Deano747 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 03/04/2020 at 18:14, Simond said: Hi Ken, that’s a bit weird, the mixes are usually given in percent. What’s the remaining 18%? cheers Simon I tend to go for anything with 2% of silver (Ag) it seems to flow much better in 145C or 179C varieties. I managed to acquire a few reels before the lead-free ban. Regards, Deano. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hi Deano, the “lead free ban” was a bit of a non event. It’s my understanding that it’s not legal to build products for sale with leaded solder, but there’s no restrictions on what you do with it privately. It’s also legal for repairs to older electronics. You can still buy it ( Eg RS still sell it) and use i5 on your models. I’ll have a look for the silver-bearing stuff - thanks for the tip. atb Simon 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 The build on the tender is ready for clean up and priming. Now it's on with the loco itself. Hoping that will be better to build. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Taking my time, a bit more nibbling away at. This kit is best described as an aid to scratch building the amount of it am having to do. Thankfully the later ones under Taff Vales models are far and away better after their reworking of them. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi. Happy Easter to you all. Typical to have a beautiful Easter w/end and can't actually go anywhere. Spent some time in the garden fence painting and inside decorating. I've still had some time on the WB on the Taff Vale loco. I order a beackhead for it from NMRS Models early last week, sadly no sign of it as of now. (They said it would be in the post last Tuesday) so not looking good. As I'm doing this in GWR livery I think I will have to order a safety valve bonnet from Warren, the one in the kit is definitely wrong for GWR. I will have to make washout plugs for it as well. Lots of details are not included in the kit, just a list of where you could obtain them from. Here it is so far. 5 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Looks good Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKR Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Make sure your fence is goatproof. They really can wreck havoc in a garden! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, N15class said: Looks good Ken. Thanks Peter. Not and easy kit at all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Finally got the Jubilee finished and ready for delivery. Always nice kits to build from the Gladiator stable. Onwards now with the Taff Vale K/L class. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted April 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 14, 2020 Hi Ken, she looks great. Cheers, Ade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Adrian Stevenson said: Hi Ken, she looks great. Cheers, Ade. Thanks Ade. They are impressive locos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 The battle with the K\L Class os over. I am now waiting for the Backhead and HMRS transfer sheet to arrive, then the final finishing will be some weathering. She runs very well with the tender pickups. I did not have enough room on the loco chassis to accommodate them with the dummy valve gear etc. 13 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 Now here's a weird looking oddity. It's actually a USA GE Boxcab. Introduced in the 1940's and can still be found working in sidings etc. I have also been asked to anglicise it by adding UK buffer beams, buffers and 3 link couplings. That will be a challenging mod to say the least as she sits much lower on the track than the UK rolling stock. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 just put on a raised bufferbeam over the existing with support gussets behind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Sir Douglas kindly offered the above drawing and is similar to what I had already done by looking at various kits offered by Judith Edge. I did lift the body up by 1.5mm which brought the buffer centres level with the footplate which would have given much more strength should there have been a prototype for this oddity. Here is the result. ((I have to do a little filling in before the final primmer coat.) Edited April 19, 2020 by jazz 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 After doing a few jobs around the house I've now stared the Taff Vale Models ex Barry loco. I'm a bit disappointed with the etches, I had hoped they were better than the Sharpe Stewart one but not really. The spacers were not all the same width so it was a case of choosing the best one and chopping all the others down. Then after assembly and test on the layout there was no chance of it going through the turnouts. It was a case of modifying the pony trucks and narrowing the front end of the frames to finally get it running along the layout without derailing the front and rear wheels. I have stuffed the ash pan with lead and will also do the same with the side tanks. Sprung wire is used on the pony trucks to press them down onto the track. The rear one is floating and the front one is swivels and floats. I will add pickups to them as well. So tomorrow I will get the coupling rods done and hope they are OK when fitted. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Well that's the Taff Vale 2-4-2 boxed off except transfers and number plate. It's been a bit of a challenge to build but has turned out OK in the end. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano747 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Friday the chassis is started.....Wednesday it's complete bar transfers!! Do you ever sleep Ken?? Lovely job by the way! Regards, Deano. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Aye, I have been known to sleep Here are the pair of Taff Vale locos. (The 2-4-2T is awaiting the cab side plates) 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Thanks for all likes etc. Much appreciated. Just started on the revamp of the kitchen. I'm guessing it will take all week as I'm stripping down all the units and doing a complete modern repaint on them. (Fed up with a boring wood finish). 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswjr Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 My wife is fed up with our's as well baz, But because of lock down, I have no paint n stuff, So I just have to stay in my workshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Local B & Q are open for business selling anything you want. Just use the one way system around the store as in the supermarkets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted May 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2020 3 hours ago, mswjr said: My wife is fed up with our's as well baz, But because of lock down, I have no paint n stuff, So I just have to stay in my workshop. 1 hour ago, jazz said: Local B & Q are open for business selling anything you want. Just use the one way system around the store as in the supermarkets. Possibly one of the cruelest posts ever made... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 He told us, he didn’t tell Mrs MSWJR... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Best way I know of keeping in good books so I can spend so much on the WB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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