Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Mmmm, mine doesn't have them either. One to add to the list.
Another MOK 8F !
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Lancastrian
Western Thunderer
Lancastrian
Western Thunderer
Test fit to frames. Smokebox isn't yet clipped in place and the dome and top feed are just sitting on the boiler.
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
Ian , that is very nicely done, a lovely model
John
John
Lancastrian
Western Thunderer
With work having continued on the boiler, it has been broken down into it's component parts for detailing. The bulk of the footplate has been completed and I've turned now to the cylinders as well.
Care and patience with the slidebars, crosshead and piston rod pay dividends for smooth movement in the assembly.
Care and patience with the slidebars, crosshead and piston rod pay dividends for smooth movement in the assembly.
Lancastrian
Western Thunderer
The inside face of one side of the valve slide has been gently cut back with a slitting disc, filed and had a thin coat of solder added.
To this, a length of 1mm x 1mm brass angle has been soldered in place. I've seen model locomotives where the valve rod jumps about because there is no restriction in the vertical plane, which this modification prevents, and you only need to do one side.
With the valve rod in situ.
The right hand cylinder block is almost complete now. The wrapper has no access cover as it is incorrectly placed on this side, so has been filed off and a new replacement will be made and added later.
To this, a length of 1mm x 1mm brass angle has been soldered in place. I've seen model locomotives where the valve rod jumps about because there is no restriction in the vertical plane, which this modification prevents, and you only need to do one side.
With the valve rod in situ.
The right hand cylinder block is almost complete now. The wrapper has no access cover as it is incorrectly placed on this side, so has been filed off and a new replacement will be made and added later.