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Post by nicholas on Aug 3, 2004 8:28:51 GMT
I have recently acquired a set of drawings and castings for Martin Evan's B1. I'm told there are mistakes on his drawings. Can anyone help before I start to cut metal?
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Post by alanstepney on Aug 4, 2004 2:37:29 GMT
Always worth checking, www.alanstepney.info/page6.htmlwhich is the ERRORS page. There you will find: SPRINGBOK. LNER 4-6-0 B1 in 5" gauge BY Martin Evans. One correspondent tells me that the bogie frames are too short on the drawings. Worth checking before you cut metal. Check periodically in case there is any additional information added. |
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Post by waggy on Oct 24, 2004 14:36:17 GMT
The boiler is pitched .375" too high, this makes the cab height out of scale. On the full size engine there is virtually no gap between the frame and boiler. The cab and running boards are approx .75" too wide as is the tender. I have seen one built using Martins drawings but scaled correctly, a big improvement on mine. Have no fear though, it is fairly easy to build and steams and pulls like a good'n. If you have an old set of drawings you may find a stretcher trying to fit between the frames where the middle tender wheelset sits. This corrected on later drawings.
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