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    • As well as all things BCDR, I have an affection for small shunters, both diesel and steam and this etched kit for a Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0ST in 4mm/foot scale has been in my to-do drawer for a while now.  The kit was bought complete with motor, gearbox and wheels so all the bits are here. No excuses. Time to get going on it. It's here rather than in my workbench thread because it ain't Irish.   Though marketed by CSP these days, the chassis etch identifies it as an Agenoria Models kit. If memory serves, Agenoria produced kits in 7mm scale, suggesting that this one is the original etch scaled down to 4mm.  The result is some impossibly small bits which I suspect the carpet monster will acquire before ever I manage to attach them to the loco.   Whilst the instructions just describe the building of a rigid chassis, the frames have been designed to accommodate hornblocks for a compensated chassis and have half and fully etched guidelines for fitting these.   With only 4 wheels and a short wheelbase, this little beast will need all the help it can get to stay in contact with the rails and not stall over points or bumpy track so some form of compensation would be desirable. I'm building it with one rigid (driven) axle and one mounted in hornblocks,  pivoting about a central point. This will require something to pivot on so the first job was to drill a hole in the front frame spacer into which a short bit of 0.7mm brass rod can be soldered to provide a fulcrum for the front axle. Some jiggery-pokery required to get it in roughly the right place.    A Stanley knife and a fine file took care of cutting out the hornblock openings.    The fixed bearings for the rear axle were soldered in - shoulder inside for OO according to the instructions and not what I would usually do. Spacers folded up and chassis assembled on a sheet of glass on top of a board with an end stop to help keep it square. The long axle also provides a visual cue. Important to proceed slowly and keep checking for squareness. A bent chassis will never run well.   And here it is, hopefully straight and the basis for hanging all the other bits on.   Next job will be assembling the rods and hornblocks. The former will then be used as jigs to set the latter in place. More  soon. Alan  
    • I think that @trainboy means that the motor is not turning the wheels, and is just spinning. IRM sent me instructions on how to dismantle the loco and apply superglue to the shaft driving the wheels, as I had this issue myself. Was quite a while back, but if you contact IRM support directly, they are super to deal with.
    • Oh…..oh yes      Those photos were taken many years ago too ….
    • That's such a shame, after everything you guys have been through with the recent flooding and damage. Fingers crossed for the next show!
    • I wonder if a Dutch van would fit the IRM modular approach better than a Mk1 GSV. A Mk1 GSV would overlap with the UK Mk1's, though. A Dutch van could run with such a variety of coaching stock, Craven's, RPSI Mk2's, IRM's very own Mk2's and Park Royals.
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