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It's taken quite a long time to get to this point from a Hattons bargain non-runner 60077. The loco body is relatively untouched, though I did have to glue back the dome which fell off when I looked at it and reattach the blinkers. (They will be replaced with etched ones when I can get hold of some.)
The chassis has had major butchery done to it, most of it by the late Dave Brooks of JPL who drilled it out to take his firm's wheel bearings. The cast iron driving wheels are from JPL and the rest of the loco wheels are from Slater's. The plastic front bogie was replaced with a spare from the scrap box and a scratchbuilt trailing truck replaced the flimsy Hattons one. JPL also milled some of the chassis block out so that I could fit an MSC 30:1 three stage gearbox with Canon motor and flywheel.
Valve gear is also from JPL and included a lost-wax motion bracket. The original slidebars and crossheads have been retained but the flimsy plastic valve guides have had cast whitemetal substitutes epoxied in their place.
Cosmetic detailing has been kept to a minimum: the cylinder drains were replaced with some cast ones I had in stock, along with pipes made from phosphor bronze wire. New cab and tender doors have been made and hinged in place and a decent sized fallplate fitted. Front steps, missing from the model, were scratched up from scrap brass etch.
Very little had to be done to the tender: the keeper plate has been permanently bolted to the chassis but the original wheels have been kept.
Much of the original weight which filled some of the boiler has been kept so the finished model will pull any amount of stock that is put behind it with ease.
Finally, a light weathering with Railmatch weather black and a new front numberplate and shedplate from Narrow Planet completes the job, photographed here on Preston O Gauge Group's 'Marsh Lane' MPD. I am pleased with the finished result, I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. Such a shame that Hattons got it so wrong in the first place, not in terms of appearance but in such awful build quality and reliability.
Jeff
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Thanks, Shaun, glad you like it.
I can't take any credit for the modelling, the shed is part of 'Marsh Lane' on the Preston O Gauge group's layout. I did build 41229 though, it's from an old Red Rose Models kit with a shedload of Laurie Griffin castings to lift it into a higher league.
Jeff
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We can't find any problems with the injectors...
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The last knockings of GWR steam in the West Midlands. Plus an intruder!
I built the locos, a friend built the stunning MPD
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There's a lot of pipework on a BR Standard!
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Replacement Heljan O Gauge Bogie Pivots x2 Class 25/31/40/45/55/60 | eBay
A possible solution?
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A bit of a mixed Western Region biased parcels train for you for inspiration, all kitbuilt. The Fruit D in your list is available as a (very good) etched brass kit from WEP Models, I have built several. The CCT behind the loco is built from an ancient First Class Models kit which was surprisingly good for its age. The Siphons are a mixture of Ian Kirk and Scorpio ones. The Palethorpes sausage vans in the distance are unlikely in such a train but I like them!
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17 hours ago, nigb55009 said:
Shortly after passing Kenyon Junction, heading towards Newton-le-Willows.
Very well done, but it's going in the opposite direction. Taken at a place we know locally as 'Tunnel Top'.
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Looks like this has 'gone live' on the Gaugemaster website. PDFs of parts for most, but not all, past locos downloadable, along with a price list. Doesn't appear that anything is in stock yet. I am in need of several gear sets myself, for a 37 and a 26. 37 parts are noted as 'On order', 26 parts are 'Unconfirmed'. Takes a bit to get your head round everything...
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Customary brilliant service from Steve, bespoke numbers for a Heljan 47 in 7mm scale. All transfers in view are from Railtec bar the BR emblems. They were supplied in the set but I had already added some from another source.
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Should have added that Dapol are promising a 66.
Chassis and motors in 7mm Newbie questions!
in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
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Rob
The Premier chassis simply bolts together, it is more or less foolproof. The same firm also does a range of motor/gearbox combinations. Be aware that ABC Gears have a very long waiting time these days, although their products are superb. However, the latest ones from Slater's are pretty much just as good, and there is also a firm called MSC who are equally good and offer very rapid delivery. I've used all of them in the past and been very happy with their products.
https://www.mscmodels.co.uk/motor-gearboxes
Hope this helps
Jeff