Showing posts with label Dock Tank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dock Tank. Show all posts
Saturday, February 14, 2009

LMS Dock Tank

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LMS Dock Tank Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker The Dock Tank is finished. I usually say that I build locos for people that I would be happ...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Finishing touches

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Coal Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker I normally leave coaling up a model locomotive to last. It's a tradition that says that everythi...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Fitting tension lock couplings

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coupling - front Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker The Dock tank specification includes a set of standard tension lock couplings as fitted ...

Varnished Dock Tank

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Varnished Dock Tank Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker Hooray for slightly warmer weather. A sunny day made me brave enough to waft some Hum...
Monday, February 09, 2009

Pressfix Transfers

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Another make or break moment for this model locomotive - applying transfers. In stock I had the appropriate Pressfix LMS locomotive sheet. T...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Painted dock tank

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Painted tank Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Finally, the dock tank has paint. Cold weather over the last few days left me wary of the ...
Monday, February 02, 2009

Still looks like a Jinty

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Primed dock tank Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The dock tank has been primed. Then tinkered with. Then primed again. And it still loo...
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Holey bottom

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Holey bottom Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Locomotives built from etched kits are normally too light for reliable layout operation. W...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Squeezing the brakes in

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Brake close up Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Oh the joys of a reduced size etched kit. I'm sure that the brake shoes and hangers ...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Coal rails

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Coal rails Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Lots of head scratching here. I know where the coal rails on the locomotive but how I was to...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Resistance isn't futile

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Tank top Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Now I'm onto the detailing stretch on the dock tank I've broken out my resistance sold...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Roof resolved

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Roof resolved Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Off the roof came and this time the cab back was removed too. The roof wrapper was still ...
Monday, January 26, 2009

Cab roof

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Assembled roof Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Re-scaling etched railway kits opens up many possibilities. With a few button pushes on ...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Firebox fun

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Whitemetal firebox Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The dock tank locomotive firebox is giving me trouble. My intention was to use the c...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Testing the Dock Tank

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Dock Tank test Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . There is a difference between running a model on a rolling road and giving it a spin on ...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Boiler surgery

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Boiler bottom Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . With the main sections of the locomotive body together, I still faced a challenge. Put si...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Tanked up

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Tanked up Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The side tanks are a nice origami exercise in brass. Most of the folds are square and easy to...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Dock tank boiler

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Dock tank boiler Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . When I built my first dock tank, this was where it all went wrong. Mercian supply the ...
Monday, January 12, 2009

Footplate fixed

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Footplate fixed Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Attaching model locomotive bodies to chassis is a surprisingly contentious business. O...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

Test running the chassis

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Happy days - the dock tank chassis works. Balanced on my rolling road it's thrashing away like a good ' un . I expect that with all ...