Here are some of the models that have been through the Rhos Helyg Locomotive Works recently. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

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Slater's Festiniog Railway 2-ton slate waggon

Slater's Plastikard etched brass Festiniog Railway 2-ton slate waggon featuring soldered construction for extra strength and with correct pattern curly spoked or three-hole wheels running in brass bearings. Total weight is about 132 grams (unbraked) or 144 grams (braked). After completion they are painted with etch primer and then in a colour of the customer's choice, followed by "rusting".
Price: Braked £50, Unbraked £45 + P&P







The lower photograph shows a completed order for 12 Slater's etched-brass Festiniog Railway slate waggons. Variations include three shades of grey, three types of wheels, two types of axlebox and one with a handbrake. All of these models are based on full-size waggons preserved at the Festiniog Railway.







Binnie Engineering tipper/skip wagon

Binnie Engineering injection-moulded plastic tipper (or skip) wagon with all joints made using Plastic Weld solvent. Correct pattern Slater's four-hole steel wheels running in brass bearings were also fitted. Total weight is about 63 grams.

The top photograph shows a red oxide skip after "rusting".

The lower photograph shows a set of five skips in pale blue with "rusting", with the nearest one being built on a GRAMODELS frame incorporating a dummy handbrake and brake gear. The appearance of these skips was based on those that were used at the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks filter beds near Oswestry.
Price: £25 each + P&P





Binnie Engineering Festiniog Railway wooden slate waggon

Binnie Engineering injection-moulded plastic Festiniog Railway wooden slate waggon with correct pattern three-hole wheels running in brass bearings. Total weight is about 112 grams. After completion they are spray painted in red oxide, either all over and numbered 475 or with a matt black underframe (as shown) and numbered 79, to represent the preserved waggons of this type.
Price: £25 + P&P


Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes No. 24 2-6-2 locomotive

This locomotive was constructed using Roundhouse components for 45mm gauge track and includes the following features:
 - Water tank and hand water pump in tender allowing water to be fed
       to the boiler while the locomotive is stationary or not in steam.
 - Axle-driven water pump with manual by-pass allowing water to be fed
       to the boiler while the locomotive is in motion.
 - Custom-built gas-fired boiler incorporating water gauge glass.
 - Working front headlight.
 - Working steam whistle built in to dummy air reservoir on right-hand side of locomotive.
 - 2.4GHz radio control, allowing control of regulator, reverser and whistle.
 - Satin black paint finish.
 - Real coal load in tender.


Roundhouse Darjeeling B-Class

This locomotive was a standard factory-built Roundhouse loco that was modified to look as much like the real 788 as possible. The changes included:
 - Weathered/dirty frames, footplating, motion and wheels
 - Satin finish blue paint
 - Matt black smokebox and door
 - White stripes around cab base
 - White ring on smokebox front
 - Black boiler jacket
 - Black tool boxes under saddle tank
 - Black tank filler lid
 - Black couplings
 - Black cab interior
 - Black support poles and rails at rear of cab
 - Red cab steps
 - Red frame edging
 - Red coupling safety chains
 - Red injector overflow pipes
 - Red cross-heads
 - Silver inlay to front cylinder covers
 - Silver band around dynamo body
 - Silver chimney cap
 - Silver headlight guards
 - Grey cab roof
 - Copper finish saddle tank balance pipes
 - Last repair/overhaul date stencil on tank sides
 - Working headlights
 - Real coal load
 - Brass band around smokebox
 - Canvas cab weather sheet
 - Brass NF and Hindu lettering
 - Custom-made 788 numberplates
 - TUSKER name
 - Bent steam dynamo exhaust pipe
 - Brackets for fire irons on right side
 - Replacement whistle
 - No rerailing pole!
Price: £500 excluding the cost of the locomotive



(Photo G Rushton)


Edward Thomas

This locomotive was dismantled and had the bodywork stripped back to bare metal. A dent in the saddle tank was repaired and two holes in the cab sides were filled in. The bodywork was then repainted using a 2-pack etch primer and Talyllyn bronze green top-coat, followed by lining in yellow with black edging. The paintwork was protected and given a satin finish by spraying with a 2-pack lacquer. The smokebox received coats of etch-primer and High Temperature matt black paint, the bufferbeams were painted red and the cab interior was painted cream. Real coal was fixed into the bunkers following reassembly.
Price: £180


