Progress to date

The photo shows the current state of the two sets of valve gear - swing links and combination levers bored out and roller bearings pressed in, holes tapped and then the whole lot painted. I have also made 18 (yes, 18) motion pins to fit the lot together. The central core is silver steel, with an M8 thread at the end. They also have a 3mm hole drilled into them, with a grease nipple screwed into the end, and a hole opened out so that lubrication can get into the bearings.

Summary of progress to date

Wheels obtained
Driving wheel bearings obtained
Rear trucks built
Handbrake stand, column and lever made
Laser/water cuttings obtained
Swings links bored out and bearings fitted
Combination levers tapped and bored, bearings fitted
Banana links finished and painted
Axles turned to length
Weigh- and brake shaft turned to length
Conn and coupling rod bearings obtained

Moved build log to a blog

In order to simplify things (and thus, hopefully keep regular progress updates coming out), I have decided to move the build log to a blogging site.