LBSC Minx

Hi New to Forum

Just bought small amount of parts for 5" Minx

Anybody point me in the right direction to purchase drawings for this

Any help would be much appreicted

Good morning Richard

I think Minx appears within the Maid of Kent drawings, having looked on the Myhobbystore site it gives the following description: - A 5in gauge locomotive and tender. (ME VoIs. 97-101). Maid of Kent is based on the Southern Railways Maunsell 'L1' class 4-4-0 passenger locomotive and Minx is based on the Vulcan-built class 'C' 0-6-0 goods engine. Both can be built with inside or outside cylinders and Stephenson valve gear, or with inside cylinders and Joy valve gear.

My first port of call would be to pop an advert in the "wanted" small ads on this site, also ask around at your local model engineering societies, somebody may have a set they no longer require. You could have a go at getting the copies of Model Engineer covering the series off of one of the auction sites etc; download one of the indexes for Model Engineer that are available on the net to identify the exact issues you need.

I have often thought that had Minx been marketed seperatily or better identified it may heve been more popular authough as a LBSCR C class it would take a bit of imagination as drawn.

Regards,

Bob Youldon

hi richard,

the LBSC joy valve gear version of MINX is one of his best designs. bob correctly states it was described in conjunction with MAID OF KENT.

a very good representation of the LBSCR C2X class can be produced using the MINX drawings. it is an excellent passenger hauler and steamer.

the boiler drawings will need updating by providing silver soldered bushes for the regulator at smokebox and backhead, and proper bushes silver soldered to the backhead for the fitings.

described in ME 1948/9 and Reeves still had the flanging blocks to do boiler kits and many castings are 'standard'. however for some strange reason it hasnt been listed for many years.

beware that the stephensons valvegear version of MINX has the same valvegear problems as the stephensons valvegear MAID OF KENT

cheers,

julian

Edited By julian atkins on 24/06/2014 11:14:44

Hi Richard,

i can highly recomend minx, my uncle and I built one in a year. Not only a good passenger hauler, in 3imlec's we finished 3rd twice and 2nd. Go for the joy version. If I did one again the only thing that needs changing is the boiler, the gas to grate ratio is a mile out and she can go dead after sustained running. I would think about a shorter fire box with less protrusion into the cab or larger tubes. But the boiler is still as lively as drawn.

cheers

Paul

Many thanks for the replies. Has mentioned I have got several bits for a Minx but not 100% sure what I have got.

That is why I am looking at purchasing/sourcing some drawings/plans to see how feasible the project will be.

I will place a wanted add in the mags for drawings also any odds and sods of spares you can hope

This is my first venture into Live steam modelling so any help or advice is very much appreciated

Hi. I built one without castings - you need the drawings though! For the cylinders I started with two 4"ish cast rounds, made them square then bonded and bolted them together. Ran sweet as a nut when complete!

Richard,

Have sent you a PM, please check your mail.

Phil

Thanks Phil

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