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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 go but internally I have half of it powered and it's warm with a
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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 the outside which still needs tiling and painting, once that is done, I can decide on the colours,
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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 will be where most of the work on the loco will take place. The other benches will be used for
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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 have made the decision to leave the floor as it is to save some time. The original garage
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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 dap hand at that now with the advantage that with each new section I have less to move
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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 to build a workshop that is already full of everything from the old. I am basically building in 3 stages,
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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, it's a pretty strong affair and more than able to take the weight of composite tiles to be
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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 I built the frame, sides from 3 x 2, and the top beam was 2 lengths of 6 x 2
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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 the new concrete with the old. Yes it would involve another 6" sq piece of timber but it wasn&
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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 of space in the old one as new tools had been added over the years. I also wanted to allow
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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, until, that is, I have somewhere to actually build it, I thought that a description of the build
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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 year. Basically, my health took a dive 2 Christmases ago and it's had a big impact on the