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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:38 pm
by Hydrostatic Dazza
Easter, home away from the Plague, away from the Mad Bruce Highway, being immersed in the Red Room . The Servo Block is fitted and all 5 twitch as they should. The boiler is lowered. Final fit up before the test steam is underway.
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Darrell McCulloch, on Flickr
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:40 pm
by Hydrostatic Dazza
Sunday Night. After 2 full days of fit up, it is ready for a fire in box..
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Darrell McCulloch, on Flickr
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 11:46 pm
by Hydrostatic Dazza
Mr Spectre asks with frustrated tones "where is your shovel and fire irons for the steam test ?"
"Oh we forgot about those, the lad and I will get cracking onto those after breakfast."
My Spectre sighs, walks off muttering "Nuumptys"
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Darrell McCulloch, on Flickr
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:26 am
by FWLR
Wow that is looking absolutely fantastic. Can't wait to see it running on your line Dazza. Give my best to MAM.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:56 am
by Peter Butler
The anticipation rises.... everything set for the first firing (other than the irons!) and the excellent Mintaro red poured to celebrate the occasion. What could top that?
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:12 pm
by Hydrostatic Dazza
It moves, YAY !, some issues to sort, more later.
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Darrell McCulloch, on Flickr
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:35 am
by 11thHour
Nice job Dazza,
Really has the feel and heft of a colonial locomotive.
Tim
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:47 am
by Old Man Aaron
Good stuff!
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:45 pm
by Garethh
Congratulations, that must have been a very proud moment!
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:56 am
by FWLR
It moved that fast it didn't get in the photo...
looking forward to seeing a video of it Dazza.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:10 am
by philipy
FWLR wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:56 am
It moved that fast it didn't get in the photo...
looking forward to seeing a video of it Dazza.
Yep, that's roughly what I thought as well.Glad it isn't just me!
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:28 pm
by Lonsdaler
philipy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:10 am
FWLR wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:56 am
It moved that fast it didn't get in the photo...
looking forward to seeing a video of it Dazza.
Yep, that's roughly what I thought as well.Glad it isn't just me!
If you click the MVI link under the photo, it opens the video in Fliker.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:49 pm
by philipy
Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:28 pm
If you click the MVI link under the photo, it opens the video in Fliker.
Hmmmm!
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Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:40 pm
by Lonsdaler
philipy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:49 pm
Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:28 pm
If you click the MVI link under the photo, it opens the video in Fliker.
Hmmmm!
Screenshot 2022-04-23 at 12-46-45 Flickr.png
How bizarre! I've just tried it again and got the video clip - again
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:44 pm
by philipy
Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:40 pm
How bizarre! I've just tried it again and got the video clip - again
Me too now
Obviously the Flickr panda managed to fix it!
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:48 pm
by Lonsdaler
philipy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:44 pm
Lonsdaler wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:40 pm
How bizarre! I've just tried it again and got the video clip - again
Me too now
Obviously the Flickr panda managed to fix it!
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:41 am
by FWLR
Just clicked on the photo and it opened the link.
Nice Dazza.
Can we have a top view video of it. It looks like it could pull anything. Such much power me thinks.
Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:42 am
by Hydrostatic Dazza
FWLR wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:41 am
Just clicked on the photo and it opened the link.
Nice Dazza.
Can we have a top view video of it. It looks like it could pull anything. Such much power me thinks.
We will get some video when I do some more test runs after sorting some things and also when some better coal arrives. I was too busy getting a few laps done to do any videos. MAM took a few but I only got about 6 laps in. The Gunnadah coal is brilliant in the full size locos but the little fire box does not get hot enough or enough volume to burn this coal due to it being very high in volatiles. I have some Welsh beans coming and also some Briquet stuff from Victoria. The reversing servo failed all else went fine and the whistle is in fine fettle. I think I will scrap the water pump as it not required and seeing how the Riverdale locos run I am convinced. But I was following the book before I knew better. The boiler steams like a witch on amphetamines which is a problem with the type of coal I was using. The Slomo set up in the tender with the zero back lash coupling was super. I have not worked on the loco since the test run , I needed a rest and work is heavy at the moment and I just had a weekend on full size steam. More is to come.
