18/03/2025
Hi guys.
Thought I’d actually do a Facebook update. I’ve been so busy beavering away sorting engines out, making parts and continuing with the commission builds.
1: simplex.
I finished this one off as a display item. The boiler is a dummy.
2: kingscale jinty.
This one has the cylinders reworked plus a few other bits of fine tuning. Reduced the water and coal consumption considerably, turned into a plucky little thing.
3: kingscale J94
This one had similar treatment to the Jinty, but included redoing the backhead layout and adding a firebox trim. I have the former still, if anyone wants a “trim piece”.
4: kingscale 1366
This one had the cylinder work done, new pistons and valves as usual. Goes well and the water consumption is really down on this little thing.
5: kingscale 9f
I only did a little pipework on this one the first time it came in.
6: External water tank for a 14xx. Including coal space on the top.
7: 5” Gauge LNER A4.
This one has been in a few times. This time the scope was to increase power and efficiency. So I removed the liners, increased the ports and passages, then refitted the liners with new broached in stainless bobbins. Must of worked, as it placed 6th in IMLEC 2024.
8: 5” Gauge LNER B1.
This came in for a large amount of work. Customers first engine and bought form a second hand dealer.
Superheaters were blown and the pistons and valves blew by like they weren’t there.
List of work includes:
New crank pins and main bushes.
New pistons, rings and valves.
New superheaters
New regulator.
New grate and ashpan.
New pipework layout.
Plus number of detail embellishments.
9: 3” scale Burrell.
Few minor jobs on this neat little engine. One being a new slide valve to my own proportions. I don’t think the one on the drawings is correct, just my view.
10: 3 1/2” gauge Hielen Lassie.
A very neat example of LBSCs classi design.
Came in to be recommissioned, new pistons and o-rings. Plus a bit of pipework and an overall check over.
Very smooth this…
11: 5” Edward Thomas.
New set of superheated made and installed.
12: 5” gauge LNER A4 commission build.
This is making steady progress and will be in steam within the next couple weeks. To prove the chassis and performance of the engine.
13: 5” gauge GWR 51xx large prairie.
This loco has been a bit of a minefield for errors, but is now making strong progress to being finished.
14: 5” gauge class 14 axle sets.
These came in to be quartered and pinned.
15: some parts I’ve had vapour blasted by a local firm. A set of frames for a kit 14xx. And a 3 1/2” gauge duchess cab.
16: kingscale 9f and 5” Speedy.
These came in at the same time. The 9f I mentioned earlier in this post. This time for some more pipework changes, lubricators modified to work.
The speedy I made an external water tank for, retimed it and did a couple minor pipework repairs.
17: 5” King Arthur class.
This is an exceptional model that came from an auction. The boiler failed, so a new one was commissioned from western steam. A few more bits to make and then the rest of it can go back together. Its a works drawings job this one. For sale when done.
Thanks for reading, I’ve done so much more, I just couldn’t fit it all in one post.
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Many thanks.
Ben
