lynton and Barnstaple manning wardle

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:58 pm

LnBmad:102521 wrote:This thread needs an update!!!! Since the last post I have in my possession another part built l&b loco and the 2 of them have been fitted together to advance the project somewhat.

That sounds promising. Any chance of some more pics?

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:00 pm

definitely more pics needed, looking really good

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:04 pm

Maple:102529 wrote:definitely more pics needed, looking really good

Yeah, definitely more pics

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:49 am

Been ages since I updated. I got hold of a second l&b project and have used the body from that. Front and rear buffer beams are on order from grs.

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:00 am

Looking good. What was the project you got hold of? The body looks very well made.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:05 pm

the second project was someone else's model of a manning wardle. it appeared as though the first person to start building it intended it to be steam, but it got chopped appart for battery electric at one stage. it needed some love but was the right scale and well made so it got added to my chassis. does mean i now have a spare set of frames and wheels spare

front and rear beams from grs arrive last weekend so i have begun tidying and fitting them. with the midland model engineering show being this weekend i'm hoping to pick up the parts needed for the boiler and next month order the valve gear.

still cant decide what style of boiler to make yet. proving to be a bit of an issue as i need to design the boiler.... thinking a meths fired pot boiler for simplicity.

paullad1984 · Post by **paullad1984** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:15 pm

For simplicity and reliability I'd say pot boiler. If meths fired you can get nice long runs.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:32 pm

water gauge and check valve or just level check valve?

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:22 pm

Water gauge every time. I would rather have a water gauge over a pressure gauge. In fact the lack of water gauge is one of the major gripes I have with the smaller accuccraft locos. IMHO a pressure gauge is a nice luxury but a water gauge is almost essential if you fit a top up valve.

Once you know your loco a pressure gauge is somewhat surplus to requirements.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:52 pm

I've never ran topping up water. Hence why I ask the question. Only my mamod has a water gauge and that doesn't have a top up valve

paullad1984 · Post by **paullad1984** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:55 pm

ran a pot boilered archangel with pressure gauge but no level gauge, as soon as id worked out in my head what i had to play with it was just a case of topping up meths as required and maybe top up oil, run length 40-50 minutes on one boiler full, if id had a top up valve and gauge possibly even longer...

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:56 pm

a little more progress. The rough parts for he smokebox dry assembled. A new saddle will be made.

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:54 pm

More power to your elbow!
Looking very good.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:47 pm

Roundhouse got the slip eccentric parts back in stock so these were ordered and arrived today

Maybe I will manage to get this loco running on air before the year is out....

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 7:44 am

Not that´s looking nice. I got my DJB back from refurbishing last weeek. Now if only I could get it to light up ...

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:56 am

Oh I dream of having a djb!

paullad1984 · Post by **paullad1984** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:07 pm

dont we all, sadly i passed up the chance to own one last year when Anything Narrow Gauge were selling it!

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:58 am

A little bit of progress....

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LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:29 pm

So now the chassis has been running on air I began looking at firing and boilers again.... After many hours of changingy mind I finally settled on a meths fired pot boiler with a chick feed meths burner. A bit of playing in the workshop later and the sump and burners have been made and tested on the chassis.

bessytractor · Post by **bessytractor** » Sat Dec 20, 2014 2:12 pm

top job looking excellent

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