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David,

 

The D14 & D15 rebuilds tended to have the most recent LNER boiler mountings - backhead clacks, steam manifold, sliding firehole door, etc, and most were given the Gresley single anti-vacuum (snifting) valve, though initially boilers had the old GER pattern header with twin valves, some of which lasted until the 50s.

 

Of the H88 rebuilds (those which retained the valences), the first 30 retained the twin GE valves and 21-element superheater, but those boilers built after 1936 gained the single Gresley valve.

 

Looks smashing.

Hello David.

 

The joys of building something from a kit! It never seems to go as smoothly as you think it should!

 

Seriously though the engine looks really good and its all the little details like the things you have mentioned above that make the difference. Its difficult to see from the photo but has it got all the inside motion too?

 

Missy

Hello David.

 

The joys of building something from a kit! It never seems to go as smoothly as you think it should!

 

Seriously though the engine looks really good and its all the little details like the things you have mentioned above that make the difference. Its difficult to see from the photo but has it got all the inside motion too?

 

Missy

 

Regrettably no inside motion. I do intend to try and fit something between the frames to at least give an impression of some 'gubbins'. Absence of any idea what to put is the problem. I was going to basically follow what went into my J39 in terms of valve slides but the kit also has a solid footplate between the frames so it will have to be representational at best. The side of the loco in the photo hides the absence of valve gear better because of the lubricator, on the other side there is a bit of a gaping hole.

 

David

 

Absence of any idea what to put is the problem.

 

 

Stephenson's Link with GER-style wide single bar slide bars & crossheads and no balances on the weigh shaft.

 

Want a drawing?

Absence of any idea what to put is the problem.

 

 

Stephenson's Link with wide single-bar slidebars & crossheads. No balance weights on the weigh shaft.

 

Want a drawing?

Absence of any idea what to put is the problem.

 

 

Stephenson's Link with wide single-bar slidebars & crossheads. No balance weights on the weigh shaft.

 

Want a drawing?

 

Yes please! If I could know what was mean to be visible I'd have a lot more chance to fabricate something reasonable.

 

I thinking I can probably make a plate with at least some of the components and slide it between the frames. Just something to avoid the empty space.

 

David

You have a PM - I think it'll be of use.