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It does look like you have a way to go yet, as the bottom part of the ash pan has to fit between the frames! So that the bottom of the firebox fits on to the shaped part of the frames. OzzyO. PS. out of interest what is the gap between the frames, as the 9Fs and some more of the standards had less than the normal 4'1" and had the frames above the centre line of the axle box.

Hello Paul, you may want to think about putting something on the handle of the rivet press. You could use a few thickness's of shrink wrap of something called morphing putty? It's like a semi soft two part epoxy and it will mould to your hand shape. OzzyO.

Hello Craig, have a look in parts bogies and accessories, page 3. OzzyO.

I think that the first time that I seen them was up in Scotland on the 47/7s that is what confused me (not that it takes a lot nowadays). OzzyO.

How about a link to one or both?

Hello Sandy, that should look OK when it got some paint on it. Looking at the drivers in your photos it looks like only one of them has been insulated by cutting through the spokes, or is one axle insulated on both sides? See you soon, OzzyO.

Hello Brian, I think that it would look better with a bit more weathering on it. What are the front end jumper cables on 47370 for please. OzzyO.

To stop some of the bubbles forming you can add a vent hole, paint a first coat of resin in the mould, or use one of them vacuum bags to pull all of the air out of the resin. You may have to make a frame work to keep it off the part but it could help. OzzyO. PS. I've seen this done in a proper vac. tank and it looks like the resin is boiling with all of the air that is in the mix.

I'm going both days along with 3Link and Grasshopper John. OzzyO.

Hello Ron, sorry to be a pain but should the coaches Etc. not be on the other side of the point and clear of the fouling point so that the loco could run around the stock without the train having to be pulled back? I'm not sure of the workings at this station but in a lot of stations that had a middle road they would leave enough room for the loco to draw forward and move back passed the stock in the platform. OzzyO.

Hello Ron, nice work as always, but I think that I may have used brass sections to get a finer look. Now the big question, how are you going to fit the chairs? As you now have a full depth depression bar with no room for the chairs on the inside. ATB OzzyO.

Never heard of them. Thanks any way.

What is it called or at least what is it's initials, is it W.T. by any chance. OzzyO.

The base plate with the rails on, I take. This sounds like H/T is talking about the frames with the wheels on. This now really sounds like the base plate with the rails on it.

Hello all, I've just had a look in one of my Cutwell tools books and have found a small boring head with a size range of 15mm - 18mm at £264. So for the price of approx. £71 I'd say that this could be a good price for this bit of kit. OzzyO.

Hello Ray all, I've had a chance to have a look at the boring head and put a clock on it while turning the index screw and this is what I've come up with. 0 - 0 = 1mm / 50 so 0.02 per division but as it will take off 2mm per full 0 - 0 the divisions = 0.04mm or 0.0016". so just using the index approx 3thou. with care it should be possible to get down to 0.00015" with it. Do we need much less in modelling? If you say yes then you will have to pay a lot more for this type of kit or make a finer index wheel, or lead screw and nut. So it could still be a good starting point. OzzyO.

Don't know about a video Len, but I will post some photos. OzzyO.

Hello all, so what do you get for 70 odd quid? Boring head and arbor, eight boring tools (that could also be used on the lathe) and a block to keep them in (hole are a bit big about 10mm). Some close ups of the boring head. You get three mounting holes for the tools, two in the bottom and one across the body. To use the one across the body you would have to grind you own tools,as the boring tools are meant to be used in the bottom two holes. A close up of the indexing wheel, I've not worked out what the scale is yet, but I think that 1 rev will be 0.5mm (so 1mm off the bore), so per each index 0.02mm (0.0008") off the bore. In place on the mill. Summery, Good points, well made and finished, good clear indexes (I may fill them with some black latter on), looks like it will have a good range using the three holes, tools look very good and well ground. Down side, arbor could have done with two flats on it to help with tightening the head on, M14X1mm thread was a bit tight (but better than lose), the screw above the index wheel caught on the M14X1mm thread on the arbor, you have to use two Allan keys, one for the slide lock and one for the index, the wooden block could have been a bit better (very minor). Boring head good value, tools sound a bit dear but not really at £3.07 each. All in all a nice bit of kit so 8.5 / 10. OzzyO. PS. please feel free to ask any questions.

Hello Steve, have you checked that the ATC pick up on your Castle and King clear it? OzzyO.

Hello Ray, I'll do that, the 14 X 1mm is the size of the screw on the arbor where it fits in the back of the boring head. The draw bar size is M6 I did check that before ordering it. OzzyO.

Who is a clever Les ( I was going to say Dick) then. Fantastic work Les, but get the heavy grot on first then do the light grot after the windows are in place. OzzyO. PS. I remember Liverpool around the 1970s and a lot of the "nice" buildings were covered in grot, about the only one that was not was Paddy's wigwam. No offence meant to any one.

Hello all, I've just ordered it along with some cutting tools to go with it, about £75.00 I got it through their own web site as it was a bit cheaper. Thanks for the pointer. OzzyO.

Hello all, after milling up the steam pipe casings for Princess Anne I'm finding the limitations of using the fly cutter for doing curved cut-outs for smoke-box's Etc. and could realy do with one of these. I'd have had this one in five minutes if it had been a bit smaller say about 1 1/2" and with a 1MT. arbor. Now for the question does anybody know where I could get one that has a 1MT arbor? TFAH OzzyO.

I did notice that after I'd posted. So maybe I should have said mask all of the windows. What the heck it's going to be one stunning building. OzzyO.

Well that looks a lot (I was going to say a bit) better. Well done that man. OzzyO.