Assembly of the running gear went without any hitches until i introduced the locomotive to my homemade rolling road. I have found out now after many hours of fiddeling with gear alignment, motor alignment even rod clearances that none of this matters if your wheels are not perfectly quartered.
I originally thought my chassis worked well as it rolled without aid down a slope but when connected to the rest of the running gear there were problems. A slight tweek of the quartering has improved much of this and now just needs running in.
The Evening Star sat on my homemade rolling road that will eventually become my display stand for the locomotive, surrounded by wood to make it look good.
Here is a close up detail shot of the copper pipework that i have created. Of course i could have used the items supplied in the kit, but to be realistic i have adapted the kit with brass rod of various diameters, this will then be polished and then coated with clear gloss.
The Evening Star standing proud on a short piece of 2mm Flexitrack. Over the next week or two i shall be applting the BR Green and Black body detailing before fixing my custom made buffers. Then i shall add some detailling paintwork on the running gear, followed by the lining, before finally applying a coat of clear gloss to make the model shine.
Very very impressive, I look forward to seeing it at Oxford.
ReplyDeletePeter Whitehead