Alan's Workbench

[Tullygrainey]

45 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Alan - just admiring this again, but noticed one of the cab handrails is adrift? Makes it look as if rear bunker is askew….

You're right! Well spotted David. Didn't notice that. Because I made the various sections separable, I couldn't solder the bottom of the handrails into holes in the running plate. Instead they're bent at right angles near the bottom and soldered to the bunker floor. That one will need desoldered and moved in a bit at the bottom.

Edited Saturday at 17:51 by Tullygrainey

[Galteemore]

21 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said:

You're right! Well spotted David. Didn't notice that. Because I made the various sections separable, I couldn't solder the bottom of the handrails into holes in the running plate. Instead they're bent at right angles near the bottom and soldered to the bunker floor. That one will need desoldered and moved in a bit at the bottom.

No worries Alan. Let’s just say it resonated with something I’ve done myself

[Tullygrainey]

18 hours ago, Galteemore said:

No worries Alan. Let’s just say it resonated with something I’ve done myself

Sorted now David. Only took three quarters of an hour First, while trying to adjust the bottom soldered joint the whole rail came adrift. Then predictably,  it pinged off the tweezers straight into the maw of the carpet monster. Actually I think I also have a bench monster. So I had to make a new one. Another member of the 'little things sent to try us club'

[Galteemore]

Excellent Alan. If it’s any consolation I’m facing similar struggles right now with the cab handrails on mine!!! 

[Tullygrainey]

More on the  reclamation of the K's Midland Railways Kirtley kit about which I posted back on 11 February.

I think at last I've got a viable loco chassis. The intention is to build it with live chassis, picking up one side on the loco and the other on the tender. To that end, the original wheels were cleaned up, then 3 loco wheels and 3 tender wheels were shorted using etched spiders from ScaleLink. For the loco wheels, the central square hole was reamed out to a tight fit on the 1/8'' plain axles. The legs are soldered to the back of the wheel rims.

 

Chassis frames are in 16 thou nickel silver. No detail needed since they won't be seen on this outside framed loco. Hornblocks from High Level.

 

RoadRunner Compact+ gearbox and iron core motor, also from High Level.

 

Outside cranks with extended axles from Alan Gibson (Code 5000). Coupling rods are ex-Lanarkshire Models, now available from High Level (Fowler 4F, 8' + 8' 6").

 

Just noticed on the pic above that a couple of crankpin nuts on the far side are about to ping off into the ether!

The wheels' centre holes are worn and it's been difficult to secure them on the axles. Superglue is doing the job at the moment. We'll see how long that lasts.

 

Next job will be to arrange chassis mounts inside the K's whitemetal bodies.

Alan

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 15:37 by Tullygrainey

[Patrick Davey]

Impressive Alan!

[Colonel]

Outside frame locos always look good with the cranks twirling.

[Horsetan]

16 hours ago, Tullygrainey said:

The wheels' centre holes are worn and it's been difficult to secure them on the axles. Superglue is doing the job at the moment.

 

If you have any Loctite 603 (or even the older 601 if it hasn't gone off), that tends to set much harder than plain superglue.

[Galteemore]

I love seeing old kits brought back to life. Looking great.