Mallard Partwork

[steve fay]

I think il go for my usual Ron Chaplin Cannon combo

[30801]

What do we all think to the special offer of a motor/gearbox for £90?

 

Persdonally, I'd rather pay a bit more and have an ABC.

Or pay half the price for essetially the same thing.

 

Also why are they going on about delrin? It's clearly a brass gear. There's no room for a chain in there and I doubt the worm is made from delrin.

 

Also 25:1? Little motor, heavy model, big wheels. Seems a bit tall?

[ROSSPOP]

The motor/gearbox on offer is adequate for display/ small layout purposes, or pulling one or two free running coaches. Which,Isuppose , is good enough for those not wishing to have a layout. Anything more than that, especially an out door set up will wear the motor out.

 

Actually you can get a 6watt Maxon motor and 27.1 quality gearbox combo from ABC for £110......

 

 

 

John

Edited March 31, 2015 by ROSSPOP

[30801]

BTW, Here is the motor & gearbox for those not on Hachette's mailing list.

[ozzyo]

Or one of these as Steve says (the old Ron Chaplin) MT Cannon for £95 if your a member of the guild, or £121 if your not.

 

OzzyO.

[Blue Peter]

Part 31---more small parts for the Tender water scoop!

[ozzyo]

Part 31---more small parts for the Tender water scoop!

 

Any chance of any photos?

[greenglade]

there's a bad photo for issue 31 on eBay... you can just make out the brass etch

 

Pete

[Blue Peter]

Part-31;- The rest of the water-scoop parts - a wee bit fiddley (photo's to follow.)

[Blue Peter]

Water-scoop (part 32)

[mike47j]

Sometimes being a couple of months behind is really annoying.

Unless there is a problem, in which case it should be sorted before I get the parts.

 

I'm not sure about the motor, I guess it needs to be at least a canon.

[jonhall]

BTW, Here is the motor & gearbox for those not on Hachette's mailing list.

Doesn't look like any Mashima 1833 that I've ever seen,

 

http://roxeymouldings.co.uk/product/343/mashima-m1833/£22.50

http://roxeymouldings.co.uk/product/356/7g2618-26-1-gearbox-for-mashima-m1824/1833-motors/£16

 

So a motor and 26:1 gearbox for £38.50 from a well know O gauge supplier?

 

Jon

[Blue Peter]

Hatchett's motor will probably be a Crailcrest as for the F.S.---Rob

[Blue Peter]

Part 33--Here we go, 1 drive wheel-axle and couple of screws----------------------roll on next week!!!--Rob

[bushrat]

Can anyone please tell me what issues contain the following parts?

 

Chimney - Cab Roof and detail - Backhead.   Trying to plan things out and only up to issue 5 here in Aussie! Thanks for any advice you can give me regarding  issue numbers/parts.

 

Cheers,

Bushrat.

[mike47j]

