Stevers
Western Thunderer
Thanks Phil, that's a brilliant photo, and gives me so much more to go on to fill in some significant gaps in the photo coverage I've seen so far!
In that photo, whatever it was, seems to have been disconnected, and looks to be much thinner than generally represented. Could easily be an oil or hydraulic pipe, and that was my first thought. There's an interesting assymetry to the box placement that wasn't visible from any other photo that I have.
This first photo is a cruel close up of a low definition photo grabbed from the Hattons website, the other end of the box does not look to be a regular box shape as I've shown it. In that photo there are some pipes visible that look like oil feeds. In another cruel closeup of 883 at Bicester after the connecting rods had been removed there is no piping visible at all. In both, the 'hole' above the case looks more like some sort of cover over a hole.
In general there are more rivets and angle iron for me to do, some beading round the gear cover, and a feature above the gear cover to represent. It has to be said that the rest of the gear cover under the running plate isn't ever so much like the one in the kit. This is another photo that doesn't show an access hatch to the diesel tank on this side, when you'd think you'd be able to see it if it was there.
A veritable cornucopia of interesting detail, and in time for me to make the changes!
In that photo, whatever it was, seems to have been disconnected, and looks to be much thinner than generally represented. Could easily be an oil or hydraulic pipe, and that was my first thought. There's an interesting assymetry to the box placement that wasn't visible from any other photo that I have.
This first photo is a cruel close up of a low definition photo grabbed from the Hattons website, the other end of the box does not look to be a regular box shape as I've shown it. In that photo there are some pipes visible that look like oil feeds. In another cruel closeup of 883 at Bicester after the connecting rods had been removed there is no piping visible at all. In both, the 'hole' above the case looks more like some sort of cover over a hole.
In general there are more rivets and angle iron for me to do, some beading round the gear cover, and a feature above the gear cover to represent. It has to be said that the rest of the gear cover under the running plate isn't ever so much like the one in the kit. This is another photo that doesn't show an access hatch to the diesel tank on this side, when you'd think you'd be able to see it if it was there.
A veritable cornucopia of interesting detail, and in time for me to make the changes!