manna Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks This build is coming together quiet quickly on only a couple of hours a day, building the B2 helped, most of the basic body work is almost complete , splashers made up, dome on and a fair bit of filler but only in a couple of places. The tender chassis is almost complete, being held together with pegs and a G clamp, see pic below. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
46256 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Gday Manna just been reading your thread, best wishes for your pending visit to “ works” best wishes Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted July 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2021 Really inspiring stuff Terry........good luck with your op!, whils't your're recovering you might contemplate a move to Stanier country.........really make your work more helpful to us lesser mortals ( me !!!}. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Rgds.......Mike 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks Thank you for your replies and best wishes on my impending visit to the works for re-tubing and superheating ! But I regret to announce that my visit to the works has been cancelled, due to a outbreak of Covid 19 in South Australia................ Bl**dy typical. I had a phone call from the hospital a couple of hours ago, luckily I'm not to bad (In myself) but who knows! Mike I really don't know a lot about Mr. Stanier's locos, Maybe I'll have to look into some of the other LMS designs, something with a Parallel boiler and not one of those funny shaped ones, Full steam ahead and 'Dreadnought'. So as a consolation prize, here's a pic of a Q1. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks Time for an update, more rubbing down to-day, and the Cab cutouts, have been cutout ! Engine and Tender have been painted Grey, allows me and everybody else see all the blemish's. Started to transfer motor and gears from another R1 over to my blank chassis. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks Today I swopped over the running gear from the R1, not running yet, haven't soldered any wires back on and the pick ups might need adjusting, a small slot in the underside of the boiler is all that it needs to fit over the chassis. a lousy coat of paint has been applied, no matt black left so Satin will have to do for the moment, I still have some heavily thinned matt black. Been extra cold here to-day, only 4c at Midday. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna Added content. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Being a ex pom, the weather will give you something to complain about. UK in the middle of a heatwave with mid 20s for nearly two weeks. The GBL tender? Did you just cut off the static wheels and drill through to use the original cast metal block? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 2 hours ago, cheesysmith said: Being a ex pom, the weather will give you something to complain about. UK in the middle of a heatwave with mid 20s for nearly two weeks. The GBL tender? Did you just cut off the static wheels and drill through to use the original cast metal block? G'day. Unusual to be so cold at that time of day, bet your loving the heat, I know I do. I have tried that, cutting off the static wheels and drilling holes for the axles, didn't turn out that good, so I've gone back to making a sub chassis. I'll put up a pic tomorrow. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks Updates coming thick and fast ! Decided on a quiet day to-day, lining and numbers, two and a half hours later. And for cheesysmith, the internals of how I make up the wheels for the tender, I start off with a thick bit of Perspex, then I glue either L, U or square brass to it, then I cut a groove in the brass to fit the axles in, after fitting the axles in I fill in the gaps between the axles with plastic, when all is dry I cover all the underside with a thin piece of plastic to stop the axles from falling out (see pics). Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks Still fiddling with a few loco's, but I've gone back to a loco I started back in Feb 2020, the four cylinder C1 Atlantic (page 14) I was going to use a Schools tender drive unit, but they are getting expensive and rare, so I scrapped that idea, I have a fair few B12 chassis laying around, so I'm now using one of those, I've fitted modern ( Hornby) A3 wheels to the front two axle holes, the rear one is almost right for the trailing wheel. Today I have been trying to fit the valve gear off of a Hornby Fowler 2-6-4T, with very little work, it fits. Which is as far as I've got, but still lots to do. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 14 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
46256 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Gday Manna that’s a fair concoction of parts to start with, will follow with interest best wishes Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 7 hours ago, manna said: G'Day Folks Still fiddling with a few loco's, but I've gone back to a loco I started back in Feb 2020, the four cylinder C1 Atlantic (page 14) I was going to use a Schools tender drive unit, but they are getting expensive and rare, so I scrapped that idea, I have a fair few B12 chassis laying around, so I'm now using one of those, I've fitted modern ( Hornby) A3 wheels to the front two axle holes, the rear one is almost right for the trailing wheel. Today I have been trying to fit the valve gear off of a Hornby Fowler 2-6-4T, with very little work, it fits. Which is as far as I've got, but still lots to do. manna I've long been curious about your use of Hornby wheels as here or I presume on the B8. Do you find these easy to quarter properly, or is it quite tricky? I'd be grateful for any tips as it is an attractive option as a source of wheels. As it stands, even when I widen out the drivers, for example when Hornby have got the back to back wrong, I'm quite worried one of them will fall off and I won't manage to get them true again! Many thanks, John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 6 hours ago, John Tomlinson said: