Metropolitan Railway E Class Loco

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Mikemill

Western Thunderer
Metropolitan Railway E Class Loco.

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This rather handsome engine deserves representation in G3.

The frames of the E Class are made form 1.5mm steel with axles running in brass hornblocks and beam compensation.

The wheels were machined from 8mm ally plate with a square slot for quartering and the springs were engraved from 6mm ally.



Mike
 
simond

simond

Western Thunderer
Very handsome. I must stop looking at larger scale models…

But two questions piqued my curiosity if I may.

You chose compensation over springing, and at this size/scale, I wonder why? (I guess, I’d have done the other thing!)

You've apparently got ally “tyres”, are you not concerned about wear?

cheers
Simon
 
M

Mikemill

Western Thunderer
Simon

I am more of a builder than a runner, I don't know how many miles you could run a model with ally tyres, but my guess wound be quite a lot.

I used to make wheels with steel tyres, but as I have to machine them from solid bar it is a lot of work, so that's why I when for all ally wheel.

Mike
 
M

Mikemill

Western Thunderer
Nick

I make a jig with two pins one for the wheel centre and one for the crank pin centre, the wheel is then fitted to the jig and clamped. With a 1.5mm cutter centred on the wheel centre you can cut the 3/16in square.
The quartering square is then true to the two centres

Mike
 
Jon Nazareth

Jon Nazareth

Western Thunderer
I agree wholeheartedly, there aren’t enough grains of sand in the timer nor enough days in the week ☺️. I’m messing about with other stuff when I should be getting on with my version of Jenny Lind.

Jon
 
M

Mikemill

Western Thunderer
Jon

The boiler is in two parts as the G6, the reason I do it this way as the rear half is only half the diameter to allow space for the motor.
It is easier to roll the two parts of the boiler and make the join where the band is to cover the join.

Mike
 
Scale7JB

Scale7JB

Western Thunderer
Great loco that, far and away the engine I’ve driven the most, so far..

I do have plenty of cab photos squirrelled away somewhere. Let me know if you need and I’ll send out a search party.

JB.
 
M

Mikemill

Western Thunderer
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The Metropolitan Railway built some rather nice four wheeled teak coaches which I thought would go well with the Metro tank engine.

The body is made from different thicknesses of styrene sheet in layers, a 2mm inside layer with a gap for the glazing and to form the tumblehome then 1.5mm outside layer then 1mm for the panelling.

The chassis is made from brass with 3D printed details buffer stocks and brake shoes and hangers.

Can anyone offer advice for painting teak coaches?



Mike
 
Paul Tomlinson

Paul Tomlinson

Western Thunderer
Mike, some guidance on teak finishes at the bottom of this link from Phoenix Paints :

Creating a Teak Coach

Teak, is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation.
www.phoenix-paints.co.uk www.phoenix-paints.co.uk
 
Rob Pulham

Rob Pulham

Western Thunderer
My method is an orange or peach coloured undercoat, followed by layers of Ronseal teak varnish brush painted in the direction of the wood grain.
Wood grain can be enhanced by drawing lines in with a pencil on the base coat before applying the varnish.
 
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