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Dave Holt
Western Thunderer
Thanks everyone for the good wishes. Much appreciated on my road to recovery.
I've now attached the platform support brackets to the frames with their position being dictated by the filler spouts locating in holes in the foot plate. The brackets locate the top end of the rear sand pipes. Printed sand boxes fit on the stubs of the fillers but need a slight design change and a re-print. The operating rod has been fixed on the RHS for the ash pan mechanism.
Getting there.
Dave.
I've now attached the platform support brackets to the frames with their position being dictated by the filler spouts locating in holes in the foot plate. The brackets locate the top end of the rear sand pipes. Printed sand boxes fit on the stubs of the fillers but need a slight design change and a re-print. The operating rod has been fixed on the RHS for the ash pan mechanism.
Getting there.
Dave.
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Dave Holt
Western Thunderer
As far as I can tell, the fitting of a small casting has completed construction of the chassis. The casting in question represents the blowdown valve fitted just above the firebox foundation ring on the LHS. Ut is a brass casting intended for use on Dave Bradwell's K1 kit, but the exact same valve was used on B1s.
I've fitted it with the operating spindle vertical, Hope that's correct as I haven't got any prototype photos that clearly show the valve.
I could now paint the chassis components and re-assemble or could start the detailing work on the body. Mmmmm.
Dave.
I've fitted it with the operating spindle vertical, Hope that's correct as I haven't got any prototype photos that clearly show the valve.
I could now paint the chassis components and re-assemble or could start the detailing work on the body. Mmmmm.
Dave.
Hi Morgan,
I think its the 'blower elbow' on mould 24. Or at least I have fitted something to my J39, and I had moulds 23, 24 and 1.
That said the blower elbow could be the ejector fitting on the smokebox. But those are the moulds I have, and there is a photo on my S4 forum topic of what I fitted.
J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell - Page 5 - Scalefour Forum
I'm looking forward to the body detailing Dave.
Cheers,
Pete
I think its the 'blower elbow' on mould 24. Or at least I have fitted something to my J39, and I had moulds 23, 24 and 1.
That said the blower elbow could be the ejector fitting on the smokebox. But those are the moulds I have, and there is a photo on my S4 forum topic of what I fitted.
J39 64859 Bachmann/Dave Bradwell - Page 5 - Scalefour Forum
I'm looking forward to the body detailing Dave.
Cheers,
Pete
Dave Holt
Western Thunderer
Thanks for the photos and comments.
The blowdown valve is indeed a casting from sprue 22.
Like both you and Peter, I'm a bit unsure about Dave's "blower ellbow" and tend to agree it's meant for the ehd of the ejector exhaust pipe, which probably would be the same as on a J39.
Dave.
The blowdown valve is indeed a casting from sprue 22.
Like both you and Peter, I'm a bit unsure about Dave's "blower ellbow" and tend to agree it's meant for the ehd of the ejector exhaust pipe, which probably would be the same as on a J39.
Dave.
Dave Holt
Western Thunderer
The printed revised sand boxes arrived today and have been cleaned up and attached to their mountings. In my view, they campare quite favourably with the prototype photo posted abovr. I think this does actually finish the chassis, so I can start to think about painting it as well as moving on to the body.
Here are the boxes in place.
Dave.
Here are the boxes in place.
Dave.
Dave Holt
Western Thunderer
A friend has posted about the use of the smokebox door I had made on his J39 model, so here is mine for the B1.
Also shown, for comparison, is the replacement Dave Bradwell door I originally intended to fit and which was correct for my loco when built. However, photos of the loco in the period modelled showed that by then the loco carried one of the boilers from the first ten locos, with the smaller diameter, shallower door. Hence the printed commission.
As you can see, I'd already fitted the Bradwell door with his nicely cast dart handle and an etched lamp iron before I discovered I needed the other type of door.
The number plate mount is sized to suit the etched plate that Rumney models is producing for me.
Dave.
Also shown, for comparison, is the replacement Dave Bradwell door I originally intended to fit and which was correct for my loco when built. However, photos of the loco in the period modelled showed that by then the loco carried one of the boilers from the first ten locos, with the smaller diameter, shallower door. Hence the printed commission.
As you can see, I'd already fitted the Bradwell door with his nicely cast dart handle and an etched lamp iron before I discovered I needed the other type of door.
The number plate mount is sized to suit the etched plate that Rumney models is producing for me.
Dave.