Miss Prism Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 (edited) On 05/12/2023 at 14:14, daifly said: Mmmmm - orange rods era!! Edited December 8, 2023 by Miss Prism trypo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.D.L. Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Looks superb. on the secondhand kit market would it be labelled David Andrew’s or a brand? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, S.D.L. said: Looks superb. on the secondhand kit market would it be labelled David Andrew’s or a brand? David Andrews is the brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) Here we go on another headscratcher. This time a Mercian Caledonian 4-6-0, McIntosh 903 name of Cardean. (An ex Sanspareil with an admitted limited amount of reworking.) Looking at the axle boxes, somehow they have to fit on the bogies. I have already had to do some alterations on the actual bogies to get this far. Edited December 13, 2023 by jazz 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ianmaccormac Posted December 14, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) This picture from the www shows a live steamer three and a half inch gauge. Looks like the axleboxes and compensating beams and spring arrangement is all fixed to the bogie with very limited clearances for going around a curve. How does it work? 3 1/2 inch gauge Caledonian Railway "Dunalastair" - Stock code 8336 (stationroadsteam.com) Cheers, Ian in Blackpool Edited December 14, 2023 by ianmaccormac 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) Hi Ian. That photo does like like you said. Thing is the kit instructions say the compensating beams are attached to the tender frames. The bogies only have the axle boxes attached. There was virtually no swing for the bogies. So I made the bogies a little narrower to allow enough swing to comfortable traverse a Peco cross over. I think I have the axle box problem figured. That will be the last items to fit during the painting stage. Edited December 14, 2023 by jazz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 After a short break it's back to the Cardean loco. Not been going to well on the loco body so far. Making clearances for the large driving wheels was the problem. The instructions were not wrong when saying a lot of chopping away of the boiler and splashers were needed. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 Cracking on bit with the Cardean loco. What I'm finding a bit odd with this particular prototype is there are no photos of in service with no lamp irons on the footplate, just the one in front of the chimney. Also no vac pipes on the front. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 They were never expected to need double heading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 No sure about that. Doesn't explain why only one front lamp iron.😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Bit of a rabbit hole, found a couple of pix with one lamp iron top centre of smokebox, but found this too looks like sockets rather than lamp irons. LNWR style? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Argos Posted December 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) Hi Jazz, The Caledonian used route indicators (two short metal blades mounted on the smoke box). There are various diagrams in the published literature but I can't see a link online. https://www.crassoc.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1509&p=10148&hilit=indicators#p10148 If you can access a copy of Caledonian Railway Locomotives - The Classic Years, there is a photo on Page 188 of 904 outside Carlisle with indicators showing it will heading to Perth. Other images here: https://www.hattons.co.uk/directory/vehicledetails/3143119/4_6_0_cardean_class_cr_ https://www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com/famous-expresses3.html Edited December 25, 2023 by Argos 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Presumably the weird semaphore thing mounted just above the coupling hook. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave John Posted December 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2023 Depends on the date you are building the model to Jazz. Originally (1906) it would have just the smokebox lamp iron and I think just an air front pipe to the rhs of the coupling. The lower lamp irons seem to have been added a bit later. They were rebuilt 1911/12 with superheaters. The cab sides were altered and I think the vac brake may date from then. AB Macleod notes that "905 was fitted by Pickersgill with two large pop valves in place of the original four columns", a bit later than the superheating. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 Thanks for all the above replies. (I have no books on the Caledonian Railway.) So that's all very helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 A little change here building the Roxey Moulding kit for the LBSCR horsebox. No brake gear provided except for the brake hangers and shoes. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 (edited) The horsebox is now ready for Geoff. All the very flimsy hinges etc were a bit of challenge. Not to mention all the handrails to be made from wire rod. (Getting them to be identical was the fiddly part) Edited January 4 by jazz 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Another van, this is the Ragstone Models bullion van. Not very good instructions provided on the one regarding the braking system. So I improvised on them. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Got the bullion van ready for delivery now. Next up is a David Andrews Royal Scott. That should be a doddle as I've build quite a few of those under the Gladiator brand. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daifly Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 08/01/2024 at 16:25, jazz said: Another van, this is the Ragstone Models bullion van. Not very good instructions provided on the one regarding the braking system. So I improvised on them. Did you download the latest instructions from the Ragstone website? They appear to have a pretty good explanation of how the brake gear goes together. http://www.ragstonemodels.co.uk/uploads/4/8/6/4/48647195/ck20_-_lbsc_bullion.pdf Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, daifly said: Did you download the latest instructions from the Ragstone website? They appear to have a pretty good explanation of how the brake gear goes together. http://www.ragstonemodels.co.uk/uploads/4/8/6/4/48647195/ck20_-_lbsc_bullion.pdf Dave Thanks, I have downloaded those instructions, they make sense where the original ones didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 The Royal Scott tender is ready for cleaning and priming. No issues with this assembly. I enjoyed this build after a few dodgy ones. So it's now go ahead with the actual loco build. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 Having been away from the WB for a while here is the Royal Scott "Jenny Lind" chassis. I'm going to start the body now before stripping the chassis down in preparation of painting and completing it. I have to decide the best way to attach the air pump to the crosshead and slide bar though. The slide bar being the trickiest job. Amazing how grubby the wheels become when left on the bench for a few days. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 (edited) At last I have the Royal Scott ready for delivery. It's been a bit of a slow build with a few other things going on around the house, but that's almost done now. I attached a hidden support bracket to the air pump which looked a bit iffy under the slide bar. (I think I will have to adjust the s/box lamp iron.)😕 Edited February 11 by jazz 10 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Finally got the Cardean 903 Class decided on and now all ready for the off. Not been the easiest of builds. 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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