jazz Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 hi again. Been a bit busy lately making this a slow process. Anyway, the body is now completed and needs a good clean up as I've been asked not to prim this build. My attention will now turn back to the chassis, add the remaining castings and prime and paint it black. Then complete the valve gear and add pickups etc. So far, so good. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) These three Parliamentary Trains kits have kept me rather busy of late. The materials not what I'm use to at all. Almost all of them were glued together with wait time whilst the glue set. Anyway I'll be priming them in the next few days. Edited March 6, 2023 by jazz 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Now tackling an early JLTRT kit of the WD Austerity 2-8-0. This seems to be before the upgrading was done. There is no written instructions and no etched parts are numbered for identification. There's a shed load of castings all with no ID where they are to fitted. So looks like a long haul with this one. Got the tendered chassis sorted out. The steps are going to be the next head scratching session. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 ive got a parly wagon and yes its unsual stuff like half way inbetween plastic and card Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jazz Posted March 8, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2023 Thankfully Geoff forwarded some good photos of a previously built Austerity. (Without them I had serious doubts I would have been able to complete the build) Here is the tender up to the priming stage. The front buffers and drawer bar need to be looked at when the loco is is built. 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 The chassis and body is now under way. Even with Geoffs photos is still a struggle. The basic instructions are relating to the kit before the updating was done with all the resin castings. This means things do not work out in the build as I have to make many adjustments to get thins to fit and sit right. I'm using the original etches to set how much I have to cup of the current etches to work with the resin castings. Anyway onward and forwards. 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 The resin boiler casting are now firmly attached to the running plate and detailing well under way. The cab is now complete too. The next stage is to fit the lost wax castings to the chassis. That will be time consuming as the all need some work with drills and files. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 It is very blue.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, doilum said: It is very blue.... That happens to be the colour of the resin casting👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I know this is totally irrational, but I would be counting minutes until it went into primer. I have no problem with multi media kits, actually enjoyed the Hachette A3, it's just that Awdray shade of blue. I hope the manufacturer got a good discount. Really enjoying the build though. One of my favourite big locomotives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 8 hours ago, doilum said: I know this is totally irrational, but I would be counting minutes until it went into primer. I have no problem with multi media kits, actually enjoyed the Hachette A3, it's just that Awdray shade of blue. I hope the manufacturer got a good discount. Really enjoying the build though. One of my favourite big locomotives. Having a bit of a problem getting the valve gear to run smoothly at the moment. (Nothing done on it today though). hopefully some progress tomorrow. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Good grief, if Jazz is having problems, what would us mere mortals do?🤭 Sadly, this model is out of production after Lawrie's accident. Does anyone have any news about him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 The big problem with the chassis was the lost wax castings which are very thick leaving now clearances at all. So took three days of a lot of assembling then pulling apart, get one bit cured and anther bit jams. Worse one I've ever come across. That's not including some of the body body build. Absolutely no way of attaching the body to the chassis. So spent time solving that problem. Anyway back to the chassis. One is unable to remove the valve gear/cylinder assembly for painting. So gone as far as I can until the chassis is painted then finish that assembly. The chassis so far. 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 It's been a long haul to get this far. It's ready for primer after a good clean tomorrow. Weather permitting of course. 13 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian@stenochs Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I have one of these in the paint shop, built it to S7 standards and didn’t find any problems with clearances on the motion. My kit was one with the updated castings though. 12 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 The austerity all done now. I found it a difficult kit to build, not at all what I was expecting when I started it. 12 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Big sigh of relief. Much better..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 Hi again. This time is another Mercian 'Teutonic' 2-4-0 loco. A bit of a fiddle getting an 1833 motor and coupled to a Delrin chain drive. Got there in the end despite very little clearances. 8 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 03060 Posted April 4, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2023 19 hours ago, jazz said: Hi again. This time is another Mercian 'Teutonic' 2-4-0 loco. A bit of a fiddle getting an 1833 motor and coupled to a Delrin chain drive. Got there in the end despite very little clearances. Hello Ken, Can I ask where buy your Delrin chain and sprockets from, please, as I have a length somewhere in the 'tip' that is my workshop but can't find it or remember where I got it from (Branchlines, maybe ?) and would like to improve the traction on my Greenwood & Batley loco and maybe buy another small diesel Alphagraphix kit which could use this type of additional drive system. That's a great aerial shot, by the way, showing the clearances needed to make this chassis run smoothly. Kind regards, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 43 minutes ago, 03060 said: Hello Ken, Can I ask where buy your Delrin chain and sprockets from, please, as I have a length somewhere in the 'tip' that is my workshop but can't find it or remember where I got it from (Branchlines, maybe ?) and would like to improve the traction on my Greenwood & Batley loco and maybe buy another small diesel Alphagraphix kit which could use this type of additional drive system. That's a great aerial shot, by the way, showing the clearances needed to make this chassis run smoothly. Kind regards, Ian. Hi Ian. It's a kit Geoff of Javelin asked me to build and he provided the motor and Delrin drive. I don't know where he obtained it. Suggest you send him a message and ask him. (If you don't succeed let me know and I will ask him. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted April 5, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 21/03/2023 at 23:08, ian@stenochs said: I realise the blue comments are only semi-serious but looking at that photo, I rather think it shows up the detail well which might actually aid accurate positioning, getting handrails straight chimney upright etc. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Things are moving slowly at present. We have decided to have a new kitchen installed. Started today with the surveyor taking all the measurements and followed tomorrow with a visit to Wren Kitchens for a three hour meeting with the designers and a virtual viewing of the various designs. In the meantime, I grabbing the odd hour or two building this Agenoria saddle tank kit. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) That's the Agenoria saddle tank done. (Except for the sandbox fillers I managed to forget. Will be rectified tomorrow I hasten to add) Edited April 21, 2023 by jazz 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Is this the " Mardy Monster"? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Sent you a PM Jazz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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