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A0 - G2 - HIGH Running Plate - FUD
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Product Description
General A0 range overview. Product descriptions below this...
The A0 is a 'what if' 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive design that was as far as we know drawn by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1915 and a couple of known redrafts afterwards. A0 is not a real designation but for identification I coined it years ago when helping with the formation of two essays on the A0 and the possible development of it into other rebuild combinations. I personally believe along with others that it may also form the basis of certain Railway Series characters.
For an in depth explanation of what the A0 is with photographs please check out the following link...
https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5583
... and please also check out the aforementioned essay links WITHIN the link for a full understanding.
The wheelbase of the A0 1915 drawing is...
6'3" + 5' 3" + 7' 0" + 7' 0" + 8' 0" - However the Gresley A1 is...
6'3" + 5' 6" + 7' 3" + 7' 3" + 9' 6"
For this reason the SCC A0 range has been designed instead to fit the A1 wheelbase so they can still fit RTR and kit chassis.'
The SCC A0's have been designed around three different Hornby Gresley A1's (bodies & chassis) to ensure as much compatability as possible between them.
What is offered is full locomotive body shells and also as another option the shells split down into kit components so you can combine them into various combinations yourself, even more combinations than the full shell options will be possible this way.
For the kit route the parts will be easier to prepare and clean the surfaces for painting, also if you order just a running plate for example then you could use your own A1 body and cut out the relavant bits to fit the plates, used this way the items can be used for kit bashing purposes.
Certain configurations will require you changing cylinders and valve gear, or at least modifying them in various ways but the items in question will point you to the suggested changes in the product descriptions.
Product Description...
This is the A0 - G2 - HIGH Running Plate. This is a freelance rebuild as a further development possibility where the cylinders and valve gear are changed. Visually it looks similar to the apparent 'Final' draft running plate with the elegent swooping curves such as on Gresley's Prototype 02 locomotive and also likely was the inspiration for the curves seen on the Railway Series Character Gordon.
This running plate is suggested to be used as Left Hand Drive although not 100% needed. The reverser is under the running plate on the left.
With this running plate you may combine it with the other SCC A0 items in the range to make any of these combinations (or others), or you can fit the running plate (complete or in part - your choice) to an existing Gresley A1 in your model collection for a similar affect. If you need to cut the splashers off then it is advised you cut them off a Hornby model rather than off the SCC running plates, if using an SCC A0 or A1 boiler and firebox then they will fit from the off as the cut outs are already modelled in and were designed together as a cohesive modular system.
These have been designed to make life easier for you to do these conversions as you won't have to scratch build the replacement parts.
The rear of the running plate has a section sprued on. If building the A0 1915 or A0 H1 (as they are slightly shorter) then this needs to be removed and unless you want to swap and change the locomotive's period or look you can discard it. For ANY other version this needs to be de-sprued and glued in place.
Buffers are sprued inbetween the chassis.
Under the running plate you will have to locate where the screw goes to fix the chassis if using a Hornby A1, just position the chassis and mark it then drill a thin hole, the material whether WSF or FUD will self tap. Originally the holes were designed in yet the positions of the various Hornby versions moved slightly making it too difficult to ensure they will work with every version.
The running plate has a main height set at a HIGH position. This is important when considering what cylinders and valve gear changes may be needed, see below.
Several years ago I bashed up some RTR locomotives using a HIGH plate and used modified Brittania cylinders and Black 5 Valve gear - all obtained from Hornby spares websites. I also did two versions using modern to scale Black 5 cylinders instead of Brittania and in both cases there was a ~1mm gap under the running plate. It is for this reason the MID position plate has been made.
Put simply, if you want to do a conversion with a HIGH running plate use Brittania Cylinders and Black 5 Valve gear. If you want to use a MID height plate then use modern to scale Black 5 clyinders and valve gear.
If you want to use the older over scale Black 5 Cylinders then use a HIGH running plate.
