7mm The Derby Line - Rolling Stock Gladiator Crab

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Thanks Dave - or I was too lazy to attach 40+ ventilater hoods!

Thanks Peter, the Crab is a background project, and I've been busy with other stuff over the past month or two, with the railway taking priority. But the gloomy weather has facilitated progress over the past couple of days, with me tackling the hated task of adding the sand pipes! I used modified Griffin Sand traps and short lengths of brass tube for the sand pipe unions. The clearances were a bit tight for the wheels with that rhombic casting and the valve guide support, so some grinding was called for..

 

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Looks like all the paint has fallen off mine!

Yes, I had to do some grinding on the valve slide support. If you are using Slaters pick ups you'll need to grind some metal off the sides of the forward brake cylinder, or maybe thin down the nuts on the plunger to avoid contact when compressed. Mine was already painted when I found out, so it was a bit scary getting in there with a cutting burr sphere in the mini drill.
Cheers,
Peter

 

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I prefer to have my pick ups in the horizontal plane relative to the axle - the exception is the rear driving set, where the motor gets in the way..

I wanted to be able to get a speaker in to the smokebox, so I've hollowed out the front of the fierbox ( that made a mess ) and cut access holes in the boiler formers...