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Post by spamcanman on Aug 6, 2008 23:49:10 GMT
Do the injectors actually work Ian no Ian there just solid copper castings but they look good the loco has an axle pump.
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 11, 2008 23:56:58 GMT
the final details parts now been fitted like the smoke deflectors, steps and lamps. I have named and numbered the loco after the famous 'Black Prince'
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 12, 2008 0:03:49 GMT
I'll post some pictures of the the tender but there's not too much to explain the tender has a separate tank for meths and water with sprung axle boxes on the wheels.
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Post by abby on Aug 12, 2008 9:57:42 GMT
The article has been most informative , many thanks for taking the trouble and as a curious coincidence I have some 1/4 scale replicas of the "Black Prince" name plate which I made some years ago !
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 12, 2008 13:24:47 GMT
ooh! very nice what size would they be
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 12, 2008 21:15:14 GMT
The tender completed including BR decals and false plate with coal covering the meths refill plug.
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 12, 2008 21:31:45 GMT
and here's one running under its own steam
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Post by drumkilbo on Aug 13, 2008 12:33:20 GMT
This is maybe a silly question, but, are all the external parts, cladding, wheels etc. already painted when you get the kit? It is a superb finish, and a superb looking loco, well done!
Regards,
Ian.
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 13, 2008 15:43:37 GMT
Hi Ian, No it's not a silly question if you have never seen an kit Aster before, all the painting has been done for you it really is just a nut'n'bolt job although lots of it. I chose the Black 9f but they also made the Green 'Evening Star' which only pulled coaches my Black one was used for anything so I'm not limited on stock. I also have an Aster 'Duchess of Sutherland' with working 4 cylinders and the Battle of Britain 'Winston Churchill' with working 3 cylinders. I get as much buzz out of building them as driving them. I have my eyes on an American outline that has just been released called a Great Northern S2 4-8-2 www.asterhobbies.co.uk/pages/models/GN_S2.htmthe thing is with Asters they make a very limited run and when there gone there never produced again which keeps there value high most times even more than they cost new
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Post by havoc on Aug 13, 2008 20:25:12 GMT
Well, I didn't follow this from the start as I'm not a fan of those kits. But today I scrolled through it and I must say that I'm going to keep a few of those pictures for reference.
These engines are tought out to a very high degree. Really, this is something a lot of designers could learn from. They are made with productability and reproductability in mind. Not just drawing a plan "as it has been done since time immortal". These are engines with parts designed to be made in quantity, to be interchangable and with minimal production steps.
Those cilinder blocks are something I would like to see from close up! This isn't an expensive casting requiring a lot of machining and it isn't a build up part trying to be a casting requiring even more machining. It is an assembly requiring the least possible machining and a bit of putting together. Very interesting. That it doesn't look like a casting isn't a problem because that ends up behind a cover anyway.
Thanks for opening my eyes.
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Post by jgb7573 on Aug 14, 2008 8:36:03 GMT
Nicely put Havoc.
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Post by drumkilbo on Aug 14, 2008 13:45:29 GMT
Yes nicely put Havoc. You have put into words what I was thinking, and I am really impressed with the quality and detail and end result. Well done to Spamcanman for posting all this, many thanks.
Ian.
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Post by spamcanman on Aug 14, 2008 15:35:32 GMT
Your very correct Havoc there are no castings at all on Aster kits everything is made from sheet or billets
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Post by mutley on Aug 14, 2008 21:54:34 GMT
I chose the Black 9f but they also made the Green 'Evening Star' which only pulled coaches errr. not quite. Evening Star was a regular on freights whilst at Cardiff Canton. Probably more so once the powers that be banded the high speed exploits of the 9F's on passenger work. The S and D used the 9's due to the steep ruling gradients and heavy peak summer trains. Andy
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Post by spamcanman on Oct 12, 2008 22:35:44 GMT
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