'O' gauge Class 58
31st December 2007

Courtesy of Simon Varnam and Dave Butterworth of "Building O Gauge Online", we look at the step-by-step construction of Modern Motive Power's O gauge beast that is destined to become 58049!

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Clean air doors complete with door handles
Clean air doors complete with door handles
The roof and exhaust/silencer components
The roof and exhaust/silencer components
Individual roof sections - just like the real thing!
Individual roof sections - just like the real thing!
Complete with rain strips
Complete with rain strips
Roof view 2
Roof view 2
Rain guard/gutter
Rain guard/gutter
Roof section almost complete
Roof section almost complete
Lifting eye hooks
Lifting eye hooks
Roof with lifting hooks attached
Roof with lifting hooks attached
Hand rail eyes for the roof section
Hand rail eyes for the roof section
Completed roof section, complete with handrail
Completed roof section, complete with handrail
Radiator roof section
Radiator roof section
Two of the completed roof sections ready for fitting
Two of the completed roof sections ready for fitting
Radiator roof and exhaust roof
Radiator roof and exhaust roof
Exhaust silencer and roof section
Exhaust silencer and roof section
A 'normal' roof section for the main body
A 'normal' roof section for the main body
The long 'normal' roof section
The long 'normal' roof section
The completed roof sections arranged ready for fitting.
The completed roof sections arranged ready for fitting.
Drilling the holes ready for the fans to be inserted
Drilling the holes ready for the fans to be inserted
Lugs to support the fan stanchions
Lugs to support the fan stanchions
Working fan gearing
Working fan gearing
Fan motor and gearing in place
Fan motor and gearing in place
One of the fans fully constructed
One of the fans fully constructed
Both fans in position
Both fans in position
Part of the exhaust system to make the loco unbelieveably realistic
Part of the exhaust system to make the loco unbelieveably realistic
The exhaust system circuitry
The exhaust system circuitry
The exhaust system
The exhaust system
The exhaust system
The exhaust system
The underside of the exhaust to be capped off.
The underside of the exhaust to be capped off.
The exhaust silencer in position
The exhaust silencer in position
Roof detail 1
Roof detail 1
Roof detail 2
Roof detail 2
The two fans have been painted in the correct shade of red.
The two fans have been painted in the correct shade of red.
Realistic weathering
Realistic weathering
Adding some blistering effect
Adding some blistering effect
Blistering effect
Blistering effect
Adding a touch of rust-coloured paint
Adding a touch of rust-coloured paint
Almost finished fan section.
Almost finished fan section.
An extremely realistic-looking fan section
An extremely realistic-looking fan section
The speaker set for the sound effects
The speaker set for the sound effects
The parts involved for the sound system
The parts involved for the sound system
Sound setup 1
Sound setup 1
Sound setup 2
Sound setup 2
Sound setup 3
Sound setup 3
Sound setup 4
Sound setup 4
Sound setup 5
Sound setup 5
Completed sound setup
Completed sound setup
Lighting circuit board 1
Lighting circuit board 1
Lighting circuit board 2
Lighting circuit board 2
Lighting circuit board 3
Lighting circuit board 3
Lighting circuit diagram
Lighting circuit diagram
Lighting circuit board complete with resistors
Lighting circuit board complete with resistors
Cab bodyside construction: parts
Cab bodyside construction: parts
The main cab bodyside: outside
The main cab bodyside: outside
The main cab bodyside: inside
The main cab bodyside: inside
The completed cab bodywork
The completed cab bodywork