. Name and four works plates provided by MDC, of course. |
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Accucraft Fletcher Jennings 0-4-2ST No. 1 TALYLLYN
The owner of this loco wanted a green one but could not find one, so bought a black one and had it repainted and lined. |
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Swift Sixteen Owain 0-6-0T No. 43 DEMETER
This one is the unusual combination of a Swift Sixteen Owain body, usually seen on an 0-4-0 Accucraft chassis, but mounted on an 0-6-0 Roundhouse Lady Anne chassis instead. It also has a Lady Anne boiler but the smokebox is from a Roundhouse Billy which allows the boiler to be mounted higher and so not causing it to be lost between the side tanks. Many modifications had to be made to the body to make it fit this chassis, particularly around the radio control equipment, and a few to the chassis too. It also had modifications made to the coal bunkers in front of the cab. |
This page was last updated on 26th September 2024