Goody! We seem to think alike on these projects.2002EarlMarischal wrote:More news from "beginners corner"!
Having a play tonight with a damaged NRM Scotsman body which had huge gobs of glue on superheater covers, broken steam pipe etc. Want to turn it into Humorist.
Which Humorist? There is a nice 2 page spread at the back of Yeadon covering the main variations.
1 Original A3 (as built 1929-32, LHD, 94HP boiler, deep cab cut-outs, GS loading gauge)
2a With cutaway smokebox and cowl (1932)
2b With cutaway smokebox and vanes (1932-34)
3 As 1 (1934-37) but don't know when the cab would have been altered (no RCTS 2a yet )
4 With Kylchap exhaust and double chimney with rim (1937-38)
5 As 4 but rimless chimney and smoke vanes (1938-1947)
6 Smoke vanes replaced by full smoke deflectors (1947-63), 94HP boiler replaced by 94A unit with banjo at same time. Unsure when lipped chimney and split smokebox handrails fitted.
My guess is that you are probably contemplating 5 but 4 is worth thinking about because you won't need to fit those vanes or change the double chimney fitted to your NRM Scotsman. However, 6 is worth thinking about if you also have in mind stripping the deflectors off any Bachmann A1s or A2s.
HTH
BTW did you strip the superheater covers off because they have been badly damaged by the glue or because you have a better replacement in mind?