Church Norton

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I enjoyed the actual build, all brass construction. But with the painting and all the cutting in on the lattice work I’m losing the will to live …..



Cheers, Martyn.

 

[AdeMoore]

Great piece of modelling that. Top drawer.

 

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Now looking a bit weather worn…..



Martyn.

 

[dibateg]

Nice work Martyn - looks really good!
Tony

 

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Cheers Tony,

I’m glad to get this footbridge finally finished , I can now get on and hopefully install and finish the two platforms that need doing.

Martyn.

 

[OzzyO]

July and nothing to say and it's now November, your as bad as me!!!!

 

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I’ve been away a while, what with lack of interest and work commitments. So now with the mojo returned I have made a start on this 2251 class which is a Finney kit. So far so good, this is my first Finney kit and I can thoroughly recommend it, everything seems to fit without hardly any fettling.



Martyn.

 

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Here’s one of the valve gear, a first for me….. Don’t know what all the fuss is about

 

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I have made a start on the footplate, so far so good a very enjoyable kit to build.



Cheers,

Martyn.

 

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I managed to do a bit more to the 2251 over the weekend, she’s finally taking shape..

 

[Compton castle]

That’s looking great

 

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That’s looking great

Cheers Steve,

Well I’m enjoying the build, although the camera has definitely distorted the smoke box which I can assure you is straight.

Martyn..

 

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Slowly slowly catchy monkey, I need to clean up the solder on the joint between the firebox/boiler, tut tut

 

[OzzyO]

Hello Martyn,

it could just be the angle of the photo. But the boiler barrel hole for the handrail knob looks a bit high when it should be a bit lower than the ones on the firebox and smokebox.

But it's looking like a nice-looking build.

ATB

OzzyO.

 

[simond]

Martyn,

Is the bottom of the boiler horizontal? I believe it should be.

Possibly adding the saddle under the smokebox will sort it?

atb
Simon

 

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Hi Guys, yes the bottom of the boiler is suppose to be horizontal. I thought it was, I must buy some new glasses, oh well time to get the blow lamp out and see what might fall off…..

Hopefully back soon……

 

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Hi Guys, well I’m finally on the home straight ( I think ).. I had a baptism of fire regarding the adjustment of the boiler, I decided the easiest way to carry out the job would be to gently apply heat to the said area and hopefully remove the entire boiler/ smoke box, and then adjust accordingly. So I purchased a micro flame torch and without giving much thought I gave it a go !! Well to cut a long story short, basically the boiler/ smoke box fell apart, leaving me with a pile of scorched etches….” Oh dear “ I said….

Anyhow, a lesson learned. I now need to give her a final scrub up and then she’s off up north for Warren to work his magic on her with a nice coat of paint or two.





Cheers,

Martyn.

 

[Compton castle]

Superb, such a nicely balanced loco, I shall look forward to seeing her running through Church Norton on a goods or with a B set

 

[Alan]

I do like Collet goods

 

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Well that’s the backhead just about finished, so the loco and tender will be going off to Warren for some paint, and I’ll give the backhead a waft of paint and try and give it a bit of a wear and tear look.




I wish you all a Happy New Year…..

Martyn.