
Ushtey Projekt Class 37
Am son ymmyd jeh'n phrojekt elley! Trooid y daa sheiaghtin shoh, bee shin cur stiagh ymmyd jeh ooilley ny p'rojektyn ain dy chur shiu er-gerrey rish c'raad t'ad.
Ta shin er follaghey ymmyd jeh'n Mark 5 mercy bee uss ry-gheddyn rish ny JSAyn, KUA, Deltic as Class 92 ry-gheddyn.
Ta'n laa shoh er y Class 37!
Novembre er-dy-henney ren shin toshiaght y phrojekt smoo ambitious ain gys y laa shoh; yn Class 37. Va'n brief ain simply; dy leah y blank son ymmyd jeh'n class iconic shoh v'er ny modelley foast ayns OO/4mm gauge as dy yannoo ymmyd jeh'n 'beast' shoh 'miniature'.
Ta shen, cha nel ard-valley erbee ny share dy thoshiaght na'n toshiaght, nagh vel? Well, maybe toshiaght ec y traa t'ayn, as obbraghey ry-cheilley? Cha row shin able dy ghra cre'n red v'er ny yannoo, as shen-y-fa ren shin laue lesh daa variant va bookend y story Class 37 nicely!
Yn chiad cwoaie locomotive t'er ny thooilley (lesh ny differenceyn subtle oc myr t'eh er ny choyrt roish, nagh row riamh er ny choyrt roish ayns form ready-to-run) as y Class 37/6, ath-thooilley noa-emshyragh jeh ny steeds trusty shoh son DRS.
As myr ta shiu er ve er nyn shilley erskyn, (as ny ta shiu er jeet dy ghoaill rish) ta shin er n'gholl sheese gys ny s'mishrey dy ghlackey y character jeh ny locomotiveyn shoh. Lesh y 37/6, ta'n 37/6 ry-akin dy vel differenceyn subtle eddyr ny locomotiveyn shoh, as ta'n cheilley locos 'sy render erskyn ooilley ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin ry-akin. Dy jarroo myr ny prototypes, t'eh glen ard-raad dy vel daa red erbee ymmyrchagh, as ta shin soilshaghey magh shen ayns nyn rannagh ymmyrchagh. Ta ooilley ny seihll jeh ny modellyn Class 37/6 ain jeant seose jeh corp as fo-frame ry-cheilley - cha nel daa red ry-cheilley!
As lurg y chiad ghraih Class 37 ain roish Warley 2019, haink shin er-gerrey lesh y ghraih 97301 ayns livery Network Rail myr yn chiad ghraih . "Scaal Currit" model, cha nel eh ry-gheddyn direct veih shin. Ta'n model shoh ry-gheddyn y ghraih Hitachi ERTMS ta'n chied jeh'n ghraihagh er RTR Class 37!
Ayns 97 announcement hug shin arrane er y traa dy jarroo iconic son y chlass; 1980yn Alba! Yn teas steam Class 37/0 lesh soilshey carr quirky v'eh red elley er-mayrn ayns Class 37s ready-to-run v'er ny llieeney. C'raad t'eh ny share dy ghra eh na ec Model Rail Alba 2020? Ta’n red s’trimmid, v’eh yn scansh s’jerree ain roish y lockdown, as ta shin goaill arrane dy heet stiagh er y chirveish taishbyney as dy akin shiu ooilley reesht ayns 2021!
Ta'n variant shoh jeh'n Class 37 er ve cuid jeh'n rang-halloonagh s'popular ain 'sy traa t'ayn, as t'eh cur ymmyd jeh'n cho-choyrle shoh dy ghoaill y model shoh er-ash as dy chur cooney rish ath-chroo ny sceneyn Albinagh 80s shen ta ry-chlashtyn. Va ny beauties shoh myrgeddin ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi as ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi.
Yn fockle s’jerree ain son y chiad phrogram focklyn Class 37 ain, v’eh ymmyd elley jeh’n traa t’ayn jiu as cha nel eh er ny choyrt stiagh foast ayns form ready-to-run; yn Class 37/4 nish..
