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O2.2

ullypug

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Dunno where the last month's gone, Scaleforum only seems like yesterday. Thanks to all those who came and said hello. A thoroughly enjoyable weekend, if a little tiring.

Weston is out and about at the Taunton show this weekend. Hasn't been out this year and won't be doing too many more shows.

Managed to find a bit of time once the layout had been prepped and stock cleaned etc to dig out the O2 which has languished on the tinking table for a while now. I've fitted the High Level horn blocks with the intention of springing via a CSB. The Gibson frames are quite thick, a sign of the kit's age I guess. Next, I turned my attention to the bogie which after much cussing and swearing will be compensated. I had planned to spring this too but decided the necessary horn blocks or bearings were going to be just too much hassle. Ha ha, the resulting picture does not do justice to the amount of difficulty this caused. I must have soldered at least 4 nuts solid to the screws and spent a large proportion of the evening on my hands and knees looking for bits on the floor that fell off during assembly. It had better be worth it.

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James Hilton

You'd deserve a medal had you managed to get springing built into that front bogie! :)

I'm in awe of those who build etched chassis kits - something I'd love to do and on my Christmas list is another Judith Edge industrial shunter which I'm currently planning to spring... if I can pluck up the courage!

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Go for it! I don't think you'd have any difficulties. It's no more fiddly than the stuff you do.

I've got the option to spring the bogie later. Handrail knobs make perfect anchor/pivot points. Imagine the bogie with a handrail knob soldered where the screws are and a short length of guitar wire resting under the axles/axle boxes and that's about as complicated as it needs to get. Thankfully the high level horn blocks for the front 2 axles have an integral fold up anchor point (clever chap that Mr Gibbons) and you can see the holes in the side frames where the handrail knobs will be.

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