{"id":7321,"date":"2025-10-30T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7321"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:26:10","slug":"mok-8f-8425-just-like-the-realk-thing-tender-finished-or-at-least-the-construction-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7321","title":{"rendered":"MOK 8F 8425 &#8211; Just Like the Realk Thing Tender finished. Or at least the construction is."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday morning saw the brakes fitted. I did need to make a couple of brake adjusters for two reasons. One being that the suppling casting looked a bit over scale although I can see why, as it\u2019s designed to be fitted in between two upright pieces of etch. The second and ultimately more fundamental is that I only have one of said castings and I need two. I added a piece of rod that fits between a clevis casting and rather than mess about trying to mill flats on something so thin, I elected to squash them in pliers and tidy that up a little with a file.<\/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_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"696\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0001.jpg 736w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0001-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_0001-317x300.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brake Slack Adjusters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This shot shows the difference between the casting that I have and the replacements.<\/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\/Comparison.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-1024x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-768x763.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison-302x300.jpg 302w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comparison.jpg 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brake Slack Adjusters &#8211; Comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, the obligatory shot with a 5P piece for scale.<\/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\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7324\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters-1024x775.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters-300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters-768x582.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters-396x300.jpg 396w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tender-Brake-Slack-Adjusters.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brake Slack Adjusters &#8211; Scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those made, it didn\u2019t take long to solder all the brakes up and make it look the part.<\/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\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-1024x548.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-300x160.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-768x411.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-1536x822.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-2048x1096.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-1-500x267.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stanier Tender Brakes 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\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-1024x610.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-768x457.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-1536x914.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-2048x1219.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-2-500x298.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stanier Tender Brakes 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\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-1024x514.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-300x151.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-768x386.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-1536x771.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-2048x1028.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stanier-Tender-Brakes-Fitted-3-500x251.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stanier Tender Brakes Fitted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, I made up the JLRT LMS style coupling. Although I managed to get it all together as it should, (without soldering anything up solid), I even made the \u201ctommy bar\u201d moveable. I did have to turn a new pin to go through the top links and the hooks as the casting was just a touch too short<\/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\/JLRT-Coupling-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-1024x531.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-300x156.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-768x398.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-1536x797.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-2048x1062.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/JLRT-Coupling-500x259.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday morning saw the brakes fitted. I did need to make a couple of brake adjusters for two reasons. 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