ArthurK

Hello Everyone! Thank you for all your enquiries and best wishes with regard to Dad's health. He continues to do as well as expected in the circumstances. A few of you are aware that I'm in the process of updating the list of available stock, which is taking much, much longer than expected. All I can say is that it shouldn't be much longer and to thank you for your patience. Regards, Janet (Daughter of Arthur)

There were two styles of odd tenders to be found behind D20s . That behind 2020 was unique being a modified 3940 tender with the top rails replaced by plate. It retained water pickup and was not self-trimming. The others were a new style based on the later self trimming tenders. They were flat sided and were not fitted with with water-pickup, These tanks were seven feet wide and four feet nine inches high. Both drawings are the NRM Darlington list. ArthurK ee

yes, These are all small batch production and may not be in stock . Arthurk NORTHEASTERN KITS PRICE LIST.pdf

Takes me back a long way, a friend and me got into the West Hartlepool roundhouse only to be confronted by one of the enginemen. He approached and we expected to be thrown out! But no he pointed to an A8 (2163) on the turntable and said you shouldn't be in here, since you are you can turn that around. It was hard work but no more was said! We finished our number taking and left. ArthurK

NO! should have said 91st

Things are progressing very slowly at the moment. I have N10s,F8s and J25s being packed also some Tennants. the first J21 etches are also to to hand, The major hold up is rolling boilers. I have to ask if the lack of a rolled boiler is a serious deterrent to buying my kits? I would be more than willing to supply them flat. I find the task of rolling very laborious today. Tender flares are less of a problem but again I would rather supply these in the flat. In answer to Micklner, Yes, I am taking orders for the J21 There have been enquiries about progress of the Q7. This is stalled at the moment, but I am being pressurised into pushingg on with this. I am still haven't decided what goes between the frames. There are rear ends of the valve guides and the middle cylinder/con-rod to source. That leaves the C6. Again the hold-up is the castings (chimney, dome, safety valves etc.) but the one things that will take the most time are the outside springs/axleboxes. These will laminated from etches then assembled and fettled. There are two sizes for these. The tender axleboxes were latterly fitted with an unusual rubber dampers, Just another task. Fortunately, unlike the Q7, there are no internals obvious visible on this one. Plenty to be going on with. ArthurK

The GA that I have described it as "Compound Goods Engine" ArthurK

The left hand rail stops short at the front "knob" which is in fact the blower valve operated by a rod through the handrail from the cab. The rail restarts at a stanchion 2mm forward. Don't forget the curve around the Westinghouse pump on the right. This has a knob either of it. ArthurK

When first installed on the superheated locos the drive to the lubricator was not visible. It should not be too difficult to fabricate this if desired. ArthurK

The C class was envisaged as a mixed traffic engine rather than a purely goods loco like P class but they shared much in common. The boiler was used on other classes such as the P1, B, B1 and U. They were not completely interchangeable as the frames on the C class were set further apart than the later NER standard of 4 feet. The Compounds of Class C had the larger cylinder on the right protruded through the frame. TWW had a leaning towards the Joy valve gear and many of the C/C1 class were so fitted. His brother hated both this and compounding and removed these from many. Some C class retained the valves above the cylinder. These are characterised By the retention of the rectangular front cover to the valves. The superheated engines had the valves below the cylinders The History of these changes is very complex check the LNER Green books for more deetail Back to the kit. I decided to ignore the Joy variants and concentrate on those with Stephenson gear. These outlived the others and lasted through the LNER and into BR

You should have said you were part of a protest group and were about to glue yourself to the M25> ArthurK

sorry no. This list for disposal is: 1. Two Dia.174 luggage/milkvan DS174 2. Arc roof Dia. 53 49’ brake third DS223 3. Arc roof Dia. 54 49’ third DS221 4. Dia. 26 52’ Clerestory Brake Compo DS233 5. Dia.150 49’ Toplight brake third DS195 6. Dia 162 52’ Autocar brake third DS225 Not asking Ebay prices but no reasonable offer refused. Arthur

I bought the full rake of the D&S Coronation coaches when they were announced. Danny never got around to producing the Beavertail end coach, I made a start on these but other things got in the way. I started with the underframe trusses then changed my ideas and put them to one side, They have languished in a box ever since. I will never get around to building them now so they are up for disposal along with half a dozen of other D&S kits. ArthurK

At 90 my eyes aren't as good as they were but my problem is holding little bits (like putting wire through a hand rail knob) I have virtually given up the modelling game but I can use the computer, so I stick to designing kits and drawing artwork. ArthurK

I also bought a Trix A4 (second hand) , Tender drive with traction tyres. As remarked above it would pull anything I could find to put behind it. Trouble was the loco wheels had a tendency to lock. It was quite as sight to see it at high speed without the the wheels turning. I gave it a respray as "Capercaillie" it was the only Gateshead A4 built with double chimney. ArrthurK