Flying Scotsman Axleboxes Completed and Axle ends painted and lined Last time I laid out my plans on what to do next, one of the jobs on the list was to radius the axlebox slots and that's what I have
Flying Scotsman Completing the Main axle spring gear Spring Hangers, or in fact machined bolts, simple enough but there's twelve of them. Specs are 1/4 Hex head, a plain shank of 5/32 x 1" long and
Flying Scotsman Main Axle spring arrangement Next on the list is the spring gear for the main drivers . I think I have most of what's required, I bought the spring steel some time ago and since
Flying Scotsman Expansion Links: Their bearing oil cups and the Weighshaft NB: There's not that much work from me on these very important parts as the expansion links were water cut and if you recall the weighshaft was CnC'd by my
Flying Scotsman Chassis painting: Part 3, we have colour Well tonight see's 4472 with the first bit of colour, yes I managed to get paint on the inner frames. It's a little warm for enamel's really but I left
Flying Scotsman Chassis Painting: Part 2, getting everything ready for top coat Continuing with the painting, deciding to paint now was not really my first choice, this decision has been made for me in a way as yesterday I was kindly asked
Flying Scotsman Chassis stripped for painting: Part 1,weighshaft fabrication, bits and pieces. Nb: There was a lot of editing for these updates so please forgive me if they aren't totally clear So I now look at the painting and a few other
Flying Scotsman Middle Cylinder: alignment with saddle NB: You know, when I reread these updates and edit them to make sense I sometimes look in awe at what work is involved in making what basically is a
Flying Scotsman Middle Cylinder: Part 2 Next I wanted to machine the rear of the bore and after giving it a little thought I decided on using the boring head in the mill for no real
Flying Scotsman Middle Cylinder: Part 1 Now we come to one of those jobs that I am most apprehensive about, it's not that there's anything particularly difficult about this but there is very little, actually probably
Flying Scotsman Cab: Part 4- Washout plugs A little more done to the cab today, this time the washout plugs and cover. I have followed Don's overall dimensions with a slight change in design, I'll explain.. the
Flying Scotsman Cab: Part 3-windows Today I made a start on the window frames, I made templates for the side windows first although forgot to take any pictures of these. there's not much to see
Flying Scotsman Cab: Part 2-Ventilator housing Now, I stated early on that I would make this a removable item, this is for two main reasons, first it gives me a better view of the manifold and
Flying Scotsman Cab: Part 1- main structure I then made a start on the cab, again I have made use of Malcolm and laser cut parts, this cab when completed will be highly detailed, I plan to
Flying Scotsman Coupling Rods Onto the first motion parts, I had planned at this stage to start stripping the frames down ready for paint but when reading a fellow model engineers update in regards
Flying Scotsman Sandbox rear plates, guard irons and Ejector elbow. Something that needs doing now before moving on much more with the chassis assembly is to make the sander rear mounting plates and drill/tap their mounting holes before painting
Flying Scotsman Crankpins, some frame work All of the crank-pins have raised steps that sit flush with the wheel boss at 19/32nd diameter so each started off as a piece of silver steel at that
Flying Scotsman Ejector elbow This isn't news 'per se' as I've had this casting for some time and in fact have machined it but since it's now appeared in the log that I'm slowly
Flying Scotsman Locomotive steps Next up was the steps, both front steps and cab. I made a start on the steps beginning with the front brackets that are fitted to the bottom of the
Flying Scotsman Smokebox door-Dust shield+ details Next was to make a start on the ash shield, again something that I'd added to the model to follow the prototype. I am using some 1 mm steel here
Flying Scotsman Smokebox-Saddle-Chimney and petticoat Continuing with the smokebox, I cut out the access in the smokebox tube and started work on the standpipe for the outside cylinder's exhaust. In the first picture, I have
Flying Scotsman Smokebox Door furniture Smokebox etc... On 4472 for my era the door hinges etc were burnished steel, I will use stainless steel to represent this look and also to remain looking this way
Flying Scotsman Lamp Irons and Grab Rails-Working Lamps Lamp irons and grab rails NB: the lamps are from JCT. The lamp irons are simple enough but thought that I'd share how I tackled these particular items as they
Flying Scotsman Running Board hatches NB: When I first wrote this I was looking for some information in regards to the front running board hatch as it isn't on Don's drawing. I will include the
Flying Scotsman Buffers NB: I loved making these little things, very prototypical After finishing the crank, I looked at the chassis to decide what to tackle next.. there's so much left to do
