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Pipes, handrails and steps on D16/3

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Alan Gibson handrail knobs got used for their intended purpose over the weekend, i.e. holding handrails rather than 'continuous springy beams'.Trying to bend the handrail for the front of locomotives with a continuous handrail is always a pain. The large pipe down the right hand side was held in brackets made for thin brass strip and soldered through holes in the boiler.

 

Finally this evening I fitted the two footsteps on the curve of the valance. There are also two more tiny ones to go on the rear part of the curve, these seem exceptionally narrow as there is only about a millimeter of foot plate either side of the cab. I see that having a fairly high 'F' factor.

 

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The smokebox door, chimney and dome are 'positioned' only!

 

David

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Jan

Hi David,

 

Excellent stuff as always. Does anyone out there do brass dome and door? Your wonderful work - and skill with an iron - do make these fittings "poor relations" to me.

 

Cheers

 

Jan

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Hi David,

 

Excellent stuff as always. Does anyone out there do brass dome and door? Your wonderful work - and skill with an iron - do make these fittings "poor relations" to me.

 

Cheers

 

Jan

 

 

I think I'll have to take this on a piece by piece basis. I'm not religiously opposed to white metal fittings, after all the whole thing is going to get covered in a decent coat of black paint in the end. I think it is more to do with shape and detail. We'll see how it goes.

 

David

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