Llewellyn Loco Works #1

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:38 pm

Easter, home away from the Plague, away from the Mad Bruce Highway, being immersed in the Red Room . The Servo Block is fitted and all 5 twitch as they should. The boiler is lowered. Final fit up before the test steam is underway.

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:40 pm

Sunday Night. After 2 full days of fit up, it is ready for a fire in box..

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:46 pm

Mr Spectre asks with frustrated tones "where is your shovel and fire irons for the steam test ?"
"Oh we forgot about those, the lad and I will get cracking onto those after breakfast."
My Spectre sighs, walks off muttering "Nuumptys"


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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by FWLR » Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:26 am

Wow that is looking absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to see it running on your line Dazza. Give my best to MAM.

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Peter Butler » Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:56 am

The anticipation rises.... everything set for the first firing (other than the irons!) and the excellent Mintaro red poured to celebrate the occasion. What could top that?
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:12 pm

It moves, YAY !, some issues to sort, more later.
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by 11thHour » Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:35 am

Nice job Dazza,
Really has the feel and heft of a colonial locomotive.
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Post by ge_rik » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:19 am

Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:12 pm It moves, YAY !, some issues to sort, more later.
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Post by ge_rik » Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:19 am

Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:12 pm It moves, YAY !, some issues to sort, more later.
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Old Man Aaron » Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:47 am

Good stuff! :salute:
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Garethh » Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:45 pm

Congratulations, that must have been a very proud moment!

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by FWLR » Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:56 am

It moved that fast it didn't get in the photo... :lol:

looking forward to seeing a video of it Dazza. :thumbleft:

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by philipy » Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:10 am

FWLR wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:56 am It moved that fast it didn't get in the photo... :lol:

looking forward to seeing a video of it Dazza. :thumbleft:
Yep, that's roughly what I thought as well.Glad it isn't just me! :lol:
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Lonsdaler » Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:28 pm

philipy wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:10 am
FWLR wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:56 am It moved that fast it didn't get in the photo... :lol:

looking forward to seeing a video of it Dazza. :thumbleft:
Yep, that's roughly what I thought as well.Glad it isn't just me! :lol:
If you click the MVI link under the photo, it opens the video in Fliker.
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by philipy » Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:49 pm

Lonsdaler wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:28 pm

If you click the MVI link under the photo, it opens the video in Fliker.

Hmmmm!
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Lonsdaler » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:40 pm

philipy wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:49 pm
Lonsdaler wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:28 pm

If you click the MVI link under the photo, it opens the video in Fliker.

Hmmmm!
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How bizarre! I've just tried it again and got the video clip - again :dontknow:
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by philipy » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:44 pm

Lonsdaler wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:40 pm
How bizarre! I've just tried it again and got the video clip - again :dontknow:
Me too now :D Obviously the Flickr panda managed to fix it!
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Lonsdaler » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:48 pm

philipy wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:44 pm
Lonsdaler wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:40 pm
How bizarre! I've just tried it again and got the video clip - again :dontknow:
Me too now :D Obviously the Flickr panda managed to fix it!
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by FWLR » Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:41 am

Just clicked on the photo and it opened the link.

Nice Dazza. :salute:
Can we have a top view video of it. It looks like it could pull anything. Such much power me thinks. :thumbleft:

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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:42 am

FWLR wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:41 am Just clicked on the photo and it opened the link.

Nice Dazza. :salute:
Can we have a top view video of it. It looks like it could pull anything. Such much power me thinks. :thumbleft:
We will get some video when I do some more test runs after sorting some things and also when some better coal arrives. I was too busy getting a few laps done to do any videos. MAM took a few but I only got about 6 laps in. The Gunnadah coal is brilliant in the full size locos but the little fire box does not get hot enough or enough volume to burn this coal due to it being very high in volatiles. I have some Welsh beans coming and also some Briquet stuff from Victoria. The reversing servo failed all else went fine and the whistle is in fine fettle. I think I will scrap the water pump as it not required and seeing how the Riverdale locos run I am convinced. But I was following the book before I knew better. The boiler steams like a witch on amphetamines which is a problem with the type of coal I was using. The Slomo set up in the tender with the zero back lash coupling was super. I have not worked on the loco since the test run , I needed a rest and work is heavy at the moment and I just had a weekend on full size steam. More is to come.
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