Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Thanks Mick. Someone on the Heljan facebook site mentioned the lack of spokes on the bike, so I have just added some in Photoshop 
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mickoo
Western Thunderer
I think a little bit of photoshopping is permissible here and there 
I didn't know the noses came completely off, that might be a handy feature as well as the bonnet doors being individual parts as well.
It's a shame they sealed in the side skirts, you could take those off on the first tooling.
I didn't know the noses came completely off, that might be a handy feature as well as the bonnet doors being individual parts as well.
It's a shame they sealed in the side skirts, you could take those off on the first tooling.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Thanks Mick. Someone on the Heljan facebook site mentioned the lack of spokes on the bike, so I have just added some in Photoshop
Has the same individual yet pointed out the spokes should be laced around the hub?
This just looks convincing - especially from the 7mm photographers angle.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Got hold of a Judith Edge Yorkshire Engine Co "Janus" 7mm shunter kit earlier this week. I get the idea that this was a 4mm kit that's been made up to 7mm as to make the radiator ends it says to add a bit of wire inside the butt joint to file into a round profile, I think you will need a bit more than wire to make the large radius corners on these! It says to use Slaters MR wagon buffers but I'm struggling to see how I can use the big nut on the rear as the frames are right behind the holes on the bufferbeams. There is no mention of pick-ups so next job is to see about these. I have got a Slaters 29-1 Canon motor and gearbox for it. Instructions are a bit vague at times as it's mostly written with just a side view and plan of chassis and a couple of detail drawings but could do with a plan of the etches with the part numbers on each bit. I have made it with a fixed motored axle and rocking middle and outer axle as per kit.
Bill Campbell
Western Thunderer
Hi Brian
When I built my Barclay Class 06 from the Judith Edge kit I made the buffers into self-contained units to avoid the nut at the rear.
I followed the method described by Nick Baines here:
No fancy tools required and works very well - it also solves the problem of preventing oval buffers from rotating.
Regards.
When I built my Barclay Class 06 from the Judith Edge kit I made the buffers into self-contained units to avoid the nut at the rear.
I followed the method described by Nick Baines here:
No fancy tools required and works very well - it also solves the problem of preventing oval buffers from rotating.
Regards.
Brian Daniels
Western Thunderer
Bonnets made up today. It has overlays for the doors to sweat on. Next big job though is to put some curves on the radiator. I soldered some large round rod inside the radiator to give me something to file into. Think there will be some filler on the top corners.
