Showing posts with label 1361. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1361. Show all posts
Monday, June 30, 2008

Winner !

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At the Double O Gauge Association AGT last weekend I scored another win in the kitbuilt and scratchbuilt locomotive section. By a small ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

1361 - Finished

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1361 finished Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . OK, so the blog has been a bit behind. Yesterday this model locomotive was ready for pain...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

1361 in the metal

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1361 in the metal Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Everything on the locomotive is now soldered together. The front handrail has been re...

Boiler section

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Boiler section Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I keep plonking the locomotive body on to its chassis and checking it looks right. This ...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Cabside - what ?

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1361 cabside Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . I don't know what's going on here. The cab sides of the 1361 overlap the front by ...
Friday, April 18, 2008

This is NOT a bodge

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frontfixing Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . No, the front footplate fixing bolt had to be removed because it got in the way of the chas...
Thursday, April 17, 2008

1361 in bits

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1361 bits Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Time to return (again) to an old project. When I left the 1361 it had a working chassis and a...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Wonky 1361

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loco looking wonky Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . With the fishing boat reaching completion I’ve dug out another project in the unfini...
Sunday, December 16, 2007

Cylinders

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1361 cylinders Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . It’s time to stop building new stuff for the 1361 locomotive and start facing the bits I...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Bug-a-Lug

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bugalug Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . All this work on the chassis will be to no avail if I can’t solve one little problem. The motor...
Monday, December 10, 2007

What a difference new wheels make

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1361 chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Time to get back to an old projects. The 1361 class has been sitting in a box for over a m...
Saturday, September 29, 2007

Today's post

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Wheel pack Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The Romford wheels for the 1361 class have arrived. With a bit of luck this means the proble...
Friday, September 21, 2007

Look what rolled in

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gibson wheels Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Look what came through the post today – my Gibson wheels ! After a bit of a misunderstand...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Back in the box

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1861parts Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . This was supposed to run on the layout last weekend. I had a vision that the locomotive would...
Thursday, September 06, 2007

Cranky Pin

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wheelpin Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Well, after plenty of testing the old K’s wheels have given up the ghost The non-powered end w...
Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Assembling the chassis

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1861chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Sticking the chassis together was suprisingly painless. First I cut some strip to act as sp...
Monday, September 03, 2007

Old tricks

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1861 stripped Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Since bleeding the brakes on the camper, I have a load of second hand brake fluid kicking...
Saturday, September 01, 2007

Hornblocks

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hornblocks Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Soldering the chassis together didn’t take long – about an hour and half, which even include...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Flat pack chassis

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1861chassisflat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . According to “experts” you should always start your day with the worst job you have to ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

GWR 1361 class

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GWR 1361 class Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . A few years ago I picked up this little beauty for 8 quid from a second hand stall at a ...