Penrhyn modified Mamod..

[dougrail]

AN ENGINE'S SECOND CHANCE

What can I say...Deep Thought is no more. Its infamous red livery but a memory and its unique character put to sleep.

A lot of work happened to make this possible...

You've seen the black repaint and the red lines....now see the blue lines....

"Have another wee teaser...

[/quote]" I said in my other thread regarding this engine.


Now Ladies and Gentlemen, may I finally take the time to present to you the Feature Presentation...


DSW NO.3 "SECOND CHANCE"



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Works Photos as Follows...













New Upgrades...




And New NAME...



It's been a hell of a long time coming [end of Feb - end of Nov? 9 months?!] but certainly I hope, well worth it. The chassis runs freely, there's no 'grittiness' on the pistons, the reverser is same as that when it ran spectacularly well as 'Deep Thought' at STIA, the boiler has been steam tested and passed, I just need to steam test it as a complete locomotive and run it in.

I win.



Who would have thought that the little engine saved from an attic storage scrapline would now be something [hopefully] worthy of Lord Penrhyn?!

AS RECEIVED V





AS FIRSTLY RESTORED - "DEEP THOUGHT" V





NOW FULLY RESTORED - PROPER PAINT AND LINING APPLIED; MECHANICAL OVERHAUL, BODYWORK CHECKED





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The paintwork was the hardest part; several of you know that once again this became the guinea pig in improving my spraypainting and bodyworking technique immensly, including the experimentation with different primers and carpaints, and the development of my "KICK-ASS™" painting system which resulted in a concise, perfect painting procedure.

The lining out was done with masking tape, a protractor, a ruler and a Peter Spoerer Easi-Liner Pen. This took me about 12-14man hours overall to do alone, including perfections, scuplting lines with cocktail sticks, haviong to erase lines with white spirit, measuring the squareness of each panel....but now it is hopefully finished and steamworthy.

Possibly a happy ending?

[Chris Cairns]

Doug,

Having overcome your difficulties with Primer, etc. and learned to line with a pen that loco has come up really well. Congratulations!

Is this loco still going to a new owner?

One small observation - the front buffer beam is lined in white, whereas the rear buffer beam is unlined. Would it not be better to have them both the same - lined or unlined?

Chris Cairns.

[dougrail]

Doug,

Having overcome your difficulties with Primer, etc. and learned to line with a pen that loco has come up really well. Congratulations!

Is this loco still going to a new owner?

One small observation - the front buffer beam is lined in white, whereas the rear buffer beam is unlined. Would it not be better to have them both the same - lined or unlined?

Chris Cairns.

Thanks Chris - this engine was always 'the' engine that has been used as a guinea pig in anticipation of any work done on 'Swordbreaker'. The painting was sorted last year, the primer finally established this year and the lining, well - 8 months it took for me to summon the courage to have a go at it!

The loco is still going to a new owner - he saw the photos, head-exploded and offered to buy me a Thomas Telford loco in exchange when TT is reelased However, I said I could not do that, for this is still a brass-boilered, meths burner loco regardless of bodywork and upgrades. It would be bad business on my part.

I am aware of the white lining on the front buffer - a first time I had ever used the pen, back when it wore its red and white livery. The bufferbeam will be stripped and repainted.

Thanks again

[TommyDodd]

Nice work, sir! Interesting choice of name BTW- are you perchance a fan of one Peter F Hamilton?

[dougrail]

Hi TommyD - thanks very much. Can't say I've heard of P F Hamilton, regarding the name. The name came about as, sticking with the Penrhyn theme, we wanted something that sounds like a name that a racehorse might carry. Add to that that literally - this is this loco's 'second chance' in life in general and also with my affairs and it suddenly became wholly appropriate.

[Chris Cairns]

Doug,

Just seen the photo of 'Second Chance' running with a spectacular leaking sight glass at Butterley.

Was it the seal (you had just got some good oval seals from Mamod) or is it another victim of a meths burner melting the sight glass plastic?

Chris Cairns.

[dougrail]

Hi Chris,

I'm going to post my Butterley journal tonight. I also took a photo or three of the post mortem regarding said sighter. It looks like a meths fire in the cab melted/softened it, while there was water and steam in the boiler and these forced the material to bulge through the sight glass hole and puncture it.

I have since taken advice from a meths-fire pro (James) and have also replaced the sight glass as well as a few other little jobs. As I type the loco has passed the kettle-boiling water test (seals are aokay) and is being steamed tonight.

[SapperAnt]

WOW Is all I can say Doug mate. She's stunning.