Va'n 37/4s ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi ry-hoi. Agh, erreish da DB y chied jeh'n chlass y scarrey er-dy-henney 'sy vlein 2000, haink DRS gys y chooney reesht, as ren eh ath-thooilley 'sy chlass 'sy 'sub-class'.
37423, v'er ny h-oardaghey liorish Brush, Loughborough, ayns 2008. Yn ghlenney smoo v'er ny h-oardaghey, v'eh shoh goaill stiagh clusteryn soilshey WIPAC as lampadyn ushtey, screeanyn-gaoil t'er nyn ghlenney, box headcode plateit as kickplates cab. Va ath-thooghaghyn er-dy-henney, ec HNRC ec Barrow Hill as RVEL/Loram Derby, ry-hoi ry-hoi, agh hrog ny locomotiveyn ny smoo jeh'n aght v'ad ry-hoi. Yn prince-difference v'ayn va soilshaghyn LED noa, ny smoo, ayns ynnyd WIPACyn, as ghow ymmodee myrgeddin fuinneigyn bodyside plated. Ta'n daa rang-oardagh shoh cloie liorish y model ain, lesh DRS y traa t'ayn as liveres oighreagh myr ta'n prototype. Ta'n red shoh cur splash dy ghloyr oighre as ymmyd obbreeagh da layouts y laa jiu.
So, ta'n rang Class 37 dy-chliaghtey, lesh red erbee son dy chooilley ghooinney, veih 1960 gys 2020 cloie ayns y chiad rannagh ain. Agh cre'n aght ta'n red goll er? Well, feer vie er-y-fa shen, tra ta shin smooinaghtyn er y theihll pandemic 2020.
Ta Tooling er ve obbyr feer ard dy chlashtyn rish y sheer ghraih jeh'n chlass, as t'eh s'sallagh dy ghra dy beagh compagnys normal er n'yannoo balkey rish y ghraih dy gholl stiagh 'sy level shoh jeh ghraih jeh'n ghraih. Agh, ta shin graihagh er jannoo reddyn myr shen, shen-y-fa v’eh ry-hoi ry-yannoo. Cha row ar factory ry-chredjue y mraane tooling v'er ny yannoo, as v'eh feme er traa ymmyrchagh dy chur seose y obbyr. Ta shen, cooidjagh rish COVID19, er chur rish beggan moghrey, agh cha nel eh ro olk dy jarroo, ta shin geallagh!
Ta shin ry-hoi y chiad sampleyr tooling ain ayns Novembre 2020, as my shegin daue y mustard y gheddyn (as ta shin creeney dy jean ad!) hig shin dy gheddyn sampleyr sgeaylt son measaghey roish Bleeaney Noa Shinaagh ayns toshiaght 2021. C'raad ta'n ard-valley shoh gollrish ny s'faggys da'n Deltic as 92, ta shin er n'ynsaghey mooar dy chooney s up y Class3. as t'eh toshiaght erreish da'n Blein Noa Shinagh as bee'n livrey Q2, 2021.
Ta shin toiggal dy vel aarlooyn frustrating, as ta shin frustrait shin hene, agh rish y stayd COVID19 staydys ooilley ny fabrickyn roish y vlein shoh va'n knock on affect shoh dagh ooilley traa er-dy-henney veih livrey Q1 2021 gys Q2 2021. Lesh y cho-chosney jeh'n phrojekt as ny cooishyn ta'n theihll er ghoaill rish shoh!
Cummey, bee uss ry-gheddyn rish y Class 55, Class 92, JSAs as KUAs ayns ny shiaghtinyn shoh cheet. Ayns y traa cheddin, gow stiagh rish y lioar-neu-chlashtyn ain as cur-my-ner y blog ain ec y traa t'ayn son ny h-artyn t'ayn, goaill stiagh y chiad EP Class 37 ain as ny h-artyn arryltagh as ny h-artyn arryltagh jeh'n phrojekt.
As my shegin dhyt pre-order y yannoo son Class 37, t'ou uss goaill rish cliaghtey shoh ny 'Accurascale Approved' 'sy valley!