Current status:Painted, reassembled and steaming again
This website records my progress in building the Britannia 5" gauge model steam locomotive, from the kit supplied by Modelworks International. Sadly Modelworks was placed into administration on 30 May 2008, but I and most of the other Britannia builders were fortunate enough to have received almost all our parts before this happened.
Current status:
Painted, reassembled and steaming again
Recent updates:
Steaming, 6/5/12 - First public running of 2012
Steaming, 18/4/12 - Speedometer
Steaming, 15/4/12 - First steaming of 2012
Steaming, 1/4/12 - Hydraulic test
Steaming, 30/12/11 - New universal joints
Steaming, 30/10/11 - Final run of the season
Steaming, 10/10/11 - New lubricator spindles
Steaming, 3/10/11 - A heavy load
Steaming, 19/9/11 - Public running
Steaming, 12/9/11 - Earwig attack
Steaming, 1/9/11 - Lubricator problems
Steaming, 15/8/11 - Brakes too powerful!
Steaming, 13/8/11 - Brake valve modified
Steaming, 11/8/11 - Steam brake valve
Steaming, 7/8/11 - Steaming in the rain
Steaming, 24/7/11 - Longest run to date
Steaming, 21/7/11 - Rod's Britannia wins IMLEC 2011
Steaming, 10/7/11 - Back on track
Steaming, 4/5/11 - Video
Steaming, 1/5/11 - Steaming again
Steaming, 18/4/11 - A few more jobs to do
Steaming, 17/4/11 - First steaming of 2011
Steaming, 28/3/11 - New coal shovel
Steaming, 17/2/11 - 70013 and Tornado firebox repairs
Exhibitions, 23/1/11 - Safely back from Alexandra Palace
Exhibitions, 20/1/11 - On show at Alexandra Palace
Exhibitions, 10/1/11 - Alexandra Palace
Exhibitions, 11/12/10 - Rod's Britannia at Sandown
Steaming, 21/11/10 - Track now closed for the winter
Steaming, 14/11/10 - Track test of PTFE rings
Steaming, 10/11/10 - PTFE valve rings tested successfully
Steaming, 5/11/10 - PTFE valve rings made
Steaming, 30/10/10 - Valve pistons
Steaming, 24/10/10 - Another session at the track
Steaming, 17/10/10 - Steaming at the track
Steaming, 2/10/10 - Two more runs on rolling road
Steaming, 28/9/10 - Transport arrangements
Steaming, 19/9/10 - Lubricator problem
Steaming, 15/9/10 - Successful test on rolling road
Finishing, 13/9/10 - Finally completed!
Finishing, 4/9/10 - Plates ordered
Finishing, 1/9/10 - Cab transfers applied
Finishing, 26/8/10 - Cab floor planking
Finishing, 14/8/10 - Tender painting completed
Finishing, 30/7/10 - Loco green painting completed
Finishing, 18/7/10 - Lining the running boards
Steaming, 7/7/10 - Rod's Britannia completed
Kits:
Kit 1 - Tender Frames
Kit 2 - Tender Axles, Springs, Brakes and Buffers
Kit 3 - Tender Wheels and Body
Kit 4 - Tender Handpump, Front Locker, Coal Bunker and Roof
Kit 5 - Locomotive Main Frames
Kit 6 - Rear Frames, Rear Beam and Pony Truck
Kit 7 - Front Bogie
Kit 8 - Driving Wheels
Kit 9 - Bogie and Pony Wheels, Main Springs and Axle Pump
Kit 10 - Steam Brakes and Buffers
Kit 11 - Cylinders and Pistons
Kit 12 - Coupling Rods, Connecting Rods and Crossheads
Kit 13 - Valve Motion and Lubricators
Kit 14 - Smokebox
Kit 15 - Ashpan and Grate
Kit 16 - Steam Fittings
Kit 17 - Boiler and Superheater
Kit 18 - Front Platework and Fittings
Kit 18b - Cladding, Cab and Pipework
Kit 18c - Final Parts
Steam Trials
Finishing - Detailing, Painting and Lining
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