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June 28, 2023 at 2:29 pm #245468Stuart FirthParticipant
I can’t seem to leave old K’s kits alone at the moment. My current build is this old ebay specimen which has received a new chassis and some details. As it has reached the stage where it runs it seems appropriate to post a photo. I won’t be describing the build in detail as the loco has a thread on RMWeb, but this link will take you there:
https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/178234-ks-gwr-1361-0-6-0st-rebuild-in-em-gauge/?do=getNewComment
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June 29, 2023 at 4:30 pm #245472Paul TomlinsonParticipant
Stuart, thanks for posting. For a number of reasons I tend not to frequent RMWeb, so I hope you’ll pop the odd photo on here for us to enjoy. I have a fondness for some of the old kits, probably nostalgia creeping in. Cheers.
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June 30, 2023 at 8:41 am #245475Stuart FirthParticipant
Thanks Paul. I will post some pictures when progress is made in that case! I get a strange fascination from messing with old kits, even though they are frequently frustrating.
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July 14, 2023 at 4:16 pm #245562Nick RidgwayParticipant
Good stuff, Stuart. Keep it rolling!
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July 16, 2023 at 10:29 pm #245583Nigel BurbidgeParticipant
Stuart
I do love, and remain in awe of your skills in resurrecting old kits in this way. It does go to show there is a more economical (and often more satisfying) way of progressing in this hobby than many of the ‘box acquirers’ can imagine.
Nigel
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July 17, 2023 at 8:31 am #245587Stuart FirthParticipant
Thank you both. Something of a modelling hiatus at present, too much going on, but I will return to this as soon as I can!
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July 26, 2023 at 10:25 am #245668Stuart FirthParticipant
Still made no progress but here’s some pics of the chassis – a CSP etch from their kit. The boiler and firebox sides have been added to it to allow the motor and gearbox to be hidden away and give a boiler with daylight underneath. High Level 90:1 gearbox and a cheap motor from China courtesy of ebay. It is 5 pole skew wound and runs very nicely albeit speedily, hence the 90:1 ratio!
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July 26, 2023 at 3:36 pm #245670Paul TomlinsonParticipant
Looking good. In the latest MRJ there’s a Manning Wardle where the builder has incorporated a similar boiler/firebox onto the frames, which seems a sensible thing to do. Handy place to secure the motor. I find views of the pickup arrangements interesting as it gives food for thought, so cheers. Looking at the whitemetal body, I’d like to mention that I’ve been quite pleased using rivet transfers. On my (7mm) build, I lost the etched-on rivets on the smokebox, and replaced them with transfers. You can just about see the carrier film, but not too bad. Mine were from Archer, but Railtec now do a large selection.
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July 27, 2023 at 8:54 am #245674Stuart FirthParticipant
They look superb – frankly I’m hoping to get away with it, but we’ll see once the primer is on.
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January 8, 2024 at 10:10 am #247623Stuart FirthParticipant
Slow progress, but the body is nearly ready! Gibson safety valve and smokebox door handle have been added, some other details too.
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January 8, 2024 at 10:42 am #247624Paul TomlinsonParticipant
Stuart, that’s looking very good. One thing that strikes me is how the overall look is just “right”, capturing the character of the prototype. A credit to the pattern-maker, and builder! Cheers.
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January 8, 2024 at 1:20 pm #247632Nigel BurbidgeParticipant
I’ll second that! Looking at that photo you wouldn’t believe it is a resurrected K’s kit!
Nigel
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January 19, 2024 at 7:09 am #247748Douglas FirthParticipant
Hi Stuart,
You have done a fine job. If not told of the backgroung I would have thought that you were the first builder of the kit. It makes me think that I should rebuild my own 2nd hand version. It was built by the late Ted Thoday from West Australia and the chassis is a superb runner but the body has suffered over the years. I gave it a quick tart up and use it as a spare.
Regards
Douglas Firth.
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January 22, 2024 at 10:04 am #247784Stuart FirthParticipant
Thanks everyone, it has been a bit of a grind but there is great satisfaction in bringing something back from the dead!
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January 28, 2024 at 4:19 pm #247835Stuart FirthParticipant
There at last, excepting number plates, to be ordered, lamps, ordered, and vac pipes, forgot!
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January 28, 2024 at 4:40 pm #247837Paul TomlinsonParticipant
Stuart, that lovely loco looks very much at home. Thanks for posting.
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January 28, 2024 at 10:11 pm #247844Nick RidgwayParticipant
Another good one, Stuart! I just want to know if it will go round that right-angled elbow of track between the buildings at Saltport.
- This reply was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by Nick Ridgway.
- This reply was modified 7 months, 3 weeks ago by Nick Ridgway.
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February 5, 2024 at 9:48 am #247914Stuart FirthParticipant
Yes, and no – goes in but derails coming out. Perhaps because of the fixed rear axle.
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January 29, 2024 at 9:03 am #247856Stuart FirthParticipant
We can try, as long as the Shedmaster at Birkenhead doesn’t get to hear about it !
Before anyone pipes up that they didn’t have any of these at Birkenhead, well, they did in my version of reality. In the 1970’s, they also snapped up some class 07 diesels that Southampton docks didn’t want any more…
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January 29, 2024 at 11:21 am #247858Nigel BurbidgeParticipant
Stuart,
That looks lovely and just shows how, with some TLC and skill, it is possible to resurrect these kits and make them absolutely at home on a finescale layout. Respect to you!
Nigel
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