Worsley Works M7 Update.

 The chassis and footplate assembled to check for clearances. The piece removed behind the motor can be clearly seen.

 The front of the cab will be a close fit to the motor but there is alarge area beneath the boiler and side tanks to hide this.

May have to compromise on bogie wheel size as ther isn't a lot of clearance using correct sized wheels.

Worsley Works M7

 The footplate is well etched in nickle silver and is easily cut from the etch with a sharp knife. Minimal cleaning up is required, just the removal of the knibs.
Nickle silver is so much easier to clean up than brass- just a few passes of a glass fibre brush left the metal nice and clean.
The thin frame sides were soldered in place using half etched guide lines on the underside of the footplate- just so you don't get it the wrong way up-Don't ask!
Then the bufferbeams were attached -again with a wipe of solder aided with a smear of flux-Fluxite in this case. The whole lot was cleaned with Shiny Sinks and thoroughly dried ready for the next session. The footplate was attacked with a sharp knife to remove the area of metal in front of the cab to aid the chassis and motor to fit-the rough edges can be seen.

Worsley Works M7

The M7 is long in it's gestation period.
Lack of time and other committments have seen a lack of progress on this eagerly awaited kit.
However, at the Dorset Group meeting the bogie has been fitted to the main chassis. The way of fixing is akin to the way that the original Tri-ang M7 had the same type of fixing.
Using a screw used to attach the coupling rod to a TT Jinty, a 12 BA nut was soldered to the bogie enabling the swing arm to be attached. This also keeps the chassis in line and won't need extra work to ensure balance when running.
A start has been made on the body, with the footplate being soldered together and the buffer beams attached. When cleaned I will show some pics of where i've got to.

Worsley Works M7.

 Part of the reason that I bought the Hornby Push-Pull set was so that it would aid me creating the same in 3mm scale.
At long last the chassis was made during our June Dorset Group meeting.
The chassis from Worsley is etched in nickle silver and is a quality etch. The axle holes were opened out with a broach and straw hat bearings soldered in place. the chassis was bentup and a couple of spots of solder applied to keep it all square.Wheels are Markits 16.5 mm drivers available from the Society Shop. The motor, a Mashima 9/16 with 40:1 single stage gearbox is from Branchlines. Power has been applied and all seems to work OK. A session on the rolling road with a good oiling should ensure that it is well run in ready for the bogie and body.