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Hi everyone

I've just joined, and I'm looking for some advice. I'm currently building a 5"
Pansy, but I quite fancy making its little sister Pansyette.

Three questions:

1) I have all the Pansy ME articles, which include some advice and drawings on
the motion work, cylinders and boiler in 2½"-scale. Is there any more
documentation out there? (I couldn't find anything at The National 2½ Inch Gauge
Association website).

2) I feel reasonably happy about fabricating most of the castings, but not the
wheels - is there a close match I could use?

3) Which bits should I avoid simply halving in dimensions? – injectors for
example.

All advice welcomed!

Cheers

Matt




Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:26 pm

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Hi everyone I've just joined, and I'm looking for some advice. I'm currently building a 5" Pansy, but I quite fancy making its little sister Pansyette. Three...
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Jun 21, 2009
7:47 pm

Hi Matt, Welcome to the forum! The Association do list a photocopy of the 'articles' for Pansyette but I think they will just be copies of the ME articles that...
John Baguley
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Jun 21, 2009
8:17 pm

Many thanks John LBSC gives the Pansyette cylinder block a width of 1-15/16", which coupled with a couple of frames at 3/32" provides a reassuring 2-1/8". (If...
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Jun 21, 2009
10:19 pm

... Oooh, careful - assuming you're leaving the back to back wheel dimension the same, then all of the extra width of the frames needs to be accomodated...
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Jun 21, 2009
10:29 pm

How right you are - there was me forgetting I need two frame plates!...
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