Been a busy week with work this week, so not too much progress on the '52's to report. Coupled to the new desktop PC arriving today, there's not been much modelling going on around here. However, I have managed to get the motor mounts, drive chain, and gears in situ for the 20 axles to drive the cooler group fans on all five locos, so I guess that's not so bad. I'm not happy with the wires on the motors which are just too thick to manage effectively, so next job will be replacing them with something a little more refined, and conduited (is that a real word?) to keep things tidy.
Next up will be trimming the white-metal fans (unless Brian at Shawplan scurries his Extreme etches for the '52 fans and grills along sharpish) - why are the JLTRT w/m fan castings so over-size? Quite a bit of work to trim up 20 fans by hand so I'm pondering on a milling solution......hmm.
Hoping for the rest of the headcode circuit-boards to arrive next week, so I should be posting a bit more on the wiring, and then back to the windows when the etches and glazing arrive (thanks Dan & Guv'nor)
I haven't forgotten about posting my plans for the lighting you're requested, and now the new PC's arrived I should be able to progress this soon.
Nice lazy job for tomorrow will be making up the headcodes:-
D1009 - "1O09" both ends (Aug 1976)
D1026 - "1B45" and "oF77"
D10xx - "6M32" and "6V53"
D1063 - "1C63" and "6O42" -Burngullow - Sittingbourne China Slurry
D1065 - "1O65" both ends (Oct 1976)
Cheers. Boris.