Genghis's 7mm Workbench

Genghis

Western Thunderer
Question?

How do people join tender sides to the body when there is no access on the inside to run a soldering iron on the joint? I will probably tin all surfaces and then run the iron (or gas torch) along the joints, but is there a better way?
 

Genghis

Western Thunderer
The tender is nearly complete. Some filling is required around the fireiron tunnel. I am having a head-scratch about how to fit the frame spacers but make them removable. The brass sprung buffers provided in the kit will be replaced by the MOK self contained type.

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tender left.jpg tender rear.jpg
tender right.jpg
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mickoo

Western Thunderer
Question?

How do people join tender sides to the body when there is no access on the inside to run a soldering iron on the joint? I will probably tin all surfaces and then run the iron (or gas torch) along the joints, but is there a better way?
I usually solder the sides to the base and then the tops to the well deck and coal space, not easy or neat but like yourself, I've not found away to get in there once the internal sub assembly is complete. On the A1 tender I did solder the sides to the internal structure and then added the coal space and rear well deck but that was just as fiddly.

It's all looking very good though :thumbs:

Mick D
 

simond

Western Thunderer
Might be a bit late, but what about a "footplate, buffer beams & outer frames" subassembly and a "tank and coal space" subassembly, and a couple of screws to hold it together ?

Best
Simon
 
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simond

Western Thunderer
David

Ozzy's approach was pretty much where I was going, except soldering the bar on the inside of the upper works and screwing the up from inside the frames.

Best
Simon
 

Genghis

Western Thunderer
Wot! No posts since August! Well Telford came and went followed by a couple of business trips but I am now back in the swing of things. I'll post a better update later but these show progress.
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Frames went together nicely. No real issues with the running plate: just the usual pfaff in forming the curved sections.

The firebox wrapper was a bit long and had to be filed back to the former, but otherwise the smokebox/boiler/firebox and cab assemblies went together well. The cab is secure but the rest are just positioned in this photo.
boiler in place.jpg

I had fun making a support for the bracket that stops the ABC gearbox from rotating.
gearbox support.jpg

Work is now underway on the brake gear. The only issue here was that the pull rod from the crank to the rear beam was a bit long and had to be shortened.

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It's good to be back at the workbench again.
 

Genghis

Western Thunderer
No posts for a very long time, but that is because the last model across the bench was a Finney West Country, not something you can knock together in a weekend! In fact this has taken me 9 months but is now back from Paul Moore who did the final detailing and painting. Many thanks for his help.

Crediton will be on display on the Gladiator stand at Doncaster next week. We are next to the Finney stand, so if you like it, you can pop next door and buy one!

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I am just finishing a Gladiator H2: the unpainted model should also be on view.
 

Peter Cross

Western Thunderer
They look so much better in BR green than that awful colour Bullied painted them.
Lovely work from both you and the painter. Look forward to seeing more on the Atlantic.
 
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