7mm Westerns - getting the details correct for a JLTRT kit

[Dog Star]

I have written on other topics that there is a JLTRT Western on the dining table... to build a representation of a Swindon-built engine as running circa 1964, preferably one seen on the GW & GC Jt. There are very few books about the class on my bookshelf - other than a couple of picture books and the appropriate issue of MLI. So I shall have to ask questions and hopefully people can provide references to material that I might get to borrow from a library.

At this point I think that I ought to say that I have read JLTRT build topics, here and there, by Dan (@Dan Randall), Richard (@Dikitriki), Andrew (Druid on RMWeb) and finally the late Cynric (28Ten). Anyone know of any other online builds which are worth reading?

So to the first question. My preferred date is circa 1964 so that means that I shall have to back-date the locks of the battery box doors because the kits has the fittings which were introduced after the Western Talisman crash at West Ealing in 1973. What I am looking for is a photo which shows the format of the doors and catches (?) before this modification. Can you help?

thank you, Graham

 

[daifly]

There is a drawing in the accident report here which may be helpful.
Dave

 

[Dog Star]

There is a drawing in the accident report here

Thank you Dave,
I think that the drawing of the battery box is somewhat an impression for the bottom of the peardrop catch is above the top of the door opening... and the screw fastening is an interesting feature.

I shall assume, for now, that the document is accurate in so far as the battery door securing feature was a peardrop catch and see if I can see the detail on a photograph.

Subsequent to the above - the report into the accident notes that the "screw" by which the peardrop was secured in the door shut position was a 1973 un-official modification; by implication, the peardrop before 1973 was flat plate with a single fixing around which the plate could rotate.

 

[OzzyO]

Hello Graham,

these are about the best that I can do, these photo are copyright but I'm not sure who to.


Hope these are some use.

OzzyO.