Sandy Harper Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Thanks guys, I really appreciate your support. Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 A bit more detail added this morning. Sandy 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Locomotive ready for the paint shop, actually, the grit blaster first! Quite a bit of the detail you see was not included in the 'kit' so either it has to be sourced or harvested from your spares box, or scratch built. And so, on to the tender. Again from the ACE stable and it is the GN 8 wheeled version. First thing of note is that the chassis is in thin brass. Not ideal. Second thing is that the axle bearing holes in the chassis are oversize for the top hat brass bearings supplied. No surprises there. The 'brief' instructions make reference to some form of compensation and special bearings for the front axle. No such etchings, are supplied for the compensation, nor are there 'special' bearings supplied!! Come on, you should not be surprised by now! I cobbled up my own version from a couple of lengths of tube and some wire. Fortunately my spares box has a collection of top hat brass bearings and I managed to find enough that were over size and fitted. The middle axles will be sprung and the springs can be seen in the photo. Regards Sandy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAD Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Hi Sandy, Stop it. You're tempting me to buy one! It puts me in mind of the Monty Python song "Eric the half a bee". Does it say kit on the box, or half a kit? Clearly a fantastic build of a very poor kit. Do you also walk on water? Cheers, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Hi Sandy, Stop it. You're tempting me to buy one! It puts me in mind of the Monty Python song "Eric the half a bee". Does it say kit on the box, or half a kit? Clearly a fantastic build of a very poor kit. Do you also walk on water? Cheers, Peter Hi Peter A few layers of paint will hide a multitude of sins!!! Avoid at all costs! Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 ...Do you also walk on water?... No, that's JC ('e's not the Messiah!) and even he needs Momentum to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 The top of the mountain is insight! A final burst of activity, mostly scratch building, has seen the completion of the GN tender. Very basic instructions and the usual bits missing, tabs not lining up, parts not fitting correctly etc along with a number of parts that are nothing to do with the kit!! I'm taking her off to my friend with the grit blaster this morning to prepare the surface for painting. Meantime I will paint the chassis and reassemble the motion ready for testing. Regards Sandy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Grit Blasted, washed and ready for primer, when the weather allows! Sandy 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Cracking job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 Thank you Gents. I'll try not to mess up the painting!! Regards Sandy PS As a bit of light relief I have started on a Sentinel Y1 kit from the Walsworth stable. I built the chassis in about 2 hours this evening. Everything fits. A delight. Photos to follow later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Walsworth Y1 Sentinel. This is what you get in the box. Everything you need except solder, flux and paint! Two hours yesterday evening and the chassis was almost complete. ....and two hours this morning saw the chassis completed with the addition of the brake gear and guard irons. The footplate, a fold up one piece etch, was also completed. Regards Sandy 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 The Master has it, are you sure you don't just shake the box and out it pops. Great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 The Master has it, are you sure you don't just shake the box and out it pops. Great. Almost!! Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhar Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Almost!! Sandy Only a craftsman actually knows how hard and in which direction to shake the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 A bit more done today including the extension to the cab handrails and the clipped Buffer beam corners that it acquired in later life. Regards Sandy 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Building complete, Still got the engineering bits underneath to do to make it move. I estimate this took about 8 hours to get this far. Hey, I'm nearly as fast as Jazz! REgards Sandy 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I'm finding your build most interesting Sandy as I've been considering doing one for a while and this has encouraged me to go ahead with the idea. Just a question - did you change the front axle from the Slater's lowmac one supplied? In your photos the axle end looks thicker where it appears through the wheel boss. Cheers, Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 I'm finding your build most interesting Sandy as I've been considering doing one for a while and this has encouraged me to go ahead with the idea. Just a question - did you change the front axle from the Slater's lowmac one supplied? In your photos the axle end looks thicker where it appears through the wheel boss. Cheers, Ray. No Ray, I think it must be a trick of the light that makes it look that way. Attempting to use any other size of axle has a knock on effect on the size of the gear wheel etc etc and in such a small prototype it is not needed to try and fit larger items. Regards Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 Regards Sandy 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Looks great Sandy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 What's next? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) What's next? JLTRT Class 20! The only soldering will be the wires for the pickup!!!! Still got the A3 to finish. Paint is on, next the lining. Sandy Edited November 22, 2017 by Sandy Harper 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Mmmmmmnnnnn lovely model that, do your build skills know no limits. Looking forward to the as you build progress photos, deffo one to watch. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 One thing about these JLTRT kits is that they go together quite quickly, but you still need to 'fettle' them to get a good fit of the cast parts. This particular build has taken a bit more thought as the motor supplied was not what the kit was designed for and I needed to make provision, within the inner bogie casting, to accommodate the Slaters motor/gearbox unit as well as squeeze in a Delrin chain drive. It eventually fitted, just, without compromising the integrity of the inner chassis. The photos show where I had to cut a hole in the bogie chassis to accommodate the gear box. The hole in the footplate also need to be extended slightly to allow the gearbox to swing. Regards Sandy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 What was it designed for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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