5.5mm Gauge Diesel “Tiny” 2006D030
This static model uses the engine and bonnet on ‘Tiny’ is from a Matchbox 18D Caterpillar Bulldozer, and sits on a short length of hand built track.
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
5.5mm Gauge Diesel “Wren” 2006D029
This scratch built loco uses parts from an Eggerbahn diesel, and it looks as if the unusual gauge of 5.5 mm (or 16 ½ ” in 4 mm scale) was determined by how far the wheels could be pushed in before the worm gear would short them out!
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
K’s Southwold loco body 2006H003
Introduced in the late 1950’s / early 1960’s whist being advertised as a body kit for a 00n3 (12mm gauge) Southwold 2-4-0, chassis to be scratch built by the builder (an advert suggests a K’s Mark II motor and 10mm wheels), it has also been described as a 5.5 mm scale kit. However, comparing dimensions of the kit in comparison with the Southwold loco reveals it to be a bit ‘rubber-scaled’ being anything from 4 mm to 6 mm scale depending on what you measure! The result is that it’s much closer to the Manx Northern and County Donegal 2-4-0 locos in 4 mm scale, and several of the more recent Malcolm Savage Models reissue of the kit have been built this way.
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
Freelance Double Fairlie 2007D049
Freelance Ffestiniog double fairlie loco.
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
Freelance 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt 2007D027
Freelance Garratt built using two Joueff Decauville chassis.
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
West Yorkshire Group Double Fairlie Body 2006H002
One of a small number of brass body shells produced by the OO9 Society – West Yorkshire group to fit a number of different chassis
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
West Yorkshire Group Single Fairlie body 2007H003
A companion to the Double Fairlie body (2006H002) these brass bodies were produced in even smaller numbers
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
Egger diesel ex David Mander 2007D014
As I typed in an earlier caption about the Egger diesels many of the early 009 modellers were happy to mix and match HOe 3.5 mm scale) items with their 009 (4 mm scale) models, and to prove the point here is this example of the Eggerbahn diesel as used by David Mander on his Stronachlachar Railway. It is, however fitted with a non-standard chassis – perhaps Mr. Mander had problems with the original 9 volt Marx Microperm/Nanoperm 9 motor in common with so may other 009 modellers with their 12 volt power supplies? Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
Aire Valley Railway Bodie Coach 2007H036
Built by Derek Naylor for his 12 mm gauge Aire Valley Railway and based on Irish ‘tramway’ practice/
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission
Saltford Models mine tubs 2007H005 & 6
Built by Brian Clarke of Saltford Models as a customer commission during the 1980s, possibly based on his fictitious Vowchurch Railway stock.
Photo © Andrew Burnham, used with permission