Or maybe you could find another combination?
The A0 is a 'what if' 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive design that was as far as we know drawn by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1915 and a couple of known redrafts afterwards. A0 is not a real designation but for identification I coined it years ago when helping with the formation of two essays on the A0 and the possible development of it into other rebuild combinations. I personally believe along with others that it may also form the basis of certain Railway Series characters.
For an in depth explanation of what the A0 is with photographs please check out the following link...
https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5583
... and please also check out the aforementioned essay links WITHIN the link for a full understanding.
The wheelbase of the A0 1915 drawing is...
6'3" + 5' 3" + 7' 0" + 7' 0" + 8' 0" - However the Gresley A1 is...
6'3" + 5' 6" + 7' 3" + 7' 3" + 9' 6"
For this reason the SCC A0 range has been designed instead to fit the A1 wheelbase so they can still fit RTR and kit chassis.'
The SCC A0's have been designed around three different Hornby Gresley A1's (bodies & chassis) to ensure as much compatability as possible between them.
What is offered is full locomotive body shells and also as another option the shells split down into kit components so you can combine them into various combinations yourself, even more combinations than the full shell options will be possible this way.
For the kit route the parts will be easier to prepare and clean the surfaces for painting, also if you order just a running plate for example then you could use your own A1 body and cut out the relavant bits to fit the plates, used this way the items can be used for kit bashing purposes.
Certain configurations will require you changing cylinders and valve gear, or at least modifying them in various ways but the items in question will point you to the suggested changes in the product descriptions.
Product Description...
This is the A0 - G2 - HIGH Running Plate. This is a freelance rebuild as a further development possibility where the cylinders and valve gear are changed. Visually it looks similar to the apparent 'Final' draft running plate with the elegent swooping curves such as on Gresley's Prototype 02 locomotive and also likely was the inspiration for the curves seen on the Railway Series Character Gordon.
This running plate is suggested to be used as Left Hand Drive although not 100% needed. The reverser is under the running plate on the left.
With this running plate you may combine it with the other SCC A0 items in the range to make any of these combinations (or others), or you can fit the running plate (complete or in part - your choice) to an existing Gresley A1 in your model collection for a similar affect. If you need to cut the splashers off then it is advised you cut them off a Hornby model rather than off the SCC running plates, if using an SCC A0 or A1 boiler and firebox then they will fit from the off as the cut outs are already modelled in and were designed together as a cohesive modular system.
These have been designed to make life easier for you to do these conversions as you won't have to scratch build the replacement parts.
The rear of the running plate has a section sprued on. If building the A0 1915 or A0 H1 (as they are slightly shorter) then this needs to be removed and unless you want to swap and change the locomotive's period or look you can discard it. For ANY other version this needs to be de-sprued and glued in place.
Buffers are sprued inbetween the chassis.
Under the running plate you will have to locate where the screw goes to fix the chassis if using a Hornby A1, just position the chassis and mark it then drill a thin hole, the material whether WSF or FUD will self tap. Originally the holes were designed in yet the positions of the various Hornby versions moved slightly making it too difficult to ensure they will work with every version.
The running plate has a main height set at a HIGH position. This is important when considering what cylinders and valve gear changes may be needed, see below.
Several years ago I bashed up some RTR locomotives using a HIGH plate and used modified Brittania cylinders and Black 5 Valve gear - all obtained from Hornby spares websites. I also did two versions using modern to scale Black 5 cylinders instead of Brittania and in both cases there was a ~1mm gap under the running plate. It is for this reason the MID position plate has been made.
Put simply, if you want to do a conversion with a HIGH running plate use Brittania Cylinders and Black 5 Valve gear. If you want to use a MID height plate then use modern to scale Black 5 clyinders and valve gear.
If you want to use the older over scale Black 5 Cylinders then use a HIGH running plate.
Or maybe you could find another combination?
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