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For Holywell Town I have got the main baseboard built, using 6mm ply. My first experiments with screws to build up the frame didn’t go so well as the screws ended up splitting the plywood. So this is built entirely with panel… Continue Reading →
As if I didn’t have enough projects on the go I decided to start a new layout project – Holywell Town. Holywell Town was a small LNWR branch line in North Wales, I stumbled across it from an article in… Continue Reading →
The detailing on the boiler required some some 1/16th copper wire, I added the regulator valve, clack valves and pipework, washout plugs etc. The supplied castings are superb and very clean with very little if any fettling required before fitting. This… Continue Reading →
On the Western Thunder forum one member, Warren Haywood, has been a strong advocate of using cellulose paints and though various postings has given several recommendations of colour codes to use for railway subjects. This has prompted other postings on… Continue Reading →
The next task in the instructions moved onto the coupling rods. Take care here as this is another situation where you need to have a good photograph of the loco that you want to model. The early build locos had fluted… Continue Reading →
Another component to require a bit of detailing before all the bodywork is all assembled is the firebox. The instructions recommend drilling all the holes for the washout plugs, mud hole cover clamps, safety valves and top steam manifold. All lots… Continue Reading →
Skinning the tanks The side skins for the tanks are half etched for the majority of the side so that the beading around the windows and along the top of the tanks is prominent. However this does mean that they… Continue Reading →
Starting the chassis As a small break from loco building I decided to switch to building a MMP LMS/BR 12 Ton Glass Truck. For the simple reason it was advertised as a ScaleSeven kit so I was curious to see… Continue Reading →
So continuing with the valve gear for the 4MT, the next job in the instructions was connecting the rotating arm with the expansion link. Now the instructions say to use nickel silver rod as pins and solder in place. However I like… Continue Reading →
Now that I was happy the motor unit was working I could finally turn to the rest of the model. These are the Railmotor etchings as supplied from Worsley Works. So the first bit was to solder on… Continue Reading →
My 2mmFS plans involve a small layout of Holywell Town, a North Wales LNWR branchline of which more details to be posted separately. Whilst researching for stock for the layout I looked at Worsley Works for some coaches and spotted… Continue Reading →
Building the valve gear. In the instructions the motion building starts with the expansion link and radius arm so these are the bits supplied. They are all brass castings, two halves for the expansion link and cast radius arm. The… Continue Reading →
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