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Project "Merchant Navy"
The "Merchant Navy" project has in fact really started today, most of the parts having been collected together...
The project is to create a Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge Re-built Merchant Navy loco. C1960s type of model.
Following on from someone on the Tri-ang Yahoo E-Group who has done a similar job in TT Guage, using a TT Un-rebuilt Merchant navy Chassis and modified tender, and a Britannia Body, I am using an un-rebuilt Battle of Britain Chasis (Winston Churchill) and a tender (To be modified). with a modified Britannia body. (and parts from the Kitmaster/Airfix/Dapol Battle of Britain kit.
The centre driving wheels have been drilled out and long Tri-ang Crank pins fitted.
The Britannia Cylinders, coupling and connecting rods, valve gear support and valve gear have been fittted.
The BoB Bogie and Pony Truck have been fitted.
The pick-ups needed re-soldering, but the motor and large Synchrosmoke unit are all now fitted and running well.
The Brit body cab is too long to use as is, it fouls the tender (It won't fit.). The portion containing the cab doors has to be cut off.
As I am using the cab from the kit (cut off), the whole cab has now gone, and is being modified to make the kit cab fit.
That is the limit of progess to-date...
The "Merchant Navy" project has in fact really started today, most of the parts having been collected together...
The project is to create a Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge Re-built Merchant Navy loco. C1960s type of model.
Following on from someone on the Tri-ang Yahoo E-Group who has done a similar job in TT Guage, using a TT Un-rebuilt Merchant navy Chassis and modified tender, and a Britannia Body, I am using an un-rebuilt Battle of Britain Chasis (Winston Churchill) and a tender (To be modified). with a modified Britannia body. (and parts from the Kitmaster/Airfix/Dapol Battle of Britain kit.
The centre driving wheels have been drilled out and long Tri-ang Crank pins fitted.
The Britannia Cylinders, coupling and connecting rods, valve gear support and valve gear have been fittted.
The BoB Bogie and Pony Truck have been fitted.
The pick-ups needed re-soldering, but the motor and large Synchrosmoke unit are all now fitted and running well.
The Brit body cab is too long to use as is, it fouls the tender (It won't fit.). The portion containing the cab doors has to be cut off.
As I am using the cab from the kit (cut off), the whole cab has now gone, and is being modified to make the kit cab fit.
That is the limit of progess to-date...