Daniel has sent in an update on his ‘Glen’, currently sporting a light blue undercoat….. ‘My garden steam up showed my vertical injectors only picking up halfway but guess what, they worked perfectly on the track. Some blow by was noted & on further inspection on the Monday night the pistons were found to be Read more about Piston Broke…..[…]
In October we left the Bathgate Locomotive Works having made the base of the Lum. Since then, there has been a lot of hand filing, head scratching & careful machining to produce another fine piece of work. The addition of the Lum gives ‘Maude’ a distinguished look. Robert has copied the style of Lum currently Read more about Constructing Yer Reeking Lum…..[…]
The Bathgate Locomotive works have been on bit of an intentional go slow this past week. Robert brings us up to speed: “The awaited rolled smokebox wrapper arrived. It is 2.5mm thick steel & I need to make a jig in order to bend the two ends to a vertical fit between the frames. Trying Read more about Slow Going In Bathgate…..[…]
David N. recently test steamed his lovely Manor class. He kindly sent this short video of it on the test stand & a couple of photographs of the model in his workshop: The attention to detail & quality of build is a credit to David. A couple of years ago he gave a presentation on Read more about Lord Of The Manor….?[…]
Dave S. has recently been in touch with some photographs of the newly fitted cleading to his ‘Dholpur’. A very painstaking job to get it to look ‘just right’ (which I am sure you will agree Dave has succeeded) & not without some tribulations. ‘At last I am pleased to report the boiler cleading has Read more about A Cleading ‘Light’….?[…]
The Bathgate Locomotive Works have been busy utilising the services of their in house joiner & glazier to make the cab windows. A lot of people seem to prefer not to glaze their cab windows for some reason, but in the editors opinion this rather spoils the ship for a ha’porth o’ tar. Down in Read more about Through The Window Clearly[…]
When building a model there are certain features that have to be just right visually, otherwise they stick out like a sore thumb & spoil all the effort that goes into the rest of it. If you have been following this series of articles then you will be aware that Robert has had just such Read more about Getting It Just Right……[…]
Work in the Bathgate Locomotive Works continues apace, although a slight diversion during ‘Storm Francis’ to deal with a leaky Porch delayed work for a while. The latest photographs show progress with the cab beading & the completion of fixing the smokebox door to the smokebox: ‘Pleased to report that the milling of the Read more about Another Tricky Job……[…]
As the lockdown eases, updates on members projects begin to dwindle, presumably as everyone returns to ‘normal’ activities? In some workshops though the lights are still burning brightly & the machinery humming away producing lots of wonderful items. Daniel C’s workshop is one such place & his recent email shows that output continues unabated….. ‘First Read more about Where Does Daniel Find The Time?[…]
Robert has sent a further update from the Bathgate Locomotive Works. The conclusion to the fitting of the smokebox hinges….. ‘These shots show the hinges finally in place with the twists completed so that it lines up nicely with the brackets on the smokebox ring. More importantly, the door closes flat without any straining of Read more about Flushed With Rivets……[…]
