Flying Scotsman Tender: Bunker detail and Handrails I then directed my attention to the stiffeners that give internal support to the tender sides. I have deviated from Don's instructions as they seem to be just for show
Flying Scotsman Tender: Locker doors and their furniture I then tackled the two locker doors,which were nicely laser cut. The hinges were fabricated with strips of brass that had copper tube soldered to them ready to be
Flying Scotsman Tender locker front details: Doors and Scuttle There is a lot of detail on this model, much is covered in Don's drawings but there is also what I'd call 'super detail' which I have added. It's not
Flying Scotsman Tender body panels These are large pieces of brass and care needs to be taken when forming them as any buckle or deformation will show up very easily on a flat panel of
Flying Scotsman Tender Water filler Don suggested fabricating the water filler tube using copper tube, I had none of the correct size, I did however have some brass billet, a bit wasteful perhaps but at
Flying Scotsman Tender body part 3: Coal wall doorway The coal door has a T piece stiffener that needs to be fabricated before the front panel can be soldered up. As I said previously Malcolm's work is superb however
Flying Scotsman Tender Body part 2: Internals There's a lot of internal sections to this tender which adds greatly to it's strength. Don states that the tender design is capable of supporting a driver sitting astride it
Flying Scotsman Tender body part 1: Soleplate The body will be 'super detailed' as will the entire model, I chose to use one of Malcolm High's brass laser cut kit (Model Engineers Laser) which saved me an
Flying Scotsman Tender The tender on a Gresley pacific is a pretty large affair, with it's 8 wheels and large capacity it's an impressive sight in its own right. It's also a fairly
Flying Scotsman Welcome to my build of Don Young's 5" gauge 'Doncaster' Gresley A1 Hi everyone… I started this model approx 2010, or should I say the first picture was taken then. This is my build of 4472 Flying Scotsman using Don Young’s
