SAR Scratch built loco

**TramFan** · #1 05-10-2023, 11:28 PM

Good day all paper modelers, been a while since I posted on the forum but I have been doing a few models in the background.
I want to show my 1:40 scale scratch built South African Railway Class 1 locomotive. I built from a photo and did a few drawings to ascertain some dimensions.
The original loco was built by NBL in 1904 for The Natal Government Railways,
designed by CME D.A.Hendrie it was a 4-8-0 wheel arrangement, no superheaters and Walschaert valvegear. The loco's went into the SAR fleet in 1910 and gave excellent service until withdrawn in 1975, after that a few went into service with some mines and were still working in the 90's.
Thank you
Owen

**csmodelisme** · #2 05-11-2023, 12:05 AM

Great job, best regards, Christian

**Viator** · #3 05-11-2023, 05:02 AM

Wow! IMO making a model from scratch and after a real thing is the top-notch job for the paper modeller!
I like the model and the loco itself. Very fine monument of technology!

**MacSongLi** · #4 05-11-2023, 10:40 AM

Very nice work, from scratch too. Well done.

Gary

**Philip** · #5 05-11-2023, 02:26 PM

Well done, Owen. Scratch-building has always been a mystery for me.

**Vermin_King** · #6 05-11-2023, 03:09 PM

Very nicely done, sir.

I usually design digitally, but I have attempted scratch-building and never came up with anything nearly worth showing.

Congratulations and thanks for letting us look in

**TramFan** · #7 05-11-2023, 10:31 PM

Thanks modelers for taking the time to look and comment.

**Siwi** · #8 05-13-2023, 05:17 AM

Well done. Steam locos are considerably harder to scratch build than diesels and electrics with all the different wheel sizes, rods, and other details.

**Don Boose** · #9 05-13-2023, 07:23 AM

Beautiful model locomotive, beautifully posed for the photograph.

Don

**Tom Lapinski** · #10 05-13-2023, 09:31 AM

Great looking model!