Peckett "Y" Class - The Body Beautiful
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Well, it's certainly been sometime since I last updated this blog! In the intervening time, it seems that Pecketts have become very fashionable. The Hornby version is indeed a superb model and has deservedly been a runaway success.
This has prompted me to get a move on with my model, which has been languishing for a while. In an effort to get motivated, I've put some boiler fittings on, to make it look more like a loco.
The fittings have all come from the N-Brass range and are lost-wax brass castings, which makes them easy to solder in place. The castings used are:
- Chimney - Stanier 8F, part no. 2042
- Dome - LNWR Coal Tank Safety Valve, part no. 2027
- Tank filler - LNER Pacific Tender Filler, part no. 2098
- Smokebox door - GCR ROD Smokebox Door, part no. 2113.
Bit of a mix and match but they fit the bill.
The etched saddle tank comes with holes to locate the fittings. These needed just a little easing out to ensure the chimney & dome were centralised.
The tank filler needed slightly different treatment as the casting is quite tall and it needed to be recessed into the tank. Comparison of the two photos below shoe the adjustments. The chimney did need to come backwards slightly, hence the oval hole.
The smokebox door had its casting spigot removed and it was then thinned by rubbing on some wet & dry paper glued to a piece of MDF. The beauty of it being lost wax is that it's much more robust than a white metal equivalent. The door darts remained intact. The secret of doing this kind of work is to work slowly and steadily in a circular motion, and to dampen, not soak, the wet & dry paper.
Here's the result of the initial soldering
Everything is firmly fixed but in need of a bit more solder fillet in places.
Showing an improvement but still some more work needed. In fact there are a few gaps which will need filling. I'll be using solder for this, sanding, filing and scraping back where necessary. I make small sanding sticks by cutting pieces from emery boards. It's a good way to get into small areas and corners to remove solder. There's no need to worry about clogging a file.
One final task was to grind away the excess of each casting on the inside, to allow room for the motor.
So, the Peckett is now looking a bit more complete. Some more work to do on the cab with strapping and beading to be added. I've also left off finer details like handrails and whistle as these can be a bit vulnerable.
There's been some developments on the chassis which I'll write about in the next instalment.
As an aside, most of the photos for this entry have been taken using my smartphone, an LG G3. It's got a pretty acceptable camera, which is one of the reasons I chose it.
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