Rustys workbench - builds and paints

[Mersey508138]

What class of loco is the tender going to be part of.

Looks good

[Rustynuts]

Hi There,

It will be LNER 2564 so an A1 "Knight of the Thistle"

Paul

[Rustynuts]

Started on the valve gear, using a mixture of DJH and some spare SEF parts to make the valve spindle move:

[Atlantic 3279]

Also to be built in forward gear?

[Rustynuts]

Just getting everything free at the moment, but may set it in forward we shall see as it entails more mods to the etches and the DJH ones aren't the best.

[Rustynuts]

Not the best photos but i have swapped out all of the DJH valve gear with Comet ones, I think they are much better and are very free running:



In the next picture you can see the expansion links, I have built one already and as you can see it has 3 components to it:

[Atlantic 3279]

Should you come to grief with the multi-layer expansion links I have some small etches of spare links that you could use to salvage the situation. They go together slightly differently, but working out a suitable method is not beyond human powers of imagination.

[Rustynuts]

Many thanks for that but it has all has gone together OK.

Just been painting this Mess van, originally built it without the beading but i finally decided to strip it down and add it:



Have a great New Year.

[Rustynuts]

Happy New Year to all:

Decided to go down the Comet route for the front Bogie as well:



Here it is partially built, just the pivot to sort now:

[Rustynuts]

Getting there with the Chassis:



Another eBay find and rebuild, almost done:

[Rustynuts]

Another eBay purchase, stripped and rebuilt with MJT Queen posts, ABS bogies and Lanarkshire Models & Supplies buffers:

[Rustynuts]

Getting on well with the cab:

[Rustynuts]

Cab roof on and sitting on the footplate, starting to look like a loco now:

[nzpaul]

Nice job,the expansion link really looks like it's worth the effort. Just curious to know how you've dealt with fixing the eccentric crank to the threaded crank pin. Is there a nut securing it or have you threaded the part onto the crank pin?

Cheers
Paul

[Rustynuts]

Actually it is soldered, I did look at using Markits latest machined return crank but it needs a 2.4mm hole in the connecting rods and there wasn't enough meat on the comet valve gear.

Now got the boiler on: