LNWR Lady of the Lake

[john lewsey]

Hopefully sometime soon (ISH) in collaboration with someone (who is very generously) helping me with this project I will be starting a LNWR Lady of the Lake class locomotive.
Watch this space.
John

 

[paulc]

Hopefully sometime soon (ISH) in collaboration with someone (who is very generously) helping me with this project I will be starting a LNWR Lady of the Lake class locomotive.
Watch this space.
John

Something a bit different, good on ya John .

 

[adrian]

Hopefully sometime soon (ISH) in collaboration with someone (who is very generously) helping me with this project I will be starting a LNWR Lady of the Lake class locomotive.
Watch this space.

Intriguing - not an easy project.

 

[john lewsey]

Intriguing - not an easy project.

Hi Adrian, it's with the help of someone else on this forum who has the skills and machinery that I do not. He will be making quite a few of the parts which I hope to be able to put together. I just hope that I have the skills to make a good job of it.
John

 

[john lewsey]

 

[Mike W]

I'm out of date as to what is available now, but what wheels will you be using?
Mike

 

[Ian@StEnochs]

Hi John,

Are these parts profile milled or etchings?

Ian.

 

[john lewsey]

Hi John,

Are these parts profile milled or etchings?

Ian.

Hi Ian these parts were made for me by Nick Baines who is helping me with this project. If you have a look on his website he has made a few of them. I am extremely grateful for his help with this. Slaters are doing the wheels to S7 for me .
John

 

[john lewsey]

I'm out of date as to what is available now, but what wheels will you be using?
Mike

Hi Mike Slaters are doing the wheels. They are turning them to S7 . If that wasn't possible I do know someone who would 3d print then and do the tires.

 

[NickB]

Since my cover has now been blown ... the parts were mostly done on my CNC mill, though with some hand finishing, e.g. the slots and the smaeer holes.

Nick

 

[Jon Nazareth]

John
That’s a lovely looking engine, best of luck with the build.
One of those would look rather nice in G3.

Jon

 

[john lewsey]

John
That’s a lovely looking engine, best of luck with the build.
One of those would look rather nice in G3.

Jon

It would look awesome

 

[NickB]

Okay guys, I know where you're going with this one. All I'm saying is that I have the Precedent to paint, an 8-wheel coach (Mike WIlliams sides and ends) to build, and whatever parts John wants. That will keep me busy for a while. Oh, and Ian Harper has a very nice live steam model of Pandora in G3 that has appeared on various garden layouts and in the G3S Newsletter.

Nick

 

[paulc]

It would look awesome

Even one in plain old 0 Gauge would be great .
Just saying .

 

[NickB]

Some more parts for John. You would be forgiven for thinking that the footplate angles are etched, but they are done on the CNC mill. F360 makes it very easy to add tabs to the machining file to hold the component in place during cutting, which is important for such delicate parts. I've removed part of the material and cleaned up the top edges of the angles, leaving John to do the rest when they are firmly soldered into place.

Similarly, I've left material holding the two sides of the footplate together at the front, that can be removed when assembled.



Nick

 

[simond]

Some more parts for John. You would be forgiven for thinking that the footplate angles are etched, but they are done on the CNC mill. F360 makes it very easy to add tabs to the machining file to hold the component in place during cutting, which is important for such delicate parts. I've removed part of the material and cleaned up the top edges of the angles, leaving John to do the rest when they are firmly soldered into place.

Similarly, I've left material holding the two sides of the footplate together at the front, that can be removed when assembled.

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Nick

Nick,

Which mill are you using, please?

thx
Simon

 

[john lewsey]

Thank you so much Nick

 

[NickB]

Simon,

It's home made, based on Sherline components. I haven't published much about it because I can't imagine anyone will want to do anything similar, but since there is some interest I will search out some photos and post something.

Nick

 

[simond]

Simon,

It's home made, based on Sherline components. I haven't published much about it because I can't imagine anyone will want to do anything similar, but since there is some interest I will search out some photos and post something.

Nick

Thanks Nick, I’ll look forward to it - I might very much want to do something similar!

I did kick off a thread about “cheapo CNC” some years back, you could add to that if you wanted to group it with other CNC milling (and if the flippant thread title doesn’t put you off!)

Thread 'Cheapo CNC Milling'
Cheapo CNC Milling

Cheers
Simon

 

[john lewsey]

Milled parts for the Lady of the Lake. Exciting times.