I've long been curious about your use of Hornby wheels as here or I presume on the B8. Do you find these easy to quarter properly, or is it quite tricky? I'd be grateful for any tips as it is an attractive option as a source of wheels. As it stands, even when I widen out the drivers, for example when Hornby have got the back to back wrong, I'm quite worried one of them will fall off and I won't manage to get them true again! Many thanks, John. G'Day John I don't find quartering to difficult, I usually do one side first, then fit the con rods, which keeps the wheels in alinement, I then turn the loco over, using the edge of a board to hold the con rods in place (in the down position) I then carefully push the wheels on, gently tapping them on the axle, I do sometimes have to take a wheel off 'cos it's a fraction 'out', but Hornby wheels can be fairly forgiving being plastic. manna 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 8 hours ago, 46256 said: Gday Manna that’s a fair concoction of parts to start with, will follow with interest best wishes Brian G'Day Brian It's taken me a while to pluck up courage to give it a go, the chassis (motorless) does roll, I'll probably fit a small Chinese motor, got to keep the height down. manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 12 hours ago, manna said: G'Day John I don't find quartering to difficult, I usually do one side first, then fit the con rods, which keeps the wheels in alinement, I then turn the loco over, using the edge of a board to hold the con rods in place (in the down position) I then carefully push the wheels on, gently tapping them on the axle, I do sometimes have to take a wheel off 'cos it's a fraction 'out', but Hornby wheels can be fairly forgiving being plastic. manna That's a very clever idea, thank you. John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain_Mumbles Posted August 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2021 love your work mate. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks A bit of an advancement on the C1, front bogie has been fitted, as you can see off of a A4, and believe it or not, I bought a pair of these bogies from Malta, in keeping with it's cosmopolitan selection of parts. The cylinders have been enlarged (roughly) and the footplate cut to make it fit, Cab and Boiler have loosely placed on top to show you how it'll (hopefully) go together. One normal pic, the other with the 'Flash' in case you can't see under the footplate. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 9 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherman Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) Hi Manna, How about a crack at one of these. An LNER G7 from a Triang M7. Not really a great difference between the 2. First 2 pictures are the G7 and the second 2 an M7. Last 3 pictures are the Trian M7. Edited August 24, 2021 by cypherman 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 G'Day Cypherman There's a great likeness in those two loco's. A overlay of the side tanks and curving the tops of the tanks, would save a lot of work in narrowing the cab and bunker. I've just bought a shortish four wheel chassis off of e-bay, which maybe from a M7, but I'm thinking more along the lines of a GER 2-4-2T or a 0-4-4T, we'll have to see which is the closest fit. manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) G'day Folks Time for an update, not going to be a fast build, not that type of loco. Slowly building up the cylinders, playing with the boiler, making sure it's true, the cab has advanced to, now has the correct roofline, more K2, rather than C1, plus I've joined the runningplate by the cylinders, not so floppy. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain_Mumbles Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2021 Looks like a beast mate. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 G'day Folks I don't have many failures, but today I have to admit a failure on the C1, trying to fit it together over the weekend, I couldn't get get it to fit right, until I sat back and had a good look at it and wondering 'Why'. Until I realised that the cylinders were in the wrong place !!!!, they are suppose to be between the bogie wheels not level with the rear bogie wheel, they are 4-6 mm out, no wonder I couldn't get it to fit, 'Idiot boy'. The C1 has been relegated to a box, until I can acquire a valvegear set from a LMS ' Royal Scot, I've checked the dimension off of the Royal Scot plans, having a longer Piston rod, it will put the cylinders in the right place. Time to attack another innocent loco................... manna 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) G'Day Folks Putting the Atlantic behind me. as usual, I've started another loco, this time a Midland design, a Johnson 2f 0-6-0, as used by the M&GN, J40, but instead of a RTR chassis, this one is scratch built. I've used Dublo/Wrenn wheels, mainly, because I had them, a $2 Chinese open frame motor and Hornby gears, complete the chassis, today I fitted the motor and pick ups, and with a bit of weight, it runs !!, that surprised me ! I must also mention 46256, who inspired me with his build and help with dimensions. Thanks mate. manna Edited September 19, 2022 by manna 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
46256 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Your welcome looking forward to seeing this progress, and of course the Atlantic best wishes Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 G'Day Folks Sorry it's been a long time from the last update, but 'things' came to a head not long after my last update, my workbench was shut and taken down along with 'Edgware'. everything has been demolished, all my loco's, tools, track, buildings Etc. have been boxed up, and removed to a safe place. So at the moment I am a 'Armchair' modeller, but with lots of 'Stuff' whizzing about in my head. I will be returning in the future. Thank you for all the interest in my models. See you all soon. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. manna 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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