techniques

  1. Mr Grumpy

    Quartering locomotive wheels

    I was having a think about the quartering of my coming MOK 9f kit. I'm sure this task will be some way off! I'm no steam buff, and certainly not an expert, but knew of such things from my live steam days. Anyway I knew that one side should 'lead' and thought I would do a little research and came...
  2. D

    Looking for advice rolling taper boiler

    Looking for advice on rolling taper boiler, I have seen conflicting items one saying roll as normal and 7an item which said they can be difficult to roll properly. Advice would be most appreciated.
  3. Giles

    Silver-soldering loco construction

    On my last couple of builds, I have remembered my youth, and gone back to silver-soldering wherever possible, instead of the more usual soft soldering. The easy availability of silver-solder pastes (in syringes) and small torches makes this so much easier and more viable. To be frank, I find it...
  4. Steph Dale

    Inside valvegear in 7mm. Techniques and components

    I've built the odd set of valvegear in 7mm scale before and even two locos in 3.5mm that have it (don't ask... ::)).  But I'm aware it's a common aspiration for many modellers.  I'm in the process of brushing up my technique at the moment and am also looking at improvements to how I'm doing...
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