Well it arrived, I painted the wheels, attempted to paint th frames, made a mess of that, and my lady anne got put on the back burner as more pressing issues needed to be tackled, such as building a new station for the PTLR.
On top of that funding for the rest of the kits has dried up!
Does this mean th end of the line for my plans to own a Lady Anne?
Well not exactly...
RE-Building my Lady Anne
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bungle80a
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bungle80a
I shall post some 2moro. It is currently in pieces but with a bit of luck and some grafting it should be ready to steam test by Sunday. I've already started to clean up a few parts. The underside of the boiler has been cleaned down to bare metal and the pipework for the pressure gauge has been made shiny, as has the single boiler band. For the time being she will only get a clean up and the burner sorted in time for PTLRfest, then next winter will get a new paint job, from maroon to dark blue.
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bungle80a
Its now 2moro! and here are the pics. The first one shows a box of bits. She arrived in carrier bags, so in an effort to keep all the parts she was moved into the box. The boiler is missing from this shot as it was in the workshop having work done!
This shot shows some of the parts laid out. The smoke box has a whacking great headlanp attatched, and i've tested it! It works! One less job to fettle with! The lamp can be seen better in the 3rd photo.
This is a different angle of the same shot. She is currently set to 32mm, but at some point, maybe when she gets her cosmetic overhaul at the end of the running season, I will get some new Roundhouse axles, wheels and cranks and make it gauge changable so I can run on both 32mm and 45mm.
I know they are not the best photos, I will try to get some more oday, including the work I have done so far! Today's task is cleaning all the parts with a toothbrush and parafin, and getting some paint stripper on the dome and meths tank (so that it can be checked out and then silver soldered back to the burner).
This shot shows some of the parts laid out. The smoke box has a whacking great headlanp attatched, and i've tested it! It works! One less job to fettle with! The lamp can be seen better in the 3rd photo.
This is a different angle of the same shot. She is currently set to 32mm, but at some point, maybe when she gets her cosmetic overhaul at the end of the running season, I will get some new Roundhouse axles, wheels and cranks and make it gauge changable so I can run on both 32mm and 45mm.
I know they are not the best photos, I will try to get some more oday, including the work I have done so far! Today's task is cleaning all the parts with a toothbrush and parafin, and getting some paint stripper on the dome and meths tank (so that it can be checked out and then silver soldered back to the burner).
Last edited by bungle80a on Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
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bungle80a
Got a few bits done today, mainly cleaning everything up and degreasing it! Took a few more bits off like handrails and the lamp to make things a bit more accessible! So here are some pics of the progress made today, plus some piccies of yesterday's work.
The underside of the boiler has been cleaned back to allow more heat to pass to the boiler!
A better view of the smoke box and headlamp. The wheel on the smoke box door is connected to an exhaust regulator.
The early Lady Anne body, without cutouts near the front, as this loco is Slip Eccentric and obviously doesnt have the modified Walschaerts valve gear. The plan is to paint the tank tops black, and I think she needs some coal in the bunkers!
This evening I started to refit the frame spacers. This was to make the chassis a bit more rigid, and therefore easier to clean!
With the spacers refitted, the boiler will sit in place!
Once finished for the evening, the chassis, boiler and body were placed together in situe. It will be interesting to take the same shot on completion and compare the difference!
The underside of the boiler has been cleaned back to allow more heat to pass to the boiler!
A better view of the smoke box and headlamp. The wheel on the smoke box door is connected to an exhaust regulator.
The early Lady Anne body, without cutouts near the front, as this loco is Slip Eccentric and obviously doesnt have the modified Walschaerts valve gear. The plan is to paint the tank tops black, and I think she needs some coal in the bunkers!
This evening I started to refit the frame spacers. This was to make the chassis a bit more rigid, and therefore easier to clean!
With the spacers refitted, the boiler will sit in place!
Once finished for the evening, the chassis, boiler and body were placed together in situe. It will be interesting to take the same shot on completion and compare the difference!
Last edited by bungle80a on Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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They have been removed now. Should have some new ones made by PTLRfest if I find the time between gardening, decorating and getting Lady A into a state where she will run. We think (but not sure) the Anna nameplates were originally on PTLRcecil's newest loco, the Gussie, as its built on a Beck Anna chassis and came from the same place!
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bungle80a
Sorry but no pictoral update tonight as there wasnt much to photograph really. Cleaned up all the running gear, and removed a few other bits off the body for cleaning and repainting. Should get some of them done 2moro night. And 2moro afternoon I start doing some ground work for the as yet un-named railway I mentioned in an earlier post.Will ask his permission to take some piccys to put on here somewhere.
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