ScottW
Western Thunderer
North British Railway 4-4-0T, Class R
It seems an age since making any real progress with my little Drummond 4-4-0T. Having previously cut the parts out for the cab I have now managed to get it, almost, to a stage of completion. Despite looking fairly simple there were a few tricky parts to complete, the first being the beading round the cab opening. Unlike most locomotives the end of the beading on the R class turned outwards so that the handrails were outside the cab. To simulate this feature the beading was cut short and small fillets soldered to the ends. Once in position a hole was drilled to accept the handrail and the end of the beading filed to the required shape.
Before soldering the front, back and sides together as much detail as possible was added whilst the parts were on the flat. Spectacles were turned from brass rod, the rear spectacles had the addition of bars to protect the glass from the coal being loaded in the bunker. Small strips of 5 amp fuse wire solderd across the rear spectacles to represent these bars.
I hate looking into the cab of a model locomotive and seeing a set of wheels. Real locomotives had splashers covering the wheels so these have been included in the model. To make the bending of the splashers easier 5 thou nickel silver was used to form the top of the splashers. The rear sandboxes and reversing lever have also been included, all that is left to do in the cab is make the backhead.
Regards,
Scott
It seems an age since making any real progress with my little Drummond 4-4-0T. Having previously cut the parts out for the cab I have now managed to get it, almost, to a stage of completion. Despite looking fairly simple there were a few tricky parts to complete, the first being the beading round the cab opening. Unlike most locomotives the end of the beading on the R class turned outwards so that the handrails were outside the cab. To simulate this feature the beading was cut short and small fillets soldered to the ends. Once in position a hole was drilled to accept the handrail and the end of the beading filed to the required shape.
Before soldering the front, back and sides together as much detail as possible was added whilst the parts were on the flat. Spectacles were turned from brass rod, the rear spectacles had the addition of bars to protect the glass from the coal being loaded in the bunker. Small strips of 5 amp fuse wire solderd across the rear spectacles to represent these bars.
I hate looking into the cab of a model locomotive and seeing a set of wheels. Real locomotives had splashers covering the wheels so these have been included in the model. To make the bending of the splashers easier 5 thou nickel silver was used to form the top of the splashers. The rear sandboxes and reversing lever have also been included, all that is left to do in the cab is make the backhead.
Regards,
Scott
