Avontuur railway Walmer branch Bagnall
Coming along nicely.INJIN:83695 wrote: The loco probably looks more complete than it actually is. Dummy firebox top, handrails tank fillers , & many more details to do. There is still the "worst job of all" to do yet. Soldering the edge trims around the cab aperture.
Loco building is like QC work in my experience, 10% of the work takes 90% of the time.
Beading is always 'fun'. The cab edge trim shown on the prototype photo looks like it's flat strip applied to the edge of the cab side sheet rather than the face. Should be easier to apply than using half-round brass around the opening. Been there, done that.........
Graeme
ps. re the Walmer engines. Apparently at least part of the W. G. Bagnall records ended up in the Staffordshire County Archives. Might be worth contacting them to see what they've got, as they mention microfilms and drawings in one of their accession lists.
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure ... tions.aspx
- paullad1984
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- lukejpetch
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That's a stunning looking loco there!
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
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- Resurgam05
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Thanks for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
Here are the answers to the questions posted.
Question........is the boiler scratch built or is it a roundhouse jobby?
Answer..........The boiler is a scratch built "pot". Some of the fittings are Roundhouse however.
The loco is in fact a meths fired potboiler just like the Mamods of yesteryear. The flames are shielded by a "Wheldon" type firebox which keeps the superstructure relatively cool. You can just see the top of it in between the boiler & side tanks in the picture of the loco from above.
When the tanks are off you can see how it shields the boiler.
Question.......Presumably it will be in black?
Answer......... The loco will be blue as per prototype.
Cheers
Keith
Here are the answers to the questions posted.
Question........is the boiler scratch built or is it a roundhouse jobby?
Answer..........The boiler is a scratch built "pot". Some of the fittings are Roundhouse however.
The loco is in fact a meths fired potboiler just like the Mamods of yesteryear. The flames are shielded by a "Wheldon" type firebox which keeps the superstructure relatively cool. You can just see the top of it in between the boiler & side tanks in the picture of the loco from above.
When the tanks are off you can see how it shields the boiler.
Question.......Presumably it will be in black?
Answer......... The loco will be blue as per prototype.
Cheers
Keith
- paullad1984
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You can see the Wheldon firebox etc in this clip of the loco on test before I built the superstructure.
Oh, & it also shows that the thing does actually work!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snkJ0Q_o ... 8X6xxnTtow
Oh, & it also shows that the thing does actually work!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snkJ0Q_o ... 8X6xxnTtow
- IrishPeter
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Absolutely smashing locomotive! I am quite green. But as Finnbar the Spanner might say 'how do you get that big fecker round the bends?'
Engineering wise, I tend to think that with a few exceptions an old-fashioned 'top' i.e. a gas or meths fired pot boiler, with a modern bottom end is the way to go. It gives control without sacrificing run time. However, that POV devloped in the context of my line which is end to end, and has opportunities for shunting. My 'modern' locos have fire tube boilers and a short run time, which is a PITA when shunting, whilst Millie has the pot boiler with the attendant long run time, of course, but she is slip eccentric which is OK for running, but means a lot of 'big hand from the sky' when shunting.
Peter in AZ
Engineering wise, I tend to think that with a few exceptions an old-fashioned 'top' i.e. a gas or meths fired pot boiler, with a modern bottom end is the way to go. It gives control without sacrificing run time. However, that POV devloped in the context of my line which is end to end, and has opportunities for shunting. My 'modern' locos have fire tube boilers and a short run time, which is a PITA when shunting, whilst Millie has the pot boiler with the attendant long run time, of course, but she is slip eccentric which is OK for running, but means a lot of 'big hand from the sky' when shunting.
Peter in AZ
Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.
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