First a view of my completed version of the Tees Tyne
Pullman:
I would say that the Deltic hauled train with a mix of
Bachmann saloons and Hornby brake coaches compares favourably with this early
1960’s view of the down Yorkshire Pullman passing Hadley Wood - with all grey
roofs:
As I suspected my attempts to cut and re-glue the Hornby
R8220 couplings using instant glue were less than satisfactory. The couplings are probably nylon and need a
more specialist adhesive. However the
‘instant’ glue was sufficiently strong to hold the two pieces in place whilst I
drilled a 0.5mm hole through the joint.
I then ‘borrowed’ one of my wife’s brass dress making pins
and crimped this down to fix the two parts of the coupling firmly into
place. The brass pins are easily bent. The more usual steel dress making pins are
much more rigid and not at all suitable.
What about a Deltic to haul the train? It would have to be Bachmann , perhaps ‘17’,
Durham Light Infantry. But ‘Oh Dear’,
which one came off eBay?
Actually both came off eBay but one went straight back to
the seller. Incidentally I will just
mention that both models are still available (July 2012) ‘new in stock’ from
the Deltic Preservation Society.
I guess the Bachmann Deltic has been in production for a
number of years and it will already have attracted numerous comments. I like the feeling of power from the six axle
drive. I was slightly bemused by the
‘out of gauge’ leading axle on each bogie which is presumable necessary to get
all three driven axles round sharp curves.
I am not sure whether it is a design fault or simply a reflection of my impending
old age, but on removing the body shell on a newly bought model one of the
light bars fell out. Worse still one of
the ‘pins’ that form the actual lights had broken off. I did manage to re-attach the broken pin
using MEK / Butatone but I was not completely happy with the result. The
picture above shows my repair together with the replacement part from the
manufacturer. Quite easy to fix but one
wonders how the ladies in China manage!
The sun is out, the rain has stopped and there are
strawberries to be picked.
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