RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2015 Interesting, I had no idea they were tapered. How did you do it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Interesting, I had no idea they were tapered. How did you do it? Lots of them were tapered. When I do the other side I will show how they were done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 This is a little backward as I showed you the handrails fitted yesterday. Today I show the beading added to the other tank and bunker. The beading is cut about 1.5mm wide which gave enough for cleaning up when soldered on. I tinned prior to fitting and used the RSU to attach them. Here they are soldered on, you can see I made the bunker beading from 3 pieces. I have added the handrails but thought there was no point in duplicating yesterdays post. Now I have done the tapered hand rails here on my how I scratch build thread. I thought it best to try and keep it all together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Managed to get a little done to this. I did spend a lot of time pondering what needed doing and how it should be done. A picture of me doodling on a piece of paper would be very boring. As for the loco I added the lifting steps on the tank fronts. I must get the roof done, well finished. the steps to the cab and tank front I have decided will be attached to the frames on this one. Not very exciting today but every little bit pushes it closer to the end. I have ordered the castings I need from Laurie for collection at Telford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY NORWOOD Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Hi Peter I have just got up to date in reading this and you are doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi Peter I have just got up to date in reading this and you are doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work Peter. Thanks Ray It is slowly coming together. I am now at the stage where the parts take longer to make and make little difference to the appearance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Just a bit done today. I decided to do the coal rails, they seem to if been fitted from the 20's. I think they class started to have them filled in from the 1940's I made them from nickel silver as it will be less susceptible to damage. I also drilled the holes in the boiler for the clack valves and also one in the smokebox for the cylinder lubricator, which was promptly filled as the loco I want did not have them. Pays to look at the photo first. I think it will be the cab roof tomorrow, it has already been cut and rolled just needs detailing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 I managed to do the cab roof today, I was pleased with it I used milled angle rather tan cutting strips. I have no Tee for the centre so I used angle and added a strip. The Tee has been added to the Telford shopping list, along with some more angle. I also started the steps but that will be in another post. Can you see what it is yet? Hopefully more soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 13, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ivor the Engine? Must start my own Telford shopping list. Ivatt 2mt tank, Bodmin station building drawing, BWT kit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ivor the Engine? Must start my own Telford shopping list. Ivatt 2mt tank, Bodmin station building drawing, BWT kit? Beginning to sound expensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2015 Beginning to sound expensive. It's OK, I'm planning on selling one or both of the children. Should save me a fortune in the long run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's OK, I'm planning on selling one or both of the children. Should save me a fortune in the long run. I tried that but they kept coming back. They did not want to leave home when older either, so I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 I have fitted the steps to the frames I think it of been easier to fit them to the body, but I would not of been able to fit the stays to the frames. The steps are set a couple of millimeters behind the hanging plate. Made it interesting to line them up . It took some looking at photos to see how the front stay went without interfering with the coupling rods. This is how it was done as far as I could see in the pictures. I also did the front fixing. I drilled a hole in the cylinder block and soldered in a tube. Much better than the system I used on the 0395. I will do the same when I get back to it as it is over fiddly getting the fixing in. That just leaves the springs to be added to the frames, I been putting these off as I need to remake the hangers and not sure how to do them. Must stop this pussy footing about and get on with it. The body is getting close I have the boiler to fix on and the valve cover, I then thick it is pretty close to just needing the castings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Looks a good solid method for fixing the steps on. Looks a bit tight for removing the coupling rods/wheels for painting though or is it just the pics? JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Looks a good solid method for fixing the steps on. Looks a bit tight for removing the coupling rods/wheels for painting though or is it just the pics? JF I am trying to fix them to the frames more these days. I think they are less vunerable. You can also fit the stays at the back which most have. As for the wheels they come out ok. The coupling rods needs to be threaded behind the front step. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 I have been thinking about traction today. I made a bit of a rod for my own back by having the front axle rocking, it means the wide part of the triangle is about the centre of the side tanks, which means the loco although sitting nicely is likely to do a wheelie when pulling a heavy load. I maybe should of thought more at the beginning. Instead of copying what had worked on the 0395. As it happens there is plenty of space to add weight. I made the smoke box in a way that it can be weighted, this is a trial for the 0-4-4's which will be in the fleet. There is also most of the boiler if needed and of coarse the front half of the side tanks. I do not want the loco to be too heavy I just want the centre of gravity in the right place. The way it is weighted at the moment it is inline with the centre axle. The loco at the moment will be about 0.6KG which I feel is probably about right. This is what I have done, you will see I have cast whitemetal in the smokebox This was done a bit at a time so not to melt any of the soldered seams this weighs about 70gms. Two ingots were cast for the side tanks these are 25gms. This is all from scraps salvaged from kits etc. I am always amazed at how much you can collect in a short time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Got about as far as I will with this before our holiday. I reassembled the frames to check everything and adjust end play on the wheels. I also added a bit of capping on the motion bracket to make it look more like a casting rather than a flat sheet. I have had to add a couple of bit of tube to the driven ale to hold the compensation beams in the right place, this sets the end play too so quite successful. The only bit done to the body was actually soldering the boiler to the rest of it. I added a 0.25mm strip to the inside of each tank, I felt the gap looked to big between the m and the boiler. Looks better now I think. It also squared up my slightly poor folding of the inner tank. I spent most of today striping down the frames again and cleaning the parts of it, and the body. It should save some time when I come back with the castings. As we are away until the end of October I will need to get skates on when I return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2015 Cracking stuff Pete, looking forward to meeting up at Telford. I'll bring along the O2 and grain store for a show and tell. Don't forget the Ivatt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thanks Chris The Ivatt and the V3 are sat on the dinning table ready for packing. I am giving them as long as poss to let all the fumes go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 Just thought I would share with you the bits that I got from Guildex for the G6. Only trouble is I could not get the tank fillers and backhead. I am hoping they will be ready before I go home. I am looking forward to getting back to the bench and getting on with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2015 Just thought I would share with you the bits that I got from Guildex for the G6. Only trouble is I could not get the tank fillers and backhead. I am hoping they will be ready before I go home. I am looking forward to getting back to the bench and getting on with this. a.jpg That's cheating Peter, I think you should scratch build all those parts too, oh and handcraft the tools you need to make them too. ;-p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted September 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2015 That's cheating Peter, I think you should scratch build all those parts too, oh and handcraft the tools you need to make them too. ;-p And rub two sticks together to warm up the soldering iron.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2015 So we've established that Peter needs to try much harder... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted September 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2015 ...and pay mine owner for the privilege. While working 48 hours a day down t'mill.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 I do not mind scratch building it all. But only if you all can guarantee I will live for another 50 years so I have a chance of finishing some of the projects. As for digging for ore, we live on marsh land dig down a foot and spend the rest of the time pumping water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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