{"id":571,"date":"2013-05-12T20:40:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T19:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2013-05-12T20:40:33","modified_gmt":"2013-05-12T19:40:33","slug":"a-ray-of-sunshine-in-the-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=571","title":{"rendered":"A ray of sunshine in the build"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s efforts have been very positive.<\/p>\n

First I stripped the wheels and axles from the tender chassis and used a couple of 15″ or so lengths of 3\/16 round bar through the front and rear axle bushes to twist the chassis until it felt better.<\/p>\n

I tried in the front and rear axles but it still didn’t sit square on my pane of glass so a little more tweaking was in order. Once I was satisfied I tried the tender chassis behind the loco just with the front and rear axles fitted. All ran smoothly so I loosely fitted the tender top. Astonishingly it moved under it’s own power without hiccup although the loco wheels did slip a bit. I popped a lump of lead sheet across the front of the frames to stop this during testing.<\/p>\n

The next step was to fit the two middle axles and try again with the tender top loosely fitted. It ran even better.<\/p>\n

Lastly I bit the bullet and fastened the tender top and on thankfully it seems that is one problem solved.
\nI was so elated that I took a video which I will post as soon as the camera battery charges.<\/p>\n

Next up I tried the boiler\/footplate on and discovered that it wouldn’t fit over the Maxon motor. Out with the mini drill and a drum sander which made short work of it. I still need a little fine tuning then I hope to have her running with the boiler in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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