Connoisseur Models GWR Loriot M Instructions Manual

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PROTOTYPE. The Great Western Railways designation Loriot, covered a range of

low floored wagons designed to carry agricultural machinery, traction engines and

other heavy road vehicles.

They were designed with a sloping floor so that a vehicle could be driven onto the

wagon from an end loading dock and then sit within the well of the wagon, chained

into place using the securing holes in the wagons side curb rail. This enabled tall

road vehicles to remain within the loading gauge but some traction engines

travelled with their chimneys removed and chained down separately onto batons.

The Loriot M was built by the GWR between 1925 and 1927 to diagram G14. They

carried running numbers 42197-42201 and ran in service well into BR days.

KIT. This is a very straightforward kit. Some push out rivet detail, a few parts

requiring simple folding and a selection of small detail parts make this an interesting

project.

Wheels are required to complete, 3’1”, 3 Hole Disc (Slater's Catalogue Number

7122). Available From Slater's Plastikard, Temple Rd, Matlock Bath, Matlock,

Derbyshire, DE4 3PG, Telephone 01629 583993.

Connoisseur Models, 33 Grampian Road, Penfields, Stourbridge,

DY8 4UE, Telephone 01384 371418

GWR Loriot M

20 Ton Low Machinery Wagon

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Prototype. The great western railways designation loriot, covered a range of low floored wagons designed to carry agricultural machinery, traction engines and other heavy road vehicles. They were designed with a sloping floor so that a vehicle could be driven onto the wagon from an end loading dock ...
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General instructions please read this section carefully, especially if this is your first etched brass kit. Many modellers fight shy of working in this medium, but the basic skills are relatively easy to acquire. Once you’ve learned how to form and solder brass, you’ll find all kinds of modelling po...
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The joint with the iron tip. Don’t load the iron tip with a lot of extra solder, but work the joint in 1” lengths, bringing in small quantities of solder. Brass is a very forgiving material and if you get something out of alignment, use heat from the iron to desolder the joint before starting again....
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Page 4 gwr loriot m 20 t o n low machinery w agon standard br li ve ry, gre y si de curb rail and black sideframes. Lettering, w hite on black patches and number preceded by w . Lettering was positio ned, lo w m ac w m , top l/h. Number w 42197, l/ h in well. 20 tons ta re 9-12, r/ h in w ell. W b 2...
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Page 5 gwr loriot m 20 t o n lo w machi n ery w agon main assembl y s pr ing st ee l w ire solder retaining collar buffer a ss embl y.
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Page 6 gwr loriot m suggested assembly order 1. Remove from the fret the floor, part 1, and emboss the bolt heads onto the buffer beam. I designed these to be embossed using a scriber, with the point rounded off slightly on an oilstone. Place the part face down onto a block of softwood and press fir...
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You may wish to reinforce and neaten up the fold line by running a thin fillet of solder along it. Use a little solder and plenty of flux to pull the solder along the fold line with the iron tip. Then scrape along the angle and side frame with a curved scalpel blade to give a sharp, square corner. N...
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5. Fit behind the side frames and at one end only, the brake lever brackets (v hangers), parts 11. You may find it helpful, especially if fitting sprung buffers, to file a little extra clearance into the cut out. Then fit through the holes in the brackets a length of 0.9mm brass rod with the ends pr...
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8. Drill out 1.2mm the hole in the cast brake blocks to take the round ends of the brake yoke. Fit the brake blocks so that the outside edge is in line with the front face of the wheel and the block is just clear of the wheel tread. You may have to file the side of the base slightly to achieve this....
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Can you help me? If you have enjoyed building this kit and have been satisfied with the quality, i would be most grateful if you could recommend it to your friends and fellow modellers. Although my kits are not perfect, i try to put a lot of time and effort into producing them. If i can get extra sa...