my 2" burrell

hi all , I have found two things I have having difficulty with , first , my toe straps are way too short and did not fit at all , I got 2 replacements ( one perfect fit ) but they were both R/H ones hehe so still missing a L/H , I also have just come to fit the drive pin peg to my rear wheels but they are both way to big for the holes in the hub . I have been trying to contact stw but with no luck , has anyone found a solution to these ??? thank youuuuu

Hi,
I had the same problem with my tow straps. I had them exchanged,they were still a bit tight so i worked on the tow bar a little to make them fit. With regardsto the small drive pin i had no probs. I am sure that STW will sort it.
Mike

I had the same problem with the pins and STW send replacements. I tried to recut the threads on the old pins but they are so small it was impossible.

Phil

right , okay thank you both of you . I will contact them at some point

some pictures of my build

my smoke box

Where did u get the chrome wheel caps from ? Or are they just highly polished originals ?

The finish on the wheel looks very good...what airbrush did you use ?. Thanks.

Lovely looking paint & lining job!... So good to see pictures being posted of progress!... Not many people seem to be doing that now a days, which is a shame!

Well done!

Regards,
Tony

thank you Tony and the hub caps have been nickel plated . the wheels were brush painted , hope this helps

just I picture I like of the milling on the axel

some progress on the tender

Happy New Year everyone ! , hope all of you got some work done on the kits over Christmas ( but chirstmas dinner and mulled wine must take priority of course ) , just one thing , don't use locktite insteant gasket on the tender tank . I used this and had to disassemble the tender and reseal as the gasket reacted with the sealant , hope this helps

just a quick update of my build so far

fitted the finally finished tender to the horn plates for storage

the steps on the tender

Looking good there mate. Are you brush painting or spraying?

Hi all,
I seem to have a problem , I fitted the piston .......... so far so good. But it seems to be rather stiff moving in the bore/cylinder block. I tried fitting the gland/ packing and side bars but this hasn't helped. Is it normal to be stiff thus need bedding in or have I been stupid ? please help !!! haha
thank you

Hi crazy_jim ,
Sorry I only just seen your question . Thank you , I am brush painting it all as I have no compressor.

I had the same issue. Apparently its normal. My problem was i had the gland nuts too tight.
The piston and bore should be ok once steamed a few times i have been assured.
Mike

Thank you Mike. I was worried that my piston rings over sized or something , I can sleep now haha

Excellent paint job by the way. You could have donr mine if i had known! Ha! Ha.
  Mike