4mm Shrewsbury’s big beast: stepping out

Ian@StEnochs

Western Thunderer
I can think of three options -
1. 4mm scale Austerity locos,
2. 4mm scale CSB pivot points,
3. 7mm scale Sentinel loco handrails.

Personally, I recommend option 3.:)

PS. Just remembered another use - smokebox handrails on Beyer Peacock built locos from the 1860s onwards.

Andrew Barclay pugs from the late 40’s used ‘Austerity’ style handrail pillars, Cannot call them knobs as they are just round bar drilled for the handrail.

Ian.
 

AJC

Western Thunderer
One of the tricky bits: cab steps. Obviously the real thing were welded steel strip and with the aid of Mike’s scale drawing and some good photos, I’ve managed the first one. A touch of a large file of the back has removed the cusp and gained a fag paper's worth of clearance...

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Note the two slots in the frames - one allows the outside frames to drop over the brake shaft (part of the working chassis), and the other is cosmetic: on the real thing it’s for the steam pipes serving the brake system. I only noticed these after assembly…

Adam
 
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Tim Hale

Western Thunderer
Adam,

Thanks for sharing this project, I find it extremely interesting with a eye on a future build.

Tim
 
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