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Posted: **Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:19 pm**

A few bits and bobs done on the WR as well today
New track layout which includes an extra 42 inches running track in the same space!

Also started on a new project, can you guess what it will be?

Posted: **Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:44 pm**

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:68882 wrote:Also started on a new project, can you guess what it will be?

A coffee table for short people ?

Aha !! Take 2 -- the aforementioned shortly-to-be-built driving truck ?

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:50 pm**

To dig up a dead thread...

That was going to be a guards van but we never found another person to weld it up.

Any way - back to the present day. I've been constructing a body for a 4 wheel wagon I bought. This will be my achilles' tender...

Its been made of 2cm square wood battons and will have ply sides just like the carriage. The container will hold water for the injector (there will be a filler tube to the rear). I'd like this tender to hole extra coal and all the tools required for a steam up including blower and battery (it may be a tight squeeze). As to looks, I was thinking of going a bit Sian and Katie with it...

The seat is recycled from the original wagon and will be covered with a black letherett type material.

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:22 pm**

You will alwayshave over spill of equiment, my tool box gets bigger everytime i go to it.
The wagon chassis certainly looks very sturdy!
How is the achilles? I think last update it was in the works?

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:31 pm**

Nice work Zach! At least you won't have a tender behind now...

Hat, coat, mother's aunt, kitchen sink etc

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:40 pm**

DolwyddelanLightRail:93514 wrote:Nice work Zach! At least you won't have a tender behind now...

Hat, coat, mother's aunt, kitchen sink etc

Oldest joke in the railwayman's book....

Looking good Zach, it is nice to not be reliant on others to use your loco

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:24 pm**

laalratty:93516 wrote:
DolwyddelanLightRail:93514 wrote:Nice work Zach! At least you won't have a tender behind now...

Hat, coat, mother's aunt, kitchen sink etc
Oldest joke in the railwayman's book....
Looking good Zach, it is nice to not be reliant on others to use your loco

Could be worse, could be Achillies' Tender Behind!

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:28 pm**

Looks good Zach! Chassis looks like it could withstand an elephant

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:31 pm**

Nice looking loco. Is it one one of LBSC's designs?
I would love something ride on in the garden but it is hard enough making enough flat ground for 16mm.

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:38 pm**

The loco is an achilles, its not an LBSC design it is one of Dick Simmonds'.
As my dad is selling his hours the WR is likely to be a portable set up I take to other people's gardens until such time as I can afford my own house! The achilles is ok. Its now got an injector fitted. I've got to do some work with the drain cocks (could never get the damn things to seal) and the lubricator as well as possibly some new packing in the pistons. The chassis was good value at 70 pounds second hand. It has sprung axle boxes, buffers and draw gear and some brake gear that wants fitting up.

Posted: **Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:45 pm**

I've been working on the tender

First I made up a cardboard mock up (I had trouble finding some card - seems to be the sort of thing I store up for ages, then have a clear out just before I REALLY need it!) to get the curves right - it needed to match the height of Madge's bunker but also be tall enough to sit on in comfort and look elegant. In the end I went for Sian/ Katie style curves which I think look rather good.

Then it was too the jig saw with some 5mm ply wood and then the sides and back were attached to the frame with screws. I did mean to use wood glue as well but I forgot...

Just needs more internal panels and a lot of sanding down and filler-ing before painting to match Madge...

Posted: **Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:24 pm**

Goodness, where do you find the materials!

Posted: **Sun Dec 15, 2013 5:22 pm**

Just right for visiting Joys of Life

Posted: **Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:02 pm**

Precisely! I look forward to the next trip to JoL with this. The materials are mainly from jewsons! I was a bit annoyed with them. I asked for inch by inch baton and 6mm ply. I got given 20mm by 20mm baton and 5mm ply but was charged for what I ordered...

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:00 pm**

Got my hands on some cardboard so mocked up the back bit and the internal compartments and an idea for the front plate with coal door etc.

The back

Under the seat - coal and tool stores

and the front plate idea

Not sure - too many doors?

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:35 pm**

Interesting idea with keeping the coal under the seat, but not sure whether it would work in practice. Might find it all shakes itself out round your feet on the move

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:45 pm**

That's what the internal partitions and doors are for!

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:48 pm**

Of course....

The other important point is can you actually get at all of the coal in there with the shovel, if you can't then it effectively reduces the capacity

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:14 pm**

Because of you Zach I'm looking for a 5 inch steam loco now to run at the jol.

Posted: **Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:31 pm**

Done a little more to the tender

MORE COAL! (just for fun)

And I have re-upholstered the seat with smart black leather type material

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