Instructions on my TMD kit seem a little vague, while those for the front end, particularly the coal shovelling platform refer to the preserved example.
Meanwhile, photos in Steaming Through Three Centuries show a fair bit of variety!
Am hoping to built the tender as first made in 1902 (Coey loco). So...
1. Would it have had the raves, or would it have been low sided?
2. Presumably, there would have been a front coal sheet, at right angles to the sides, but was there a rear sheet as well? Photos seem to show coal piled full length of the tender top, including round the tank filler. So, a simple flat top to the tender, but with the usual chute down to the front of the tender?
3. Just how is the front coal chute arranged? Instructions suggest a 'coal chute cover ( that you have to make yourself), which will extend down to footplate level and the bottom of this cover is a lifting door.' Any idea what this looks like?
As ever, any help much appreciated. Photo shows what is supplied on the etches, but nothing fixed in place yet.
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David Holman
Instructions on my TMD kit seem a little vague, while those for the front end, particularly the coal shovelling platform refer to the preserved example.
Meanwhile, photos in Steaming Through Three Centuries show a fair bit of variety!
Am hoping to built the tender as first made in 1902 (Coey loco). So...
1. Would it have had the raves, or would it have been low sided?
2. Presumably, there would have been a front coal sheet, at right angles to the sides, but was there a rear sheet as well? Photos seem to show coal piled full length of the tender top, including round the tank filler. So, a simple flat top to the tender, but with the usual chute down to the front of the tender?
3. Just how is the front coal chute arranged? Instructions suggest a 'coal chute cover ( that you have to make yourself), which will extend down to footplate level and the bottom of this cover is a lifting door.' Any idea what this looks like?
As ever, any help much appreciated. Photo shows what is supplied on the etches, but nothing fixed in place yet.
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