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Finally! Back to school!

EHertsGER

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I know it's been a while but I am still plugging away at this. Often I look at the modern Hornby model and wonder why I bothered - it is pretty good. Had I been modelling in 00 it would probably have been a foregone conclusion. Similarly working with the Finecast chassis I wonder what would the whole kit given me for the ease of assembling lumps of metal rather than brass. My decision to go this route was based on the 'thin cab side sheets and tender sides' philosophy, so here we are. So far the tender has gone well, but sharp-eyed readers of may last post will notice how the axleboxes are not flush with the frames.

 

Well, of course they had to come off!

 

Alas, in doing so I broke one of them, so a replacement was petitioned from PDK. Now I recognise how all this works and chaps are running cottage businesses and have proper jobs and so on, so was not too surprised at a delay of several months. I have a bench full of projects, a proper life and a business to run, so I can wait...

 

Well, not me. No, I had to fabricate a repair, which I feel has gone quite well:

 

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It has been cleaned since I took that photo!

 

As for the rest of the project - namely the locomotive part, I will add some updates shortly. Suffice to say we have:

  • fabricated the valve gear links - from the Finecast chassis - much nicer!
  • added the cylinder block and wrapper as well as piston rod guides
  • completed the drag bar socket and other bits on the tender - which is now in primer


Than's about it for now - a dull post, I know, but I needed to prove I am still on this project!

 


Best,
Marcus

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Horsetan

When Dave and Sheila King ran PDK, I rarely had a problem buying things like chassis frets out of their full kits but they didn't half know how to charge for it! I don't know if Paul Hill (who produced almost all of Crownline and PDK's full kit artwork) continued that policy when he took over.

 

That said, the valve gear has always been a bit basic, and I'm not surprised you opted to use the Finecast effort here as it was drawn by the late Alistair Rolfe and has absolutely everything in it.

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EHertsGER

I wondered about the Finecast chassis - I have a vague recollection it was drawn originally for Guy Williams’ model of the class, but I cannot find the article he wrote to cover the build - MRJ I think, but I’m not going through all 250+ copies unless it is a really wet day out!

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Horsetan

I don't think that was the same etch at all (it was a private commission and may have been just the valve gear) but the MRJ in question is no. 59:

 

That valve gear was privately commissioned from Malcolm Mitchell. At the time I did ask whether it was possible to buy a fret from him, but he told me it wasn't his to sell!

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EHertsGER

My mistake/unreliable powers of recall, but my thanks to those who have put me right. It was the absence from the MRJ index that had me puzzled!

 

Best,

Marcus

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Looks to be a very worthwhile piece of work to me, well done. High level of satisfaction and well-being when you have finished I'm sure.

 

Re - PDK, I have found them very helpful with my H15 variations obsession, they were very willing to mix and match their kits to meet my needs.

 

Keep up the good work (boiler/firebox looks very good) and kind regards,

 

Richard

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