DJB

Museum

A photographic museum detailing models made by DJB Model Engineering over the years.


Museum photo 01

16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank "Taw"
The model is gas fired R/C for both regulator and reverser
The model is finished in the late L&B livery with "Southern" works plates fitted to the side of the cab


Museum photo 02

16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank "Exe"
The model is gas fired with R/C for both regulator and reverser
The model is finished in the Southern olive green


Museum photo 03

16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank "Yeo"
The model is gas fired with R/C for both regulator and reverser
The model is finished in Southern olive green and is fitted with carriage steam heating


Museum photo 04

16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank "Lew"
The model is coal fired manual control
The model is finished in Southern olive green and is fitted with carriage steam heating


Museum photo 05

"Lew" and "Yeo" ready to haul the last train to run on the L&B on Sunday 29th September 1935


Museum photo 06

"Yeo" hauling a typical L&B freight train


Museum photo 07

"Lew" hauling a typical L&B freight train


Museum photo 08

16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank "Lew"
The model is coal fired with manual control
The model is finished in Southern olive green and shows "Lew" as delivered in 1925 to the L&B Railway


Museum photo 09

A "one off" 45mm gauge 16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank
The model is gas fired with R/C control for regulator and reverser
The model is finished in British Railways style livery


Museum photo 10

16mm scale model of a Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Manning Wardle 2-6-2 tank "Lew"
The model is coal fired with manual control
The model is finished in Southern olive green and show "Lew" as delivered in 1925 to the L&B railway with green cab front and back


Museum photo 11

"Cedrig", a coal fired tender loco using the Accucraft Edrig chassis power unit


Museum photo 12

Green version of the above "Cedrig"


Museum photo 13

"Emma" a coal fired 0-6-0 tender loco using the Roundhouse "Lady Anne" chassis
"Emma" was produced in both kit and RTR form


Museum photo 14

"Emma" 0-4-0 version of above using the Roundhouse "Billy" chassis


Museum photo 15

Another "Emma" 0-6-0 coal fired tender loco


Museum photo 16

1/12th scale model of the Heywood "Katie" 0-4-0 tank engine
The model is gas fired
This loco ran on the 15" gauge estate railway at Eaton Hall in Cheshire


Museum photo 17

3/4 rear view of the above "Katie"


Museum photo 18

A coal fired conversion of the Roundhouse "Atlantic" 0-6-2 tank loco
The modifications included cutting the loco down from an 0-6-2 to an 0-6-0


Museum photo 19

Coal fired conversion of the Accucraft "Edrig" 0-4-0 tank engine


Museum photo 20

Pair of Accucraft "Edrig" coal fired conversions


Museum photo 21

Accucraft 0-6-0 tank engine "Wrekin" converted to coal firing


Museum photo 22

Coal fired "Edrig" conversion now owned by Tag Gorton Editor of Garden Rail and featured many times in the magazine
Tag has spent a lot of time enhancing the model since this photo was taken.


Museum photo 23

"One off" coal fired 0-6-0 tank engine using a Roundhouse "Lady Anne" chassis and modified Simply 7/8ths body kit


Museum photo photo 24

Scale model of "Coolum" loco built by Fowlers of Leeds and shipped to Australia in the 1920s to work on a sugar plantation
The model is coal fired with manual control and working front and rear headlights


Museum photo 25

Another view of "Coolum"


Museum photo 26

Coal fired conversion of the Accucraft "Ragleth" 0-4-0 tank engine
This model is very similar to the earlier Edrig coal conversions


Museum photo 27

RTR version of our coal fired "Robert" kit built for a customer
The model uses the Roundhouse Hackworth valve gear chassis


Museum photo photo 28

Another RTR "Robert" as above but fitted with the detailing kit to enhance the overall appearance of the model


Museum photo 29

"George Lawley" a "one off" coal fired model using a cut down Accucraft Lawley chassis and heavily modified Simply 7/8ths body kit


Museum photo 30

3/4 rear view of "George Lawley"


Museum photo 31

16mm scale model of the Festiniog Railway "Funkey" diesel
The model is finished in the National power blue livery the diesel carried when first built, it is now in a green livery similar to the BR livery carried by diesels in the 1960s
The model is battery powered using two motors and is R/C controlled, it is also fitted with on board sound system and directional lights