Avontuur railway Walmer branch Bagnall
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Painted that colour grey it looks as though it needs white metal numberplates with GSR above the number... and be heading the 11.50am to some sort of Ballygobackwards.
The loco looks absolutely smashing!
Peter in AZ
The loco looks absolutely smashing!
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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Re: Avontuur railway Walmer branch Bagnall
Keith S:76992 wrote:Does anyone remember seeing those old videos of the Beatles when they first arrived in America...how the girls were screaming, fainting, and practically pissing themselves when they first got glimpses of the fab four getting out of their aeroplane?
That's almost how I felt when I saw these pictures:
What a nice looking engine, and what good pictures!! [/quote]
Seconded! Stunning loco, simply gorgeous.
Living on an island paradise, the Isle of Man - narrow gauge trains and motorbike racing!
That is an absolute cracker! To me, it also looks closer to the prototype in proportion. It MUST be possible to bring out a scale drawing from a photograph and a few known dimensions, it's only geometry. I must fire up the CAD program and have another crack.
Well, now we know the buffer-stops work! (Heard at 2013 "Longest Day" solstice steamup)
'Still have not found any more info on the Walmer engine, but have made progress on the NG4.
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. Arrgghh...
I'll put the arm on the safety valve the right way round during final assembly!
Keith
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. Arrgghh...
I'll put the arm on the safety valve the right way round during final assembly!
Keith
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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
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