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Falcon Build Images – 15th February 2021

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Corris members working at home have made some progress on the smokebox door for loco No.10. The baffle plate after drilling and some parts for the hinges.

Machining parts for the hinges.

This dollop of car body filler and MDF disc will be useful when machining the centre boss.

Smokebox door hinges ready for welding.

Baffle plate fixings.

A jig to hold the baffle plate fixings in place for tack welding.

The stainless steel baffle plate in place.

Hinges so far next they need bending to the shape of the door.

Meanwhile using the filler pattern Ian has made the centre boss for the door also work in progress on the door handles and dart.

With both handles turned down.

Machining the curve on the outside of one handle...

...and just needing a little fettling in the corner.

Finished handles and the dart has been threaded.

Also the top plate and studs for the brake stand have been made.

Specially made springs for the Salter Balances have arrived...

...and most of the main parts for the cab have been delivered to Nottingham after much C.A.D. work by Graham.

Photographs taken between 29th April & 5th June 2020

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The stainless steel smokebox wrapper and front plate for No.10 supplied by Barnshaws Plate and Section Rollers near Wolverhampton

Friday 5.6.20. The stainless steel smokebox wrapper and front plate for Falcon Locomotive No.10 supplied by Barnshaws Plate and Section Rollers near Wolverhampton.

The small flats will be welded on to form bolting down flanges and the centre of the hole will become the baffle plate for the smokebox door.

Falcon 3D showing cab arrangement. (c) Graham French 2020.

On the new build carriages the roof supports are hidden by 'U' section curved channels of meranti and in this case oak strip. Sides are clamped to the new jig.

The strip is then glued into the rebated sides.

Seven finished channels after three coats of varnish.

The vestibule seat frame for carriage 24 has been made and will be trimmed to length when fitted.

Sliding doors for carriage 24 under construction.

Easier to fit the handles before assembly.

Clearance for the handle.

With the handle fitted.

Grooves were ploughed for the lower panels and rebates cut for the glass next.

The first door complete with brass rubbing strips and the second door being glued up.

Initial coats of varnish to save time later at Maespoeth.

Both doors finished as far as possible for now.

Photographs taken between 1st & 18th April 2020

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01.04.2020. The first stage in making the curved U section channels to cover the roof supports for carriage 23 is to glue together sufficient meranti boards.

Next the shapes are cut out with a router attached to a 2m long trammel previously used for carriages 21 and 22.

What will become the outsides are sanded flat...

...and a rebate machined on the inside. To be continued.

Most of the cladding sections for carriage 24 are already made, these glued up angles will cover the insides of the cant rails.

Also for carriage 24 most of the joints on the sliding doors have been cut...

..and after trimming out the corners assembly is progressing. Also to be continued.

Falcon Build Images – 24th February 2020

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24.2.2020. Update from Alan Keef - We have an 0-4-2!

The Corris Railway Falcon Locomotive becomes an 0-4-2 for the first time having had the trailing truck fitted ...

... the locomotive chassis can be clearly seen to be itching to get onto the metals.

Progress seems to be brisque and ...

... other work on the inside motion ...

... such as valve rods ...

... and their guides have been fitted.

With the chassis work currently going on ...

... it really does look impressive!

Photographs taken on 4th January 2020

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Saturday 04.01.2019. Aluminium sheet being used to create end cappings for the roof of carriage 23.

The second one being folded in the jig.

And then shrinking the folded edge.

The timber to make the cladding sections for carriage 24 has been in stock for a while, now most of it has been cut to length and bundled up by part number for sharing out between me (Andy) Ian and Bill for shaping & gluing up before taking to Maespoeth.

A start has been made on vestibule seats for carriages 23 and 24.

Photographs taken weekend 10th & 11th March 2018

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The view from the roof of carriage 23 while measuring up for the aluminium roof skin.

The view from the roof of carriage 23 while measuring up for the aluminium roof skin.

Ian and Richard, the latest carriage building double act, fitting panels to carriage 23.

Alan and Graham rubbing down filler on the carriage the outer panels are almost ready for paint.

The next set of panels are prepared.

Towards the end of a productive weekend a well earned tea break.

Photographs taken between 25th December 2017 & 3rd January 2018

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Special Christmas tree in the Cooper household this year. Emma has been making felt decorations and made this one of No.7 just for me

The pony truck for new Falcon loco No.10 so far with side control brackets

To the right is the fabricated pivot stretcher

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