Description
Stanier 4000 Gallon Tender
MR002 Fully Riveted, MR003 Part Welded, MR004 Fully Welded as supplied with the 8F kit
From a 2mm Kit By Mike Raithby. Dimensions on diagram are for 2 mm.
Additional instructions pertinent. to the 3mm version. The 2mm construction is complicated to allow for fitting the motor and for pivoting the tender chassis to transfer weight to the rear of the loco. Unless you want. to build these facilities into the 3mm kit we suggest that a strip of metal 6mm wide is soldered from the front to the rear of the footplate, centrally so that holes and nuts for chassis retaining bolts may be added. The etched footplate otherwise has too little metal at the rear. Assemble the chassis side frames, 31 & 35. We used Bruce Hoyle’s chassis locating bolts to keep everything square, using a thin washer to widen the chassis a little. Alternatively washers may be added to the axles between the frames and the wheels. The spacers supplied (32-34) are slightly too wide for 12mm gauge and need to be trimmed slightly to fit. Place the chassis on the footplate and drill locating holes. Solder nuts on top of the footplate and assemble the tender body. Bend the tops of the sides first. Parts 2, 5 & 7 are not necessary and cast side frames are available in place of 29 & 30 if required. By a great stroke of luck the etched axleboxes are exactly the same diameter as the rim on the Society’s Kean Maygib 1.5mm inside diameter axle bearings (KM022 (478) 1.5 mm Inside diameter bearings [1.25 mm long, rim 0.25 mm, outside diameter 2.35 mm [= 3/32”]]). Fit a bearing to each axle hole in turn making sure it is flush with the outside face of the frame, and solder in place on the inside. Ream out the bearings slightly until the axles rotate freely and check that all the wheels are on the rails and running truly. It may be advantageous to open out the centre bearings slightly to provide some compensation. If all this sounds to complicated or you make a mess of it there is always the Comet tender 7′ 6″+7′ 6″ underframe (CC32). It all assumes the use of Kean-Maygib KM17 (342) 4’ 3” 12.75 mm 12 spoke wheels; if you use any other you must make your own arrangements. A few Stanier tenders had disc wheels from LNER 8Fs (O6s) on some or all axles.