 

Roundhouse "Katie"

This locomotive and tender were dismantled and had the bodywork stripped back to bare metal. The bodywork was then repainted using a 2-pack etch primer and black top-coat, followed by lining in blue and red. The paintwork was protected and given a satin finish by spraying with a 2-pack lacquer. The smokebox received coats of etch-primer and High Temperature matt black paint, the cab interior was painted cream and the axle cranks were painted red.
Price: £180


 

Roundhouse "Linda"

This brand-new factory-painted loco received lining in the style applied to the Ffestiniog Railway locomotive on which this model is based. This included red lining with black edging, black wheels and boiler cladding and red axle cranks. FR crests (supplied by DJB Engineering) were applied to the tender sides, and the cranks were replaced with items made by Chuffed2Bits. The paintwork on the body and tender was protected and given a satin finish by spraying with a 2-pack lacquer. The cab interior was painted cream and black.
Price: £130



Roundhouse "Pooter"

Here we see a Roundhouse meths-fired "Pooter" dating from the mid-1980s. We were asked to find a buyer for this locomotive by an existing customer, and a fortuitous visit by another existing customer soon found a new owner for this fine locomotive. A full and comprehensive overhaul followed, including:

 - Original brass boiler replaced with new copper boiler made by Shawe Steam Services
 - Bodywork strengthened by addition of a stay across the two side tanks
 - Missing cab steps replaced with whitemetal steps
 - Converted from radio to manual control
 - New cab floor installed
 - Cab pipework rearranged and tidied, including Enots connector for boiler filling
 - Cylinders reconditioned (valves lapped, new gaskets and O-rings fitted)
 - New axles and crank pins fitted
 - Buffer beam overlays with rivet detail fitted using hexagon head bolts
 - Meths burner wicks replaced and then "tuned" for maximum efficiency
 - Summerlands chuffer fitted
 - All parts stripped back to bare metal
 - Full repaint in gloss black with red lining, cream cab interior and matt black smokebox
Total price: £600, including the new boiler


 
 

Roundhouse "Katie"

Work on this Roundhouse "Katie" included the fabrication of new buffer beams (including fitting of vacuum pipes and Accucraft couplings) and a sliding panel on the rear of the cab, replacement of the cylinder cover screws with hexagon head bolts, repairs to a radio servo and fitting of spectacle glasses. The loco was then stripped back to bare metal and repainted in a livery inspired by the Southern Railway's ownership of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.
Price: £320

 

 

Roundhouse "Blanche"

A factory-painted Roundhouse "Blanche" in full Penrhyn Quarry Railway livery, complete with matt black smokebox, silver rings on the cylinder covers, red cranks, black wheels and a satin finish to the black bodywork.
Price: £160

 

 

Roundhouse "Lady Anne"

This kit-built Lady Anne had been purchased second-hand by its new owner, and was sent to us for a comprehensive overhaul and repaint. The work included:
 - Summerlands chuff pipe fitted.
 - Roundhouse crosshead/combination lever set fitted.
 - Planet T5 2.4GHz radio control system installed.
 - Lamp bracket attached to top of smokebox.
 - “In steam” water top-up facility installed.
 - Lubricator moved from cab to left-hand doorway.
 - Cylinder O-rings and gaskets replaced as required.
 - Slide valves lapped and modified to improve performance.
 - Cylinder exhaust pipes replaced.
 - Valve timing adjusted and set.
 - Dummy air pump attached to right-hand tank front.
 - Bodywork repaired as required.
 - Dummy tank fillers replaced with “Silver Lady” type.
 - Rear lamp brackets replaced.
 - All bodywork, boiler, parts and frames stripped to bare metal.
 - All bodywork, boiler, parts and frames painted with etch primer.
 - Smokebox painted matt black.
 - Frames, wheels, cab floor and other parts painted satin black.
 - Bodywork, dome and boiler wrapper painted satin bronze green.
 - Single yellow lining applied to tank and bunker sides.
 - Cranks and buffer beam bolts painted red.
 - Dummy coal loads replaced with real coal.
 - “Sir Davy Armstrong” name plates supplied and fitted.
This loco can be seen in "as received" condition as an inset on the larger picture.
Price: Parts £200, Labour £250.