Flying Scotsman REVERSER: Part 3 STAND ASSEMBLY To Quote the great Don Young, "The stand will test both our resolve and patience" That may be so but then you add nutter's like me, and many of you
Flying Scotsman REVERSER: Part 2 In the last article, we had the reverser ready for brazing but we're not ready for that stage yet. We first need to transfer the mounting holes to the reverser
Flying Scotsman REVERSER: Part 1 Yes, I'm back on the loco, It's hard to believe that the last time I worked on the loco itself was June 2022. The workshop still has some way to
Flying Scotsman New Works: 4472 Enters her new Works I'm getting closer to being able to recommence working on 4472 again and in fact will do so before actually finishing the workshop, not so much the internal areas but
Flying Scotsman NEW WORKS: BENCH AND HOIST Having already built the smaller workbenches in the new building and now that the main area was covered in Plywood I could move on to building the larger benches which
Flying Scotsman NEW WORKS: Completing the internal panelling This installment sees me completing the internal paneling and thus the workshop's structure is nearly there. The procedure is the same as for the other walls but this time I
Flying Scotsman NEW WORKS: The Other Wing With the new section now at an advanced stage I turned my attention to the original garage structure. This of course meant moving everything around again but I'm getting a
Flying Scotsman NEW WORKS: First drawers fitted Now this might seem a bit out of step and it is but sometimes one has to work around things the best that they can. for me, this means trying
Flying Scotsman NEW WORKS: Insulating roof inside and out Next up was to insulate the roof inside and also make it waterproof from the outside. The rafters are made from 3x2 with the sheeting itself being 18mm exterior ply,
Flying Scotsman NEW WORKS: DOORS We now come to the doors and their relevant frames. For the smaller side door we have already seen the bare framework but not the more substantial front door. First
Flying Scotsman New Works: Roof framework While the mortar was left to cure over a few days I moved on to other tasks, one of which was to work out what section to build to reconnect
Flying Scotsman New Works: laying the groundwork With the donor garage sorted I could move on to preparing the ground for the new extension which I require to allow for more space, lessons gained from the lack
Flying Scotsman New Works location for 4472 I wondered if the building of a new workshop for 4472 might be of interest to other Model Engineers? and since I can't progress any further with the model itself,
News Just a short note to explain why no updates for some time...Health, New home and New Workshop Hi guys, it has been suggested to me that I give an update to the blog as to why the site has been so quiet since the middle of last
Flying Scotsman Ashpan The ashpan is one of those parts that need to be made to fit both the area between the frames and the shape of the foundation ring, Don says as
Flying Scotsman Radius Rod completed/fitted..lifting arms fabricated and fitted This entry sees the completion of the radius rods, the lifting arms and the sliding blocks connecting the two. I have to say that i have been making up these
Flying Scotsman Radius Rods Part 3 With the front face finished it was then time to machine the backs, I mentioned before that I would make a decision on whether to flute the backs later, I
Flying Scotsman Radius Rods part 2 It was now time to create a lot of swarf, I guess there can be a number of ways to tackle this, this is how I did it with the
Flying Scotsman Radius Rods part 1 Although these are a pretty simple part to machine from solid there will be a good few different set-ups involved, plus added complications of changing the design to be more
Flying Scotsman Union Links Once these are made and fitted I'll for the first time have the 2:1 conjugated valve gear working, exciting times ahead. The union links are pretty straightforward machining but
Flying Scotsman Combination Lever Today I begin some of the more interesting parts to the motion, I say 'interesting' in as far as they take a little more thought in the setup. There aren't
Flying Scotsman Locomotive Weighbridge A good working steam locomotive needs to be set up balanced on it’s axles for best tractive effort, something that I have been working on for my model of
Flying Scotsman NLSME event Brean visit August 2021 A few pictures of the model at this annual club event A picture with a ME Silver medal awarded model built in 2mm scale. The model was made by a
Flying Scotsman Valves: spindles cross-drilled to fit valve crossheads, valve guides painted and temporarily fitted. I decided that now was a good time to revisit the valves to finish off the spindles and fit their crossheads. 2 each for the left and right cylinders but
Flying Scotsman Final fitting of pistons, dummy cotter joints, cylinder covers, front relief valves, and the stainless cover plates trimmed and fitted. I have a fair bit to cover in this entry, so here goes... First up is making the gaskets for the cylinder covers, Don states to fit these dry, I
