{"id":4321,"date":"2020-12-21T13:45:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4321"},"modified":"2020-12-21T13:45:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:45:29","slug":"gcr-class-5a-boiler-and-smokebox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4321","title":{"rendered":"GCR Class 5A Boiler and Smokebox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning I added the semicircle of spare etch attached with a couple of small bridging pieces made from scrap etch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0001-7-1024x831.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0001-7-1024x831.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0001-7-300x244.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0001-7-768x623.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0001-7-370x300.jpg 370w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0001-7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GCR Class 5A Boiler and Smokebox Inner Frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0002-5-634x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0002-5-634x1024.jpg 634w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0002-5-186x300.jpg 186w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0002-5-768x1240.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0002-5.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption>GCR Class 5A Boiler and Smokebox Inner Frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had already rolled the boiler but hadn\u2019t soldered the seam so that was done next and then I realised that the two slits which allow for the curve out of the smokebox base the fit the smokebox saddle hadn\u2019t quite etched right through. A simple task to cut down it with the piercing saw once the seam was soldered. But equally had I noticed it before rolling the boiler I could have done it in the flat with a blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0003-3-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0003-3-1024x589.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0003-3-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0003-3-768x442.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0003-3-500x288.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0003-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GCR Class 5A Boiler and Smokebox Wrapper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some tabs on the ends of the inner frame at the firebox end but I can\u2019t see any corresponding slots in the cab front, so I think I will have to cut those off to get it to sit in place correctly. But that will be a task for next year when I resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0004-3-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0004-3-1024x802.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0004-3-300x235.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0004-3-768x602.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0004-3-383x300.jpg 383w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0004-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GCR Class 5A Boiler and Smokebox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0005-4-453x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0005-4-453x1024.jpg 453w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0005-4-133x300.jpg 133w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_0005-4.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><figcaption>GCR Class 5A Boiler and Smokebox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I added the semicircle of spare etch attached with a couple of small bridging pieces made from scrap etch. 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