{"id":7308,"date":"2025-10-26T13:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7308"},"modified":"2025-10-26T13:01:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T12:01:52","slug":"mok-8f-8425-still-working-on-the-jlrt-tender-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7308","title":{"rendered":"MOK 8F 8425 \u2013  Still Working On The JLRT Tender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having sorted the water scoop thoughts turned to the brakes as being the last major items to fit. This is where life got a little interesting. As I mentioned previously the kit is \u201cborrowed\u201d from my Just Like the Real Thing, Rebuilt Scot kit. According to the JLRT instructions, the brakes for the Royal Scot tenders differed from the usual Stanier tenders being much simplified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a snip from the instructions illustrating the simplified version.<\/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\/2025\/10\/Brake-linkage-instructions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"476\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brake-linkage-instructions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7309\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brake-linkage-instructions.png 822w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brake-linkage-instructions-300x174.png 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brake-linkage-instructions-768x445.png 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brake-linkage-instructions-500x290.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, JLRT did provide an etch for the linkages, albeit they didn\u2019t include any cross beams. Presumably this was intended for use with another kit which included a Stanier tender but I can\u2019t think of one in the JLRT range.<\/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\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Brake-Linkage-etch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Brake-Linkage-etch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Brake-Linkage-etch.jpg 928w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Brake-Linkage-etch-300x63.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Brake-Linkage-etch-768x161.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Brake-Linkage-etch-500x105.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This left making up some cross beams. I started with some 2mm brass rod and having cut three lengths I turned a spigot on each end to fit through the holes in the brake hanger castings.<\/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\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams-1024x641.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams-768x481.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams-479x300.jpg 479w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Basics-of-New-Brake-Cross-Beams.jpg 1490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beginings of Brake Cross Beams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, I created a small jig which is essentially a rectangular block to hold the cross beam rods to allow me to machine parallel flats on each end.<\/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\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1769.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Milling Brake Cross Beams<\/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\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1-807x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1-807x1024.jpg 807w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1-236x300.jpg 236w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1-768x975.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Finished-Brake-Cross-Beams-1.jpg 1517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, for the session, I machined a replacement brake cylinder.<\/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\/2025\/10\/IMG_00010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"850\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00010.jpg 824w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00010-291x300.jpg 291w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_00010-768x792.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vacuum Cylinder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having sorted the water scoop thoughts turned to the brakes as being the last major items to fit. This is where life got a little interesting. As I mentioned previously the kit is \u201cborrowed\u201d from my Just Like the Real &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7308\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mok-8f"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7315,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7308\/revisions\/7315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}