After 8 hours the body-work is starting to take shape
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I followed Chris's instructions almost to the letter - so valances first, then bend down buffer-beam supports etc. I'm using in the main 'Carrs Solder Cream' - excellent stuff.
Only about 15 mins into the build - and I couldn't resist!
Next job was the smoke-box. The former folds out of te chassis with the smoke-box front soldered to it. Then the wrapper is applied - with much heat & swearing. It actually has 'r
The Hudswell Clarke is currently destined as the 'quarry loco' for 'Ambridge'. However, Hudswell Clarkes directors have had a request for the supply of a loco to the 'Tannery Lane Sewage Works'. Not wishing to drop anyone in the 'poo' Hudswell Clarkes management got the agreement from the 'BBC' (the Borsetshire Broadstone Company - owners of the quarry) to delay their order - on receipt of a suitable discount of course...
Right, 'history' over - the little loco will be ideal motive power f
In article (3) I mentioned I'd mis-drilled a pair of holes - quite important as the relevant screws hold the motion thingummy assembly to the frames & has to be removable. The bodge is quite simple - cut some spare N/S from the fret and solder it in place...
only don't cut it free with a slitting disc...
However, having hand-cut two pieces the relevant sizes with a fret saw -
one was attached to the underside of the cylinder block, and
the other to the upper f
No update since early April - because I've been a good boy and followed my doctors advice... A very bad recurring bladder infection (they started to run out of antibiotics that would work - worrying) triggered by out-of-control diabetes (I'm now on insulin) has led to four months government sponsored model-making leave . Because of the insulin I've had to stop my driving job (temporarily I hope) so I'm on Statutory Sick Pay until the end of August... Very seriously my doc said to do absolute
Having fixed the wheelbase, I then decided to add compensation - to test the capacity of the chassis jig (or, more reasonably, my ability to use it...). The front axle was modified to take 'High Level' hornblock guides & Bearings - and here the jig certainly proved it's worth. Normally I use axle-jigs which have to be removed to cut the guide slots etc. No problem here - the sides are just removed, adapted, then replaced over the fixed axles. All the components of the jig are 'solder-fri
This new blog (or rather a sub-blog of Ambridge) will detail the build of rolling-stock for the layout. Some of these have received mentions elsewhere - and where necessary, links will be provided. However, this is a new build..
i've always like little industrial locos, and about five years ago my ever-patient wife stumped up for a 'High Level' Hudswell-Clarke 0-40 as a birthday pressy.. As usual it went into the 'wundy box'.. However, 'Ambridge Quarry (AKA the 'Borchester Broadstone Com
