ERIC MITCHELL

Well you guys have been busy, sorry i have not been around ive been slowly working on the garrets and my saint chassi is ready to be painted and put to gather i will postsome photos in the next day or so i have had to put most of my time on working in my dark room for a new exhibition hence the not done much work in the workshop. but love what you are doing phil not sure if my work will match yours

Hi Simon, Phil, ive been away 1 week in London to meet up with my daughter who is over from states,this week and it has been just to cold to do much in work shop (shed) tho i have now bought a heater ! ive just had a burst pipe (grrrrrr) no damage but means getting into the loft of the out building as i need water for my darkroom. Iuse my spent fixer to wash and clean away flux residue once sorted will organis pics i do not have digi camera so will be by my phone. your work on crank gear is great Phil . my intention is to hold up on doing any more work on the engine units (I have all but finished the bunkers ) and start on main frame well it is doing my head in this kit ! i have also got a GWR saint class loco built way back in the 80s ive got the chassie off and cleaned wheels but brake gear to remake

Opps, Simond

Phil, Simon and Giles , I'm just getting back into the hoppy having stopped due to work etc , i purchased this kit off Jim Harris back in the 90's . Well back in November i started to build the garret, In my quest for photos etc i came on to your post for said garret. Phil and Giles a great THANK YOU, you are saving me a lot of work (or should i say I have now found i have got a lot more work to do than I first thought ) like you Phil I'm committed myself to building 2 (but not like you I'm doing 1 at a time ) lathe out of moth balls plus i have got me a small milling machine ( Proxxon ) i have got both units built and wheels temp fitted took me days to get wheels set now order jig for future quartering !! .

Giles i purchased this kit from Jim Harris way back in 1999 . I had to give up the hoppy of kit building due work commitments . However now retired and got lathe etc out off storage and started to build send kit I'm also ordering new kit from Mercian so your coverage is a blessing and a big thankyou for your hard work