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Prototype photos:

Y133 in VR and Y160 V/Line running LE at Seymour 1988. Chris Pearce

Y134 Courtesy of Peter Vincent

Y 122 Dynon 1980’s. Note the fuel gauge compared to Y173 below. Chris Pearce

Long hood end of Y112; note the missing VR

in the chevron. Photo courtesy of Mark Bau.

Air tank arrangement courtesy of Peter

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Summary of Contents for SDLocoY1

Page 1: ...ssor clamps weights soldering aids Blu Tak 0 3mm drill bit pin vice tweezers Other items decoder wire 2B pencil paint couplers LifeLike SW9 1200 loco for motor bogies weights and phosphorous bronze pickups etc Assembly Instructions Some steps require close attention and they are highlighted in bold and italics Parts referred to in the text are marked P1 P2 etc All brass parts and their holding tab...

Page 2: ...s for the remaining 2 cab handrails into the holes provided If you need to open the holes up use a 0 3mm or no79 80 drill to clear away excess solder 7 Glue a loco headlight P5 into the square above the front door window Cab roof Note The large fold lines are on the underside of the cab roof 1 Insert 2 lift rings P23 into the holes provided on top of the roof P7 and solder glue from underneath Enl...

Page 3: ...ong nose pliers 10 Using your hands fold up the sides of the long hood Don t worry about the section near the cab not matching the profile as yet 11 Bend the rear long hood nose up to meet the sides of the long hood and pay attention so that the bottom edge meets the side s bottom edges as well This may take a few pushes and tweaks with the pliers to achieve this Once satisfied solder one edge bot...

Page 4: ... See photo below 3 Fit a plywood step P15 on the floor of the walkway behind the rear cab door 4 Fit a plywood step P15 on the floor of the walkway in front of the cab front door 5 Glue lift rings P23 into the 3 holes provided on the long end roof and shown below in the diagram 6 Glue the long hood rear wall light P5 onto the square provided 7 In the first hole P14 behind the cab bend a small piec...

Page 5: ...e attached to the body 3 Remove the cab shell after unplugging the centre handrails from the cab The cab weight will be used later 4 Pushing down on the exposed mechanism whilst holding the walkway gradually slide the mechanism out of the plastic shell being careful not to damage the phosphor bronze pickups LifeLike mechanism with the shell removed 5 Remove the long hood from the walkway and dispo...

Page 6: ...the cab end of the motor cut out hole paying very careful attention so that it sits square and vertical with the chassis floor The scribed line points away from the motor and to the headstock end 5 Repeat the same procedure for the wide motor mounting fork P27 that is for the long hood again making sure that the scribed line points away from the motor and to the other headstock end 6 Run beads of ...

Page 7: ...ng to the top Push the motor down into the cradle until snaps into the forks paying attention so that the decoder wires sit in the rear slots provided in the chassis 7 Solder the 18mm decoder wire to the long phosphor bronze tab 8 Solder the 12mm decoder wire to the long phosphor bronze tab 9 Make sure the pickups are at about 30 degrees 10 Glue P36 coupler spacers at each end of the chassis so th...

Page 8: ...urning to get the coupler into position or you can file a very small amount on each side and the bottom of the coupler pocket to allow the unit to slide in from the front Painting The whole etch needs to be cleaned before priming and final colour application All excess solder should be minimised There are several ways of cleaning brass but to bathe the brass in warmed Vinegar for 20 minutes is rec...

Page 9: ...at Seymour 1988 Chris Pearce Y134 Courtesy of Peter Vincent Y 122 Dynon 1980 s Note the fuel gauge compared to Y173 below Chris Pearce Long hood end of Y112 note the missing VR in the chevron Photo courtesy of Mark Bau Air tank arrangement courtesy of Peter ...

Page 10: ...uel tank pipe cab end Photo courtesy Dave Crowhurst Fuel tank top side view Photo courtesy Dave Crowhurst Fireman s side Photo courtesy Dave Crowhurst Driver s side Photo courtesy Dave Crowhurst Y139 doing what it does best Photo courtesy of Geoff Winkler ...

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