Wanted - Hornby 9F Tender

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  1. Gary

    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    I am currently looking for a Hornby 9F tender for 'project resurrection'. I do not care if it is tender drive and the motor is shot, that's fine. I don't mind if the tender body is damaged (or cracked) or for that matter missing buffers, ladder or couplings. Basically I am after the axle assembly and frame. The latter 9Fs'came out as a loco drive (R2880) and the tender has a dummy motor unit. This is really all I need.

    This is why...

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    I purchased a 9F at the recent exhibition and it was labelled as Non Runner - check for short in loco. When I got home I put power to the driving wheels and off they went, spinning freely which means the motor is good and everything works as it should. I hooked up the tender and there was an issue, a short. On close inspection I noticed that the underside of the tender (dummy motor unit and frame) had been either exposed to heat, direct sunlight, corrosives or just dropped from a great height... When I pulled the tender apart, the dummy unit basically exploded in my hands !

    Unfortunately, Peters Spares does not have one in stock, so it's over to you guys or the dreaded evil bay...

    If one of our members does have one or know where one is available, please PM me.

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  2. Kimbo

    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    Aghhh memories....as kentishlad will probably back me up here we had a couple of these a few months back and tried every where to get replacements, we even contacted Hornby as one model was a railroad version, but they said they no longer produce or carry spares.
    Petes spares used to have them but I think they are still out of stock......so what I did for Chris's model was to cut a hard wood block of wood to fit into the plastic chassis surround. Mark the axle lines and drill the wood using a bench drill, I then sleeved the holes with some brass tube which was a good fit for the Hornby axles. I was even able to re fit the tender pickups. :thumbup:
    Hopefully Chris might be able to take a photo of it to show you. Once painted black you would never know it was a wooden chassis.
    Kim
     
  3. Keith M

    Keith M Staff Member Moderator

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    I have a Hornby 8f tender left over from my "Golden Arrow" G16/Z Class projects if that's any use, Gary. Not sure if it's the same or similar to the 9f ones.
    Keith.

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  4. Gary

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    Kimbo, that is a great idea. I had thought about knocking one up from heavy styrene and brass tube to the exact measurements of the original. If Chris has pics, I'd be keen to have a look. :thumbup:

    Keith, thanks for looking. The 8F tender is slightly different, but I do not know what the chassis looks like on one of those. I'll have a look at the Hornby Service Sheets and compare the 8F with the 9F. If it is identical, I'll keep your offer in mind. :thumbup:

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  5. jakesdad13

    jakesdad13 Staff Member Moderator

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    From what I have seen of your modelling abilities mate, I would suggest a scratch built chassis would be a doddle for you!

    Pete.
     
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    Dimentions etc, as may be a nice 3D printing project.

    Paul
     
  7. Gary

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    As you can see Paul, there ain't much left of the original assembly/dummy motor unit... :whatever:

    I'm sure I could knock it up in styrene Pete. Then I could measure it all up, send the measurements to Paul and he can 3D print several for all those 9F owners out there that require a new assembly... :D

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  8. paul_l

    paul_l Staff Member Administrator

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    Hi Gary

    axel centers, and securing positions / heights relative to the center heights.
    we ould use a piece of copper clad stripboard to mount the pickups and retain the wheels. Oh and the axel diameter for the original wheels and the replacement if required.

    Paul
     
  9. Kimbo

    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    your going to be a busy lad if this gets out Paul...:avatar:I'm sure there's a few thousand models out there as bad as Gary's offering...:facepalm:
     
  10. Dr Tony

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    If it's any use Gary I have an English made 9F tender (with tender drive) I could take the innards out and photograph it. Have to take it apart some time, it was an Ebay purchase and works very well, but I always like to service these things myself before too long.
    Cheers
    Tony
     
  11. Gary

    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    Hi Tony,

    What I do know is that Hornby used the same casting right from the early 1973 model right up to the models released only a few years ago for exmple, R2880. The tender frame is different on the Crosti boiler models as the newer chassis has a speaker mount within the chassis.

    The 9F shared the same chassis (tender drive with the Britainnia, just a slightly different tender body. I'll keep looking for a cheap one available before I decide to take the plunge and scratch build a chassis/axle box.

    Cheers, Gary.
     

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