Some pics of modifying Caradoc

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:30 pm

Whilst SillyBilly has been modifying his edrig, i've been busy with my Caradoc. The changes made are very similar, probebly because we worked from the same book. Here is a photo of the dome whilst it was being sprayed green

The boiler has been sprayed matt black at the firebox end and the boiler bands have had a single line of red trimline added. The bufferbeams have also had their backs sprayed black and have had vacum pipes added

Still to come is full body lining, painting the inside of the cab cream, painting the smokebox matt black etc etc

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:33 pm

Nice. How easy is it to take the engine apart?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:54 pm

Quite easy actually, if you get the book Tag Gortons live steam workshop, it gives great instructions for taking apart an Edrig, but even without the book its fairley easy to figure out. The taking apart only rquires the hex head nut twirler that comes with the loco, a cross head screwdriver and some small headed spanners (sorry I don't know the sizes, I just "borrow" them from my dad and hope they fit!)

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:18 pm

That looks great laalratty!!! I have that book, I will be doing a load of mods to my new Edrig (ie fit Ben-Ben name plates this weekend probs) and other cosmetic improvements...

Matt, its well easy to do, you even get a hex spanner in the Edrig kit! Just as easy as doing a 'clip together kit' nearly!

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:40 pm

Looks great mate but why use mat black I prefer the gloss

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:54 pm

Great stuff Christopher!

ACLR wrote:Looks great mate but why use mat black I prefer the gloss

It's already gloss, but matt is much more prototypical

!

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:15 am

ok but i still like gloss better

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:22 am

I like how cleanly this loco comes apart.

The red boiler bands are a nice touch.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:45 pm

The boiler bands have been painted green then had a red line put on them, so nice 2 colour effect
ACLR, SilliyBilly is right, you never see gloss paint on the firebox end of an engine, and very rarely on the smokebox, if your very insistent then semigloss paint is somewhere in between!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:42 pm

Looking great!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to get a Edrig

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:51 pm

me too Jim but it wont be anytime soon

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:27 pm

Just an update to say that the boiler is back on the chassis now, leaving to be done the painting of the smokebox, painting the inside of the cab and lining, plus anything else I can think of

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:17 pm

The lining looks good, what have you used?

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:25 pm

Trimline, didn't I say that in an earlier comment?

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:09 pm

Probably. When Ive got a topic this long I just tnd to flick through it.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:27 pm

Same here, btw smokebox got painted and put back on today

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:07 pm

Well I had a scare with by doc today 60psi blowing off, reg wide open and very little effort coming from the engine. At first I thought it was a steam line blockege but the port cylinder had a mounting screw missing, so it was at an angle which meant the piston was chafing the cylinder. Got it sorted now mind.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:22 pm

My best scare was when Caradocs safety valve got past 80 psi without any sign of it blowing off......
Then gas burner went out, but needle stayed beyond 80psi, all very odd

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:06 pm

Well they are pressure tested to 120psi And they blow up at about 300 psi.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:20 am

ptlrcecil wrote:And they blow up at about 300 psi.

Have you been experimenting Simon?

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