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Day return to Wharfeside.
I’m off this week so yesterday I took a run up to Glasgow to visit the ScRSG guys and have a play with some of my recent creations under test conditions. The J27’s pick up arrangements were, as feared, sadly wanting so she’s come back to works for new wipers made from 0.31 wire and…
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More on the D51
Today, I’ve been adding the larger superstructure components to the D51. I’m leaving the roof off for ease of painting for now but essentially, the superstructure is complete. Now for all the fiddly detail parts. There are imperfections a plenty in this, my first etched loco but I’m reasonably pleased all the same with a…
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After all the jacks are in their boxes…
Well, there we are. Another festive season bites the dust but I’m still enjoying the novelty of free weekends for now and since there was no requirement to rush around this week as in the previous few, I had a pleasant one indeed. Whether it’s down to getting the old job out of the system,…
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Duke goes Retro
A few months back I bought a Hornby Duke of Gloucester after finding out the one-off Standard 8P paid a good few more visits North of the border in the early days than I’d previously given the loco credit for. Hornby supply 71000 in post 1957 condition with the second type of tender whilst I…
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For Sale
I have here a brand new unused Bachmann Class 101 DMU in plain BR Blue livery. These go for an RRP of approximately £150 but I’ll take £95 plus postage. The model is in unmodified 00. I’m also looking to pass on the 782 to a new owner in anticipation of the Beetlecrusher taking its…
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A winter’s day; in a deep and dark December…
Instant reportage via mobile communications! I’m giving Abi her morning walk right now and I thought I’d take a photo of this stretch of line; more of symbolic than actual importance these days. Whilst all the attention is now rightly focused on the head of steel snaking back South towards Tweedbank and probably Hawick in…
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Another step forward.
Tonight I primed and painted the loco frames and in addition cropped the motor shaft so the 1424 will sit comfortably inside the Smokebox. Having performed these tasks, I placed the body on the chassis to check the fit which appears to be bob-on. Some hint of the weight and mass of these beefy Locos…
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Testing Times
The last two nights I have been working on the two 0-6-0s from earlier. Last night, I attached the rods to the J39, having tested the mechanism with the temporary nylon “crankpin bosses”. Once satisfied with the running qualities I soldered the bosses on. Whilst I appreciate that for many this will be teaching you…
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Brass bashing continues apace
Last entry we had just completed one side of the cab assembly. Since then I’ve completed this and offered it up to the footplate. Tonight, I have been working on the side tanks. The thought of bending up the curve was mildly laxative but with a series of half etches to help, it turned out…
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A Pug’s Home?
Originally posted on Loco Yard: No, I’m not talking about a kennel! Those who have been keeping track of what feels like an odyssey in my search to find a idea for a layout will know that the scale of my ambition has been reduced to something achievable and I have decided to create a…
Max Stafford's Kennel 