Hardy’s Hobbies Hudswell Clarke 3D printed loco build.

Hello and welcome
In this video i am going to take a look at the Hardy’s Hobbies 3D printed loco kit for the Hudswell Clarke 1800 class of steam loco, and mounting it on an Electrotren chassis.
My local Hudswell Clarke is non other than the worlds only Thomas which was named by the Rev W Awdry himself. So this is the loco i am going to base my build around.
I must convey my thanks to the following for their help and use of their material in the making of this video.
Lewis Morrissey for help with the Face
‪@john34081‬ for use of Thomas’ post overhaul footage
‪@trainzville9237‬ for use of the Thomas in action footage.
‪@upsidenow‬ for the excellent Thomas Re-orchestrated music.
The kit can be obtained through their website
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[@Teesbrough]

Perfect Christmas Special! Rev W Awdry was a regular customer in my parents’ bookshop in Stroud. He would definitely have been impressed by your skills. Merry Christmas to you and all your family and all best wishes for 2023.

[@maltnz]

For chipped paint after spraying - I keep the plastic caps off commercial water pump bottles for mixing paints OR to spray small amounts of paint at close range into them for fixing chips. Angle the cap so you spray into the bottom corner and a pool of the paint collects there. If you use a brush, you will need the correct thinner to clean your paint brushes afterwards, but for small chips I use a cocktail stick point to dab a drop into the chip. Great job with Thomas there .. and thanks for the video.

[@metal_wheels]

Great work Dan! I really love the NVR Thomas and I honestly think Thomas looks better as a HC 1800 rather than the E2 that the books were based on. Subscribed!

[@CustomiZe_]

I would absolutely love to have a loco like this to add to my NVR collection

[@gs425]

Great build, Dan, the best yet. But I think you'll find it is made of resin and not PLA . This is why it is so detailed and has a great finish. Pla is stronger but rough and ready.

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Loved this Dan. A great model of Thomas and TFC!

[@maltnz]

Paint the top of hook for the face black so it is not so obvious?

[@JoseLopez-tk1qt]

E2 tank engine

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

i get making the bulk of the body in resin but it is an incorrect material for detail on an item that will be handled there should becast metal parts .. i think much is done now only considderig cost and convenience rather than quality

[@gs425]

These resin prints are far superior to pla, but I agree it leaves a not so rugged model. The upside is the supplier doesn't have the huge tooling costs to bear upfront with die-cast or injection moulded parts.

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

@@gs425 thing is i don't get why you'd take a far superior model off its chassis for a por quality one when hornby do a decent thomas i realise the detail is there but what's the point in that if it breaks off as soon as you look at it , you did a great job by the way

[@gs425]

@shakey hands shed model railways Dan does explain in the video, Shakey. This is a model of the REAL loco Thomas, as approved by W Awdry himself, not the over commercialised one that dreadful woman used which was based on an E2. Its therefore been made to model a prototype that in real life has a face added , not just a one piece toy that his younger kids would need to manhandle.

[@shakeyhandsshedmodelrailwa2494]

@@gs425 in the books thomas was an LB&SCR E2 class hornbys thomas is an LB&SCR E2 class

[@gs425]

@shakey hands shed model railways yes and that's why Dan modelled his hudswell clark because hornbys would be the wrong loco for him. Anyway shakey I hope you too had a good Xmas, it's always good watching you as well as Dan. Both peaceful fun railway channels. Cheers guys.

[@Psychlist1972]

Looks like Hardy's has stopped making loco kits and is generally winding down their business.