I.P. Engineering 'Feanor'

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:33 pm

This was an unexpected addition to the fleet!

When my package from I.P. Engineering arrived I expected to find a Hudson Hunslet kit inside, only to find a Feanor!

I rang up I.P., and a couple of hours later they picked up my message. They took my address and what loco it was that I wanted. Ivan Prior was about to hang up when I said "What do you want me to do with the Feanor?" He replied "Have it on us!"

And now, it is completed bar painting and aesthetic mods.

The most difficult bit was bending the plasticard around the bonnet, oh and fitting the 4WD chain...

Sorry for the darkness, I'll get a better pic once it is all done.

I'll be painting it in maroon like the prototype.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:30 pm

Just like I said in my post on FreeSteam, best customer service going.

Good stuff MTA.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:59 pm

Wow, 5* service from IP there

looks like a nice little loco you've got, free as well to boot

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:35 pm

HA! What is it with you eastern lads? Andy got a free one too off them due to some problem he had!

I'm in the middle of building a Feanor for a friend - it will be his first loco... it's a good kit, the bonnets a bit of a fiddle to get right but elastic bands always come to the rescue!

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:10 pm

Lookin Good

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:14 pm

mhlr wrote:HA! What is it with you eastern lads? Andy got a free one too off them due to some problem he had!

I'm in the middle of building a Feanor for a friend - it will be his first loco... it's a good kit, the bonnets a bit of a fiddle to get right but elastic bands always come to the rescue!

Eastern? Oh, I suppose we are from where you are

Whilst on the subject of free things, I managed to pick up about twenty imperial sockets and a few spanners from college last Friday

They'll come in handy for Polar Bear's overhaul beginning at the end of next year

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:01 pm

Looks good Si.

am i right in thinking you managed to stick it to some green paper???

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:29 pm

andysleigh wrote:Looks good Si.

am i right in thinking you managed to stick it to some green paper???

No, that is the filler I use. It's not very good so I hope to find some other type.

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:37 pm

Nice desiel and nice circumstances in which to recieve it. IP engineering obviously are on par with roundhouse for customer service.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:15 pm

Aren't bank holidays good for finishing those projects off?!
I finished the one I've been "commisioned" to make for my friend Mike ( www.tllr.webs.com ). It's named Bodmin and has a control panel, removable roof and badly painted wasp stripes :oops:

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:20 pm

Lovely job Pete.

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:29 pm

what do you charge Pete?

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:44 am

Lovely.

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:22 pm

mhlr wrote:Aren't bank holidays good for finishing those projects off?!
I finished the one I've been "commisioned" to make for my friend Mike ( www.tllr.webs.com ). It's named Bodmin and has a control panel, removable roof and badly painted wasp stripes :oops:

Very nice indeed

JR · Post by JR » Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:33 am

I am running into lots of problems building mine. Firstly I have messed up with the paint job and I have to take the wheels off for the second time and order a new gear set as the round gear bit snapped when putting it on and thought glueing it back together would work , but snapped again during a test run and I can't figure out the wiring diagram.

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Fri May 06, 2011 11:20 pm

Out of plain intrest Simon, did the loco ever get painted.

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Sat May 07, 2011 7:39 pm

Dan,

In short, no!

In long, made-in-england wanted one so he bought mine off of me before I got around to painting it. He has since painted it.

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