Our build so far

Hi all I've been trying to get to grips posting photos from my IPad, hopefully it works this time!

WOW, stunning piece of work there...keep the pictures coming!..... Great to see another engine coming to life. That magnificent paintwork is worthy of a Showman's Engine

Regards,
Tony

Looking very nice, well done. Ian

Thank you for your kind comments, we our really happy with the finish. It's all brush painted apart from the black heat proof paint

Kind regards jon

Nice job, well done

Thanks

What a beauty,looks mighty fine
Steve H

Thanks Steve.
Tony,I will keep uploading photos regularly now I have mastered the iPad.
Regards jon

I was about to comment the fact you appear to have the picture upload down pat.

Looking very swish indeed. By the looks even the block studs are millimetre perfect.

thank you for your step by step guide on uploading photos it was very helpful.
Regards jon

Looking very good Jon well done

The praise has to go to my father he has done all of this, I just sweep up and make the tea.

A very beautiful build. I like the plain nuts on the covers. Interesting to see that you have put an accumulator on the pump.  I haven't found that the pump knocks on the DCC, but did fit one to my previous engine, an agricultural.

What lining will the engine carry?

Tim

Thanks Tim,
We decided to put the brass vessel on the pump as we had one on our previous engine, I always thought it looked nice and I love cleaning brass 😀
Does the pump work ok with out any bleed screws?

We are using the same colour scheme as our previous engine which was black red and yellow. I will post a photo to show you.

Kind regards
Jon

Tim this is our previous engine Which we totally rebuilt.

Having read on here that the oilers for the wheels throw out a lot of oil we have decided to use greasers,
We have made these for the front wheels'

I always admired your 6" engine. It was absolutely gorgeous.

Tim

Thanks Tim your engine is a real credit to you, all the miles you have done with it is a great achievement

Eccentrics have been finished off over the weekend. I must give credit to STW on there machining  they only needed a little lapping in.
The pump eccentric on the other hand was very tight and needed a lot of lapping in.
Dad decided to gap the eccentrics with shims for running in, these can then be taken out when we have used the engine for a season.

Another little extra we decided to do was to put a greaser on the front axel pin,

I will be doing one or two extras like your grease points but I thing the standard of finish that you are working to is excellent and sets the bar very high indeed.

John

Thank you John, Like wise your engine is looking spot on,