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any progress on the loco alan?

yeh found the same problem, chucks put condense and steam oil over my loco, but wipes off easily. i cut the top off the chuf pipe, but just above the bottom of the chimney so will cut it a little more. i also put kitchen paper over the chimney to try and stop the crap going over it when first moving...

yeh i think they should pauly.

i can just tap the gas regulator valve to control the gas flow, rather than turning the nob, just tap it or pull it up a little.

ill cut the top off the exhasust then will and see what it is like. does it sound better? i hate the sound that the chuf pipe makes.

my edrig runs great, and ran perfect straight out of the box.

does putting in a normal exhaust pipe make any difference? one without the crimped end like the chuf pipe?

they are a good loco to have and just bolt together so easily modified.

sounds great alan. would love to see some pics.

can only see the loco on the link, is there a picture in the text on here?

finally got a pic of the makers plate last night, but the lights were not too good so i shone a LED light on it:

leonard has a different makers plate.

it was built in 1919, ill try and get a pic on moday before the museum is shut for xmas.

does anyone have a picture of a roundhouse reversing lever? thanks

ah nice, well done.

cheers alan, i have done a test bit and im now on the real thing.

can brass be anealed and hammered so it has a curved flange on it?


so it has a flange all the way around a curved piece like this?

the tool box is behind the reversing lever: you can see its just open: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii259/wildwaterrob/Locos/Image033.jpg here is another shot: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii259/wildwaterrob/Locos/Image019.jpg here is some ones of the bunker, that is the sander lever on ...

any more progress?

what thickness and size brass are you using on the various parts alan?

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii259/wildwaterrob/Locos/Image036.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii259/wildwaterrob/Locos/Image035.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii259/wildwaterrob/Locos/Image034.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii259/wildwaterrob/Locos/Image033.jpg http://...

im loving that alan. as for the pipework linking the tank, it just goes from one side to the other to balance the water level, and as will said, there is a bung at the bottom to drain the tank. you can just about see the threaded brass bung behind the exhaust pipe http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/...

looking forward to them

anyway, im just going to do my own which looks like the one on leonard.

could you do som pics of the building process, such as riveting? as id like to rivet my bagnall together.