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Pipework, valves and burnt fingers


RedgateModels

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Detailing has started on the bodyshell, the Comet Britannia/Clan/Duke detailing pack has been opened and the following added so far:

 

Smokebox dart

Safety valves

Clacks and feed pipes

Vacuum ejector

Steam manifold

Carriage warming valve

Injector steam valves

 

Here's a quick shot of the right side of the firebox showing the pipework so far.

 

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A few more evenings to go with this one then it's the deflectors and footsteps. Once these are done then I think I will be in a position to take some photos to show the whole loco before paint. The intention is to show what has been added to the base donor plastic to better illustrate the work involved.

 

UPDATE:

 

Got the main pipes to the Exhaust Injector done plus the rocking grate linkage

 

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Note the pipe from the yet to be fitted water valve is too fine and will be replaced with something thicker soon!

 

Im particularly pleased with the thin pipe that follows the line of the exhuast feed to the injector before taking a different route under the footplate

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Ooh that's looking lovely - some great quality castings you're taking advantage of there! This still the 2-8-2 project?

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Ooh that's looking lovely - some great quality castings you're taking advantage of there! This still the 2-8-2 project?

 

Yes, this is the part of the project where it goes decidedly Britannia rather than 9F. This site has just about all you need for Brit detailing reference photos. The detailing pack is Comet Models

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looking very good, nice that you decided to add steam heat. I took the view on my first one that it would have not got it being as it was to be the 9f.

 

Look forward to seeing it finished

Kind regards

Duncan

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