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Post by chris vine on Jan 3, 2024 17:42:32 GMT
Hi Darrell, In my thoughts, you have done things in the right order. The loco is now built and tested and ready for paint. Clearly you will paint it to a high standard, so it would be shame to have to take it apart after painting to rectify problems.
Having run it a lot before painting, you should have ironed out most of the teething troubles.
One thing to watch out for: Make sure you have enough clearance for the paint thickness for reassembly. The most obvious point of trouble with this is where the boiler goes through the spectacle plate. Paint thickness is not to scale!!!
Will watch with great interest... Chris.
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 3, 2024 22:03:41 GMT
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 3, 2024 22:05:02 GMT
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 3, 2024 22:10:21 GMT
Hi Darrell, In my thoughts, you have done things in the right order. The loco is now built and tested and ready for paint. Clearly you will paint it to a high standard, so it would be shame to have to take it apart after painting to rectify problems. Having run it a lot before painting, you should have ironed out most of the teething troubles. One thing to watch out for: Make sure you have enough clearance for the paint thickness for reassembly. The most obvious point of trouble with this is where the boiler goes through the spectacle plate. Paint thickness is not to scale!!! Will watch with great interest... Chris. Chris, thanks, knowing you are watching my painting that is to come is a bit nerve wracking however, I do have your book to assist me. Right now I am exhausted from the last 3 weeks of intensity in the Red Room Workshop and I have my Mary Valley Rattler duties and also 5 weeks mid year at Boston Lodge and on the Welsh Highland Railway to give passing out as a fireman a real nudge. So paint will be when I recover. I am sure to be asking for advice from your good self.
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 3, 2024 22:25:11 GMT
Sam and Captain Plod concluded that the 4 1/2 hour steam test and the bottle of Red he brought along was a complete success and most enjoyable. There were two fire cleaning and ash pan rake outs, refilled the lubricator 3 times all while in steam. New headlight-tick, new ash pan- tick, water pump was not working but came good -tick, only thing left to do is to hard wire the cab light. Please do not ask Plod what colour the Loco will be, if you do he will say Candy Apple Red with gold and white lining 😉
www.flickr.com/photos/llewellyncustombicycles/53441076559/in/dateposted-public/
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 4, 2024 22:05:48 GMT
This morning Plod went up stairs holding two books and said to MAM "it is time" She looked a bit puzzled, for a moment she was even alarmed for what this might lead to, and then she smiled.
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Post by Oily Rag on Jan 4, 2024 23:17:26 GMT
When Gunnedah Uranium is laid on top of Welsh Plutonium. Community service keeping the mossies away. Video credit Sam Barnes.
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Post by banksy512 on Mar 24, 2024 12:31:47 GMT
This was a while back but a view of servicing Llewellyn No.1
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Post by banksy512 on Mar 31, 2024 0:31:11 GMT
And another video yesterday after visiting the live steamers convention at our local track
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Post by barlowworks on Apr 1, 2024 6:17:25 GMT
Check out Ian Rathbones YouTube channel for videos on painting and lining. I think it is always better to watch someone rather than read it in a book, mind you, he does make it look deceptively easy.
Love the little loco.
All the best
Mike
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