RMweb Gold Donw Posted September 20, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2014 That's so true. Our first grand-child, who is now 9 months old and was born and lives in the USA, visited us last month. He was captivated by my sound-fitted 0 gauge locos and went home with an Ixion Fowler 0-4-0 diesel complete with nameplates bearing his name courtesy of Narrow Planet. A fortunate choice of Grandfather! Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 20, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2014 A fortunate choice of Grandfather! Don I may offer myself for adoption! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 20, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2014 Good grief! I go on holiday for a week (deep in GWR country) and there are over 100 posts to catch up on. Looking good Chris. All the problems and personal amendments (the cab) reveal that you are thinking about what you are doing, even if you back track occasionally. Remember, LSWR bunkers are simpler! I hope you had a good holiday Paul. Yes, it's been reasonably busy on here although I'm not sure progress has been made! I hope the O2 will be easier but suspect it will have its own surprises. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 Train room is now clear of small people and so we continue... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 Some quick and obvious progress. And now on to the slow process of bending and fixing lots of window bars... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted September 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2014 Coming along nicely young spams. Still think it should be painted green. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Window bars. Take block of hardish wood (or plastic or steel or...) - drill holes along a line at a suitable angle from the edge of the wood so that all the necessary lengths are available, place wire in hole, bend, repeat bend over edge of block.snip, repeat, etc. Place all bars through holes, use business card or something similar to make sure they are all the same distance back from the panel, solder the lot in one go. snip and file off the excess on the inside. 'bout 15 minutes on a good day... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 Window bars. Take block of hardish wood (or plastic or steel or...) - drill holes along a line at a suitable angle from the edge of the wood so that all the necessary lengths are available, place wire in hole, bend, repeat bend over edge of block.snip, repeat, etc. Place all bars through holes, use business card or something similar to make sure they are all the same distance back from the panel, solder the lot in one go. snip and file off the excess on the inside. 'bout 15 minutes on a good day... Now you tell me! ;-p Worth knowing for the next time though. Coming along nicely young spams. Still think it should be painted green.Thanks but nope, it will be BLACK! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 OK, the slower but still got there in the end route taken to doing the window bars was as follows: Bend put in the end of the wire I then dug out from the 4mm brass coach kit parts box a useful jig from Bill Bedford. I almost forgot I had it. This makes repeat bends easier once you work out which holes to use. Make second bend. Offer bent wire into location and snip off at the rear. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 OK, the slower but still got there in the end route taken to doing the window bars was as follows: Bend put in the end of the wire rps20140921_131001.jpg I then dug out from the 4mm brass coach kit parts box a useful jig from Bill Bedford. I almost forgot I had it. This makes repeat bends easier once you work out which holes to use. rps20140921_131031.jpg Make second bend. rps20140921_131055.jpg You're welcome to that job..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 To make putting the bars in place easier and to stop them going awol a strip of double sided sticky tape was fitted on some card. The idea was to solder them all in place in a single hit. Here's the first few: And a while later all in place: 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 The kit contains etched and holed strips that fit inside the cab over the bar ends. These have to be cut to fit the two longer end pairs of bars. Takes a while to get all the bar ends in the holes... Then the next set and some solder. All very enjoyable! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 This is where I'm currently up to: Ready to fit to the rest of the cab. Next job is to cook Sunday lunch. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 This is where I'm currently up to: rps20140921_131415.jpg rps20140921_131444.jpg Ready to fit to the rest of the cab. Next job is to cook Sunday lunch. Nice one!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2014 I have one of those handrail bending jigs, I usually make a mark with a permanent marker on the one I need, problem is after a few jobs I can't remember which mark I should be following... always remember to rub them off... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
84B Oxley Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Chris Nice work on the window bars, now you need to bend a few to look like the real thing! (Only joking) On a more serious note, I see that you have put the sandbox filler lids on the shelf at the rear of the cab, as the instructions tell you. However, I think that they were actually situated on the cab floor directly above the sandboxes themselves. There are plenty of photos in the Pannier Papers book that I have seen lurking in the background of some of your photos that show what I mean. See what you think. I would love to access the real 1369 to investigate further. Anyone else out there have any ideas on the subject? Apologies for throwing a potential (minor) spanner in your works. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The kit contains etched and holed strips that fit inside the cab over the bar ends. rps20140921_131234.jpg These have to be cut to fit the two longer end pairs of bars. Takes a while to get all the bar ends in the holes... rps20140921_131310.jpg Then the next set and some solder. rps20140921_131348.jpg All very enjoyable! You don't have this trouble on the BWT and only seen a couple of O2's with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 You don't have this trouble on the BWT and only seen a couple of O2's with them. Daft Grot Western designs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I then dug out from the 4mm brass coach kit parts box a useful jig from Bill Bedford. I almost forgot I had it. This makes repeat bends easier once you work out which holes to use. rps20140921_131031.jpg This saves much drilling in a piece of wood / plastic / steel.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2014 Paul, didn't realise you were so close. Did you follow the C&N to Newquay, passing by Shepherds ? The route can mostly still be seen on Google Earth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted September 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2014 Chris Nice work on the window bars, now you need to bend a few to look like the real thing! (Only joking) On a more serious note, I see that you have put the sandbox filler lids on the shelf at the rear of the cab, as the instructions tell you. However, I think that they were actually situated on the cab floor directly above the sandboxes themselves. There are plenty of photos in the Pannier Papers book that I have seen lurking in the background of some of your photos that show what I mean. See what you think. I would love to access the real 1369 to investigate further. Anyone else out there have any ideas on the subject? Apologies for throwing a potential (minor) spanner in your works. Jeff Like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2014 No better books that I've got, but I did see a pamphlet type book in a second-hand shop in Truro. There are several ( well used) photos in several bookscabout steam in Cornwall, plus I have some copies of some of Clive Benney's snaps of the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 Like this DSCF8025.jpg Very useful detail, thanks Mike. Looks like yet more of the cab interior Instructions / parts of this kit are complete tosh. There's confirmation that the floor is only raised in parts for starters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Yep, with incontrovertible evidence of dodgy kit design, mine'll have to come to bits.... Not! Maybe I'll fit cab doors... And one day I'll get round to fitting the vac pump... And repairing the upper lamp bracket... Edited September 21, 2014 by Simond Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2014 This saves much drilling in a piece of wood / plastic / steel.... Makes your eyes go funny though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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