Perseverance kits

[Matthew FlackParticipant]

Hi everyone,I’m currently building an M&L Premier kit GWR grange kit that came with a perseverance chassis kit.As I’ve set out to build the chassis in compensated form I’ve become aware that I’m missing the vital information on fitting hornblocks to assemble it in this manner …I have all other instructions!?? Does anyone have a copy please.I have looked at the website before Christmas and found that a jig is also required for this task which I was about to order afterwards ,now i cannot seem to get the website to upload on the internet!!! Any ideas welcome. Many thanks

[Paul WillisParticipant]

I believe that I have one of these kits in the kit mountain in the loft. I’ll have a look this evening and see if I can find it.

I didn’t know that it came with the Perseverance chassis as standard. Even if mine doesn’t, setting up a compensated chassis is straightforward.

Have you assembled the coupling rods yet? That will be the first thing that you need to do. Having never opened the box, I don’t even know if they are rigid or jointed as they come in the kit.

Cheers
Paul Willis
10060

[Stuart FirthParticipant]

Iain Rice’s chassis book is a great place to start. The content about motors and gearboxes is rather out of date now but everything else still rings true. if you don’t already have hornblocks the MJT ones work well (Now made by Dart castings), and alignment jigs for the hornblocks can be had from London Road Models.

[Paul WillisParticipant]

Hi Stephen,

I went up into the loft last night in search of my Grange kit. I’m afraid that it is not the M&L kit which I have. It is one produced by Westward. It also doesn’t have a Perseverance chassis with it.

I would strongly echo Stuart’s suggestion of Iain Rice’s book on chassis building as an excellent place to start. Whilst some new ideas and products have emerged in the decades since it was written – notably the use of Continuous Spring Beams (CSB) for locomotive suspension – there is probably no better primer on how to build a successfully working chassis.

I would differ from Stuart’s advice in one respect though. In my view, the absolute best hornblocks to use for any suspension purpose are those from High Level Kits. Not only are the components beautifully etched and machined, they are assembled with no solder at all, until you come to fix them in the chassis. They also have lovely little useful touches designed in, such as holes for keep-wires to stop the bearing dropping out, and a tab to ensure it is fixed at the correct height in a frame (assuming that the hornblock cut-outs are in the right place to start with!). And you would not find a more helpful person than Chris at High Level to ensure that you have the right item and it worked well.

Cheers
Paul Willis
10060

[Matthew FlackParticipant]

Thank you all for your words of wisdom and valued advice. I have managed to get a full set of Iain Rice books to help me along my journey. Will shout though if I need future assistance from you. Many thanks again Stephen

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