7mm Gladiator NER/LNER/BR B16/1 - Another North Eastern Workhorse

mickoo

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Why would rigid chassis be an issue surely it's your sideplay that's the issue and not the up and down or have you limited your side play as Well? Looks good all the same :thumbs:
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
Hi Mick,

There is very little in the way of side play too - my track is a bit up hill and down dale too, now that it has settled over time.
 
mickoo

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Is that the design of the frames or have you added washers. If it's the frames what width are they over the outside plate work please. I've also found top hat bearings vary quite a bit in the thickness of the rim and that can have a limiting factor to side play. Finally what's your ruling radius, I'm going to guess it's around six foot looking at your railway build.

Only asking as I tend to prefer rigid set ups but with sideplay built in.

MD
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
Hi Mick,

It's a combination of the frames, and the thickness of the top hat rims - they look like they have had some ground off to get the wheels on in the first place. I will have a measure up and let you know the frame with.

There are other frame spacers provided and I am not sure which were used because the basic chassis was built when I got my hands on it.
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
The last few days working on the B16 have been spent on making up the rather prominent cylinder crain cocks and their operating mechanism from the ends of JLRT coach vacuum or some such pipes of which I had four in my spares box and scrap etch. I also made up and fitted the rear sand pipes.

24220872608_e3f0ae53f5_b.jpg



24220871988_5f80b347a8_z.jpg



Tonight I reassembled it and took the following photos before dropping it off at Warren's for painting.

38020394616_f5968237b9_b.jpg



38020395296_23e9714827_b.jpg



38073573101_f3a2524485_b.jpg



Plus a few arty shots to finish


24220875198_fab05a07c6_b.jpg



38073574651_c6f2a73529_b.jpg



38020398886_cfd4f75871_b.jpg



38020394106_2f62222cd6_b.jpg



24220870708_8edf2926a6_b.jpg
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
Scale7JB said:
Should there be pins running through those holes in the brake linkage on the tender?

JB.
Click to expand...

Hi JB,

There is, or at least through one of them.

There was a bit of discussion on one of the forums (it might have been the GOG forum) about which hole it the brake spreader might fit through and I decided to leave it through the bottom one (I think). It's too late to check/change it now because I delivered it to Warren last night.
 
7mmMick

7mmMick

Western Thunderer
Bit of a spoiler alert here Rob sorry;

2014_0302Joyvalvegear0027.jpg

From the smaller of the NER tenders but I assume the brake gear would have been the same. Nothing a bit of plastic or brass rod and a dab of black paint won't sort when it comes back from Warren.

Out of curiosity what livery will your B16 be presented in? I do like these loco's, more so the B16/2's and 3's. One day I may have one of each:D

Cheers Mick
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
If only I had seen that picture sooner...... Thanks for posting it Mick.

It will be in late BR livery and it's not likely to come back from Warren, because he will be passing it on to it's owner after painting.
 
LarryG

LarryG

Western Thunderer
Neat job. Just needs a good lathering in traditional muck now for which they were known haha. That should break someone's heart.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
What's New?
Top