Showing posts with label G2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label G2. Show all posts
Friday, January 13, 2012

Engineering pickups

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The Super D has a fantastic chassis, amazing motor and so I need to do a decent job with the electric collection. Fortunately, there is enou...
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Saturday, January 07, 2012

The Super D gets back on its feet

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The freshly cut metal is hanging under the back end of the chassis. It supports the linkage that connects the brake pull rods to the contr...
Friday, January 06, 2012

Cutting out metal parts

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Work recommences on the Super D with the discovery that I'm missing some bits for the chassis - the guard irons (the locos ones, I have ...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Super D Chassis video

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One for the gearbox pervs among you today - and yes I know there are some out there ! Powering the Super D will be a Cannon motor workin...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Compensating an 0-8-0 chassis

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The Super D box of bits contains really lovely item - the chassis. It's scratchbuilt and fully compensated. I post a picture, not beca...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Making the footplate flat

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Wary of my experiences trying to rescue the old kit bits, I took a critical look at my Plan B Super D. In the main, it was very good but...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Realism and a plan B

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Last week, the Super D was looking good. Then I went to sleep and had a good look at it again in the morning. Overnight the model railway gr...
Thursday, December 08, 2011

Replacing the dented boiler

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Blimey, this was a job that took longer than expected, but the end result was worth it. A Super D doesn't actually have a lot of bodyw...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Boiler chopping

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The process of building a Super D starts with some destruction. The steps sticking out below the footplate. They get in the way when I'm...
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Monday, December 05, 2011

Super D

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I seem to be the target for "unusual" projects. The ones that aren't straight "Take the kit out of the box and stick it...
Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Stop procrastinating

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g2tenderchassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Got to get a move on with this or it will never get finished… Must tackle one of those ...
Saturday, July 15, 2006

Summer time and solder flows easy.

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G2 in the sun Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . No retail therapy for me today. I decided I didn’t need anything in town that couldn’t be...
Sunday, July 02, 2006

G2 Tender

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G2 Tender Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . After a bit of break in the work on the G2 I fancied starting on the tender instead of carryi...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Splashing out

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splashers Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . The G2 splashers are made up of three parts – the bit you fold up from the footplate, a face ...
Thursday, June 22, 2006

Lots of brass

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G2 footplate Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . 7mm kits – just like4mm ones really. The G2 footplate assembles in the same way as it’s sm...
Wednesday, June 21, 2006

G2

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G2 Chassis Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Clear the decks, a new project has arrived. A G2 in 7mm scale. Yet another Mercian kit but I...