Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

Lid will be off this evening, if not tomorrow to grease and oil, test the chassis out, etc ...

It's a double chimney version, so I'll probably drill out the second chimney as I did with last week's blue one.

Lid came off, greased and oiled, under-cab pipes painted, top 'smoked' and the 2nd chimney drilled out to the same diameter as the 1st - fortunately the mount peg wasn't broken and the chimney stayed in place.

Al.

This came today - DEFINITELY the last until Duchess of Hamilton arrives, then THAT'S IT - HONEST .... !!!

Just had to - bit of a Unicorn find I reckon.

Those keen eyed will notice the front steps are missing - in front of the front bogie.

Not certain if they came affixed, or were part of the detail pack - which only has vacuum pipes and brake rods - no cylinder draincocks or front steps (if they were an 'optional fit').

I've found an accessory pack which should fit the bill for the cylinders, and I've a few other plans - including Mr Westinghouse.

Al.

Very nice Al.   I've got that on my "wish list" - R2562 - there is one on ebay at the moment, but it's mega-bucks, so it will have to wait. BB

Hi Atom 3624,Checked my R2562, it does have the front steps.Also taken photos to show what came in box,Instruction  sheet, Isolating sleeve,'life like coal' & small packet of detail parts.

Thanks for that - confirmed suspicions, plus the coal!!

I've added 'real coal' to mine already - I think it's synthetic but looks pretty decent - I like the finer coal than the 'huge chunks' some use ... 

I took the lid off to see where I could insert lead - virtually nowhere and there's decent weight to the loco as well ... and the valve gear came loose - Caprotti, or similar part to it - got it all hooked up again.

Some time back, I purchased some brass BR steps, of which there's a perfect option - I've got it just about ready to glue in for tomorrow.

Draincocks I've got something coming. Seller gave a part refund, for the missing bits - very decent of him.

I've actually got a brass Westinghouse pump with half finned, which Britannia has just inside the RHS blinker - going to paint up and fit to make even more realistic - love Britannias ... OK, we're all the same, get a nice loco and you fall for it, but I've always wanted an actual Britannia.

Before I knew the locomotive's relevance, I felt a little short changed 40 years ago when I only got a tender drive Ollie, instead of Britannia ... 

Brit is greased and oiled up, (valve gear replaced), body replaced, coal added to tender AFTER lead added to weight up the tender - was way too light.

Absolute beaut!!

Al.

I'll correct myself - it's got 'simple outside Walschaert's valve gear, the Britannia.

It just looks different to others, like the Duchesses. The DoG has Caprotti.

Whatever, it all went back together without a problem in the end - there's a plastic gear mount piece which slots into the body which had separated from the metal part of the valvegear.

I 'feared the worst' (that I couldn't get the 'bits' back together) which probably made me concentrate harder and the Araldite clear did it's work very well - gear to plastic, NOT plastic to (plastic body), that just slots in.

Al.

Arrived today ,,HORNBY 2018 Xmas wagon ,,,,also should be here tomorrow a coach for the Brighton belle set I bought about 6 / 7 years  ago ,,bought it for £58 inc post ,,,,,mjb

This came today - DEFINITELY the last until Duchess of Hamilton arrives, then THAT'S IT - HONEST .... !!!

 

Just had to - bit of a Unicorn find I reckon.

 

Those keen eyed will notice the front steps are missing - in front of the front bogie.

Not certain if they came affixed, or were part of the detail pack - which only has vacuum pipes and brake rods - no cylinder draincocks or front steps (if they were an 'optional fit').

I've found an accessory pack which should fit the bill for the cylinders, and I've a few other plans - including Mr Westinghouse.

 

 

Al.

I've also got this loco ,but in the diamond jubilee set ,,,,very nice loco and quite heavy as well ,,,mjb

Just received my M4WALp5s Westinghouse 10" pump - KL2a with fins - for the Britannia.

I'm going to be doing a lot of studying of the casting / assembly - beautiful little job - and of course how it relates to the installation on Britannia.

I also purchased a set of 'wheels with speedo' and appear to have ordered a speedo cable as well - hasn't been cancelled yet, but seems as common as hen's teeth.

Intention is to make the Brit 'current', with speedo. I'll need to scour my old slot car and R/C bits'n'pieces for a spacer as well.

Al.

The weight is quite substantial - once you remove the lid you see why - ZAMAK almost up to the smokebox door, and to the dome, if you see what I mean.

Lack of front steps is annoying me, but only because it's so good everywhere else. I should have that resolved this evening - if I'm careful - don't want to glue the sprung buffers!!  I've pressed brass BR steps I cut out, glued up, shaped, primed and painted last night, so hope to fit this evening - family's out for a while so I've a bit of quiet without interruptions - youngest is VERY inquisitive - which is great, in smaller doses!!

I know they're a gimmick, but I like sprung buffers!!

Al.