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Post by simplyloco on Jul 15, 2018 20:58:53 GMT
Absolutely fascinating, and I liked the bit where the ciggi was lit from a hot rivet, but given my experience of large engineering shops, I can't help but think that the apparent speed of working and the associated time targets were there for the benefit of the audience...
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Post by Midland on Jul 15, 2018 21:52:43 GMT
Don't forget that Carnforth is now a closed private site, being the main operating and maintenance base for West Coast Railway Company. You'll need to get permission from them and the Princess Elizabeth Locomotive Society to get access to 6201. An interesting project David, always nice to see something a bit rarer. Best of luck with it Regards, Dan Dan, In touch thanks after your advice. Also watched the building of 6207 in 39 minutes, goodness know why these model engineers take years! D
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Post by Midland on Jul 17, 2018 14:00:52 GMT
Bob Bless you and yes I have ordered them, I love the Wild Swam series, have some very dog eared volumes!
You are the second person to mention Eric Linden, any idea where it is now? I hope to find out a little more about mine from the auction catalogue when it was sold in th 1980s. Will tell what I find out. Cheers David
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Post by doubletop on Jul 18, 2018 2:13:20 GMT
Dan, ......... Also watched the building of 6207 in 39 minutes, goodness know why these model engineers take years! D They spend all their time on forums yaking to each other. Notice in the film nobody said anything to anybody else, they just got on with it. Pete
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Post by steamcoal on Jul 20, 2018 7:16:35 GMT
Your right Pete.
Spent bloom'n years building a simple wooden Vic Smeed boat, 18 inches long and at this rate my godson will be married with kids!!
Jezz we waste some time.
Hayden
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Post by ettingtonliam on Jul 20, 2018 8:04:33 GMT
Dan, ......... Also watched the building of 6207 in 39 minutes, goodness know why these model engineers take years! D They spend all their time on forums yaking to each other. Notice in the film nobody said anything to anybody else, they just got on with it. Pete Yes, they just got on with it, partially because they'd done it so many times before, partially for effect for the film, and partially beacuse those places were so noisy, speaking wasn't really any use. Apparently shouting straight in to someone's ear was the only way, especially in the boiler shop or the forge. Do we know when this was filmed? I'm curious because obviously it was still in LMS days, but several times I think it was mentioned that these overhauls came at intervals of 120,000 miles, and I thought it was well into BR days before this was acheived?
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Post by doubletop on Jul 20, 2018 9:35:21 GMT
Your right Pete. .............Jezz we waste some time. Hayden Yes but it wouldn't be so much fun and I'm a firm believer that showing others what you are up to serves to improve the standards of your own workmanship. Pete
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Post by steamcoal on Jul 20, 2018 18:36:25 GMT
Pete,
Maybe I need to reverse the time alloted to the internet and the hobby, that would then be productive.
I agree we wouldn't be where we are without it, well in a modern way whatever that is. I would have to buy a bunch of old M.E magazines a spend some quiet time reading.
HB
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Post by don9f on Jul 20, 2018 19:52:31 GMT
Do we know when this was filmed? I'm curious because obviously it was still in LMS days, but several times I think it was mentioned that these overhauls came at intervals of 120,000 miles, and I thought it was well into BR days before this was acheived? I think the first two prototypes 6200 & 6201 were built in 1933 and that 6203, the first production member of the class was built in late 1934, so I suppose 6207 and the film date from some time in 1935? The frames for 6202 were reserved for the Turbine driven experiment, not sure when it was completed. Cheers Don
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Post by ettingtonliam on Jul 21, 2018 2:56:32 GMT
Sorry, I was talking about 'General Repair', relating to 'Jubilee' 5605. As far as I know they were built around 1934/35, so the film could date from, I suppose, 1936 - 1948, but not 1939 - 45, because it seems to be painted red, not black, which was the wartime livery wasn't it? Still, I think, well ahead of reliably getting 120 - 130,000 mile intervals between general overhauls.
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Post by Midland on Jul 21, 2018 19:25:05 GMT
My Wild Swan profile of the Princess Royals arrived today so engrossed with reading it. A very detailed story and very educating and what is more a great source for detailing my loco. Also started the plugs for the shell test. Six off this evening and more when ever I can get to into the workshop. What fun!! D
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Post by Midland on Aug 3, 2018 13:14:13 GMT
Dismal news here. Spent 4 hours in a sub-sub-basement looking through Christies sale catalogues and could not find any trace of my PR. The search continues! D
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Post by Midland on Aug 9, 2018 17:19:18 GMT
Good news for a change. Boiler now appears to hold water and not only that, hold it at pressure. Pumped it up to 5 Bar a couple of hours ago and holding. Will put it up a bit more soon and see what happens but I think we may be on for the shell test, whooppeeee! D
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Post by Midland on Aug 9, 2018 20:06:32 GMT
Thanks for your encouragement guys. Up to 180 lbs and still holding so she will have a w/p of 90 lbs! D
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Post by Midland on Aug 10, 2018 12:31:12 GMT
Doing a bit of research for re cladding the old girl. I have some nice thin galvanized plate for the cladding and have found something called CERAMIC FIBRE PAPER 1260°C/per Metre supplied by Vitcas. The question is do I fill the 2.4 space available with 2mm or 3mm and compress it. Well, it appears 2 mm is the answer, Simplyloco just called!!!!! Anyway work continues. D
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Post by ettingtonliam on Aug 11, 2018 0:44:11 GMT
In full size work on industrial structures, we would have to treat galvanised steel with a mordant solution prior to painting. For many years, the best one was called 'British Rail T Wash' I don't know what the current product is. Our galvanising was new, but I was told that weathered galvanising didn't need mordant solution. How old is the stuff you intend to use for cladding?
Richard
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Post by Midland on Aug 11, 2018 16:56:37 GMT
Richard The stuff I have is old and been in the container for many years. Probably came from a railway source as in the Eastleigh works where some of our members worked!!! Was planning on priming it with the Halfords Upol acid etch primer. Of course have the well known painting expert "Simply" just around the corner! Apols Chris!!! David
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Post by springcrocus on Aug 11, 2018 21:12:15 GMT
Richard The stuff I have is old and been in the container for many years. Probably came from a railway source as in the Eastleigh works where some of our members worked!!! Was planning on priming it with the Halfords Upol acid etch primer. Of course have the well known painting expert "Simply" just around the corner! Apols Chris!!! David David, somewhere I have a 5 litre bottle of Johnstone's T Wash mordant solution. If I can find it, you can have some. BUT it's expensive, about 8 kudos per pint. Regards, Steve
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Post by Midland on Aug 12, 2018 8:53:02 GMT
Steve Kudos I can afford but the Red Funnel prices are out of this world! Perhaps I could swim over!!! Ta David
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Post by Midland on Aug 12, 2018 17:19:07 GMT
It passed, of course. Now have a boiler with a cert!!!! D
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