David Andrews Princess Royal – Additional Pipework

There were no other pipe castings included in the kit. But there was a casting for a pipe flange for the smaller diameter pipe but only the one.

In the end up I wasn’t happy with the first pair of smaller pipe flanges because I hadn’t managed to get the centre hole in the middle. The cross section of the bar that I used was too small for the 4 jaw so I put it in a collet to drill the centre hole.

However I made the mistake of leaving it full length rather than cutting of a short length and I think that the length of the bar, not being properly supported by the round collet was pulled out of square by the length of the bar. So I milled a stub of round bar into a square and remade them. In the end I made five and chose the best three for the pipework.

Working out the pipe runs required study of the GA and reference to photos but I think that I have it now.

DA Princess Replacement Pipes

Other than the fitting of the handrails I think that these might be the last parts to make for the upper body/footplate but I will double check to be sure.