1 cab etch
2 smokebox, skirts, lamp brackets, steam turret, water tap castings
3 boiler casting and handrails
4 window frames etch and glazing, self tapping screws
5 boiler access plates etch
6 right inner chassis etch, spacers
7 left inner chassis etch
8 chassis spacers etch and axle bushes
9 left outer chassis etch
10 right outer chassis etch
11 backhead casting
12 backhead detail castings, brake valve, brake hose fitting, 2 injector valves, and 2 water gauge castings that need a lot of work
13 boiler and backhead details castings, regulator quadrants, gauges, smoke box valve, brake handle bracket, water scoop bracket
14 boiler pipe details
15 tender chassis etch
16 cab roof castings, roof details etch and black plasticard
17 left loco spring castings
18 more cab roof details etch
19 right loco spring castings
20 cab doors etch
21 loco hornblock castings
22 cab seats, toolbox and speed recorder castings
23 tender chassis spacers etch, coupling screw
24 lower tender chassis etch
25 sand boxes and valve castings
26 brake tanks and hanger castings
27 chimney & front chassis fixing plate castings, fixing screws
28 loco buffer and springs
29 2nd loco buffer and springs
30 water scoop links etch
31 more water scoop links etch
32 water scoop and coupling castings
33 one driving wheel and axle, actually these wheels and axles are junk so only the screws
     issue 52 has 6 replacement wheels and 3 new axles but not the screws.
34 tender brake cylinder castings and balance weight etch
35 2nd driving wheel
36 tender brake links etch
37 3rd driving wheel and axle
38 tender axle bushes
39 4th driving wheel
40 slide bar support brackets and guard irons etch
41 5th wheel
42 4 small castings, door handle, brake cylinder link, axle box keeper and slide bar support
43 6th junk wheel
44 4 small castings as 42, for the other side
45 loco buffer fixings, speedo bracket etch
46 footplate supports etch
47 steps, rivet strips, speedo bits etch
48 rear drawbar, chassis spacers etch
49 9 castings: brake link large and small, tender lamp bracket, piston gland, speedo gearbox, ashpan support, gauge, whistle link bracket and lever.
50 same as 49
51 5 small castings, small lubricator, l/h cab floor, reversing unit, cover and linkage
52 3 castings, r/h cab floor, ashpan lever support, replacement 6 wheels, 3 axles, balance weights
53 7 castings, whistle, speedo fitting, blowdown valve, regulator gearbox, steam heating pipe, blower valve, brake pipe
54 3 backhead castings, slacking pipe, fire box guards
55 backhead parts etch, firebox shelf, hand wheels etc
56 6 brass castings, screw reverse, brake handle, water scoop handle, brake hose bracket, regulator handles, water cock handles
57 bogie pivot missing from 41, center wheel crankpins and bushes
58 nickel silver etch, r/h coupling rods, pony axlebox spring brackets, ashpan lever
59 nickel silver etch, l/h coupling rods, pony axlebox spring brackets
60 8 castings, safety valves, crankpin covers, coupling rod joint screws. fit coupling rods.
61 pony axle box and spring castings l/h
62 pony axle box and spring castlings r/h
63 first tender wheel and axle. Fit large backhead pipes.
64 r/h tender outer frame etch
65 2nd tender wheel. Fit small backhead pipes.
66 l/h tender outer frame etch
67 3rd tender wheel. Fit R/h gauge backhead pipe. Cylinder cock lever. Notch raised floor sections.
68 Tender floor etch. Assemble cab roof dials.
69 4th tender wheel. Prepare and clean some cab detail parts.
70 Tender buffer beam and drawbar etch
71 5th tender wheel. Primer to backhead and cab fittings, satin black to backhead and some parts.
72 4 Tender axle box castings. paint raised cab floor and toolbox details
73 6th tender wheel. paint boiler backhead details.
74 4 more tender axle box castings. Paint cab seats and fittings.
75 7th tender wheel, paint cab roof dials, sliding window frames, r/h lever location plate.
76 6 brake castings, satin lacquer cab fittings, glaze siding windows.
77 8th tender wheel, 1mm brass wire
78 R/H tender steps etch
79 L/H tender steps etch
80 6 brake castings. Fit tender buffer beam.
81 2 brake castings, tender brake pull rods etch. Fit tender brakes.
82 brake pull rods etch. Tender axlebox keeper plates. Bend tender guard irons.
83 brake pull rods etch. Fit loco brakes.
84 sand box castings
85 firebox casting
86 tender front bulkhead etch
87 more tender body front etch
88 plastic tender body sides and back. Fit detail from issues 78-9
89 tender coal hopper etch
90 tender side supports. assemble main tender body. Make vent pipes.
91 bogie etch
92 bogie axle box castings, screws, springs and bushes. Fit loco brake cylinder pull rods.
93 bogie wheel. Fit tender and loco coupling.
94 2nd bogie wheel. Mask and primer to tender wheels. Paint tender chassis satin black.
95 R/H cylinder block and motion bracket etch
96 L/H cylinder block and motion bracket etch
97 smokebox door handle, both crosshead castings. Paint tender wheels. Drill 1.5mm holes for whistle and front coupling. Apply primer to body.
98 slide bar casting, fit to right, Spray body Garter Blue.
99 slide bar casting, fit to left. Mask and paint cab roof.
100 Transfers (Includes blue background ?) Mask and paint black parts of body. Paint and fit whistle.
101 Lubricator cranks and bracket, nickel silver etch. Apply number transfers.
102 Lubricator lid castings, 14BA 3 screws and 4 nuts. Paint and fit lids, fit lubricator links
103 Left hand coal chute details etch, fit left tender vent pipe, prepare smokebox transfer
104 Right hand coal chute details etch, fit right tender vent pipe, fit smokebox transfer lines
105 Tender detailing etch, paint window frames, fit safety valve tops, refit buffers.
106 Another tender detailing etch, paint cab floor and fall plate.
107 Tender coal partition etch, spray loco satin lacquer.
108 Water dome, filler, driver and fireman castings. fit water dome, start painting crew.
109 Rear pony etch. Paint crew, glaze windows, fit backhead
110 Pony axle bushes, spring and pivot. fit cab roof dials, raised floors, toolbox, lever brackets, seats, speed recorder, crew, cab window ash guards
111 Bogie wheel and axle, fit pony axlebox keepers, ashpan supports, speedo fittings, footplate support bracket, tender brake and water scoop handles.
112 Bogie wheel and 0.5mm wire, fit bogie, apply primer to bogie frame, wheels and speedo bracket.
113 Right hand connecting rod nickel silver etch, paint bogie and speedo bracket.
114 Pony wheel and axle, paint bogie wheels, fit pony truck fixers, water filler lever and handle.
115 Left hand connecting rod nickel silver etch, fit water tap to tender.
116 Pony wheel, 0.4mm wire.Fit pony truck, prime truck and wheels.
117 Expansion links and return cranks castings. Paint pony truck and wheels.
118 R/H Return crank rod, combination rod, union link rod, reversing rod, cylinder drain cock lever nickel silver etch. 14 BA screws and nuts.
119 L/H as 118.
120 Tender coal hopper and locker doors etch.
121 Tender details, including rear steps etch.
122 Small castings, for tender 2 x lamp brackets, 2 water cock brackets and brake hose fitting, for loco 2 drain cocks and 2 valves.
123 Same as 122. Mask driving wheels.
124 Tender buffers, brake hose springs, water level valve and gauge. Prime and paint driving wheels and tender body.
125 Coal. Paint tender body black part, apply LNER transfers, paint details, apply satin lacquer.
126 Couplings. Fill with coal, make and fit steam heating pipe.
127 Injector castings. Fit motor.
128 Injector brackets, reversing rod links, cylinder drain cock pipe brackets etch. Split pin and spring. Prime and paint chassis.
129 Silicon tube, crankpin washers, electrical wire. Fit pickups, wheels, motor, glue gearbox, reversing links, coupling rods, connecting rods, rest of motion, coupling. spray clear lacquer, oil, clean wheels.
130 Brass plates etch. Fit remaining parts. Test run.

