Hi John

Just looked again more closely at the kit and have noticed that the name K Dales
appears after the O7 name,so does this indicate the earliest offering?
You are right in that it does appear that the boiler is a brass tube,starting
about 1.25mm thick at the smokebox end,and this has a further section of about
1.25mm thick tube over this to form the actual smokebox.Behind this the boiler
has been turned down,and then reduced yet again to under 1mm, leaving strips
untouched to represent the boiler bands.It has been drilled for washout
plugs,but not for chimney etc. I have just realised that part of this will need
to be cut away for the motor-what would be the best way for this as it is quite
a thickness to get through.

Regards
TerryR
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From: John Shelley
To: 7mm@...
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [7mm] O7 kits





Terry wrote:
> Hi John
>
> This kit must be an original as I have not come across such items as say the
boiler in this kit-it appears to be a one piece casting with the smokebox and
boiler bands being part of it; should save quite a bit of work!
>
> Regards
> TerryR

Casting? Are you sure, most of the O7 kits had turned brass tube for
the boiler.

Which kit is it?
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Cheers for now,

John, from St Ciers 33820, France





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