Ffettling Linda

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:29 pm

As new

As she looks now

By the spring she will be fully lined and plated up!

Endless, Nameless · Post by **Endless, Nameless** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:01 pm

Gorgeous

You've made a very nice job of lifting that out of the ordinary.

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:30 pm

looks great love the drain cocks detail and is it manule???

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:45 pm

Love the drain cock detail- is it just copper wire, The cab tender is great as well, sould look doubly smashing once lined out!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:36 pm

it is a manual loco yes, and the cylinder drains and lubricators are just two sizes of copper core from cabling.

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:43 pm

is it looks the part!!! may i copy your idea

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:58 pm

sure, its not my idea. its been done before. if you are doing this to a RH linda, blanche or charles when you look under the cylinder you will see a small piece of brass which is purely decorative. this is easily used to solder the pipe onto, althow i found it easier to make new ones to the correct pattern

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:44 pm

That Linda looks Ffantastic!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:26 pm

Ah, I've not seen this done before on a RH Linda, I've ordered one (in black of course) and was planning to what you've done with the tender - it looks absolutely superb. Nice work!

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:28 am

thats looks fantastic, you clearly have an eye for detail!

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:26 am

Luvvly Jubbly

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:20 pm

John Richards · Post by **John Richards** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:17 am

By the spring she will be fully lined and plated up![/quote]

Might I ask?, What Valve Gear System is she carrying?
She looks wonderful!.

Merry Christmas,
John.

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:56 pm

John Richards wrote:
By the spring she will be fully lined and plated up!

Might I ask?, What Valve Gear System is she carrying?
She looks wonderful!.

Merry Christmas,
John.[/quote]
Internal walschaerts

MoelygestLR · Post by **MoelygestLR** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:07 pm

just recieved a package from glendale junction where i got my Linda from with the headlamp that comes with the loco (which roundhouse had ran out of) and i thought it would jut be a cast one, but its a chuffed to bits working one! I thought that was a nice little surprise!

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:02 pm

Its a nice little touch adding working lamps with a RTR model. Maybe Roundhouse should start doing that with all their models.

Then the market could be flooded with LNER style loco lamps.

Nice detailing work on the Linda by the way.

Merddin Emrys · Post by **Merddin Emrys** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:24 pm

Wow that looks just great

Ardglen · Post by **Ardglen** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:52 pm

Linda looks fantastic...

May I ask what couplings you used and if they are difficult to fix? My Linda is currently being built as we speak...

Regards

Andrew

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:25 pm

The couplings are brandbright choppers. the cast brass ones and are around £15 a set. they may be difficult to fix to standard roundhouse buffer beams. I have made my own custom beams with the correct rivit and bolt patterns. this allowed me to postion and fix the buffers where i wanted them. they fix with the two bolts at the side and a centre hole for the swing arm of the buffer. the front buffer needs some adjusting as the swing arm protrueds so much at the back that it fouls the valve chests. I simply made the swing arm sit a little further forward and filed a little off the rear of the assembly!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:16 pm

Linda is now in the work shops at berry hill having new paintwork applied ready for her visit to stoneleigh. she should be out shopped on wednesday

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