38 CLASS RE-RUN UPDATE

      In a scene that will soon become more common a black 38 at the head of a consist which includes an MCS in Indian Red stops to take on water.  

The factory recently advised that staff from Eureka Models should make arrangements to visit the factory in June this year. It is normally the case that the factory issues such an invitation to a customer when a project is in the process of final assembly. This is the case with the 38 re-run hence the invitation.

Delivery in August is now expected. 

The following are the locomotive numbers and liveries that will be available:

         Streamlined                   3801          Green/Black/Grey
                                    3802          Special Green 1946-1953
                             3803          Special  Green 1946-1953                                          
                                             3804           Black late 1950s
                                             3805           Black late 1950s

Non-Streamliined                    3806           Green with Black Smoke Box  
                                             3807           Royal Train Black
                                             3809           Black
                                             3815           Black
                                             3818           Green with Black Smoke Box Door
                                             3820           Black
                                             3822           Green with Black Smoke Box Door
                                             3827           Service Green
                                             3830           Green with Black Smoke Box

 

 

TAM/MCS PROGRESS

 

One of the reasons for choosing to produce an MCS in our third batch of 12 wheelers as opposed to a CS was so that the car could be delivered in Candy livery as shown in the accompanying photo.
The Eureka MCS will have a different underframe to the car in the photo but MCS 796 and MCS 599 should faithfully capture the prototype for those who like the Candy livery.






The factory has advised that the TAM/MCS tooling has been released to the Injection Shop where squirting will commence. This will take only a few weeks at most and decoration (painting) can then follow. August is the expected delivery date.

TAM, CS Up-Date 

 

Work has started at the factory on the next two carriages in our 12 wheeler program.

The two vehicles will be a smooth sided TAM sleeper without crown lights and a CS composite sitting car. 

Producing the modernised version of the TAM will allow the TAM to be offered in candy livery as well as the standard Indian Red livery.

The above drawings are the first iteration but the drawing preparation stage will be completed in the next few weeks.
Delivery is expected in mid - 2019.
Photos of the CS are rare and any photos would be most welcome.

With work on the TAM/CS project underway consideration is being given to s to what will be the next cars in our 12 wheeler series .

Order forms for the TAM/CS will be available on the Eureka web-site shortly and will advise which car numbers will be available. . 

RH Update

The first test shots for the RH cement hopper and steel sided LCH coal hopper have been received by the factory.
The next step in the process is to make any necessary corrections to the tooling before final squirting can commence.
This is normally a short process and final test shots are expected within two weeks.
Delivery at this stage is expected around November. 

38 Class bits:

The factory has advised that squirting of bits for the 38 class is underway. We reminded the factory that Sanda Kan had made modifications to the nose cone tooling after the first run and we asked the factory to confirm that they were using the the modified nose cone tooling.
The factory supplied the following photograph which clearly shows that it is indeed the modified nose cone.

 

38 Class Engine Numbers - minor changes:

The announcement of the engine numbers that will be produced in the re-run of the 38s created some discussion and as a result the following changes have been made to the list of engine numbers which will be produced.

3815  will now be produced in black not green as was previously announced.

3822 will replace 3815 in full green with black smoke box door. 

RH four wheel Cement Hopper - Project Progress Report

The factory has advised that this project and the associated steel hopper LCH project is well under way with tooling of the new hoppers due to be completed in August. This suggests a delivery date sometime in the last quarter of this year.
The factory has requested artwork for the two projects and this has been supplied. (See below.)
Two versions of the RH are being produced in this run. Research indicates that the NSWGR sold these four wheel cement wagons to a number of private companies as indicated below. Photographs from which artwork could be prepared have been located for the Southern Portland Cement company plus of course the original NSWGR version.
As previously advised, these two projects are using LCH underframes surplus from previous productions. This means that both projects will be severely limited in quantity and so only having artwork for one private company together with the NSWGR will fit in with the limited numbers of sets that will be available.
If research turns up more details of the other companies then these may be offered at a later date.  
Pre-orders are highly recommended.



The SPC version wagon numbers 98, 99, 100 and 101
will come in a pack of four containing









SPC 98 at Berrima.

LCH steel hopper NSWGR

      Details of RH disposal by NSWGR

C38 Project Update

The factory has advised that it wishes to start the injection process for the 38 class re-run project so that it can carry out the decoration process (painting). This is the most time consuming part of the assembly process and can be carried out whilst the engineering sample is being put together in August.
In order for decoration to be undertaken the artwork must be completed at this end. This is a major task in itself and obviously before the artwork can be completed a final decision must be made on the engine numbers and liveries that are to be produced. This decision has now been made and preparation of the artwork is underway.
The numbers and liveries that will be available are as follows:

       

 

3801 Verdant Green                          (1980s)

            3801            Black (c. 1960)

 

             3801              Grey   (1944)

  

                                                                     3802       Special Green                             (c.1946- c.1953)

 

                                                                        

                        3803   Special Green    (c.1946-c.1953)

                

 

3804  and 3805         Black  late 1950s

 

 

                                                                  

 3806      Special green/black smokebox  

                                                                     

3807      Royal Train Pilot Black (1954)

  3809      Black (1960s)                 

3815   Special Green/black         

     smokebox early 1950s

   3818              Special Green/green smokebox (1947-c.1953)

 

3820     Black (1960s) (Limited number)

3827   Special Green/green  smokebox 

            (1949-c.1953) (Limited number)

3830              Special Green/green smokebox (as preserved)

 

 

 For interest purposes here is the artwork for 3807 in Royal Train livery which was prepared for the first run by Sanda Kan but which was not proceeded with in the first run.