Building a Class 37 Loco

[@tjordulf]

Beautiful. Superbly executed.

[@charliethetrainspotter4963]

Very clever I am quite jealous and blown away of how a peace of wood can go into a class 37, great video 👍

[@nails6365]

That Sir was truly fantastic, a real inspiring story how you took metal, ply and plastic and made a masterpiece. thank you for sharing.

[@DodgyVideo_G-scale]

Wonderful. (Loved the tea mug too)

[@musoseven8218]

Superb, great namer too. Captured the looks of a Class 37 really well. Crying out for light, tasteful weathering.

[@bennickss]

I’ve been in the cab of 37424, it’s just like this down to the DRS sticker on the nose door

[@theburrell4626]

If you can dream it you can build it! Fantastic build well done! Incredible skill

[@williamsworkshopuk]

Really fantastic, Martin. Thank you for sharing. It seems to be tough for people to get the compound curves and angles of these diesel locomotives right but you've done it perfectly.

[@tonyeaves2494]

Absolutely brilliant work 👍

[@mikebuick2332]

As someone who produces model trains for a living, I have to say the nose shape on the loco is better than I've seen on most of the RTR OO scale versions! The only thing that looks odd is the bogie frames but my word, what a lovely 5" gauge loco you've built Martin. The cab detail is on another level!!!

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi Mike, thank you for your kind words! This the first 5" guage loco I have ever made, although most of it is scratch built, the frame and bogies came ready cut and welded which might explain the slight discrepancy?

[@johnoblein4592]

Mr and Mrs O are greatly impressed and can't wait until the next project emerges from the Bell engine shed

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

Love it, excellent work. Also love the Vulcan.

[@nounoufriend1442]

Great build looks quite accurate to me and I have very many years working on class 37's , desk looked different to what I remember they didn't have that big speedo

[@JasonMcKnespiey]

Martin, that is truly stunning. Well done.

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Thanks!

[@chrisbow1776]

I love it, I would love to have something like that just for a showpiece on a shelf, but to have a garden setup would be brilliant. I dread to think how much that 37 would cost.

[@keithfletcher6358]

morning martin your 37 is the best i have ever seen it is a credit to your building skills there is only one problem martin i just wish it was mine simply fantastic all the best keith.

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Thank you very much Keith, I'm truly flattered

Amazing ! 👍😃

[@TonesAtTinwell]

Awesome! Well done!

[@PhillipBell001]

Looks fantastic, can't wait to see it running for real

[@nigelcurtis5773]

Stunning. Fantastic job.

[@DaveInBridport]

Attention to detail is amazing.

[@MervynPartin]

Very nicely built.

[@christastic100]

Looks absolutely brilliant

[@highdownmartin]

Good looking engine, love the laser cut ply framing and cab build up. Excellent result I like that better than a grp shell.

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi, it's interesting you say that because I was very disappointed in the detailing on the grp shell and that's why I decided to build it from scratch

[@highdownmartin]

@@BinfieldWoodwork when 4 mm rtr has details that P4 modellers would have left out 30 years ago, then there is no excuse in 5” gauge for flat , no relief, detail less models. With a bit of subtle brake dust , diesel spillage and sun and rain fading your s will look even better. 👍

[@thomasshepard6030]

I’ve driven many class 37s and that just looks exactly like the real thing

[@CyberpunkV2077]

What a beauty.

[@grahamallen1970]

Brill....craftsmanship at its best

[@TheGreatWesternExpress]

man you deserve more subscribers

[@ryan1mcq]

Exquisite build good sir 👌

[@richardbaxter2057]

Absolutely superb! 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻👍🏻❤️

[@Slogyo]

Well done!

[@ciaranburke3243]

Amazing piece of kit 👌

[@petecartwright1622]

I love it.

[@Mark_Kenneth]

excellent job it looks so awesome and runs nice

[@timbervalleyproductions]

Superb!

[@melvyncox3361]

Very nice 😎👍!

[@jimbojunior8236]

Awesome.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Nice

[@Gauge3]

would you consider building any more, it's the very best i've seen. ??

[@bernienufc3166]

Class brew, howay the lads, i get the feeling your close by :-D, cracking job

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Originate from Norths Shields, now exiled to Berkshire!!

