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39 

38 

37 

Copp

er r

od 

pin 

7. 

Take

 the re

versing

 gear o

perating arm

 (part 37

) a

nd 

solder throu

gh the slo

t i

n th

e fo

otplate. Sold

er a

 piece of 

copper ro

d through

 the

 ho

le in th

e to

p to

 form

 a jo

int pin. 

Take

 the reversin

g reach rod (p

art 38) 

and solde

r th

e cover 

plate

 (part 

39) on

 top

. Th

en f

it th

e reach 

rod throug

h the slo

in th

e fire

 box 

fro

nt an

d slid

e the

 othe

r en

d o

nto

 the

 pin in

 the 

operating a

rm

41 

40 

42 

  Ta

ke

 the f

ron

t f

ram

es (parts 40

) and la

mina

te ont

o them

 the 

rivet detail overlays

 (part

s 41

). So

lder th

em to

 the f

ootpla

te 

ma

kin

g sure tha

t th

ey ar

e tight up 

to the 

smo

ke b

ox sid

e a

nd 

blend 

in to 

the spla

sher c

urve. 

 

   Ta

ke

 the f

ron

t fo

otplate

 sectio

n (part 42) an

d so

lder hard

 

against the

 smo

ke 

box 

fro

nt b

etw

een

 the fr

ames.

 It 

ma

y be

 

nec

ess

ary to

 file

 the

 part

 to

 ach

iev

e a 

good

 fit.

  

PAGE 8 

    Mu

d Hole Do

ors 

late

r ty

pe. Th

ese 

seemed to be

 fitted

 to 

mo

st locos in BR

 days

 

but ch

eck 

yo

ur 

prototyp

e photos. I

 

have

 pro

vid

ed sm

all 

diam

eter etch

ed hole

fo

r fitting

 the e

arl

y t

ype 

co

ver so

 open

 

these out 

usin

g a tap

ered broach or 

re

amer

 to

 4.5

mm

 diam

ete

r a

nd

 

rem

ove 

any b

urs

 fro

m around

 the 

holes. 

Fit the cast clam

p into the

 

roun

d bod

y an

d then m

ount in

to hole

fro

m th

e inside of the 

fire

box.  

FIREBOX MUD HOLE DOORS 

Early t

ype 

cover 

Solde

r bras

whis

tle p

ipe

 into

 

cab f

ront 

to 

provide m

axi

mu

strength 

WHIS

TL

& SAFETY

 

VA

LVE 

Chim

ney 

Midla

nd T

ype

 

Dome

 Tall 

Chimney

  

LMS T

ype

 

Dom

e Short 

   A nu

mb

er o

f d

iffe

ren

t ch

imne

ys an

d do

me

s wer

e f

itte

d to 

the 4F 

class 

over the y

ea

rs. I h

ave p

rov

ided

 tw

o altern

atives 

fo

r e

ach that cover the

 m

ajo

rity of

 the class b

ut 

aga

in ch

eck 

pho

tos

 of y

our

 ch

ose

n pr

otot

ype.

 As 

a rule of

 th

umb

 in

 ea

rly

 

years m

ost of the

 class w

ere f

itted w

ith the Midland t

ype, 

with 

or w

ithou

t ca

puchin, a

nd

 tall 

dom

e. 

In late

r ye

ars the

 ta

ller 

LMS Stanie

r type

 w

as f

itted 

with

 the

 sho

rt dom

e. M

y sam

ple

 

mo

del is fitte

d w

ith tall ch

im

ney

 and do

me

 ju

st to b

e d

iff

erent. 

PAGE 21 

Summary of Contents for train

Page 1: ...851 Plunger Pickups if desired Slater s No 7157 Available From Slater s Temple Road Matlock Bath Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3PG Tel 01629 583993 Mashima 1833 Motor and 40 1 Gear Set Connoisseur CONNOISSEUR MODELS 0 GAUGE LMS FOWLER 4F FREIGHT ENGINE Connoisseur Models 33 Grampian Rd Penfields Stourbridge DY8 4UE Tel 01384 371418 ...

Page 2: ...y range As I was working to their specification a few areas of the kit design are slightly different from my normal practice for example I would normally separate the chassis and rods onto a nickel silver sheet These slight differences in design will probably only be apparent to modellers who have built a number of my kits as this kit builds into a very sound and detailed model BODY ASSEMBLY Parts...