Edited March 15, 2017 by mike47j

[JeffP]

So two issues have just one buffer? Hardly worth the £8 then......

[greenglade]

well to be fair Jeff you can't really put a price on just one issue, the costs are split evenly over the build, if you look at them individually then yes some would seem very expensive whereas other would seem ludicrously cheap.....I'm more than happy with the end price and so far have been impressed with most of the parts supplied..

Yes some of the back head fittings were found a little wanting but for me that made no difference as I had planned to replace them anyway with Laurie Griffin fittings, just as i will probably replace most of the motion parts but I will wait to see what the kit parts are like first , I would do this with any kit including Martin Finney's so it's no big deal for me..

 

Oh and the buffers look very nice, received them this morning.. will probably do some more work on the model tomorrow.....

 

Regards

 

Pete

[JeffP]

Sorry, yes, I agree. if I thought as I wrote, I wouldn't be subscribed. I should have put a smiley on, but can never find the winking one.

 

I need to look into some LG backhead parts too. The backhead itself was nice, the fittings...not so nice.

 

As for valve gear, I'm nowhere near that yet, I'll see what turns up. That on the Piercy A4 is VERY good.

[30801]

I am now the proud recipient of issues 28, 29, 31 and 31.

 

That's not a typo, that's what they sent me

[modelpara]

I am now the proud recipient of issues 28, 29, 31 and 31.

 

That's not a typo, that's what they sent me

 

I better check mine!

 

EDIT: yes mine is correct thankfully, just contact them and they will send a copy of 30 to you.

Edited April 16, 2015 by modelpara

[bushrat]

Thanks for the parts list Mike, that's a big help to me, much appreciated

 

Bushrat

[bushrat]

Drop cab in boiling water for a few minutes - superglue will let go .....

[JeffP]

I dunked one I had bought off ebay in Acetone, after trying Superglue release agent.

 

The release agent got the handrail knobs out, but was having trouble with the excess glue on the boiler cladding.

 

Half an hour in a litre of acetone and it fell apart, the excess glue just wiped off. I bought the acetone off ebay as pure acetone, don't use nail varnish remover, most contain lanolin which leaves a greasy residue.

[Flyingscotsmanfan]

Ay up! In the latest subs batch of four mags finally have one axle and two driving wheels ( spread over two non consecutive issues). Wonder when the other two will turn up?