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O2.8

ullypug

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Happy New Year to all of you out there (or is that in here) in RM Web Blogland.

 

I succumbed to the lurgy over the Christmas period and consequently didn't do any modelling. Starting to feel better (coinciding with starting back at work surprise, surprise) so have recommenced detailing of the O2.

I like this bit of the build. An evening may only result in just one fitting being applied and it's the usual case of 'how do I replicate that thing?', but it's all steady progress.

First off the handrails which I'm really pleased with. I've soldered in some of the handrail knobs and the remaining ones in the boiler will be superglued in later.

Most of the fittings seem to be usable, though the kit doesn't seem to have a Roscoe(?) lubricator for the smokebox that was fitting to my choses engine 30200. Any ideas? My Well tank had a couple so someone must sell them.

One or two of the lamp irons are a bit wonky, but they should be OK with a tweak. I use the RSU to make sure they're well and truly adhered. The funnel, dome and safety valves are epoxied on, just in case I have to remove them. The smokebox door will be next, after which I'll clean up and fill the front face of the engine. I'm also pondering whether I'll need to make the rear bogie work off a swinging link, so have soldered a mounting bolt to the chassis just in case, before soldering the torque reaction rods (a fancy name for a bit of 0.45mm brass wire) from the High Level gearbox to the chassis. Forgot to take a picture of that though...

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Mikkel
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Good stuff this. The O2s were such well-balanced engines - at least in visual terms!

 

I think I know what you mean about fitting just one or two items per day to a build, it can be strangely satisfying because there's no hurry and you can concentrate on just the one thing. As you say, it makes for slow but relaxed and steady progress.

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Kempenfelt

Looking good Andrew!

 

It's been excellent watching the progress on this one. I'm sure you're pleased and rightly so!

 

Best Wishes

 

Paul

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Adam

That's looking much better. The lubricators can be had as a nice lost-wax casting from Branchlines who also do a proper SR clack valve with two flanges rather than on (the Gibson part seems to be GER* and is right for LSWR, but not SR and later). The lubricator is mentioned in the instructions: I remember, because I had to send a letter to Gibson asking for one and several other packing omissions. There's no parts list unfortunately so you find these things out as you go along...

 

Adam

 

*like the cab interior drawing in the instructions - an LNER J15 with cab roof extension and the screw reverse tippexed out on the original. Hmm.

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ullypug
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Thanks guys.

Adam - cheers for the info. I was hoping you'd know! SE Finecast backhead already procured.

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buffalo

Looks like you are really making good progress now after the earlier boiler and wrapper problems. I've been following the build out of general interest for a while, but it has now become especially interesting as I am having fun with another old 0-4-4T kit, a Craftsman Johnson 1P. I'll be particularly interested to see how your chassis turns out as i'd intended something very similar, including the bogie springing.

 

Nick

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