[@bernienufc3166]

@@BinfieldWoodwork reverse, originate Berkshire now live in Northumberland :-)

[@ThomasReadman-h1w]

That is an absolute work of art! Fantastic looking loco! would you mind me asking how you made your buffers from round to oval please?

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

No problems, I made an oval template, then marked them with a scribe, cut and filed them to shape!

[@kevvynolan8753]

That is awesome! Only one problem... you didn't use Legomanbiffo sounds!

[@UndergroundEric]

if you arent too far from cambridge and want to come and run it with scale coaches ect let me know, lovely looking loco.

[@iainmillar1532]

Wow. I am sometimes disappointed by diesel locos on miniature railways that are poor renditions of the original, particularly when the body shape is all wrong. This loco, however, is a work of art!

[@LilianMRailway]

Fantastic build, certainly looks far better than the original body! Would you consider selling me a couple of those wicked front nose, so at least the front of mine would look like a 37

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi, sorry they were a one off and took me ages to make, it just wouldn't be cost effective to do!

[@ianguppy5547]

@@BinfieldWoodwork many thanks, fantastic loco

[@justinobrien3593]

wow I love it great work and it looks so real i wouldn't mind one myself how much do they cost to build about, £4k+

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

@@justinobrien3593 Hi, thanks for the positive comments, I've tried to work out build costs and would say that it is 3-4k at a guess

[@demodelling3915]

Fantastic model.. Can I ask, where the chassis was from?

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

I bought it from Bexhill Engineering who no longer exist they were bought out by: www.apmodelengineering.co.uk/5in-class-37.html

[@Billylikestrains37]

Hello, wonderful video, I was wondering if you still have the dimensions for the nose that you made as it is the most detailed nose for a 5” model that I’ve ever seen and I would quite like to replicate it in a different livery thanks, Billy

[@OtakuAzrall]

Fantastic build! Do you have any plans for this? Would love to replicate it.

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi Allan, thanks for your kind comments. With regards plans I have several sets of drawings in Corel Draw but I basically used a very high quality line drawing combined with loads of photos and drew it as I went along

[@jetjohnc]

Have you still got the STL file of the snow plows? If yes are you willing to share 😁 regards John.

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi John, yes I still have the files and I am more than willing to share. Just need an email address and I will send them through, thanks

[@jetjohnc]

@@BinfieldWoodwork I'm in the process of building a home design 71/4 class 37. Appreciate any of the 3d bits that you've drawn up. Yours is a stunning looking loco, it's given me a few ideas to use.

[@jetjohnc]

Hi Martin, How can I contact you, regards John

[@ConnorsWorkshop17]

How did you make the interior cab detail and framework was it a kit etc

[@ArtiesMinitureTrainz]

Amazing job by the the way do you have any tips for building a 7 1/4 gauge one it would be highly appreciated ❤ UPDATE: I have just bought a class 37 5 gauge in br green, its the one on my profile picture.

[@jetjohnc]

I'm having a go at my own design 71/4 class 37. It's getting very heavy very quickly

[@quintoflyer]

magic

[@iainmillar1532]

How many hours did you put into the project over 16 months?

[@jacobhardy121]

what speed controller does it use

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Mtroniks DCi120-24 with the sound module

[@jacobhardy121]

@@BinfieldWoodwork ah yes, we use both of them for our class 55 but the sound module costs more than the actual speed controller 😂

[@brickleyyard4966]

How dose something like this cost factoring the time it would take to biuld as I would to have a pair of these biult

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi Bradley, I can't really put a price on it as it was a one off hobby project

[@alanm1725]

Hi do you know what the overall weight is? Its a lovely model!

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

No, sorry, it's blinking heavy, with the batteries in two of us would struggle to lift it!

[@alanm1725]

@@BinfieldWoodwork Thank you have you any video of the 37 hauling passengers?

[@jamesedwards3420]

What Font did you use for the numbering ?

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

Hi James it was, BritishRailDarkNormal

[@ontrackrailfilms1652]

Wowza. How much does it cost to build?.

[@BinfieldWoodwork]

I didn't keep a tally but I would guess at about £2500

[@ontrackrailfilms1652]

@@BinfieldWoodwork and a lot of time and effort. Very commendable.

[@VespaT5]

Stonker!

[@chrisw_321]

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