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Jontan · Post by **Jontan** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 12:55 pm

I made this. The repaint, not the loco that is. I'm quite proud.
The russell loco was perfect. I had it all in my head thinking "that's how it's gonna look!" And below is the result.

Comments/Questions/Lawsuits are very wellcome.
(I posted it in the Screenshots forum, but this is NG, so there)

/Jonatan

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 12:59 pm

Great stuff! I hope Kevin will let you release. Is it based on a real loco?

David.

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:19 pm

Very Good, Only One thing I'd coment on - those side windows look a bit big to me...

Otherwise Great Stuff, well and Welcome to the world of Reskining!

Bruce

Jontan · Post by **Jontan** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:38 pm

David, No, it is fictious. But the're is a loco similar to this one in Sweden.

Bruce, The windows are supposed to be that big, I like it when they're big.

In the release it will include a custom whistle and a lighter chuff. Let's just hope the author of the whistle will agree in letting me use it.

/Jonatan

andrewgadd · Post by **andrewgadd** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:04 pm

Hunslet built a pretty standard design of 2-6-2t "RUSSELL" & "What ever the number on the W&LR".

There must have been dozens of variations around the world.

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:06 pm

andrewgadd wrote:Hunslet built a pretty standard design of 2-6-2t "RUSSELL" & "What ever the number on the W&LR".

I was reserching into the matter just as you posted! THe W&LLR loco you refear to is No.14 (or SLR No.85), however while there are similarities, she is dramtically different to Russell, for a start being noticeably shorter!

Bruce

kevmt · Post by **kevmt** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 5:05 pm

As most people know, I do keep the "reskinning rights" on my Ffestiniog/ WHR stock for myself, but I have written to Jonaton giving him permission to upload this model.

Cheers
Kevin

andrewgadd · Post by **andrewgadd** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 6:44 pm

[quote="BruceB"][quote="andrewgadd"]Hunslet built a pretty standard design of 2-6-2t "RUSSELL" & "What ever the number on the W&LR".[/quote]

I was reserching into the matter just as you posted! THe W&LLR loco you refear to is No.14 (or SLR No.85), however while there are similarities, she is dramtically different to Russell, for a start being noticeably shorter!

Bruce[/quote]

I very much suspect that Hunslet used the same motion patterns/casting and cylinder blocks!!!

Jontan · Post by **Jontan** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:25 pm

Kevin,

I've sent you the files as you asked and I am very very happy that you give permition to upload. I will have to ask the author of the whistle before I can go any further.

Thank you so much Sir!

/Jonatan

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:31 pm

Looks great! Hope you plan more

.

David.

Rfairlie · Post by **Rfairlie** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:40 pm

SLR85 is a smaller version of Russell it was the last of 32 similar locos built for the 300 mile long Sierra Leone Railway they were used mainly for Shunting and freight work.

Nice reskin by the way.

Tim

pitleyfalley · Post by **pitleyfalley** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 12:34 pm

From Russel, The Story of an Historic Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive (Andrew Neale)

Russel can be said to have 2 locomotive parents. The first were a class of Sierra Leone Rly 2-6-2T forst built in 1898 and the other was LEEDS NO.1 a 2ft gauge 0-6-2T (Hunslet 865 of 1905) Supllies to the Leeds Corp Waterworks.

From the Sierra Leone engines came the coupled wheels, springs, axleboxes, screw reversing gear, coupling and con rods, pistons, crossheads and slidebars, whilst from the Leeds engine the boiler and firebox were identical.

Like Leeds No.1 Russel has Walschearts valve gear, a feature common to a number of Hunslets.......

So yes parts were often reused, and its quite possible there are lots of Russel's cousins around the world, all rather similar but not quite the same.

Christian

jdtech · Post by **jdtech** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 1:42 pm

Lovely