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10 hours ago, thetalkinlens said:

 

A rather nice lineup...

 

Is 65844 correct as 65817 comes from Oxford for the dome, boiler etc? I was considering renumbering to that one and thought it looked like the dome was right, but wouldn't call myself an expert.

 

Is 65892 fitted with a metal hook on the front? Did it take much to cut away space behind the bufferbeam? I've done the tender hook on mine, but not committed to the front yet!

The tender variations is the issue that gave me the biggest problems when trying to select a subject from an appropriate shed.

65844 of York would not have been my first choice but I was looking for a relatively clean example as all others will be in a sorry state.

I understand 65844 rarely strayed from York as it was dedicated to an engineering works for most of its time there. 

Anyway, it's done now.

10 hours ago, thetalkinlens said:

 

A rather nice lineup...

 

Is 65844 correct as 65817 comes from Oxford for the dome, boiler etc? I was considering renumbering to that one and thought it looked like the dome was right, but wouldn't call myself an expert.

 

Is 65892 fitted with a metal hook on the front? Did it take much to cut away space behind the bufferbeam? I've done the tender hook on mine, but not committed to the front yet!

Hello Again,

I don't know how you renumber your locos but if this involves removing the body, beware, the reversing lever is bonded to the link inside the chassis. This is easy to separate. If you are not aware of this there is a chance you'll break the lever.

Bob

9 hours ago, thetalkinlens said:

 

A rather nice lineup...

 

Is 65844 correct as 65817 comes from Oxford for the dome, boiler etc? I was considering renumbering to that one and thought it looked like the dome was right, but wouldn't call myself an expert.

 

Is 65892 fitted with a metal hook on the front? Did it take much to cut away space behind the bufferbeam? I've done the tender hook on mine, but not committed to the front yet!

Thanks for your comment.

I'm not an expert. We need someone like Porcy for that.

However, as I understand it, there were two boiler types. These were:

57     Superheated

57A   Saturated

The Oxford model is has a saturated boiler.

You can easily tell the superheated boiler because it has a longer smokebox.

So, with regard to boiler, I am satisfied that the model provided and 65844 are equivalent.

I think there were three types of dome. Round dome, low dome and NER tall dome. The differences are quite obvious. If my assumptions are correct, the supplied model has a round dome. The source information I found on the internet, for the period I am modelling, suggests a round dome for 65844. 

I'll PM you with images so as not to fall foul of copyright on here.

65892 has a Slater's etched brass hook and mild steel chain. These are sprung hooks but, as this will be mainly cosmetic, I cut the shank to a length so that no modification was needed with the chassis. The hook is just stuck in place with superglue.

I've done the tender in the same way. No need for sprung hook on the loco as coupling will be from the wagons, which are sprung.

I attempted to use the hook and spring provided but destroyed the three link on my first attempt trying to open it up to fit to the hook. An alternative would have been to cut a section away so the links could be fitted in the hole, then seal it up. I decided against that idea and went for a tried and tested method.

Thanks,

Bob

I'm very happy with my three. Some minor modifications. 65892 has its chimney at quite a jaunty angle and needs to be straightened. 3 links to be fitted to all before weathering. 

I've experienced some minor pick up issues which were easily rectified so that running is good. I've tested one of them with a rake of 21 ton hoppers quite heavily loaded with liquid lead. It struggled to get 22 of these heavy hoppers underway, slipping quite convincingly. With careful start up these could be managed and once running the whole train looks superb.

Not as impressive as my two Bradwell J27s but for the price you'd be daft not to have at least one of them.

2 hours ago, micklner said:

Dave Bradwell does numerous castings for the J27, highly recomended as is his J26/J27 kit.

 

https://traders.scalefour.org/DaveBradwell/

I have two Bradwell J27s and they really knock the Oxford Rail offering into a cocked hat.

As for the Bradwell castings, I took receipt of two sets of mould 4 at the weekend to replace the dreadful chimney and to convert one to a low dome (maybe both) on my Oxford models.

I'd much rather invest the extra time and money into producing a Bradwell J27 but at my age time begins to creep into the equation.

I'll have a go at that.

Thanks.

Give yourself a damned good thrashing and then tell us how you made such a mess so that we can all try to replicate it.  

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You'd better pull your finger out and finish this series. I might want try it next weekend with my 4mm HUOs. 

Easy job to fit 3D printed representations of missing cylinder covers. I believe Martin has replacements. If not, I have a couple left that you could have.

Bob