Michael Edge
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There were no brakes on the leading wheels - no room for them - the others were identical. I've not seen any photo evidence of an exhaust steam injector.
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One quick and easy way of securing Ultrascale wheels is to knurl the axle ends - you can do this by rolling them across the bench with a fairly coarse file. I agree about the crankpin nuts - never superglue or solder them on.
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The front one will probably work in the buffer beam, not nearly as much throwover at this end.
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Looks OK so far, you've done all the difficult bits, it's all downhill from here.
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The cladding can (and often is) cut away where driving wheels are in the way - and for other reasons. For an easily visible example look at the lubricators on an LMS Duchess, the cladding is cut away above them to allow the lids to be opened. I did say from about 2 1/2" thick insulation, it does obviously vary but the point is that the actual boiler diameter is always significantly smaller. You should be able to get 19mm tube though.
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If the boiler is 4'6" diameter then 18mm tube is too small. What you see on the outside of a loco isn't the boiler but the cladding over the insulation - this adds about 4" to 6" to the diameter depending on thickness of insulation material.
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Nice to see someone is still using tinplate, my first metal locos were made from old OXO tins which were square and produced useful flat sheet. I had no idea then that it was possible to buy sheet brass or nickel silver. The loco looks good as well - what scale is it?
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One or two of us have been tempted to have a go at the climbing wall in the past.....
However the Squires stand is always under it now and he's the first to arrive and last leave.
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At least you won't be able to do it on Wentworth Junction - no passenger trains at all unless we have special or a diversion and no room at the front for all the stock in the fiddle yard.
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3 hours ago, St Enodoc said:
You missed out the Tidal system, where the trains just come in and then go out again...
Seriously, as The Stationmaster said, this is in particular a very clear exposition of the difference between a timetable and a sequence as far as model railway operation is concerned. Thanks.
As in doing one's best to empty the fiddle yard?
Both of my layouts, Cwmafon and Herculaneum Dock, largely work on the basis of real traffic to be worked, coal and steel shifting in both cases with some other goods as well. Passenger trains fitted in gaps between the goods trains.
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I'm working on a kit for the Stone Faiveley single arm pan at the moment, will be the second 25kv pan in our range. Should be available later this year.
Michael Edge
Judith Edge kits
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44765 is the one I did properly, there's a Hornby 5MT in there but it has new etched frames fitted outside the Hornby block to bring it out to EM gauge. These frames have proper bearings in them, Gibson wheels, new motion and double block brakes. With the addition of wider spaced bearings the Hornby mechanism runs perfectly.
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It would be nice to get Cwmafon out again, I'm not sure if the 2-8-2T can get everywhere though.
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You don't waste much time do you?
Judith and Michael Edge
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The roof should overhang 3 3/8" each side. You would need to go to the Isle of Wight to see one of these though, 2554 is the only survivor. The other preserved 05s are all of the later type with the higher cab.
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There are actually two different sizes of fuel tank involved here, the earliest locos had a smaller fule tank, these are the ones with all the manhole covers. Later ones had a larger capacity tank with the usual single manhole and filler. I don't know which one A1 models picked but the early type is 21mm high in 4mm scale, later one 21.75mm. That's why our kit has two alternative engine casing etches.
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I've just copied these photos for our files, we think you have done a superb job with this kit - building and painting. If you have lost the sand filler lids I'm sure we can find some spares for you.
Michael and Judith
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You should be able to get to the motor fixing screw by taking the engine casing off.
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That's looking very good but why are you making the roof removeable? There are no visible joins in the roof area of these Sentinels and all the corners are slightly rounded, the roof is designed to be soldered on and filed/sanded smooth all round.
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Judith posted the missing screws and nuts to you yesterday. We don't supply buffers with any of our kits except the 6wh Steelman.
I'll be interested to see just how much of the Black Beetle you will have to cut away while fitting it in this loco. I did one to see how it went and after that I removed all references to Black Beetles in the instructions.
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I usually fit the window frames after painting, glue them in with varnish, thendo the same for the glazing. If you look at the steelman at Wirksworth it's just about the same as our kit (there are a few variations in the 6wh locos)
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I'll alter the hornstay patterns when I do another mould. The one (mostly in kit form) we measured at LH had already had its hornstays removed so I didn't notice this, although my photos clearly show the pads you mention.
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If you have some fine flat pliers it is possible to move the bend slightly. Army green wasn't far away from BR Brunswick green - I've used it on a loco in this livery.
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It shouldn't be rusty or unloved, these are army locos (DLO now) and have always been pampered pets.
Michael Edge
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Barry Railway H Class
in Jim Champ's "Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development"
A blog by JimC in RMweb Blogs
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Nice photo, looks like new condition though so anybody's guess how long it remained. I wouldn't have thought it was much use on this loco. The box at the front end is probably a grease separator, two control rods down from the cab just behind the trailing sandbox and the overflow pipe clipped to the step. I can't really make out details of the live steam and water feeds though.