Thanks again for restoring my loco to its former glory Dan. I enjoyed watching the video of you at work on it. As I said, my Dad would’ve been chuffed to see it running again - pun intended!
Do not run without oil in the smoke generator. If dry, the heat from the fuse becomes excessive and it burns out. Lovely old model you gave a new lease of life to. Well done.
The crank-pins can be pushed through and replaced if the screw is snapped off. They have two flat surfaces on the shoulder to seat snugly into the recess in the rear of the wheel. Use lighter petrol to remove glue. A wipe over of those nameplates would take the gunge off, it evaporates clear and then you can reattach with a bit of UHU. If the "chuff-chuff" strip is worn out, a piece of fine "wet'n'dry" sandpaper can be glued on to the copper strip to restore it to a lovely, soft, chuffing noise! And yes, baby oil is great for the smoke unit.
Thanks again for restoring my loco to its former glory Dan. I enjoyed watching the video of you at work on it. As I said, my Dad would’ve been chuffed to see it running again - pun intended!
Baby oil, well there you go.
Must say this could be the best episode to date, thanks
Great video Dan, love the Brittania class, thanks for sharing John
Do not run without oil in the smoke generator. If dry, the heat from the fuse becomes excessive and it burns out. Lovely old model you gave a new lease of life to. Well done.
The crank-pins can be pushed through and replaced if the screw is snapped off. They have two flat surfaces on the shoulder to seat snugly into the recess in the rear of the wheel. Use lighter petrol to remove glue. A wipe over of those nameplates would take the gunge off, it evaporates clear and then you can reattach with a bit of UHU. If the "chuff-chuff" strip is worn out, a piece of fine "wet'n'dry" sandpaper can be glued on to the copper strip to restore it to a lovely, soft, chuffing noise! And yes, baby oil is great for the smoke unit.
Looks Amazing super model
I still remember the - quite pleasant - smell of the 'steam' oil......does anyone know what it was made of?
Great looking model with the gloss finish
I have one of these from 1973 still in the brown packaging from hornby and post stamp , brought for £70.00
You can use baby oil
Glass fibres are no fun to remove. I find a small syringe to suck the fibres out works better then tweezers.
Good job Dan enjoyed that ! What oil do you use so it don't degrade the plastic ? Thanks ! Little john from chichester