jazz Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Hi Jeff. No, not all, they ride very well. This is the third DJH I have built over time and all have had no problem. The brake blocks do not short out either. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 10 hours ago, david.hill64 said: I had forgotten that the big tenders had a coal pusher. They do that, saves a lot of work shovelling the black stuff forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Attention is now back on the Britannia. Chassis under way and now turning to the body before any further progress can be made on the chassis. More later. 10 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Well, I did say it would not be a quick build and it's proving right. I'm now ready to tackle the white metal stage of footplate and boiler/smoke box and fire box castings. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Best part of today progressing on the body. A fair amount of cleaning up of flash on the whit metal. Then numerous adjustments to get a reasonable fit. Drilling and tapping all the holes for attaching to the chassis and cab. Now it's mainly down to all the numerous details to fit. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Oh boy does this loco test ones patience Plodding onwards with the detailing, the pipework was very testing. I'll seesaw I get on tomorrow. 12 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jazz Posted October 22, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2019 After taking rest breaks from this build, I am fairly close to finishing it. I have the cab interior to do, some more work on the chassis then clean it all up. After that, primer applied and then the work starts getting it all to run. Anyway her she is so far. 13 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Still not finished. It took all day to get the chassis wheeled and motorised, notwithstanding actually get it running right. Fitting the body was another issue. lots of adjustments and chopping to get the motor into the boiler. Tomorrow will be track test day 13 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) Fitting the body to the frames is one part I never understand, no matter how many times you try them something always stops it fitting, that has nothing to do with the latest additions. Then when finally done, it all looks and works right. Give it a coat of paint. Nothing fits again, and it's all in parts that have been fine throughout the build. Looks the part Ken. What's up next? PS Ken have you ever done a College Kit 2P. I've got one but no literature with it. Edited October 26, 2019 by N15class Add PS 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hi Peter. I have the same problems at times. Usually on the likes of DJH kits. (They are bottom of my choice of kits). Mostly I have very few problems on etched kits, only when I have an early one, say Gateneal and the likes. I have not built the College kit or to my knowledge none of that range. Unless it was one under another name as frequently happens of course. Whats next? A rest after this loco. Then I undecided, maybe Warren Shephards 16xx pannier or the LMS turbine 4-6-2. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 A whole month for a loco build! Are you slowing up Ken? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 3 hours ago, david.hill64 said: A whole month for a loco build! Are you slowing up Ken? Ha. I did spend a week in Edinburgh and some work in the house. BUT, yes, age is a slowing down factor notwithstanding not an easy build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Enjoyed the short rest after Britannia building the Taff Vale Models GWR DD3 tank wagon I purchased at Telford. A very nice break from locos. Tomorrow will see it painted and lettered. Next up will be the Warren Shephard Hawksworth 16xx Panmier with spark arrester chimney. 6 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Nice, that. Any comments on the kit or guidance for us lesser mortals in putting it together? cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Simond said: Nice, that. Any comments on the kit or guidance for us lesser mortals in putting it together? cheers Simon Well, it makes a nice looking wagon but does have it's faults. Mine only had three axle springs and only eight rivets instead of the required sixteen needed for the axle box guide etches. (I raided my spares box for the missing ones.). Also the bump stops for the springs are not supplied. Now, the assemble the 'cotton reel' to make the inner tank former you will need an appropriate short length of brass tube. Making up the tank etches will require care alignments and keeping them tight to the 'cotton reel'. Even then the etches are a bit on the shot side. My solution was to cut them at the base where it cannot be seen to achieve the correct joints on the tops using the rivets as the guide. Now for the resin tank ends. The need quite a bit filing off them for a snug fit inside the tank ends. Also a lot of sanding to make the fronts smooth. You will need to make a T handle for the tank lid, not supplied. I used a small split pin and 20 tho wire. Other than that the kit went together well. On the plus side also, the buffer housings are pre drilled and the axle boxes holes are a perfect fit for the Slater's axle bushes. A great help Edited October 31, 2019 by jazz 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Almost done now. Just a bit more on the weathering adding some additional dirt and fitting the Dinghams. I did not use the supplied tank top wheel, preferring my LW cast one from the scrap box. Now for the 16xx pannier build. 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Hi. Having made a start on the 16xx loco, I discovered there was a missing etch. A call to Warren and one is on it's way. He was away for the w/end so in the meantime I decided to knock up one of my favourite Southern locos The Beattie Well tank. This will to keep the other one on my layout company. Surprising how many differences there are in supposedly identical kits. These will make turn out better as they will not be identical. I will post spot the difference photos when completed on the layout. (No prizes will be offered) 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 OK. The missing etch has finally arrived after being sent to the wrong address. So I'm now laying the Well Tank to one side and returning to the 16xx pannier. Hoping to finish that for the last week on November. That will be a push though. It being an early Shephard one with the strange way of pasting a paper overlay on the etches to as a guide to the rivets. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Work contiuing on the Warren Shephard 16xx. Not going very well so far. It's almost twenty years old and one of his early ones. (Thankfully his later kits are much better. There are some weird ideas in the design. I am not following his method at all. The cab bunker arrangement is very different, I've extended the sides and narrowed the back to achieve the rounded corners. Much easier to do than Warrens method. The cab roof has been cut from the sides so the centre can be removed for painting. I found the etched brass is of a hard type and even annealing it still makes bending very difficult. (Can't do much about.) A lot of the etches do not fit and require a fair amount of fettling. (Again, later offerings are much improved in that area). Rivets are a right pain requiring printed sheets attached to the etches and then riveted. Just about OK if the sheets are the same size as the etches, they required cutting to get then to fit properly. Tomorrow it all starts again. Edited November 9, 2019 by jazz 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Moving slowly forward, the body is nearing completion. The next task is scratch building the s/box door hinges & brackets (not supplied), then attaching them to the door pressing. That will require some work to get it to fit into the s/box front pressing. Then completing the tank top and the very basic cab interior, just the reverser and handbrake supplied. I have packed lead weight in the panniers as it would have been very light. Tomorrow is another day. Edited November 12, 2019 by jazz 6 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Body is now built. Sorry about the poor photo, the light was miserable. My excuse and I'm sticking to that. The 'moonshine still' does ruin an otherwise Hawksworth beautiful creation. I does need a really good clean up and solder removal prior to priming. Now to finish the chassis. Quite a bit to do on that. 4 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 hours ago, jazz said: The 'moonshine still' does ruin an otherwise Hawksworth beautiful creation. Not as much as the explosion the sparks would have started would have done! have to agree, not the prettiest of chimneys! atb Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 Just about completed now. Some minor tweaks to do on the body also I have a small tight spot on one of the rods after removing the wheels. Strange how everything free and smooth prior to disassembling . 6 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Finally got Beattie Well Tank 30585 running on the layout to join 30587 (Both to be found rubbing shoulders with the GWR in the Wadebridge areas circa 1950's) Both are from the Roxey range. Being white metal are very heavy and excellent runners. Double heading out of Trenruth 30585 leading. 587 is a bit cleaner then her sister loco. (The shed foreman will be having a word about that) 585 definitely requires a clean up. (Didn't stop the sunlight hitting the Bob the shovel in the chest) Finally a look at both prior to departing. Edited November 18, 2019 by jazz 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Harper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Super power!! Sandy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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