The battle has been won. The valve gear has been assembled and is working.
As much as it was a fight I think it looks OK now. I did complicate it by want the front end to look as though it actually does something.
The work required to the kit parts is as follows, You have to remember it came like a 4mm kit, just a single layer etched parts. So very basic for 7mm.
The connecting rod was made three layers rather than two. Holes actually the distance apart.
Eccentric arm shortened and hole re drilled.
Eccentric rod doubled to make forked joint.
The link was OK just needed tube adding to keep it in the right place.
Reversing arm shortened and doubled for fork onto the radius rod.
The radius rod doubled for forked joint, but left single for link and reversing arm.
Combination lever left single but the top holes for radius rod, and valve spindle,
Union link remake completely.
The valve rod, couplings for the combination lever and the dummy 3 to 1 gear at the front all scratch built.
A trial fit of the body it was discovered that the expansion link cut out was in the wrong place, and the connecting rod fouled the footplate curve at the front of the tanks. Once attacked with the mini disc all was well.
I then finished the step support, added the balance pipe and the pipes for the injectors. I then noticed the the han brake gear is very visible so this was added as there is nothing in the kit or mention in the instructions.
I refitted the carrying wheels to check the clearances for a final time, Just a little fettling of the pony was required. I have added mounting points for their control springs. Thats the frames done ready for stripping and painting. PHEW!!!!!!!
I had been playing with the 0395 by the test track. When checking the V3 the 0-6-0 looked like it was to a different scale. This beastie is huge.
There is very little left in the box, but seems so much more to be added to the body.
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