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    TheLocoWorks O Gauge Workbench

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    O Gauge Kit Building
    A new O Gauge commission build for a Metropolitan ‘X’ Peckett, based from the Mercian Models 0-6-0 kit.  The requirement for this model is broken down as follows:
    Highly Detailed Cab Interior, using various components
    Slaters sprung horn blocks
    DC control
    Locomotive number 101
    Painted & Lined in metropolitan colours
     
    Firstly with all new kits a full inventory is checked and the parts laid out in ‘Loco Build’ box, this allows the parts to be organised and separated into left hand right hand components.  Progress has started with the assembly of the main body rivet detail and the assembly of the boiler, there are over 500 rivets that needed to be pressed using our rivet press tool, this advantage of a press tool is to ensure all the rivets are the same.  
    The next step is the assembly of the footplate with the main cab, followed by the boiler ensuring all the structures are square.
     
    The body has been assembled starting with attaching the cab to the footplate first ensuring all is square.  The boiler wrap is quite tricky to achieve the correct profile, once this was complete the a P38 body filler is used to smooth out the curve and make it uniform.  The front smokebox door has been added along with the window surrounds and handrail details.  Work left to do on the body is the small detail pipework, chimney, dome, cab beading, roof, footplate steps and buffer beams.
    The cab interior firebox has been assembled with some of the supplied castings, more detail will be added with pipework and water gauges.
    The chassis has been assembled with slaters hornblocks, the hornblocks have been fixed to the frame by tinning both surfaces first.  next step is to assemble the coupling rods and wheel assembly.
     
     
     
     





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    A new O Gauge commission build by TheLocoWorks for a private industrial tank locomotive, based from the Connoisseur Models 0-4-0 tank kit.  My requirement for this model is broken down as follows:
    Highly Detailed Cab Interior, using various components
    Extra detailed chassis
    Slaters sprung horn blocks
    DCC control with Lights, Sound & Smoke
    The first part to tackle on this kit is cutting the frames to accept the slaters sprung horn blocks.

    Progress has started with the assembly of the horn guides into the etch chassis ensuring that both sides are aligned.  The chassis has then been folded up and put to one side to concentrate on the body, whilst we await the motor and gearbox. 

    The body is simple to solder together starting with the cab beading detail, and moving on to the tank sides, all of these elements are then soldered to the footplate, tack soldered first and then check with an engineers square.
    I’ve then moved on to the cab details, there are a number of parts here from a scrap bin to replace the basic cast parts from Connoisseur, i also wanted to ensure that the whole cast firebox could be removed for detail painting (it becomes to difficult when fitted).


     
    The next step is looking at what DCC components i will use in this little locomotive knowing how tight for space we are
     
    more to follow........
     
     
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