Member postings for jean-louis figureau

hi , if american use propane in 5' models , why we cannot make it ? for me its interesting but I need drawing of the boiler and the burner .... who have ?

after many paint trial , I mix brown and red metal paint ant have a good result...

I work hard with the yellow lining , very very difficult job , ....

I ask me to go in London exhibition in january (without the non finished loco , ) but the weather seems not good at all ....

last year I finish some details of my Washington , illustrated on the cover of ME no 4559...now , I come back at my POW and start the painting....I make a TRY with RAL 3003 (rubinrot ) , but the red is too flashy !

when I look all my photos on the subject I see clear red (loco 673) , dark red , even matt maroon , all very different.... I see sometimes "crimson lake " , but have you an RAL equivalent or where I can buy this color, preferably in two component fashion ?

thanks !

happy new year...

some progress (with your help !) for the tender....2 photos of the pre-painted tank and the brake shoe before cutting.

now I work on the cab !

Edited By jean-louis figureau on 04/01/2016 19:27:22

hi,

after all your help ( special thanks to Ady 1 and Herbert ) my tender become a reality!

I use the brass parts of model laser, it's a great saving of time , but a great hole in my bank saving !

many thanks jean-louis

many thanks !

thanks ! I get a look at e-bay for buying these 5 ME....but with 3 different postage , I can have a tremendous bill above £40 !!!! so , if anyone can send me the pages concerned by this tender , by internet or photocopy , I will be a big gift for me , and I am not ungrateful...

one month ago , I make the trip to Sandown Park , but don't see any POW !

my mail was : [email protected]

all the MD65 have the same problem....so buy a good interchangeable tool post and put the offending part in the bin.....mine broke in 1982 and the good tool post work perfectly since !!!

many thanks ! all what I need are on the Gresley drawings....I hope to imprim these ...

the 8 wheels tender is normally detailed on the Reeves drawings , not the six wheels !

ah, ah , my first estimation was 160mm, so 162 mm is a good base !

the numerous photos on the net don't give little détails....

I have already buy photos , by NR of Yok , or e-bay, but always taken from the front angle !

the nigel gresley tender was interesting......it was exactly the same , or not ? it's possible to buy a drawing ? , and where ? Reeves ?

I am on the net ... the more needed detail is the spacing between the frame....

for the interior , the laser-cut parts give me a good view how it was.

I think this tender was riveted , but Reeves drawings was blank !

thanks

I have them ( and the reeves drawing).....only one half page of text for the six wheels tender , no dimension for the chassis ,, no rivets , no fixation , no interior , near nothing !

hi , I construct a POW ....for the six wheels tender , I don't see anywhere the spacing between the frames ....

the drawing is poor and incomplete ,no rivets or fixation visible , no interior detail and York is 1000 miles away !

a little help was needed ! thanks epine 43 from France

hi , I buy one unfinished in 5" and ask me the same question !