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LMS Fowler 4F - The Tender

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Eight days ago I bought the Connoisseur Models LMS 4F kit from owner Jim McGeown at the Bristol O Gauge Show. I really could not wait to get stuck into it, so a week later I finished constructing the tender, though it still needs some final filing and sanding before going to the paint shop. The engine's chassis has also been started on, but that will be the subject of another post.

 

A few comments:

  • The castings for this kit are simply the best I have seen. The axle box castings needed no fettling, see previous post
  • The etches fitted together well with no mismatches at all
  • I still use too much solder, but most of it is either underneath or will be hidden by a full load of coal
  • The vacuum hose attachment is damaged by my poor soldering but Jim puts more than two in the kit so this will probably be replaced later
  • The coal rails were easier to install than I thought possible

A few photos, but remember there will be some more fettling before the primer goes on!

 

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I have also chosen my prototype, 44571, a Saltley (21A) loco for most of its post nationalization life, with no steam heat. This was one of the later 4Fs, built around 1937 when the LMS needed quick and cheap additions to its fleet of goods locomotives.

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Focalplane

Taking photos of one's work does seem to reveal all sorts of slight "errors" that are overlooked with tired but admiring eyes at the end of a session!  One of the rear steps, for example, is skewed.  A simple thing to remedy but I have to ask how I did not notice it before.

 

I am flattered that anyone would think this "professional" but I do appreciate the compliment.  Thank you!

 

The next installment may be a while because I have realized that, as with the Jinty, the body and the chassis need to be built in concert so that the motor is fitted at the right angle within the firebox.  My experience with the Jinty was that the rear shaft from the motor rubbed against the firebox roof and had to be shortened.

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