{"id":5883,"date":"2022-12-16T13:39:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2022-12-16T13:39:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:39:35","slug":"david-andrews-princess-royal-boiler-and-smokebox-fittings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5883","title":{"rendered":"David Andrews Princess Royal &#8211; Boiler and smokebox fittings."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once all the boiler band cleats were made I fitted those to the boiler section that I could. There is another to fit to the firebox but more on that in another post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three boiler bands on the boiler itself and the two front ones have the band cleat underneath the boiler while the one in front of the firebox&nbsp;is fitted on the top as is the one on the firebox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fact that I picked up from the GA in the Wild swan book is that on the combustion chamber boilers which were fitted to 6206 at this point in her life was that the band cleats were slightly offset to one side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7-1024x929.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5884\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7-1024x929.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7-768x697.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7-331x300.jpg 331w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0001-7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Royal &#8211; Boiler Band Cleats fitted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5885\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1-1024x818.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1-768x614.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1-375x300.jpg 375w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/New-Out99998-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Royal &#8211; Boiler Band Cleats fitted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is&nbsp;the bottom of the boiler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5886\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1.jpg 870w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1-300x275.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1-768x704.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0005-1-327x300.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Royal &#8211; Boiler Band Cleats fitted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rear one up on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next I&nbsp;fitted some of the details to the smokebox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5887\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006-1.jpg 708w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006-1-300x280.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0006-1-322x300.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0007-862x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5888\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0007-862x1024.jpg 862w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0007-252x300.jpg 252w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0007-768x913.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_0007.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Andrews Princess Royal  &#8211; Smokebox Fittings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once all the boiler band cleats were made I fitted those to the boiler section that I could. There is another to fit to the firebox but more on that in another post. 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