Richard H
Western Thunderer
Thanks Jonte. The chassis support I made did prove useful, and I think it did the job but it doesn't have any way of clamping the axles in place once they are located by the LRM jigs. Using the aluminium strip seemed an easy way of get a reasonably straight and level support - I don't know that it would meet real engineering standards, though.Well saved, Richard
Ingenuity displayed yet again with the home-made jig. I’ve never seen it done before, but a great money-saving device.
I’ve been toying with purchasing the LRM Jinty for some time, despite building a GWR themed layout. Why?
Well, in the late BR period in the NW of England in which it’s set, there’d have been a real mixed bag of locos about, so that alone would have justified it’s presence. The ficts are there for all to see.
But I’m thinking further ahead, here.
Despite a couple of lukewarm attempts, I’ve yet to seriously broach the subject of P4 or even build my first kit. The problem I’ve found with say the GWR from this aspect is that while there’s a host of locos to choose from, the same can’t be said for coaching stock. With LRM, this part of the problem is solved (there’s also a wealth of motive power to model the railway in its earliest days), so all I need to do now is cut my teeth on that first kit and here I feel the humble Jinty is the ideal subject to introduce me to this ‘black-art’ side of the hobby. I hope.
With this mind, I now have another reason to enjoy your already enjoyable thread.
Best regards,
Jonte
(Apologies for the absence of the full-stops in respect of the abbreviations but I’m just being trendy ).
I think your Jinty idea sounds great - I haven't much experience of recent kits but the Class B seems fairly well thought out although there are still odd things that need a bit of fettling, but that seems fairly normal with all kits. The last loco I built (something over 30 years ago, I think) was in P4, but I've reverted to EM as a practical compromise for me at this stage. I haven't regretted doing this build (so far!) and I can't imagine that you wouldn't find enormous satisfaction in tackling the Jinty. I think I'd enjoy reading a thread called 'Jonte's Jinty'!
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