Page 32 GCR Class 8B
Page 32 GCR Class 8B
Roof Blanking Plate (126) - if required
‘T’ Shape Brace
Roof (68)
‘L’ Shape Brace
anneal these first and then bend them. The ones supplied in
2014 are almost correct to size and are 0.8 mm across key
dimensions.
Remove
Roof (68)
from the fret and curve to shape.
The hole in the roof should be to the front and is for the
whistle. The whistle was later moved to the front of the cab
when the LNER reclassified the locomotives. In this case
remove
Roof Blanking Plate (126)
from the fret, push out the
rivets and solder on top of the roof.
Anneal the shaped brass ‘L’ and ‘T’ sections using the domestic
gas cooker jets or similar when the management is attending
to other matters.
Curve the ‘L’ shaped brass and solder to the front and rear of
the roof. There is a short piece of ‘L’ that fits between the
front and rear sections.
Curve the ‘T’ shaped brass and solder to the centre of the roof
or centre it at 11.5 mm from the front to be accurate.
Check the roof fitting but do not solder in place until the cab is
fully painted. Use the Cab Assembly Aids (137,138) to assist
alignment.
Footplate Supports
Note
These may be left off, they are tricky to get exactly in place and
are hidden behind the valence for the most part.
Remove
Footplate Supports (30-33)
and
Footplate Supports
Tops (34-37)
from the fret. Solder together the pairs. For the
front pair it is useful to file down the outside by 0.3 mm (the
width of the brass sheet) so that the supporting plates for the
centre steps may be fitted between them and the valence.
Solder these under the foot plates to locate centrally on the
two stubs of the foot plate.
Centre Steps
Note
Alternative chequer steps are provided for the centre steps
48. Cab Arrangement 1
49. Cab Arrangement 2
51. Roof
50. Cab Arrangement 3
Foot Plate Support Top (30)
Foot Plate Support Bracket (34)
52. Foot Plate Support
