{"id":639,"date":"2013-11-06T22:22:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=639"},"modified":"2013-11-06T22:26:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:26:49","slug":"the-a3-sees-the-light-of-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=639","title":{"rendered":"The A3 see&#8217;s the light of day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In between working on other project I have been doing a bit more towrds finishing the A3. I have fixed a few bits on the chassis &#8211; a loose spring hanger, one of the slide bar supports and added the front sand pipes.<\/p>\n<p>I have also done quite a bit at the backhead. Getting it finished and ready to fit into the cab<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-640\" alt=\"A3 001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-001.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-001.jpg 615w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-001-300x292.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-001-307x300.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-641\" alt=\"A3 002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-002.jpg\" width=\"637\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-002.jpg 637w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-002-300x282.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-002-318x300.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The steam hose on the pictures above I scratch built to replace the cast offering that came with the kit below. I made it from a Connoisseur Models Clack valve casting that I cross drilled to fit a cast hand wheel from Hobbyhorse and the hose itself is a length \u00a0of 24 gauge soft brass beading wire bound with 32 gauge brass beading wire and soldered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-642\" alt=\"A3 003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-003.jpg\" width=\"569\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-003.jpg 569w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/A3-003-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What I hadn&#8217;t reckoned on was the fact that there is no way that I can get it into the cab without taking the roof off &#8211; which is soldered on.<\/p>\n<p>Now you might think that this is a bit drastic but having slept on it I think that it&#8217;s for the better &#8211; I had a go at lining one side of the cab and I wasn&#8217;t entirely happy with it so into the paint stripper it has gone.<\/p>\n<p>To be continued when the paint has come off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In between working on other project I have been doing a bit more towrds finishing the A3. 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