My Burrell new build

This is my new thread on my build of a 2" Burrell. Went to STW on Wednesday. Met by Dean and shown around. All very friendly and had a good couple hours looking round. Well impressed and brought my first kit home Today(Saturday) starting my build, long way to go and no doubt be full of ups n downs, but I know any problems I might encounter, there will be someone on here or at STW, that can help.
In the first kit, there was two small blue bottles, can anyone help in telling what they are and what I use them for?
I will be posting picture of my progress.
I know at the end of my build, I will have made a Burrell, a thing of beauty that has and will bring so many hours of joy, sweat n tears and probably, some sleepless nights:( But in the end, so worth it.

Charlie

The bottle marked bearing grade is to secure the phosphur bronze bushes into the hub. The other one is to lockthe threads on the wheel bolts. Mike

Thanks mike for your help. That makes sense to me now.

Charlie

No probs Charlie, i am quite early into my build. Its brilliant how everybody helps each other on this site!
Mike

No probs Charlie, i am quite early into my build. Its brilliant how everybody helps each other on this site!
Mike

It sure is Mike, we all need help a long the way and this is a good place to start. So many have come across problems that, I and other will, that they have too. Its good knowing that the help is there.

Charlie

Morning all, lets see if I can download some pics of my progress! Seen I cant get this right. Ive opened an account at " photobucket but cant seem to get pics on here!!! Can anyone help?

Some more pics, now I know how to do it!
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As you can see, Ive grinded the bolts and nuts to hopefully look a little like rivet heads once painted.
Next job to put tyres on permanently. Time to get messy

It's not that bad if you have plenty of rag handy to mop up the inevitable squidgy bits that will seep from the edges of the tyre. Oh and I can't stress enough Gloves and wear old tshirt.

Have done one tyre today. The gloves were a good thing but still got messy! Think I used to much Adhesive, next time think I will use less and only put it on tyre. Having another go tomorrow. I brought some blue paper towels which socked in white spirit seemed to clean the spillage well and cleaned my hands too:lol!:

Both surfaces need nice even coats to guarantee a good adhesion

Thanks for that information Lynn, will do as did with first wheel and put both on tyre and wheel.

Second tyre stuck to wheel this morning. Not quite as messy as first one! Now nothing to do for couple weeks while adhesive sets.

Have you got the wheels in upright position with the rubber off the ground while setting?

Otherwise you may get a flat

Yes I have Lynn, got them on a screw driver clamped in a vice. I had read on a thread that they need tobe upright and suspended.

Hi all, still waiting for tyres to stick to wheels, so been shopping! Got my paint ordered today from Craftmaster. Not cheap but nothing is if you want the best.
Ive gone for Burrell Chocolate for the wheels and Burrell Green for the engine. Got the varnish too.
Soon be painting my wheels and waiting for my next kit to arrive.

Charlie

Promise me you will invest in a decent brush! (if you are brush painting) my build shows my developing understanding of paint as I'm going. I used a cheap brush and my wheels aren't show ponies. I purchased a couple of decent 1/2" brushes from a model shop for my tender and hornplates and by the time I'd done the cladding I realised what a difference an extra 50p made to the finish.

Hi Jim, I have done some research on brushes and spent the cash on some decent ones! Only time will tell once I start using them how good they are.
I am brush painting my engine, trying to keep it as the full size ones would of been painted. Will add more pics as the painting progresses.


Charlie

Update.
After waiting for 2 weeks for tyres to set on wheels, finely got first coat of primer on today.
Good to do something again!

Hi all, not much been happing the last few weeks, no been good painting weather
But have taken a few more pictures of wheels with primer on, the rivet bolts, nut side, looking ok now with paint on them. Im hoping when have top coat on they will look a lot like rivet [img:be84]https://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w10[URL=https://s172.photobucket.com/user/chas12154/media/017_zps1v104fal.jpg.html][img:be84]https://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w10/cha[URL=https://s172.photobucket.com/user/chas12154/media/019_zpscmfbhi2r.jpg.html]s12154/017_zps1v104fal.jpg[/img:be84][/URL]/chas12154/018_zpslfapylxy.jpg[/IMG][/URL]heads.

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Hi All, kit 2 arrived today, a day early, but luckily I was in! Got small chip on perach bracket but can get over that with some chemical metal, I think. Now got undercoat on wheels. Will wait to do top coat until I kit 2 ready to put top coat on too. Will be good to get started on the next kit, as rubbing down the wheels, I kept loosing the skin off my knuckles on the spokes!

Just read instruction for kits 2. Can anyone tell me where I get " HMP Grease " from and what it is?

Cheers Charlie