Dave Holt's Blog

In this latest post, I alluded to knocking bits off and having to remove some new items. Well, today I addressed one or two of those items.

First, I modified and refitted the representations of the steam heat and train brake pipe below and behind the front buffer beam. The original versions had been catching the top of the front pony truck frame, preventing it from swinging freely and had to be removed. OK now.

One of the items which came off during handling was the speedometer "cable". This is soldered under the footplate below the cab and is very vulnerable when the body is off the chassis. It has now been re-attached, but greater care will be needed in future to make sure the same thing doesn't happen again.

I had fitted an Alex Jackson coupling at the back end only to enable trains to be pulled during trial running some years ago. Fairly early on in the finishing off project, I managed to get the hook caught through my jumper. Try as I might, I couldn't disentangle it so decided to just pull it out, thinking it would snap a thread in the jumper. Oh no! Instead, the hook snapped off the shank at the 180 degree bend at the nose. (It still pulled a thread, so I had the worst of both worlds.) Anyway, I've made and fitted a replacement AJ and also fitted one to the front.

Just waiting for the final etched parts now.

 

Dave.

Looking nice Dave, have you finish your other loco's?

 

Len

Len,

I've recently finished off my Crab, Jubilee and Caprotti Black 5. all of which have appeared in the blog. My Fowler 3P tank needs glazing, a crew and coal to complete. Otherwise, the only part completed locos left are the Ivatt version of the Class 2 tank (Bachmann body on a Comet chassis) and a second Brassmasters Black 5 (frames assembled but not much else).

Needless to say, I've got loads of kits not yet started and I will have to give some thought to the order of priority for these, in due course.

Dave.