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Concluding my 2F project by starting with the tender The coal rails were from the kit as was the tool box.

Lamp irons from Stenson Models – Vac pipe from Lanarkshire Models.

On the inside I made a representation of the coal space from thin plasticard – I wasn’t too fussed about blending this into the existing space as it will be covered in coal.

On to the loco then, with details fitted.

The washout plugs are kind of loco specific so as always – check your prototype. Also check the date. I found another picture of 58185 at Harbourne, so the same loco, at the same place, even under the same bridge, but as it was a little later the smokebox door was different.  Alan Gibson do some nice lost wax washout plugs (I used them on my flatiron) but he hadn’t got any so i knocked some up from bits of brass.

The kit includes a casting for the injectors but its the later combined type.  I previously made the version I needed for my 2441 tank from bits of wire and tube so I just copied what i did last time.

Some rudimentary cab details – I tend not to go too mad on this stuff as there will be a crew in the way.  The floor is a bit of lead as any weight helps.  The inside of the firebox is also lined with lead.

Inside motion modified from the Brassmasters etch. (This is the fifth time I’ve done this now – does it count as an addiction at this point I wonder?)  I soldered some small tubes of brass on the chassis side face of the CSB springing plates to give me as much room as i could otherwise the tabs would have been in the way.

Next stage – – couple of light coats of etching primer. Check for any gaps or rough bits and add any needed rivets -Luckily theres not a lot of them on this class of loco.
The end result.

These locos really are diminutive – pictured here alongside a 3f

A comparison of the 2 tender sizes.

Not by any kind of deliberate design I have ended up with quite a little family of Johnson designs now.

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