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On the bench is a SR King Arthur “Excalibur” Gladiator Models kit. So far complete is the main body, chassis, tender and bogies. we’re just working on the chassis motion now which all runs by it’s own accord on a gentle slope. We have used 10BA crank screws and tapped the slaters bushes to suit, this will allow for a better apperance, the slide bar motion assembly can be fully removed for painting.

We have been busy repairing some locomotives recently. Below are some examples of this. Firsty a poor running WD 8F 90018, there were a number of issues with the running gear, binding, insufficient clearances. We fully disassembled the chassis to check the conditions of the components, we found bent coulping rods, leading wheel had a sloppy fit on its axel. All this was repaired and the locomotive fully tested on the rolling road.

So first up we have a Merican Models Peckett 0-6-0 Kit. This has been fully built now and ready for its final livery in London Transport colours. Here is the completed locomotive prior to cleaning down. Details of the Cab and back-plate, all of which is fully removable to allow for painitng. Model, Chassis & Wheels all primed following a deep clean. Inspections in progress now for any imperfection within the build.

Welcome all to our new blog from TheLocoWorks LTD, we are a small family part time business specialising in bulding O Gauge Locomotive Kits & rolling stock. I will start to post here on this topic some projects that are under way. If anyone would like to discuss specific builds or anything else then please message us.

A new O Gauge commission build for a Metropolitan ‘X’ Peckett, based from the Mercian Models 0-6-0 kit. The requirement for this model is broken down as follows: Highly Detailed Cab Interior, using various components Slaters sprung horn blocks DC control Locomotive number 101 Painted & Lined in metropolitan colours Firstly with all new kits a full inventory is checked and the parts laid out in ‘Loco Build’ box, this allows the parts to be organised and separated into left hand right hand components. Progress has started with the assembly of the main body rivet detail and the assembly of the boiler, there are over 500 rivets that needed to be pressed using our rivet press tool, this advantage of a press tool is to ensure all the rivets are the same. The next step is the assembly of the footplate with the main cab, followed by the boiler ensuring all the structures are square. The body has been assembled starting with attaching the cab to the footplate first ensuring all is square. The boiler wrap is quite tricky to achieve the correct profile, once this was complete the a P38 body filler is used to smooth out the curve and make it uniform. The front smokebox door has been added along with the window surrounds and handrail details. Work left to do on the body is the small detail pipework, chimney, dome, cab beading, roof, footplate steps and buffer beams. The cab interior firebox has been assembled with some of the supplied castings, more detail will be added with pipework and water gauges. The chassis has been assembled with slaters hornblocks, the hornblocks have been fixed to the frame by tinning both surfaces first. next step is to assemble the coupling rods and wheel assembly.

A new O Gauge commission build by TheLocoWorks for a private industrial tank locomotive, based from the Connoisseur Models 0-4-0 tank kit. My requirement for this model is broken down as follows: Highly Detailed Cab Interior, using various components Extra detailed chassis Slaters sprung horn blocks DCC control with Lights, Sound & Smoke The first part to tackle on this kit is cutting the frames to accept the slaters sprung horn blocks. Progress has started with the assembly of the horn guides into the etch chassis ensuring that both sides are aligned. The chassis has then been folded up and put to one side to concentrate on the body, whilst we await the motor and gearbox. The body is simple to solder together starting with the cab beading detail, and moving on to the tank sides, all of these elements are then soldered to the footplate, tack soldered first and then check with an engineers square. I’ve then moved on to the cab details, there are a number of parts here from a scrap bin to replace the basic cast parts from Connoisseur, i also wanted to ensure that the whole cast firebox could be removed for detail painting (it becomes to difficult when fitted). The next step is looking at what DCC components i will use in this little locomotive knowing how tight for space we are more to follow........