Manning Wardle 'H' Class. Part 2 of a Pug bash.
Managed to do a few more bits on the 'H' Class over the past few days including fitting the cut section of tubing under the saddle tank to represent the boiler. Thank's to Ruston's measurements of his Ixion 7mm version I was able to work out a rough figure for the depth between the bottom of the saddle tank and the running plate. The photos below show the model held together once more with Blu-tac.
Thankfully, I managed to make up the smokebox door straps fairly successfully with Micro-strip, though looking at the picture it looks as if the top one has a slight 'wonk' on. No SOS calls to Robert at RT Models! The smokebox door wheel is a combination of a Comet smokebox door dart and a Mainly Trains etched wheel from one of the excelllent detailing etched frets they do. I've bent up a lamp iron too from a staple.
To the rear I've added to brackets once again made from staples. I forgot to mention in the first post that handbrake housing on the rear panel is a piece of vacuum cylinder from a Parkside kit. Inside the cab I've added bracing to the rear panel,
Here's the final view for this evening. The other thing I've done to the cab is added beading around the side cab windows again using Micro-strip. I've made provision for cab door handrails too. The leaf springs are once again from the excellent RT Models.
At the moment the loco is sat on a non-working chassis but I'll be getting one next week so as to finalise the build and add the roof. I might look at adding the handrails over the weekend but other than assembly the main work is done. I will be adding the pipe work for the sand pipes and will remove the sandboxes from the new chassis when it arrives.
Steve at Narrow Planet is going to make me up a set of Manning-Wardle works plates and a nameplate as well. I'm looking forward to receiving these. (I've gone for a work number of 1783 and build date of 1912-Totally fictitious of course)
This has been a lovely build so far and really enjoyable.
Cheers,
Mark
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