43129@stainmore

Hi Simon

The South Pelaw blog finally got updated yesterday- hope you like the new pictures.

In the end I filed down the O1 cast brackets to wafer this, reduced the height by about 3mm so the top edge fits just below the boiler centreline, its not looking too bad. I agonised and changed my mind several times over the pump centres though. I will post some photos when I have got it done. Still not happy with the great big lump of plastic called a pony truck.

Cheers

Richard

Hi Simon- Yes thats correct its for South Pelaw (EM). Thanks for the tip on the pumps, I may also make new brackets out of brass- the cast whitemetal ones are too thick and consequently the pumps protude beyond the cab sides. It means going backwards a few steps but the end result shoul be better.

The blog is getting really out of date, we had the full layout erected at the end of September and took a load of photographs, trouble is we are all too busy building it to write blog updates, articles etc.

Thanks for your help

Richard

Hi

I am doing a Tyne Dock O1 for South Pelaw in EM, whose air pumps have you used on your conversion, these look just right, I have a set of Dave Alexanders but they look too tall?

Regards

Richard