....so moving back to the chassis I decided to start with the driving wheel springs and hangers. The hangers were all cast from patterns I made earlier in the build and were designed to be pinned to a set of Laurie Griffin springs that were the right size. The castings were all fettled and holes drilled so they could be pinned together.
Adjustments were made so they all lined up nicely in the correct positions. They were positioned on the frames and soldered in place. Some cutting was required for the rear sets so they fitted round spacers and laminations, but nothing too drastic.
Some drop pieces, that connect the spring to the axlebox, and keeper plates were made and soldered to the springs. Adjustments were then made so the springs could be removed to fit the axles, although thinking about it now only the front axle has to be removed downwards if using Slater's wheels. (This will make the second loco a doddle as I haven't started adding the keeper plates it as I write!!) The last 2 jobs had AGH wheels (remember them?) and I'm obviously still in that mind set (it's late, I've been at work all day, etc...).
I think I'll have some fun making the various reservoir tanks for the Westinghouse system next.....