Changing of a Roundhouse Silver Lady - Steamy Clare

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Post by Lner fan Sam » Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:01 pm

Have you considered fitting the running boards from locoworks Tom?
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Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:29 pm

Hi Sam,

Yes I have these fitted (sorry about the poor quality of the pictures as the lighting in this room is rubbish at night):

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Tom (Locoworks Tom that is!) sold me at a reduced price just the back pieces of the running boards as I have shortened my buffer beam. Nice guy to deal with and clearly has a passion for what he does so good luck to him.

I had a go at respraying the front buffer beam with a different shade of red and with smaller hex bolts as well. The grab rails and door handle on the cab doors (also from Locoworks) have also now been painted black.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:43 pm

Been a while since I have managed to get outside with a loco due to the weather.

Here she is with her new Lady Anne dome (so to match the Riverdale 'Amy' once finished):

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I prefer this one to the original that comes with the SL as it has a hole in it which although makes topping up water easier looks looks wrong (to me anyway!)

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Post by Big Al » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:45 pm

That's looking nice Tom, Is the Dome a standard Lady Ann one and have you fitted a pop safety valve or is it still the Roundhouse one.
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Post by Gremlin » Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:37 am

I think I prefer this new dome, great looking engine.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:38 pm

Thank you gents for the comments (and nice to hear from you David, glad you have not been blown away or drowned in the weather where you are).

It's a standard Lady Anne dome sprayed by RH, however, to get it to fit on the SL you need to change the water top-up valve due to the size difference:

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One on the left is original SL top-up valve

The safety valve is standard RH one although I cleaned it which is why it might look different ;)

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Post by Dannypenguin » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:34 pm

That loco is sure very nice :) Just shows how bare and boring my Bertie is... ;)
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Post by Keith S » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:57 pm

You've seen Chris Bird's videos about decorating his "Bertie" haven't you Danny? Those parts aren't very expensive. Many's the time I've thought about getting a "Bertie" of my own after seeing what Chris Bird did with his. I might yet.

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Post by williamfj » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:14 pm

At first I wasn't too keen on the look with the plain dome, however looking at her again it's grown on me and I think it looks better than the lipped dome did.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:34 am

But you can go 7/8ths with your Bertie Danny very easily ;)

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Post by Dannypenguin » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:42 am

tom_tom_go:96856 wrote:But you can go 7/8ths with your Bertie Danny very easily ;)
Haha, no, especially after scaling everything to 16mm... ;)
Keith S:96843 wrote:You've seen Chris Bird's videos about decorating his "Bertie" haven't you Danny?
I saw a couple of them before I purchased my Bertie, I've never wanted to do to much with it just in case I go "I don't really like that" after it's fitted....Its probably a lot harder to take off then...Should be getting some of the Roundhouse cosmetic details soon though to liven it up a bit (brass dome, cosmetic whistle, brass chimney cap). Anyway, back on topic!
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Post by JMORG » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:27 pm

Sorry to revive an old war horse!
Just a quick question for Tom_Tom
Does your smokebox door open? Our resident Lady was a 2007 model with the opening door, and the door and smokebox face both distorted.
Quick email to Roundhouse an a new smokebox front arrived and fitted, with the Lady now back as THE main engine once again!
If anybody else has an early Silver Lady, get the smokebox changed! :)

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Post by tom_tom_go » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:48 pm

No problem.

Here is what you need to know:

http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/ss12.htm

The smoke box door can be removed, however, is not hinged.

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Post by JMORG » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:51 pm

The smokebox isn't easy to undo I must admit. but once I did it I didn't swear that much!
Many of our Group were shocked when we could see the distortion, as it is a favorite of the Gloucestershire Group! :)

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Post by Keith S » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:03 pm

I find it so odd that Roundhouse smokeboxes are built with doors, and then they are soldered shut. Granted there isn't much reason to open the smokebox door, but still, it's a strange thing to do considering at least in the case of "Billy" and "Lady Anne" the doors are cast separately in the first place.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:02 am

You can ask RH to not solder when you order, however, unless you are coal firing I don't see the point of you needing to open it.

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Post by Keith S » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:42 pm

Nor I, but it does take more effort to solder them than it does not to, so I wonder why they bother. There must be a reason: other manufacturers make them with opening smokeboxes. Mercer traction engines have opening s.b. doors even though they are pot-boilers!

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Post by TonyW » Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:22 pm

Keith S:97792 wrote:... but it does take more effort to solder them than it does not to ...
I'm not so sure. If you were doing a batch of them with gas torch in hand I reckon it would be a lot quicker and easier to solder them than to make and fit a working hinge and a retaining clip or dart bar and then make sure the door opens and closes properly. An opening door can also complicate the painting process.
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Post by Keith S » Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:51 pm

I guess I'm looking at it from the point of view of having built a kit; the job wouldn't have been any harder with or without the door. But I guess for making in batches, a quick solder job on a dozen at once would save a lot of effort over fitting doors. I guess. I'm looking at mine now, it has a soldered door but before it was soldered there was a hinge pin fitted. No dart though.

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Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Jun 18, 2016 5:45 pm

The battery was starting to go on the loco so while I had it apart to replace it I thought I would do some jobs that I have been meaning to do:

Removed all the flaking paint from her pipework (I prefer this look so will not repaint):
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Made a start on her new roof:
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Soldering and filing to cover the holes did take a while, might use Milliput in future as the roof does not get hot.

I have some small magnets on order so that the roof can be magnetised to the body when in place.

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