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Building a Scamp
By: strang Date: January 8, 2023, 12:40 pm
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I have posted this on the dog walking and caravanning forum, so
some of you may have seen it before, but if not......
Some years ago I was at the 1000 Engine Rally and one of the
exhibitors called the Engineers Emporium were selling a kit of a
Lister Autotruck (Lister made both rail and road versions of
this small locomotive.
HTML http://www.theengineersemporium.com/catalogue-pages/locokits.html<br
/>- the kits were quite pricey - around 6-8 K from memory. I had
a
Lister D engine kicking around and this seemed an ideal project,
but as I say, too pricey to warrant taking any further.
Later on and probably through Facebook, I came across a similar
kit built loco called a Stumpy, which again used the Lister D
engine as its power source. This was more affordable, but
probably above my skill level as it involved welding and other
engineering skills.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgeclLHarf4
Anyway, through speaking with Colin Edmondson (a really clever
chap who I believe was involved with the design of the Ford
Transit) I heard about the Scamp locomotive. This is an even
smaller version of the Lister Autotruck, but obviously cheaper
and much easier to build. You can purchase them ready assembled
- but where is the fun in that!
The kit consists of all laser cut steel parts, and then comes
with a shopping list of parts you need to buy in order to
complete it. To make it cheaper for me, I decided to flog loads
of spare parts I had accumulated over the years and used the
money to fund the project.
The beauty of the Scamp is its simplicity to build, its
relatively cheap cost, and the ease of transporting as it breaks
down into small parts and easily fits into the back of a car.
HTML https://www.miniature-trains.co.uk/product/scamp/
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Re: Building a Scamp
By: strang Date: January 8, 2023, 12:58 pm
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HTML http://www.karenslittlerailway.co.uk/resources/SCAMP%20spec%20sheet%20July%202016%20copyright%20Colin%20Edmondson.pdf
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Re: Building a Scamp
By: strang Date: January 8, 2023, 1:08 pm
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Unfortunately I don't have any youtube videos of my Scamp
running - and I can't upload photos to this forum, so I have
added some other Scamps to give you the general idea of what
they can do, and what they are like. I use mine on public
running duties at Pugneys Light Railway near Wakefield and on
open days at my club track near Brighouse.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idN86xi4Wyw
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apRbgZPFzDI
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Ar8GxCG6k
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Re: Building a Scamp
By: strang Date: January 8, 2023, 2:01 pm
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My Scamp (the red one in front) at Pugneys Light Railway
HTML https://www.instagram.com/p/CUivVcmMkWQ/
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Re: Building a Scamp
By: Stuey Date: January 9, 2023, 3:23 am
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And there was me getting excited thinking that it was going to
be about the Mini based Kit Car :-\
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