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Delph - Std Class 2 tank - Progress at last


Dave Holt

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Well, it's cooled down somewhat recently and I've finally got down to a bit more modelling after nearly two month hiatus. The final details still outstanding were the lamp irons and fixing the smokebox front.
I actually did the latter a couple of weeks ago during the hot weather and failed to spot that some Araldite has squeezed out and covered some of the rivets round the top half of the wrapper. I have been worrying about what to do about this and had come to terms with leaving it for fear of damaging the white metal casting. To help this decision, I painted the local area matt black to see how it might look on the finished model. However, today, I tried a stiff fibre-glass brush to remove the paint and noticed the Araldite seamed to also partially rub off. I also noticed that the residue of adhesive in the mixing lid had set to a sort of rubbery consistency rather than hard as glass - perhaps i didn't use quite enough hardener? Anyway, this prompted me to try scraping it with the back of a scalpel blade which resulted in the excess peeling away, leaving the cast rivet detail unharmed. A bit of good fortune on my part.
The lamp irons are another custom etch from Rumney Models, which fold up to represent the correct pattern of irons for the smokebox top and bunker rear. They're rather fiddly to do and have a tendency to ping off into the far corners of the room. I needed five but lost two to the carpet or somewhere. Luckily, Justin had etched seven irons in a set so I was just able to get all that were needed from one etch.
After fitting the irons, I have reassembled the body and chassis so that the speedometer drive could be bent back into the correct shape, having been moved during handling.
I'll leave it for a couple of days to let everything cure before cleaning up ready for it's trip to the painters.
Here are a few shots of the assembled loco.

 

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And the other side, with the front plates and door handles temporarily fitted.

 

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Dave.

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Coming along nicely Dave, can't wait to see it painted. I had to trawl back through your blog to remind myself of its origins and found entries that I had must have missed while away, hence belated ratings.

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Good to see something from you again Dave. Nothing short of what i have come to expect from you.....One of Lees's best.

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Thanks for the kind comments, all.

I've just added some shots of the fireman's side, also showing the number and shed code plates and smokebox door handles.

 

Dave.

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It looks stunning, even if its not an LMS engine, truly brilliant

There is an Ivatt version on the way, based on the Bachmann body.

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There is an Ivatt version on the way, based on the Bachmann body.

That's just showing off.

 

WHEN WHEN WHEN

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