Connoisseur Models LNER Class G5 0-4-4 Tank Manual - page 16
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Front Splasher
Cut off excess and file flush
with underside of footplate.
Smokebox
Firmly fix with drawing pins the smokebox front to a block of
wood and roughly pre-form the smokebox wrapper using an
off cut of pipe and drill shanks etc. Position the wrapper to the
centre of the smokebox front top (note etched centre
marks). Starting from the top work your way round,
soldering to the front and using this as a former. Solder
spacers in place, then solder smokebox rear to
wrapper.
Alternative Part
Some later locos had a second riveted
smokebox wrapper. Line up with chimney
hole on part 62 and solder around smokebox
Boiler and Smokebox
Make boiler and smokebox as a separate assembly.
Use smokebox to help with the construction and
positioning of front splashers. Then fit boiler
between tanks and fit smokebox into slots
on footplate. Line up and check all is
square, then tack solder boiler to
smokebox. Then remove from
between tanks and solder
joint solid. Fit joint
ring, then solder
i n t o m a i n
assembly.
Boiler and Smokebox
Make smokebox joint ring
from wire or 1mm square brass
with a radius filed onto one corner
Boiler. Pre-curve the boiler, pin a former to a block of wood
and solder boiler end to this. Repeat for other end then
finger and thumb boiler bottom circular and solder