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14xx episode 3 - pipes

28ten

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Nothing very exciting, just those PITA jobs that make or break the final model. the first shot shows the pipe run under the footplate along the valance, I included this because it shows the little brass spacer screwed to the body mounting, this is to save the ATC and steam heat pipes from being damage when resting the model on the bench, the steps are sufficient at the rear, the other thing that might be of interest is the round nose pliers used for forming the bends in the pipes, they make the job easier and cause much less damage to the pipes

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The second shot shows the steam heat which is formed around the back or the auto gear (which is a very handy casting from Peter roles)the vac pipe is vet to be soldered which is why it looks slightly drunken :lol: next tob is a clean up with soapy water and on with the auto gear tomorrow..

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28ten
Coming together nicelyicon_thumbsup2.gif

If slowly! I have just ordering the number plates, and I might order a Western set at the same :D:D you never know!

 

Horsetan if you haven't seen them there is a superb set of 14xx photos here fotopic more detail than you can shake a stick at :lol:

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.....there is a superb set of 14xx photos here fotopic more detail than you can shake a stick at laugh.gif

 

Excellent. Thanks.

 

Got a Sayer-Chaplin 14xx in a box somewhere

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Excellent. Thanks.

 

Got a Sayer-Chaplin 14xx in a box somewhere

Rather you than me! Didn't Tom Mallard do a 14xx?

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Horsetan

Tom Mallard commissioned his own etches, so if you want one of his, you'll have to pay him to build from them! ??????????.

 

The Sayer-Chaplin "kit" I have is a fascinating trip back to the 1950s, when brass was "engraved" rather than etched. One other thing about it is that the brass seems to be this strange but hard grade; quite difficult to bend. It will go on an old Puffers/Perseverance chassis and Riceworks detailing bits that I bought for this purpose.

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28ten

Tom Mallard commissioned his own etches, so if you want one of his, you'll have to pay him to build from them! ??????????.

 

The Sayer-Chaplin "kit" I have is a fascinating trip back to the 1950s, when brass was "engraved" rather than etched. One other thing about it is that the brass seems to be this strange but hard grade; quite difficult to bend. It will go on an old Puffers/Perseverance chassis and Riceworks detailing bits that I bought for this purpose.

They use cz120 brass which has contains a small amount of lead to make engravine easier, you will find it has totally different properties to the brass in etched kits

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Horsetan

They use cz120 brass which has contains a small amount of lead to make engravine easier, you will find it has totally different properties to the brass in etched kits

 

Lead. Great. I can poison myself as I build it.

 

Multitasking at its best. laugh.gif

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