Twobolt John`s winter regression loco build
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I particularly like the opening windows.
Regards Rob
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I always enjoy watching you builders put together kits and marvel at the engineering involved to get them working.
thanks for showing the steps in the journey.
cheers
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ThisPug kit is all but completed now, just the brake pull rods to fit.
I ran her in a bit on my rolling road today and she was floating up and down on her front axle springs due to all the weight on her rear axle.
Being 90% whitemetal you would`nt think she needed extra weight , but her front end was too light and I decided to add `liquid lead` to her front `footplate boxes` and then add sheet lead to her smokebox to balance out her movement.
She will go into temporary storage until the warmer weather as I need strong light to spray paint her and that will be done outside.
So I`ll post this youtube link showing her at crawling speed. Seeing that she is a 37 yearold kit with an open frame motor, I`m quite pleased.
She is controlled with my trusted AMR hand controller which is about 8-10volt max and is my `yardstick` prior to wiring her to a ZIMO MX645 decoder.
I`ll return when she is fully dressed……………………………………………
Twobolt John
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I suppose it has to be done in the end .
reg
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Well folks, she has finally left the Paint Shop……….
Still needs couplings and sandpipes……………………………………………………………..
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Loverly stuff.
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No LMS layout at the moment
She underwent Anologue trials today on `GWR` metals……..
All sing……….
Twobolt John
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That damn song will be stuck in my head all day now. :It's a no no
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Very nice indeed, although if you could keep the layout from moving around like a tree in a gale when you're trying to do some filming I wouldn't get vertigo.
I watch this sort of thing with the sound off - no risk of songs in the head all day. My problem is I start thinking "I've got a spare shelf board, get that 7mm Bagnall fixed and running, lay some track…". Get thee behind me!
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Hi John,….and push Nigel?
John
Not with Gemma and Jude pushing the other way.
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Doug
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In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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