mickoo
Western Thunderer
Final lot of stays completed, ready for frame construction tomorrow.
First up is the inside slide bar stay, yes the slide bar is included, more as we go along.
Next the 2:1 lever stay way up front on the engine.
The 2:1 levers slide in from the large opening side, and are secured with a bolt into the 12BA nut.....not 10BA as etched....hhmmph. Many people assume and model both openings in the frames the same size, they are incorrect.
Toward the rear is the boiler support stay.
By good fortune it is in line with the reversing lever support bracket and lubricator support bracket. These were all originally individual brackets, the external ones were very prone to breaking off as the tab was only half thickness, now with them all being one solid part they'll be much stronger.
Finally the cruciform stay.
First up is the inside slide bar stay, yes the slide bar is included, more as we go along.
Next the 2:1 lever stay way up front on the engine.
The 2:1 levers slide in from the large opening side, and are secured with a bolt into the 12BA nut.....not 10BA as etched....hhmmph. Many people assume and model both openings in the frames the same size, they are incorrect.
Toward the rear is the boiler support stay.
By good fortune it is in line with the reversing lever support bracket and lubricator support bracket. These were all originally individual brackets, the external ones were very prone to breaking off as the tab was only half thickness, now with them all being one solid part they'll be much stronger.
Finally the cruciform stay.