jazz Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Ken, would you mind telling me whose drawing you used and where I might obtain one? I really fancy having a go at a scratch build and this looks just the sort of thing that is simple enough as a starter. I loved your Armstrong Whitworth but the wife would never forgive me if I built a diesel. And seeing as she encourages and indulges me I see no point in spoiling it. Thanks. I obtained the drawing from a fellow light railway modeller. The drawing is now 40 years old. I have to say it's not entirely accurate. The main problem is the footplate is too low. I had to raise it quite a bit for the correct buffer height plus allowing clearance for the con rods. There were a few others things that are obvious and easy to cope with. I have scanned the drawing and will PM it to you when the site is running again tomorrow and I can access your PM service. Regards Ken. PS the Armstrong Whitworth was easier to build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Pulham Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Cheers Ken it really is appreciated. I will post build pictures when I get to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Almost there. Just some minor details and then the big clean for painting. I completely forgot to order the SEVERN name plates. Oh well, that shouldd take about three weeks to have them custom made. This has been a nice inexpensive build. Wheels ??40, motor gearbox ??28, brass ??7, name plates ??7, castings were from the scrap box from previous kit options. The chimney is a cut and shunt sitiing on a NER safety valve base + Halfords body filler, thin brass sheet and careful profiling. The chimney originally had a flared top so I cut that off leaving the small rim. The water filler is a GWR tender one, the hinges removed and a different lifting handle fitted. The smokebox door just need the hinge straps extending. It's amazing just how many parts can be utilised with a little modification. Paint is left overs from previous models. This is it so far. (OOOPS, just noticed the cab handrail needs pulling out a tad at the footplate. Amazing how photos show up faults you miss just looking at it.) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hi All. Just back from 18 days staying at our daughter's in Florida and now able to post the photos of SEVERN finally all painted. Just waiting for the name plates now on order. A new item in the WB room is a 32" scenic plank soley for photographic purposes. The back scene is three photos of the Snowdonia mountains, subdued, enlarged and and pasted on the back piece. In front of that is a low stone wall. Here is the results showing SEVERN. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Pulham Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Looking great Ken - I hadn't realised that it would be painted all black (that makes it easier - I don't know why I was thinking GWR or Brunswick green). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Looking great Ken - I hadn't realised that it would be painted all black (that makes it easier - I don't know why I was thinking GWR or Brunswick green). Hey Rob, check the photos again, it's blue. Not sure weather it ran in blue on the S & M but their locos were were mostly blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ...Here is the results showing SEVERN... That is a nice piece of work :icon_thumbsup2: It's making me wonder whether my skills are up to scratchbuilding one of the Radstock 'Dazzlers' (albeit in 4mm). Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Pulham Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hey Rob, check the photos again, it's blue. Not sure weather it ran in blue on the S & M but their locos were were mostly blue. OOPS!! The wife said she thought it was blue - I have just looked again and perhaps I need to clean my glasses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 That is a nice piece of work :icon_thumbsup2: It's making me wonder whether my skills are up to scratchbuilding one of the Radstock 'Dazzlers' (albeit in 4mm). Nick Only one way to find out, try it. (Seen my sigmature?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Only one way to find out, try it. (Seen my sigmature?) For the moment I'll just think about it and keep watching you and others for ideas while I try to finish some other projects but, in the end you're right, there is only one way to find out. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Hi again. Been building more of the same old. But here is something a bit different and a first for me. A Lanky Kits L & Y Atlantic 'High Flyer' I was warned it's was not the easiest kit to build, however the tender has gone together pretty well. A bit basic by todays standards. It's basically just a box on a chassis. The hardest part was forming the flares and forming the half etch overlay to match. Once that was achieved the rest was a doddle. Just started the loco. The frames are Premier milled jobs with milled rods, so that's a good start. The tender. Onwards tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale7JB Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I like that... yet another foreign loco though ! JB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 I like that... yet another foreign loco though ! JB. Aye, I seem to build 'foriegn' locos every week. I doubt there is a UK railway company that has not passed through across WB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeing757 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hi, following this thread with interest and envy. There have been a couple of references to Premier regarding coupling rods, can anyone provide details or better still a link? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Hi, following this thread with interest and envy. There have been a couple of references to Premier regarding coupling rods, can anyone provide details or better still a link? Thanks Hi boeing757 (Do you build them or drive them?) Premier Components are a bit elusive. No web contact I'm afraid. You will find him here. 14 Swanlow Avenue, Swanlow Park, Winsford, Chehire CW7 1PB. Tel 01606 554616 Now back to the Atlantic. Not much done today, most of the day spent pressure washing the paths & patio. Here is the chassis so far. Except for the cast brakes themselves, I had to fabricate the rest of the brake gear. One thing about a milled chassis, it's foolproof to get a free running chassis straight out of the box, so to speak. Should make some reasonable progress tomorrow, if all goes to plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi Beoing 757. looks like you forgot to add your text to the above reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeing757 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi Beoing 757. looks like you forgot to add your text to the above reply Hi, you,re on the mark early today! Was going to say thanks for the steer to Premier, have you used them before? To answer your previous post yes I used to drive them, possibly the next best thing to a Gresley pacific. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi, you,re on the mark early today! Was going to say thanks for the steer to Premier, have you used them before? To answer your previous post yes I used to drive them, possibly the next best thing to a Gresley pacific. Ha, my daughter is a commercial pilot in the USA, nothing a large as the 757 though, just a King Air on on island hopping in the Burmuda tri-angle. Nothing spooky has happened as yet. But her cockpit did fill with dense smoke from a faulty undercarriage motor last month. That provoked a scary emergency landing with almost no visiblity through the smoke. Yes, I know Bill from many, many years ago. Excellent products. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Onward and upwards. A good afternoons uninterrupted spell has the chassis all but finished and a start on the body. Not quite plain sailing as there were a number of clearance issues. Namely the bogie had no verticle clearance and the loco frames would not fit into the footplate hole. The axle bush shoulders needed parring down to allow the wheels to turn. Other than that, so far so good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Just a quickie update before hitting the model today. All the tedious part of construction is done. Now to the detailing. Hopefully that will be done today. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 As hoped for, all finished and ready to prepare for painting. The kit was no where near as bad as fisrt feared. It has gone very well. No more adjustments were needed than on most kits and nothing that caused problems in doing so. I am now looking forward the second one which is going to be in the later LMS condition. I think it's a very attractive prototype. The resing castings were a perfect fit and saved a lot of works too. Here she is ready for cleaning up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Ken That looks great are you going to use an etching primer for the resin and the brass and did you remember to wash the resin in soapy water before you fitted it? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hi Pete. I never use etching primers. Also do not wash resin casting before assembly (I used to produce resin kits in 0 16.5) I do use a fine scratch brush on areas where the adhesive goes. Then when assembled I wash the whole model in hot soapy water and Ciff cleaner and a stiff brush. Then in fresh hot water wash again in soapy water, then a good rinse under a warm flow of water and a blow dry. Been doing this for decades and my paintwork has stood the test of time on models I still see running from 30+ years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Ok thanks Ken I have never tried it that way before, I have always cleaned any resin parts separately before fitting. I will give your method a go next time I need to. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 What's the weight balance like on that one, Ken? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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