ETCHED BRASS KITS in 3mm Scale.
Judith Edge kits are designed by Michael Edge, a professional model
builder for the last 25 years. All the etched parts are drawn with a CAD
system to ensure accuracy. Resin mouldings and some turned parts are
provided where appropriate. Wheels, motor, gears and buffers are not
supplied.
The kits are etched in material which is
thicker than most etched kits. This helps considerably to keep the model
straight and true while half etches keep the visible sheet edges to near
scale thickness. Half etched overlays are kept to a minimum on most of
the kits and unsupported flat half etched parts are avoided.
A feature of the kit design is that the body is built in
two sections, usually the engine casing/cab and the footplate/frame,
joined with 14BA screws. This helps in construction and also makes
painting easier. In all but the first three kits the cab floor is fitted
to the frames, which leaves the cab interior accessible for painting and
glazing after assembly while allowing the roof to be soldered on.
The instructions are designed as far as possible to explain how to build
each model, rather than simply showing which part fits where. The etched
parts are identified by number and a descriptive list. All the parts are
shown on a general arrangement drawing which is derived from the CAD
drawing used to create the kit and printed exactly to scale.
North British/Paxman 0-4-0DH
£38
This kit builds the first three
BR locos, 11700-2 (D2700-2) or the original industrial loco which
were built from the early 50s. The three BR locos were built in
1953 and lasted until about 1967.
This kit also builds the later
version of D2700-2, i.e. D2703-7.This type was only built for BR and all were scrapped
1967/8.
Barclay 204hp 0-6-0DM
£38
These ten locos were built in
1956/7 for BR Eastern region (classified DJ/14) and were
originally numbered 11177-86, later D2400-2409. They were based on
Barclay's existing industrial shunter design and used the
ubiquitous Gardner 8L3 engine with a four speed gearbox. They
spent most of their lives in Lincolnshire and were scrapped in
1969/70.
Hunslet 67T 403hp 0-6-0DH
£38
These locomotives were built
between 1971 and 1978 for hauling ingot cars at British Steel's
Templeborough works. The specification was for a loco no larger
than the existing Fowler 0-4-0 diesel electrics but with twice the
tractive effort, and still able to go round 90' reverse curves.
The end result was a loco with 6" thick frames and 8"
thick buffer beams - even the footplate is 3" thick. This
massive frame, weighing 27 tons on its own, presents some problems
in a model - most of our materials are far too thin for once.Only seven were built, all with the special drawgear and
centre buffers for the ingot cars. More recently three have gone
to Rover at Longbridge for more general shunting duties.
The Ruston 165DS
£38
The Ruston 165DS was introduced
as a standard design in 1946 and 124 were built in several
varieties. The 0-4-0DM standard gauge version had 3'3"
wheels, a Ruston 165hp engine and weighed 29 tons. This kit is
intended to build one of the two locos bought by British Railways
in 1956 but it can easily be adapted to build the very similar
industrial version. The two BR locos were numbered 11507/8, later
D2957/8.
Sentinel 325hp 0-6-0DH
£38
These locos were produced in
considerable numbers over many years by Sentinel, then Rolls Royce
later by Thomas Hill and most recently by RFS. Many are still in
use in a wide variety of industrial locations.
LMS/BR Jackshaft drive 0-6-0DE
£38
This kit will build LMS 7110-19
or BR 12023-32 and represents the final batch of ten single motor
350hp 0-6-0 diesel electric shunters built by the LMS at Derby in
1942. LMS 7100-9 were built to the same design but went to
the War Department with WD Nos (initially WD49-58 but they
changed) for service overseas, in the Middle East, Egypt and
eventually Italy FS700.001-4 where some still are.The locos were originally painted black and all passed to
British Railways in 1948. A few were painted BR green with
yellow/black stripes in the 1960s and the last were withdrawn in
1967.Variations
within this batch are covered in the kit but the earlier locos
(7080 - 99/12003 - 12022) differ in detail and main dimensions, so
cannot be produced without considerable modifications.
