Connoisseur Models train, Instruction Booklet

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5. Fold th e splash er fronts throu gh 90° and fit the
splasher to ps. I fitted these be fo re f ina lly f ittin g the sm oke
box an d boiler assem bly but ch ecke d that the sm oke b ox
would fit snu gly bet ween the fron t splash ers as I fitted them .
You m ay wish to f it th e bo iler b efo re the splash ers but access
is th en a little restr ict ed.
First using a length of tub e ro ughly pre fo rm th e splash er
tops (pa rts 27 ) rea r (pa rts 2 8) ce ntre a nd (p arts 29) fro nt.
Solder in to place w ith t he fron t edge slightly o ver lapp ing the
splasher f ron t so th at yo u ca n then dress the spla sher f ron t
with a f lat file to a chi eve a crisp sq uare edge . It m ay be
neces sary to trim the length of the splasher tops sligh tly .
Fit the f ire box to f oot plate bea ding strips (parts 30). T hese
are very useful to tid y u p the join t.
F it t he sp lash er to fo otp lat e be adin g (p arts 31) rear (p arts
32) cen tre (parts 3 3) f ront. Again it m ay be ne cess ary to trim
slightl y to ach ieve a snug fit. Using a gen ero us amount of flux
allow the so lde r to f lood into the ga ps and join ts a nd th en
clea n ba ck with kn ife a nd f ibr e gla ss br ush t o a ch iev e clea n
crisp edges.
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32
29
28
31
27
30
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Fo r transf ers I w oul d recomm end the on es produce d by the
Historical Model Railway Societ y, 8 Gilpin Green,
Harp enden , He rts, AL5 5N R. You w ill require s heet n umb er
2, LMS yello w loc o insignia or shee t nu mb er 1 4, BR stea m
era loco in signia . Th ey ar e als o st ocke d b y so me
specia list mo del shop s su ch as Hom e o f 0 Ga uge.
Scre w Revers er
Cab Gaug es
Regu lator
Handle
Th at should be abo ut e ver yth ing covered fo r the loco
construction so no w bu ild the ten der o r if this is alread y bu ilt
paint. Livery is ve ry ea sy a s a ll 4Fs w ere black. You sho uld
have num bering d etails from yo ur pro tot ype resear ch.
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