Page 3: ... etched groove on the beading locating into the cab opening You may also wish to fit the cab side grab handrails at this point Now solder the cab sides to the footplate and cab front There is an etched rebate on the inside front edge of the cab side to help locate against the cab front and give a crisp square corner 5 4 8 7 6 Handrail from 0 7mm wire Spot solder to footplate 9 12 10 11 3 Take the ...

Page 4: ...ont and working from the centre solder in sections around each side Solder the spacers parts 21 into the slots on smoke box front making sure that they sit square Solder the smoke box rear part 22 into place inside the wrapper and locating onto the spacers When happy with the assembly file a slight radius around the front and back edges Pre form the rivet detail wrapper part 23 and solder around t...

Page 5: ...ing them onto the footplate and passing the tube through firebox holes Adjust the sections until you are happy with their position in relation to each other and the footplate and then tack solder boiler to smoke box joint Remove the assembly and solder the joint solid If you wish you can also solder a ring of soft wire around the circumference of the joint to represent the boiler to s m o k e box ...

Page 6: ...o tidy up the joint Fit the splasher to footplate beading parts 31 rear parts 32 centre parts 33 front Again it may be necessary to trim slightly to achieve a snug fit Using a generous amount of flux allow the solder to flood into the gaps and joints and then clean back with knife and fibre glass brush to achieve clean crisp edges 30 33 32 29 28 31 27 30 PAGE 6 For transfers I would recommend the ...

Page 7: ... buffer beam All 4Fs were vacuum brake fitted so fit a tall vacuum pipe Some locos were fitted with steam heat pipes for working passenger trains I have provided casting for this pipe but I tend not to fit them to models as I find that they can get in the way of coupling up on a layout Also some locos that were fitted with steam heat sometimes had their pipes removed for the summer Drill out the s...

Page 8: ...fitted to most locos in BR days but check your prototype photos I have provided small diameter etched holes for fitting the early type cover so open these out using a tapered broach or reamer to 4 5mm diameter and remove any burs from around the holes Fit the cast clamp into the round body and then mount into holes from the inside of the firebox FIREBOX MUD HOLE DOORS Early type cover Solder brass...

Page 9: ...his is a good point to place the body to one side and construct the chassis Once a running chassis is achieved we can determine that there will be no clearance problems with the body and then the castings and detail work can be applied Alternatively you may wish to construct the chassis alongside the body Footplate lamp bracket Smoke box door lamp bracket PAGE 9 Feed and drain Pipe work made From ...

Page 10: ...s rod weight shaft solidly to the chassis brackets 50 Fold over to form shaft brackets 0 9mm brass wire 1 5mm brass rod Fold up the ash pan sides parts 51 and solder into the half etched rebates on the inside of the frames 51 Note how cast spring fits to frame PAGE 10 time spent working on the top surface with knife blade and fibre brush removing part lines and casting blemishes will be well rewar...

Page 11: ...or running the wires back to the motor Tin end of tag If you are a little unsure about this you can solder the wire to the tag then lock it between the nuts and thread the wire and plunger through the hole in the chassis Once the plunger is fitted into the chassis I run a ring of Araldite around the housing on the inside face of the chassis side Now clear any paint from the inside of the bearings ...

Page 12: ...itable holes for these in the chassis I have found that Slater s plunger pickups require a little care in their preparation and fitting if they are to work reliably Drill out the back hole in the plastic housing 1 4mm I then run a 2 4mm drill down the inside of the plastic housing twisting the drill between finger and thumb This will remove any wisps of plastic that may jamb the plunger By twistin...

Page 13: ...s so these should be hard against the side frames I solder the bearings into place on the inside face of the chassis sideframes by using a generous amount of liquid flux and a hot iron carrying a good amount of solder I place the iron tip at the joint between bearing and side frame so that the iron is heating both the bearing and the side frame I find that after a few seconds when the heat has bui...

Page 14: ... at the section that cosmetically represents the prototype joint 24 Copper rod to form joint pin PAGE 14 Now open out the crankpin holes in the rods to accept the brass top hat bearing bushes This is best done with a tapered broach or tapered engineers reamer I have one that tapers from 3mm to 2mm and is 40mm long see yellow pages for a good engineers tool merchant they are not cheap but will last...

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