Healey Mills
Western Thunderer
Having 'successfully' built one JLTRT class 40 I thought I would start a thread here showing the progress of my second one. My first JLTRT was 40118 and sits awaiting weathering:
This build is going to be 40060, aimed at approx 1983/4 during her latter years on BR. During my first build several people had suggested using split axles for pick-up but as I'm rather new to the JLTRT kits and indeed building locos in 7mm I didn't want to push my luck. However, with this second attempt and after watching some of the members here successful with this method (Steph Dale) I figured I'd give it a go.
Sadly my first attempt that requires a much shorter join failed:
It failed whilst I was repeatedly inserting the gearbox and I think I may have applied too much lateral force at some point. To be honest I was glad it failed when it did rather than getting to the end of the build. Another method has seemed to be quite robust and is still ok:
Despite the minor set-back with the split axle fiasco I've managed to get quite a way with the build.
As 060 was one of the headcode disc modified locos to a central headcode box the remainder of the doorway needs to be added. Nothing that a bit of plastruct and some filler couldn't cope with:
No. 2 end
No 1 end
You will notice the pipework is a little different too, the arrangement of which I have taken from photos that I had. It took a little bit of time to get this right especially those that will be draped over the foot steps (yet to be added). Additionally, something a little different too, I have added the cab partitions as fitted to the original loco that acted to help combat against drafts.
In this build I have also just gone full steam ahead and added the air cylinders above the boiler water tanks. These will be sprayed along with the under-frame and as the loco was in a rather dirty state I have not found a picture of the loco in its later years where any white was visible:
Thanks for looking in
Cheers
Lee
This build is going to be 40060, aimed at approx 1983/4 during her latter years on BR. During my first build several people had suggested using split axles for pick-up but as I'm rather new to the JLTRT kits and indeed building locos in 7mm I didn't want to push my luck. However, with this second attempt and after watching some of the members here successful with this method (Steph Dale) I figured I'd give it a go.
Sadly my first attempt that requires a much shorter join failed:
It failed whilst I was repeatedly inserting the gearbox and I think I may have applied too much lateral force at some point. To be honest I was glad it failed when it did rather than getting to the end of the build. Another method has seemed to be quite robust and is still ok:
Despite the minor set-back with the split axle fiasco I've managed to get quite a way with the build.
As 060 was one of the headcode disc modified locos to a central headcode box the remainder of the doorway needs to be added. Nothing that a bit of plastruct and some filler couldn't cope with:
No. 2 end
No 1 end
You will notice the pipework is a little different too, the arrangement of which I have taken from photos that I had. It took a little bit of time to get this right especially those that will be draped over the foot steps (yet to be added). Additionally, something a little different too, I have added the cab partitions as fitted to the original loco that acted to help combat against drafts.
In this build I have also just gone full steam ahead and added the air cylinders above the boiler water tanks. These will be sprayed along with the under-frame and as the loco was in a rather dirty state I have not found a picture of the loco in its later years where any white was visible:
Thanks for looking in
Cheers
Lee