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Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:42 pm**

Yes please laurance what material did you use for steps.

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:49 pm**

I used 1mm Galvanised Steel... Because it was the only thing I had...

Strip of material 120mm long by 15mm wide.
Mark out from each end 5mm inwards, 20mm inwards and then put in a vice and bend...

Bend on the 20mm lines first then do the 5mm lines.

You should end up with this...

Then just drill a hole in the middle and 40mm in from one end of the raised bit for the knurled nut on the meths burner to secure in place

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:01 pm**

aahh I see now thanks Laurance. How do you go about fixing it to the loco?

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:03 pm**

Drill a small hole in the middle for the knurled nut on the meths burner to secure it

Posted: **Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:29 pm**

Oh I will find another way do to my engine being gas fired. The lining looks brill.

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:11 pm**

Steps have been painted Matt Black to match the rest but will no doubt go shiny over time from all the meths and oil etc...

Two coats have been applied with 24 hours between each coat.
So now... Ofario is all very SHINY!!!

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:05 pm**

Polished to perfection by a band of 16mm scale volunteers!

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:07 pm**

More like the hand in the sky with a can of Humbrol Gloss Varnish lol

Posted: **Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:15 pm**

Oh I see the volunteers have invested in a overhead painting gantry!

Posted: **Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:30 pm**

The Latest addition to Ofario has been a single lamp bracket and a GWR Lamp...

That lights up!

Posted: **Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:01 pm**

Looks very nice Laurence, where do you store the batteries that power the lamp?

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:38 pm**

In the lamp... its a one piece thing... you can buy them from Chuffed 2 Bits... They even make a LNER one. Mine is the GWR version

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:52 pm**

Thanks Laurence, you know my style...

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:03 pm**

Must sort out a lamp for Brit...and the rest of my fleet...one day...

Posted: **Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:26 pm**

laurence703:80282 wrote:In the lamp... its a one piece thing... you can buy them from Chuffed 2 Bits... They even make a LNER one. Mine is the GWR version

Well, that saved me having to ask if theydo an LNER version

Peter in AZ

Posted: **Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:17 pm**

Time to unearth this thread and continue the Story...

Since I last posted in here Ofario has gained a set of firing irons... And it will once again become a Tender engine... More on that when the time comes...

It should allow me to top up the meths once every hour and a bit...

Posted: **Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:17 am**

If you are hoping for hour long runs would the lubricator become a limiting factor in that it will use all the oil in 20-30mins?

Posted: **Tue Jul 23, 2013 4:02 pm**

Not really cause my displacement lubricator has a drain and takes a minute or two to empty and refill..

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