LBSC Virginia plans

[DanWalker]

I'm thinking of buying the Virginia plans from http://www.modelmakingsupplies.co.uk.
Anyone else have experience with this vendor?

Thanks!

[locomotiveps4]

I have no experiance with this vender. LBSC published a very good book on this engines build and I would highly recemend this along with the plans. Stev

[DanWalker]

I have the book, and it is very good. I'd still like to have the full size plans.
Do you know somewhere else I could buy them?

[SteveM]

I have the book, and it is very good. I'd still like to have the full size plans.
Do you know somewhere else I could buy them?

One word about the book - the pages will start to fall out of it as soon as you start to use it - go to Staples and for about $10, they can cut off the binding, laminate the front and back covers, drill holes and install a plastic spiral binding (not the clamshell binding, but one like a metal wire bound notebook, only plastic).

I took my book, scanned in all the drawings and printed them, just so that I'd have them in a larger size. Put them into a 3-ring binder in plastic pages to keep them clean. They aren't to scale, but they are easy to read.

In answer to your original question, I have an extra copy I'll sell you cheap. Send me a PM.

Nice to see another Virginia!

Steve

[super7b]

www.modelmakingsupplies.co.uk.


This is a long time, well established and respected outfit, you will have no problems using them.


Lawrence

[Steamingdanny]

AJ Reeves?

[DanWalker]

One word about the book - the pages will start to fall out of it as soon as you start to use it -

Yeah, happened to me too. I just pulled off all the pages and scanned them in.

[DanWalker]

Thanks for the input, guys.
I just ordered the small boiler plans via PayPal.

[DanWalker]

Nice to see another Virginia!
Steve

Well, it may be awhile before there is another Virginia, but at least I'll have the book and the plans!
I could build from the drawings in the book, but my eyes need the larger drawings.

I'm building a Kozo original shay for G gauge track ("F" scale). The Virginia for 3.5" gauge may be next.

[Cary Stewart]

Another vendor in UK is Blackgates. I have delt with them a couple of times and they are nice people - a family business. I don't know off hand if they have plans for Virginia but it would be worth a try. Reeves at one time sold the castings kit and plans. Under the current owners - I don't know if that specific loco is still in there stock. Cary

[SteveM]

Nice to see another Virginia!
Steve

Well, it may be awhile before there is another Virginia, but at least I'll have the book and the plans!
I could build from the drawings in the book, but my eyes need the larger drawings.

I also have a spare set of frame rails. They appear to be bronze.

Another vendor in UK is Blackgates. I have delt with them a couple of times and they are nice people - a family business. I don't know off hand if they have plans for Virginia but it would be worth a try. Reeves at one time sold the castings kit and plans. Under the current owners - I don't know if that specific loco is still in there stock. Cary

Blackgates shows the Virginia on their locomotives page, but not on their plans page.

GLR has them:
http://www.modelmakingsupplies.co.uk/

as does A.J. Reeves:
http://www.ajreeves.com/

and E & J Winter:
http://www.ejwinter.com.au

There was one more supplier in Canada, but he doesn't have a web site, so I don't have a bookmark.

I think that's all the suppliers that carry them.

Steve

[Andy R]

Dan,
I have a small-boiler version that was built by my father, and am finishing up the large-boiler version.
I have two sets of plans, both of which are nearly illegible. I spent a lot of time transcribing dimensions from the falling-apart (now in 3-ring binders) book, and find myself working from the book.
If you have any questions regarding building it please feel free to PM me.
Regards,
Andy