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John Besley09/05/2011 21:59:20
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Hello
 
For a long time I have been hunting for a set of drawings for a traction engine waggon and a living van, does anyone have any drawings or know where I can find a set i could use.
 
alternitavly does anyone have a copy of GFA Gilberts Book "Burrell Style" or know where I can obtain a copy as I belive there is a couple of drawings in the book that might be of help
 
John
JasonB10/05/2011 07:29:52
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John Haining did drawings for a 2" Road Rolling contractors living van, you can get the drawings (TE25) from Myhobbystore or blackgates.
 
Berrybrook do drawings for a 6" Traction Waggon which could be scaled to suit your engine.
 
Jason
 
Regarding Gilbert's books they do come up on e-bay and amazon so keep an eye out.

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Sean Cullen10/05/2011 07:56:51
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John Haining did drawings for 2 living vans. Can't remember when, but I do have those issues in the workshop. Geoff Gilbert also wrote a book on steam thrashing and produced one of Folwer works drawings which includes at least a living van drawing. Will send an off list message later when I have had time to check, but I do have all the Geoff Gilbert books
Sean Cullen10/05/2011 10:04:15
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Must clear up the workshop as I cannot find the relevent issues of ME right now, but the index shows that John Haining had articles on living vans and water carts in alternate issues from no. 3774 to no. 3790.
 
Geoff Gilbert has very good drawings of a Burrell traction wagon and of a log wagon in Burrell Style. He also has a copy of a Fowler works drawing for a ploughing living van in his book Fowler Steam Cultivating Machinery. The latter would have come from MERL at Reading so if you want to make a Fowler wagon then an enquiry to MERL should come up with a works drawing to work from, I do not know what they charge. A message off list might help for personal research purposes
JasonB10/05/2011 11:48:54
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It was too early for me this morning, I was looking for Seaward when I should have been looking for Sealand who do wagons in a number of scales and a living van
 

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Ian S C10/05/2011 14:30:10
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Hllo John, I,v got a catalogue of vintage New Zealand built agricultural machinery, I,ll look it out and post some photos in the albums in the next day or so, I think there may be something of use . Ian S C
JasonB10/05/2011 14:54:05
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Here are a few Fowler works photos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And if you do decid eto tow a wagon and a living van don't get into a situation like this 

 

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Ian S C12/05/2011 14:57:26
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A couple of photos fromP & D. Duncan Ltd catalogue of 1930, when the site will allow me, I'll put some more in the albums.
Duncans were a large agricultural engineering company in Christchurch NZ. Ian S C

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Ian S C17/05/2011 13:56:43
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There are a few more photos in the album now. Ian S C
John Besley17/05/2011 21:44:33
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Thanks Ian - thats an interesting collection there - is there any showing lumber waggons?
Sean Cullen17/05/2011 22:09:07
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John, I have not forgotten you, just little time and email problems.
 
Sean
JasonB18/05/2011 07:30:17
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John do you mean a pole trailer?
 
nice 4" timber timber trailer here 
 
 
Jason

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Ian S C18/05/2011 12:58:59
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Is this what you mean?

Sean Cullen18/05/2011 13:43:28
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I have now started a photo album. In it are drawings for Burrell log wagon and traction wagon and Fowler ploughing team living van. The Burrell drawings are in 2 parts each as they were too big to go in the scanner in one hit. Hope they are useful
 
Sean C
John Besley18/05/2011 21:55:39
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Thanks for the info Sean any chance of posting a few drawing dimentions i.e. hight from ground to load deck and height of sides etc for the drop side waggon and the same for the living van.
 
I aim to create a scale drawing for my 7/8th Traction engine (a conversion of a Wilesco with gas burner, new boiler, new smoke box, etc)
Sean Cullen19/05/2011 07:49:43
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John, having had email problems, if you remind me of your email address I will send the scans direct as there are dimensions on the drawings to work from.
 
Are you going to post photos of your Wilesco conversion, as I would be interested in seeing it. I knew your name was familiar,
 
Sean
Sean Cullen19/05/2011 18:49:29
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Scans sent to John off list.
 
For anyonje wanting wagons etc for Mamod or Wilesco sized engines, then the Steam Apprentice Club web site has some useful drawings to download. They organise a model competition each year at the Great Dorset Steam Fair and the plans are on the web site, under "Activities" for a Wagon, water cart and organ. This year's model is a gallopers horse or a cockerell, the plans for that are in the "Competitions" page.
 
Sean
John Besley19/05/2011 21:35:32
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Sean
 
Thought the name was familler, I knew it the 7/8th Lounge !
 
Thanks for the scans as regards the Wilesco converstion I havent started it yet, just formulating ideas have you got the web address for the Steam Apprentice Club web site I am currently sorting out ideas for a propper waggon and ratyher like the look of the Fowler living van
 
John B
John Besley19/05/2011 21:46:58
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A while ago in Old Glory there was apicture of a traction engine built using mamod parts does anyone have any information or pictuers of this
Ian S C20/05/2011 11:31:22
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Mamod did build a traction engine. Ian S C
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