AJC
Western Thunderer
A comparison between the dia. 1657 and whatever this diagram actually is. The confusion arises from the fact that @hrmspaul ascribes a couple of different options, 1656 or 1658, to similar vans and I don't have the Essery books to hand to check (and it doesn't much matter for the purposes of making a model from a fundamentally accurate kit and a good clear photo).
![LMS_016.jpg LMS_016.jpg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/99/99462-ec1f0fbee924664b5fc868a9f4fa5ee4.jpg)
The key differences are already apparent and boil down to the height of the veranda screens (see yesterday's visit from Captain Cock Up). The strapping will be very different when I get that far but the family resemblance is obvious.
![LMS_017.jpg LMS_017.jpg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/99/99463-7cec761780256d32b6a34bb7973dcca1.jpg)
Note that, like Geoff Kent, I've added a bit 0f 10 thou' by 30 thou' strip to beef up the springs. The other thing that I dimly recalled from reworking the earlier, unfitted van is that the bearings need to be inset a fair way to ensure that the solebars are parallel when you put the wheels in - a few twists of a 1/8" drill were needed and the flanges of the pinpoint bearings should be inset rather than proud or even flush (for this particular kit) to achieve free-running.
Adam
![LMS_016.jpg LMS_016.jpg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/99/99462-ec1f0fbee924664b5fc868a9f4fa5ee4.jpg)
The key differences are already apparent and boil down to the height of the veranda screens (see yesterday's visit from Captain Cock Up). The strapping will be very different when I get that far but the family resemblance is obvious.
![LMS_017.jpg LMS_017.jpg](https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/data/attachments/99/99463-7cec761780256d32b6a34bb7973dcca1.jpg)
Note that, like Geoff Kent, I've added a bit 0f 10 thou' by 30 thou' strip to beef up the springs. The other thing that I dimly recalled from reworking the earlier, unfitted van is that the bearings need to be inset a fair way to ensure that the solebars are parallel when you put the wheels in - a few twists of a 1/8" drill were needed and the flanges of the pinpoint bearings should be inset rather than proud or even flush (for this particular kit) to achieve free-running.
Adam
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