Smokey Sophie - A Roundhouse/Riverdale Amy coal fire build
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Looking forward to this.
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I have noticed your very compact water gauge. It looks like it allows more visible glass tube length than the standard type with separate screw fittings.tom_tom_go:91185 wrote:Glad to hear you are running on gas Sam. You should have more fun running trains now
My chassis is back from Tony so while I wait for the floor plate and left/right mounts for servo's and R/C equipment to be painted here are some pics:
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How is the glass tube installed and how does it seal? Do you have any pics of it disassembled, or a drawing?
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The water glass is supplied as part of the coal fired boiler kit from Riverdale so it is not available separately although there is no harm in asking them I guess.
The water gauge itself screws onto the boiler itself and these are sealed using O-rings.
Then the order of fitment for the glass goes O-ring, glass, O-ring, copper washer and then banjo screw (using a very, very small amount of Loctite).
The water gauge itself screws onto the boiler itself and these are sealed using O-rings.
Then the order of fitment for the glass goes O-ring, glass, O-ring, copper washer and then banjo screw (using a very, very small amount of Loctite).
Thank you, I understand the construction now.tom_tom_go:92865 wrote:The water glass is supplied as part of the coal fired boiler kit from Riverdale so it is not available separately although there is no harm in asking them I guess.
The water gauge itself screws onto the boiler itself and these are sealed using O-rings.
Then the order of fitment for the glass goes O-ring, glass, O-ring, copper washer and then banjo screw (using a very, very small amount of Loctite).
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Still waiting on the painting to be finished on left/right mounting brackets which will hold the R/C, servo's and battery and also the chassis plate to mount the all important boiler.Gremlin:92874 wrote:Oh that all looks very nice, quite mean and workman like, how close are you to lighting up?
Can't wait to light her and clag the garden air up!
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Usual fast postage by RH has got me this far today:
You can see you have to modify the boiler wrapper for the Riverdale boiler to fit over the firebox.
I like the dome that came with the Lady Anne body kit so I might fit one on my SL (the filler valve need changing though as it's taller than the Lady Anne one).
I have the extra boiler bands for the boiler so should finish it off nicely. Next stage is to get it all painted and assemble properly with the R/C gear for an air test.
Steamy Clare eagerly awaits her sister to be built and running to help out on the RWLR
You can see you have to modify the boiler wrapper for the Riverdale boiler to fit over the firebox.
I like the dome that came with the Lady Anne body kit so I might fit one on my SL (the filler valve need changing though as it's taller than the Lady Anne one).
I have the extra boiler bands for the boiler so should finish it off nicely. Next stage is to get it all painted and assemble properly with the R/C gear for an air test.
Steamy Clare eagerly awaits her sister to be built and running to help out on the RWLR
Nice work, good to see this coming together now. Looks like you should have it finished in plenty of time for the summer
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Cannot wait to see this beauty running tom! Great work so far! What body are you planning to put on her?
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
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Hopefully Matt you can make it to my steam up in the summer to see it running.
The BBQ paint I used for the boiler was not very hard wearing so I repainted it with the same stuff that I have used on the boiler cover and smoke box (Rustoleum).
Although the boiler is black I might still go for another colour with the body. At least this way I can get the girl in steam and not have to paint both the body and boiler at the same time with the same colour so it will match.
The BBQ paint I used for the boiler was not very hard wearing so I repainted it with the same stuff that I have used on the boiler cover and smoke box (Rustoleum).
Although the boiler is black I might still go for another colour with the body. At least this way I can get the girl in steam and not have to paint both the body and boiler at the same time with the same colour so it will match.
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I found examples of this with European locos, however, could not find UK narrow gauge versions (not that it matters)Mattyrallye:97014 wrote:
Common practice for a locomotive to have a black boiler and the loco to be a different colour. Especially in narrow gauge.
Going to try and have a big push with the build over the weekend weather permitting as I can have a break from exams after passing first one this week (Microsoft).
Black boilers can be found on some saddle tanks (Linda and Blanche, for example) but then you cannot really see the boiler anyway. Similarly, the Vale of Rheidol locos have black boilers, but usually with a body-colour dome, and again you cannot see them except from above. I'm struggling to think of any others in the UK but blue Darjeeling locos have black boilers...tom_tom_go:97129 wrote:I found examples of this with European locos, however, could not find UK narrow gauge versions (not that it matters)
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Personally I don't think you'll like how it looks with a black boiler and a different-coloured body. When I built my engine I assembled it for testing the boiler without the boiler jacket, which was still drying because I got fingerprints in the first attempt to paint it. The boiler was black under the jacket and I did not like how the engine looked with the black boiler and red body.
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Thanks Tony for the picture, if only we could get our little engines to look like that
I guess Keith we are use to the boiler being the same colour as the body so it is not to everyone's liking, however, I think it will work well with blue although I might go for a paler colour that will blend with the dullness of the boiler paint:
I guess Keith we are use to the boiler being the same colour as the body so it is not to everyone's liking, however, I think it will work well with blue although I might go for a paler colour that will blend with the dullness of the boiler paint:
It is possible...!tom_tom_go:97443 wrote:Thanks Tony for the picture, if only we could get our little engines to look like that
Here's one I prepared about 25 years ago. Meths-fired so it had to have a black boiler as the blue discoloured...tom_tom_go:97443 wrote:I guess Keith we are use to the boiler being the same colour as the body so it is not to everyone's liking, however, I think it will work well with blue although I might go for a paler colour that will blend with the dullness of the boiler paint:
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