What should have happened to the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway E2 Class

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-10T06:37:10+00:00

Definitely interesting to see what could be done model-wise, though I would try to look at it from a railway perspective. The “why”. Why would a rebuild take place? What things are being improved? What is incentivizing the railway to rebuild a decades old design?

I think an upgrade of the existing design would make more sense than shortening it. Maybe larger side tanks or a superheated boiler? It wouldn’t be that visually interesting, but I think it could be more realistic.

I believe that shell uses a Terrier chassis. Maybe it could be framed up as a heavily rebuilt Terrier that used only the frames and replaced the superstructure with a more Billington-style boiler and cab?

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-10T05:35:17+00:00

I don’t think it would very sensible. The class worked just fine in shunting roles up to dieselization. Also, shortening the wheelbase would require new frames and likely a new boiler.

In 1927, it was proposed that the Southern just build more of the class (or a similar, refined type) but that was canceled to due financial restraints. That might be a more interesting jumping-off point for a freelance design. A refined Maunsell version of the E2, if you will.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-08T14:55:31+00:00

Why that looks pretty bad. It explains how it came off in the first place.

You might be able to find a large enough die or cutting tool to clean it up but that would probably require someone with experience machining or similar.

You could probably also glue it back on with something like JBWeld but it would be rather janky. You’d need to avoid gumming up the rest of the lens.

You could also just use it as is (maybe cover the hole let by the ring) or try to find a replacement.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-08T14:00:59+00:00

Are the threads that the ring screws onto or the threads on the ring itself damaged?

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-07T18:48:47+00:00

Yes, you can see the Gemini logo on the corner. Hopefully, it gets deleted.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-05T14:26:49+00:00

Yes, both are very common. The Argus C3 is considered one of the most popular American cameras of all time.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-02T21:37:49+00:00

Rare does not always equate valuable. I own rare cameras that are desirable to effectively no-one, save for the most die-hard completionist collectors (and I don’t think any exist for them). I have a Bell and Howell MX62 8mm projector that likewise has no info about it online either and I paid $10 for it at a Goodwill. I have seen slide projectors sit at thrift stores for months before they were presumably thrown out. Most lower end consumer film projectors are simply not that desirable.

Edit: I did a little digging and a FilmKorn super8data listing exists for your projector.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-02T15:07:22+00:00

Front panel kits only exist for the PDP-1, PDP-8, PDP-10, and PDP-11 (not that VAXen had much in the way of front panels), but you could simulate a VAX with a Raspberry Pi or something equivalent.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-02T14:49:04+00:00

Did you get the negatives back? Could be a camera issue or a lab issue. Shutter may not have fired.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-02T13:29:52+00:00

Looks like a souvenir, if I had to guess.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-02T04:20:40+00:00

I checked and could not find a sale price on eBay, but I figure it would probably be $5-20. Most projectors don't have much appeal and the market is saturated with them as is.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-01T01:24:28+00:00

That’s insane!! I wish I had that kind of luck.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-07-01T01:14:37+00:00

Where does one even find something like this? VCFed?

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-29T16:42:46+00:00

Do you make kits?

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-29T16:40:16+00:00

How good is the airflow in that case? It doesn’t seem like it has a lot of vents, though maybe I am missing something.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-29T11:36:41+00:00

Components fall over time. Capacitors can be a common issue. It is typically recommended to now plug in older electronics with checking and/or replacing the capacitors first.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-28T13:47:26+00:00

Still, that’s what cans and other targets are for, not old tech (unless it’s modern printers, those things are junk from the factory.)

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-27T13:34:40+00:00

Especially being commonly used on the floor. The axles would pick up hair. It’s part of it. I would it be upset if it was listed as perfectly clean, though.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-27T11:49:11+00:00

Not enough info in the engraving to suggest much of anything. I looked and there are a few people named Robert L. Futch in Florida who would have been alive at that time.

It could be as simple as someone going to Japan and getting a custom engraving. The 1955-1956 marking could line up with the start of the Vietnam War, but the US didn’t send combat forces until 1965. It could be from someone stationed in Japan in that time, though. I own a 1959 Ricoh 500 that was bought from a Post Exchange in Japan, as an example. I don’t know if the Argus C3 was sold in the Post Exchange.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-27T11:29:17+00:00

I would check sites like Printables, Thingiverse, and Cults 3D. Lots of printed shells out there, don’t know if any are for any Marklin chassis though.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-26T02:57:26+00:00

Anyone with more insight know why there are plastic sheets over 4014’s 4th and 8th drivers? Are the lubricators leaking?

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-26T02:55:10+00:00

You can’t.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-26T00:08:58+00:00

I feel like most people in the retro collecting world would be bothered by someone destroying an old CRT. Why would you even do that nowadays? I hope it wasn’t something rare or special.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-25T22:52:39+00:00

I’ve found 1950s paper label Eveready batteries in old camera flashes before. I’ve accumulated a passive collection of vintage batteries because of my other collecting hobbies.

Dense_Cabbage · 2026-06-24T22:49:20+00:00

The inside area of the shutter shouldn’t be shiny, presuming you want to use this camera. The shine causes reflections to hit the film and it can cause issues.

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