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Castings Officer
Following the request for a volunteer to take over from Roger & Des, Christopher Cruickshank has taken delivery of our stock of castings and patterns. He can be contacted by email at .
Trade Officer
Please notify Steve Terris if you learn of any new products (or ones we don't know about). There is a regular "Trade News" column in our bimonthly Newsletter. Also, if you have a query (such as "Where can I buy a ???"), ask Steve - he may be able to help. Terry's email address is .
Horwich Crab
Martin Barker's series describing how to build one of these interesting locomotives has drawn to a close in Steam Chest.
Martin's design is being drawn up using CAD by Alex Ellin. In the process of doing this, a number of changes have been made by Alex, and some of these have featured in recent issues of Steam Chest. Alex's prototype chassis has been seen at several rallies during the year, and is proving to be highly innovative. Already some sheets of the Horwich Crab Mk II are available for anyone interested.
New Projects for 2008
In addition to the continuing development of Martin Barker's Horwich Crab, the Association has joined forces with Maxitrak to produce an electrically powered BR Class 66 CoCo diesel electric. More details will be released as progress is made. We arSeveral sets of chassis and body panels have already been manufactured and sold to members.
Another 'project' undergoing development by several members is a Lynton & Barnstaple Manning Wardle 2-6-2T. Sets of wheel castings have already been made and sold, but the creation of a proven set of working drawings (using CAD and metric dimensions) and patterns is necessarily a slow process.
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