Hornby M7 front spectacle plate windows

[bertiedog]

Recently I bought a new Hornby M7, all runs and looked OK, but I see there is no glazing in the front spectacle plate windows, easy to put right, but did Hornby leave these empty on the models? The rear windows are glazed and fitted with bars, making the omission all the stranger.

 

The loco version is the M7 in LSWR fully lined Green, and I would have expected the edge of the glass to have a brass finished support ring, which again is not there. I have done an O scale M7 kit, and that had a tiny brass rim, porthole type.

 

All the Hornby photos on the net show no rim, and look as if there is no glazing, as the view through the window is so clear and undistorted.

 

I will make the brass rims in the lathe, and fit perspex glazing, but wondered if the missing glazing was down to Hornby or something missed in the assembly. The only issue is the tiny size of the rims, very thin and no outer section to make it easy to turn, only about 15 thou thick.

 

It only got noticed when the M7 was standing in line with the Beattie well tank and Hornby T9, both having brass rimmed windows. The Bachmann LBSR E4 062 has all glazed windows, but no brass rims as the real loco has none

 

Stephen

[aussiebrfan]

Gday, if you remove the cab roof they should be stuck to the top of it. Don't know why but that's where they were on my three different black versions.

G

[phil-b259]

Recently I bought a new Hornby M7, all runs and looked OK, but I see there is no glazing in the front spectacle plate windows, easy to put right, but did Hornby leave these empty on the models? The rear windows are glazed and fitted with bars, making the omission all the stranger.

 

The loco version is the M7 in LSWR fully lined Green, and I would have expected the edge of the glass to have a brass finished support ring, which again is not there. I have done an O scale M7 kit, and that had a tiny brass rim, porthole type.

 

All the Hornby photos on the net show no rim, and look as if there is no glazing, as the view through the window is so clear and undistorted.

 

I will make the brass rims in the lathe, and fit perspex glazing, but wondered if the missing glazing was down to Hornby or something missed in the assembly. The only issue is the tiny size of the rims, very thin and no outer section to make it easy to turn, only about 15 thou thick.

 

It only got noticed when the M7 was standing in line with the Beattie well tank and Hornby T9, both having brass rimmed windows. The Bachmann LBSR E4 062 has all glazed windows, but no brass rims as the real loco has none

 

Stephen

 

Hornby have modelled the front windows (spectacles) on the M7, but in the open position - as aussiebrfan says they are visible inside the cab.

 

Given glass requires a frame to hold it and the necessary hinges the brass ring will naturally not be viable either when the windows are fully open

[Mick Bonwick]

They can be gently teased away from the inside of the roof and stuck in place if you so desire - they fit perfectly. Take care when both removing the roof and removing the glass - they're very fragile.

[bertiedog]

Thanks for the help, Hornby certainly tried to hide them, I had looked to see if displaced and saw nothing. Best left alone them, as the cab roof seems very firmly glued down.

Stephen

[SRman]

I did as Mick Bonwick suggested with one of mine when it was new. The roof on that one was not well stuck down, so it was a nice easy modification.