Hornby Dublo Breakdown Crane circa 1961

At the last Doncaster Toy and Train Fair I picked up a Hornby Dublo Breakdown Crane circa 1961 for £15 with a view to giving it a remake more like a model than a toy.

I decided to dismantle the crane an bath in caustic soda to take it down to base metal, got rid of the winders and filed away the holders for the jacks, after which I gave it a coat of red oxide then black. then replaced all the wheel with bachmann pin point and put brass bearings into the chassis.


Next stage making the hoisting gear...The wheels are actually tiny bearings with a grove from ebay (they seem to do the job)

Rigging in place and test....

Another view just to see how it looks...

Using the original springs it holds the winder in place...

Watch This Space...

Scatch build Sand House...Part 2

A few days have past and I managed to get a few hours to myself in 'The Man Cave' and it seems to be getting there...There is not that many photo's of sand house's, but what I found gave ideas for a model..

 I am quite pleased how my louveres turned out...

You can see the odd join in the roof as it was made up of eight pieces from my box of bit's...That's Yorkshire  Waste not, want not...

Scatch build Sand House...Part 2

A few days have past and I managed to get a few hours to myself in 'The Man Cave' and it seems to be getting there...There is not that many photo's of sand house's, but what I found gave ideas for a model..

Scatch build Sand House...

I Started with the chimney, Then after looking at available photo's made a start.

Tomorrow I will be tiying up..

Getting there...