[modeleng] Re: ... New Loco
- From: "alan stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:09:49 +0100
Build it, or rebuild it, there is an awful lot of work in a Duchess.
One thing does interest me.
You have painted it BR green, which is the colour I remember them in.
Heck, I still have my Ian Allen books somewhere. lol
However, despite not seeing them in the LMS maroon, I think that it suits
them better than the BR green.
What does everyone else think?
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barrie Purslow" <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: ... New Loco
Thanks Alan. I must point out that I did not make the engine. It was made
locally 1990 by a guy by the name of Geoff Gregson who made four. He sadly
died and the engine was sold several times before ending up dumped in a
barn.
I got my hands on it and completely stripped it. The pistons and piston
valves had to be hammered out. All the motion work bearings were shot, the
main drivers had substantial grooves on the treads, two of them were loose
on their axle and most of the twiddly bits (handrails, beading etc.) were
bent or missing.
I had heard rumours that the boiler was "lagged" with lead and, when I
removed the cladding sure enough, it was -55lbs of it, and another 55lbs
between the frames.
I rebored the cylinders then sleeved them back to the original size, made
new piston valves and liners, shrunk on new steel tyres, made new safety
valves (all four of them), renewed all the motion bearings, stripped all the
paint work and repainted it.
It's next appearance will be at the Nottingham Club next Saturday then
Gilling the Saturday after.
Cheers,
Barrie
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