steve fay Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Very nice Ken, I just had a few days in the Big Apple Looking forward to seeing this one completed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Hi all. At last the 47xx is ready for prepping for painting. I will by finishing in GWR Brunswick with satin varnish. There was no real problems with the final detailing. I would in future attach the rocker covers (forward of the leading splashers) before fitting the boiler unit. Very fiddly if you don't. The steam pipes will need some filing to get somewhere near the correct angle down the running plate. I rounded of the rear corners of the fall plate as it was dangerously close to the tender handrails on curves. Other than that, all went well. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Looks a beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Sure is Jeff. All stripped down, scrubbed up and ready for priming in the morrow. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Very nice Ken, makes me want one even more now !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 A very merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 A Merry Christmas to you too Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 A very merry Christmas and a very happy new year to all. Seasons greetings Sandy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Pulham Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 A Merry Christmas to you too Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_yardley Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Christmas Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Hi all. All the seasons celebrations now seem a distant memory as I return to the WB. I have just finished the 47xx and is now ready for for delivery. I have been making a start on my own model of LMS 4-6-0 Patriot 'LLANDUDNO'. Although I am now setting that aside to build an SR E1 4-4-0 for Geoff. Here is the 47xx. Edited January 10, 2015 by jazz 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Nice job Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Very nice Ken It's a very imposing loco and nice to see the David Andrews kit completed, I shall be purchasing one of these. Eventually!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Lovely Ken, really nice, I too have a Night Owl high up the list, though haven't actually got one in stock yet... JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks guys. It does make a very nice imposing model. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Very nice Ken It looks like a detailed 4mm Hornby model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Very nice Ken It looks like a detailed 4mm Hornby model. Funny you should say that. I had the same thought after cropping the image. I took the photo standing well back to get it in the frame without loosing focus on the outer edges. I guess I will have to get the hang of the manual settings on the camera to alter depth of field etc. Either that or the Hornby model looks like a 7mm model Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Either that or the Hornby model looks like a 7mm model Take a photo of it next to a Hornby model and sent it to Hornby. Show them what a real model looks like! Stunning work as always Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks, Kev. Work gets under way with yet another David Andrews kit, this one is 1999 vintage. It is going well with only minor tweaks to a couple of parts. The tender with be finished in the morning. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Well that was a simple tender to build. Just the flares that required some work with bending bars to get them right. Hope the business end goes as well. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hello Ken, nice build, is it for a ROD by any chance? OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hello Ken, nice build, is it for a ROD by any chance? OzzyO. It's the SR E1 4-4-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Back to the E1 now. The chassis has not been as easy & quick as the tender build. Mainly due to figuring out the unfamiliar valve gear. (The instruction not that helpful really) Starting the body tomorrow. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hi again. Nice to be back after spending quite a time organising the upcoming remodelling of the house. Finally got the SR E1 ready for the off. The business end certainly did not go as well as the tender. (could not put a finger on, could be that there was a lot of distractions and loosing the flow of the build) Anyway, done now. Because of the inherent unbalance of a 4-4-0 configuration, I added as much lead weight inside the firebox. That and the large bogie spring should prevent the nose diving in operation. Now onwards with a bit more on my own Patriot 'LLANDUDNO' . Then back to a Medley Models T1. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hello again. Nice to be back at the WB, now finished the LNER T1. (Definitely not a kit to recommend, it's more an aid to scratch building I think.) Anyway glad it's now off the bench. I'm now starting, for me, the daunting task of lining out my Patriot LLANDUDNO. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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