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The Duke and his Chassis


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I'm still doing prep work and planning with this build. Chris' instructions suggest you start with the chassis so I've stripped the brit chassis down to it's drive wheels and coupling rods. Here's a quick snap of the first trial fit of the body on the chassis - it fits!

 

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As I'm not using the recommended chassis there will be a few deviations from the instructions. I will not be using the resin front motion support bracket (part 3) as the cast lubricator supports will do nicely. The Hornby motion support bracket mentioned does not really exist in this later version of the Brit so I will be fabricating a suitable support for the rear of the Caprotti gear from plasticard.

 

The rear pony needs modification as the Hornby one is the gastly fixed effort with a flangeless wheelset. I either

 

  1. Modify the Duke pony to fit as per the Hornby one and use Ben Alder's technique for providing a swinging wheelset so I can have flanged wheels
  2. Resort to a more conventional arrangement with a swinging rear pony - which will be more prototypical

 

Either way I'll have to secure a wheelset from somewhere and modify the Duke pony casting

 

So that's about it for complications caused by my desire for a loco drive DoG, the rest should be as per kit instructions :yahoo:

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Looks great, minus the chip in the chimney - I trust you've spotted that chap? :)

 

DoG is one I'd like to model too when I have the money. Chris' DoG caprotti valve gear parts are excellent, and have been used in another project for a friend.

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Yes Simon, se previous blog entry - there's a couple of air bubble holes in the chimney - a 247 Devts 9F one might be pressed into service if it won't fill properly.

 

All of Chris' castings are great on this kit, ok, maybe the deflectors are a bit wayward, but he is really at the limit of the technology trying to get a nice even thin flat section in resin.

 

I recon this build will cost about £125 excluding paint, transfers etc, but I have them already from previous builds.

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I used a Fox lining set on mine and wished I'd filed the sides of the running plate smooth at an early stage. The small ridge around the edges is correct, but it makes applying the transfer very tricky.

 

Geoff

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I'll probably be using HMRS as I did on the Clan, tricky but do-able. I do possess a Bob Moore lining pen though, never used it before .....

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Always been a favourite of mine, this loco. I built the DJH version a few years back, so your build will be an interesting comparison. Looks impressive already!

 

Alan

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