It's been awhile

[bogusman]

I have blackend them once but it seems to have rubbed off will try again

 

[bogusman]

Work on a hornby toad.

 

[bogusman]

Little and Large still a bit to do on the hornby toad

 

[bogusman]

Ratio Toad underway and a slaters wagon

 

[bogusman]

Must admit converting the hornby toad to P4 is alot more work than Gerry Beale conversion to EM gauge in the MRJ

 

[bogusman]

Sandpipes now made and fitted on toad and constuction started on coal wagon

 

[bogusman]

Only done a little bit tonight. Remade 1mm brass rods (put the others away somewhere safe). Drilled out buffer bodies and collars and glued in place.

 

[bogusman]

I hope WTs will not get bored with this blow by blow account of this wagon build. I will have to build seperate masokits sprung units as the spacing on the moulded springs and axleboxes are slightly out and I really don't want to carve them off as they are very good mouldings. Any way more pics of more ironwork fitted and solebars.

 

[Dog Star]

Please do not number the wagon using the photo-copy of a Gloucester wagon which Slaters (used to) supply with the kit, something like either no.917 or no.971. I have had access to the GWR Freighter's register for the period when Ocean was ordering wagons from Gloucester and there is no trace of the wagon in the Slater's paperwork... either when referenced as an "Ocean" wagon or by RCH plate number. Just as relevant is that the door retaining mechanism for the side doors of the kit appears to relevant to only Ocean wagons with numbers like 26xx.

 

[bogusman]

Thank you for this info.

Pete

 

[bogusman]

I really like masokits sprung units they are easy to make and very robust. Here are a few pics showing construction hope to finish them tomorrow.

 

[bogusman]

Do's and don'ts in the first 2 photo's in a rush cut the spring out big mistake as when filing down bearing DOH! The rest show components and assembled unit.

 

[bogusman]

Well all the sprung units are now glued in place the vee hangers are fitted and the brake units are modified ready to be fitted.

 

[bogusman]

Since I have been sent home decided to batch build brake levers.

 

[john lewsey]

Some really nice work here
John

 

[bogusman]

Thanks John for the comment. I must admit I do like ambis brake levers. Still got their brake lever guards to make.

 

[bogusman]

Taken quite a few hours to make these but as you can see on the etch the morton clasps have to be filed round then one soldered each side. Just got to make wagons.

 

[bogusman]

Now on to the brake guards fiddly so and so's

 

[bogusman]

Just a short post today. If any WTs are interested about making brake guard brackets. First I cut a strip 0.80mm wide from 0.005" phossie bronze (brass would be ok) using a OFLA cutter. First bend length slightly less than width of brake guard making sure you have an angle leading to the W iron. On the inside of the bend I find a length of approx 3.5mm before second bend to attach to W iron. Trim to fit (photo will explain). Tin all relevent surfaces with small tip soldering bit as I did'nt want to melt the plastic axlebox. And voila one fitted bracket. Hope this was of use.

Pete

 

[bogusman]

Underframe ready for the paint shop. End hinge bar will be fitted tomorrow