7mm Connoisseur Models Southern Railway G6

[Steph Dale]

Ian,
Looks about right to me. The handwheel effectively fits on the end of the boiler handrail - on the prototype the handrail is a tube from the smokebox to the cab, inside which is a rod with the handwheel in the cab and the blower valve on the smokebox.
Steph

 

[Ian G]

a little bit further to completion, next on the agender is the rest of cab fittings, looking through photos supplied I may be able to replicate the little fitting for the blower valve on the hand rails, this will ease making the front part of the hand rail around the smoke box.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

Now on into the cab, gauges fitted one bit of copper wire dropped off must be a dry joint, next item on the build hand rail nobs and hand wheels, I have also cut and folded the cab-bunker ramp for between the sand boxes, this will be one of the last items to go in as need to fit the brake standard before hand. Back head loosly in place.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

Alittle bit more work tonight, hand rail nobs and tank fillers fitted, tomoro looks like marking out and fitting the hand rail nobs on to the bunker sides.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

Finally fitted out all items in the cab and removed copper wire prior to a mega clean of all excess solder.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

A few more fittings added tonight.

Ian G

 

[ZiderHead]

Coming along nicely That cab looks pretty cramped, I dont envy you hving to paint it.

 

[Ian G]

The backhead will get fitted after I have painted the loco.

Ian G

 

[ZiderHead]

OK that makes sense

 

[Ian G]

Not much more added spent the other night with my little airbrush type shot blaster happy with the results, boiler top fittings just placed and not fixed yet, still need to find a single handrail knob to finish off the front.

Ian G

 

[Steph Dale]

Lovely stuff Ian, it looks very well indeed.
Steph

 

[Ian G]

Build has stopped for a short while, my 1Kw greenhouse heater has given up its ghost after 25 years.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

New heater I have, and my little order from Hobby Holidays has arrived with my order of micro tube, but will have to wait till Monday to start again.

Ian G

 

[SteadyRed]

Fascinating to follow this build. Although I have not put solder to metal yet! I have my eye on building a Connoisseur Jinty at some point, it is good to see a kit from the same range being built as a first time steam loco builder.

I see you have a Hobby Holidays chassis jig. Another potential longer term purchase for me.

Dave

 

[Ian G]

Spent many hours working out how to fabricate the rear shunters step more to follow next week.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

Thats the body finished a little bit of cleaning before primer, next strip the chassis add front sand pipe and items for pick up wires.

Ian G

 

[Ian G]

Loco body finally in primer, chassis still in bits, must remember next time to fit copper clad and pick ups before brake gear, but happy with the finish.

Ian G

 

[mickoo]

Coming along nicely

 

[Rob Pulham]

Very Nice Ian

 

[Steph Dale]

Well done that man! Certainly looks the business to me.
Steph