Victor - The ongoing saga...is concluded! (See p.7)

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:56 pm

Nearly a year on...

LMS-Jools · Post by **LMS-Jools** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:59 pm

Lookin very nice indeed.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:01 pm

Flippin' 'eck Si, that's going to be a nice looking MSS (and that's coming from me!

)

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:54 pm

Yaaay, lookin good, not much left of the origonal though

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DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:11 pm

That's going to look good with a paint job!
What colour is it going to be in?

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:47 pm

dark blue I should hope!!!
That does look amazingly good- the weathor board looks fab! Marvelous.

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:30 pm

Has it really been three years since the start of all this?! I'm ashamed at my progress, but today...

TA-DA!

I sold my I.P. Jane yesterday because, as I'm sure we all know, we can have too many projects to cope with. This made me resolve and get started on finishing off one loco. Still a few small jobs to do, but nearly there ready for an Improved Engine Green paint job and lining

'Victor' is effectively the shed pet of the Peaslake & Grayswood Light Railway so will be hauling the summer special train 'The Surrey Slogger'.

Still a gas tank and steam pipe to shoe-horn in. It's going to be one cluttered cab...

A little profiling job so the cab sheet and mazak buffer beam 'conform to profile'.

So, what has been added:

Alan Briggs buffer beams, weatherboard, headboard and coupling rods.
AnDel buffers.
Dream Steam tanks, wheels, 'gas flow' cylinders, dummy tank fillers, uprated boiler with pressure gauge and gas burner.
Roundhouse lubricator, dummy whistle and sandpots.
DJB smokebox door dart.

To put things into context, the only original parts are the frames and smokebox casting! Practically everything else has been replaced.

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:43 pm

Another little mod today. I've never liked the supplied regulators with the uprated boilers because, overtime, the handle can work loose from the body. Plus they are too 'dainty' for my tastes.

So I liberated my Ragleth of its regulator handle, turned up a sleeve at work out of some aluminium and then fitted it to the regulator shaft. Much better...

A Summerlands Chuffer is also on its way for the loco.

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:12 pm

Very nice! I've just ordered a pressure gauge for britomart, and seeing where the pipe goes on yours I have a feeling there's going to be some re-arrangement in the cab!

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:20 pm

Another mod, the Summerlands Chuffer was fitted in under 5 minutes. Two bends in the exhaust, chuffer slotted in and aligned. Job done!

One little job to do to fit the rear coupling, and he should be on his way to Wales at the end of the week

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:34 pm

A bit later than planned (I left some bits at work over Christmas

) but 'Victor' is now on his way to Wales

dougrail · Post by **dougrail** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:18 pm

Any photos chap?

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:05 pm

The ongoing saga has drawn to a close... These are the ex works pics, courtesy of Tony Willmore. I dare say the colour scheme falls in the 'marmite' category!

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:43 pm

Nice paint job as ever by Tony, but I must say I find that colour absolutely vile!!! Sorry about that....

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:50 pm

It doesn't look like a mamod any more! I'm not keen on the colour myself but its unique! good luck keeping it clean!
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your dome from?

MTA · Post by **MTA** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:58 pm

Hi Laurence,

The dome is available from Rob Bennett: http://www.robbennett.org/brassknobs.html

The safety valve or the top up valve can be accomodated within it.

I moved the top up valve into the cab, as previous experience showed that the top up hose melted over at the end! Plus to get at the top up valve, you had to remove the very hot dome which would then be dropped when the heat got too much to handle.

The dome just drops over the safety valve, but you would need to make up a large penny washer for it to locate over the top up valve.

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:02 pm

Ahh Very nice! thanks for that! now! will it fit over a Mss standard dome I wonder?

SapperAnt · Post by **SapperAnt** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:33 am

Very nice..looks nice and Victorian! What is the colour??? Improved Engine Green???? (Im colour blind....like Stroudley)

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:30 pm

I like it she looks great.

bessytractor · Post by **bessytractor** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:03 pm

laurence703:65785 wrote:Ahh Very nice! thanks for that! now! will it fit over a Mss standard dome I wonder?

not quite sadly! Its still a bit of a slop. I could manufacture a sleeve for it though, I made one for my own and Doug's Swordbreaker

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