BR 9F 92220 'Evening Star' Progress Part 1

It has been a while now since i have posted my progress with the Evening Star. It has been a difficult few months with real problems. But now the end is in sight with the final pieces fitting together and painting well under way.

As you can see from this picture my chassis is almost complete just requireing the copper pipework.

Here is a close up of the front parts of the valve gear.

Here was my first major problem, after putting together all of the boiler components i filled it with liquid lead to add weight. When i then cleaned the boiler with thinners the lead reacted and expanded which you can see from the front end which i cut off (now deformed). What i then did was manufacture from sheet brass a new front end of the boiler. This worked very well, however i now have one of Bob Jones cast white metal boilers so all this hard work will now be used for my locomotive scrap heap.

This is an image of the painted tender chassis complete with motor (no drama's here)

Another view of the locomotive chassis. For more please see my second part.