Tom Mallard’s Workbench Clockwork CR 828

[Tom Mallard]

Work of art those Tom.

Thanks Ade, much appreciated.

 

[Tom Mallard]

The Saints are now more or less there and remained a little uncooperative to the end... It didn't seem to matter how many photos or drawings I have - there was often something that proved tricky to resolve for the era they are modelled in.

The axlebox and spring casting on the intermediate tender fitted to Hampton Court is for King class tenders from the ABS range, but has something that better represents the type of spring hangers fitted with a little profile milled shackle and a turned pad.

A change of flux has meant that the models are a bit less clean looking as it was more aggressive than the citric acid based stuff I was using before. I am sure it will clean up fine.

A handful of small details are left to be attached and a drawbar, plus the DCC installation. Once all weighted up, I think they should perform very well.

Please do enjoy your modelling.

Tom

 

[Tom Mallard]

A candid image of CR 828 recently returned from Warren Haywood's paint shop. 828 is a modern scratchbuilt clockwork model in the manner of Beeson and Bassett Lowke, with the novel features of the regulator actuating on/off functions and the reversing lever attached to the motor to control forward/reverse motion.

Enjoy your modelling

Tom

 

[Neil]

What an utterly gorgeous engine.