farren

yep i see it now i missed that bit

its nice to see some princess royal's what look like the real class. and i like the mike edge kit a nice idea. just the tryper boiler which puts me off i don't think i am up to building one of them. is the Hornby boiler up to it? any way looking forward to seeing the end result

i sent a email on friday and had the replay today did you phone? and if so have you there No and do you know who you spoke to? or may be its down to the word replacments as i did not say that just werther they would be willing to sell some parts

brassmaster dones not sell parts of any of their kits as i did ask about some parts for the scot and pat which i want to finish before i start on the jubliee and was told a big NO to getting cab side or boilers so i can't see them doing it for the jubliee which is a shame. is there any other compony which may sell useful parts

Andy,

Great stuff!

Here is where I've got to after much pairing and filing -

 

 

And now for the gluing -

 

 

Alan

i like how you have decided to build a long fire box jubilee i had a idea about doing the same thing a couple of years back but was put of when i was told about the smoke box saddle was different to the short version along with the bogie being 3 inch shorter and the frames where different under the foot plate and was wondering how you plan to get round this if indeed you are. i look forward to you finishing the convert which from the pics looks likely to be a fine model when completed and as made me rethink about following you idea as £56 for a jubilee is very good deal and am sure the Mr's would not notice another one

i have just been looking at my BR green class 31 Hornby R2420 D5512 and it has cracks around the lower body and has never liked coupling up to any wagons couches etc is this one on the bad batches of class 31? and it looks like the main chassis is starting to bow!

would the two br 2-4-2t's be the same 50764 is a has built loco but 50795 is a loco which is a rebuilt/as-built but with smaller cylinders so would this make any difference to the model from the front dose any one know?

hi dont mean to hi jack this traed i was just wondering to what torlences you are working too? had a look on an old topic it seemed that mardan was not liked much and this made me think that if the torloences are too tight than no one could build a perfact copy of any loco with out first masuering the one that is wished to be done.

 

has all locos are hand built no loco is ever the same as the next so to get round that it seems much easyer to open up the torlences.

 

has a hobby i work to 0.5 mm so that works out at about 1'1/2 inch in 00 which to me is huge has when at work i tend to work to 0.0005 mm and below some times

 

i am not trying to say to any one to what they should be doing i am just trying to under stand some of the work being put in to the models being built has a pic dose not all ways do justice

i have seen some of photos of the real things and its lovely to see some made as models very well done keep up the good work!!