BR52 KRIEGSLOKOMOTIVE

TRUMPETER 00210     

 

 

 

Following the build of the Trumpeter BR86 Dampflokomotive I am commencing this large kit.  My intention is to super detail this kit as well and this time post pictures and details as I progress rather than waiting till the end of the build trying to remember the relevant points and not losing fotos on the way.  

 

For this build I will use another excellent reference book titled

001 KRIEGSLOK BR 52 Train In Detail by Wings and Wheels Publications.

 

 

I have acquired 2 aftermarket PE sets of which I will use bits of both.  The first is Voyager Model Pro35002 1/35 Scale Baureihe 52 mit Steifrahmentender which was attached to the kit when purchased at a hobby store closing down sale many years ago. The second is Lion Roar LAS35001 1/35 Full Set of Super Detail Update Conversion Series for Trumpeter BR52

 

 Also being used are 2 aftermarket kits from LZ Models.  1/35 Upgrade set for BR52 35301 and 1/35 Compressor Knorr for BR52 35304.

 I will also be using a set of Archer Fine Decals BR-52 Locomotive Markings AR35219 which are a much better crisp detailed offering than that offered by Trumpeter to appease the PC Police.  A pic below for comparison.

 

 

Steps 1 and 2 is just the rail bed construction. 

I have chosen to start with the Tender which begins with Step 1 which follows Step 26 of the Lokomotive build....go figure.  Steps 1 and 2 deal with the chassis build. Parts H1 and H11 is full of ejector pin marks which need to be filled.  Not an issue if you will never turn the model over but as it is going to have a lot of detail added underneath as well, they were filled with super glue and sanded smooth.  These parts form the base of the tender and mounting points for the 4 axles.  There are 5 Q9 cross bracing parts with holes on both sides.  The first Q9 for the front of the Tender, the left hand side hole has been enlarged (red arrow) to accommodate the forthcoming brake cylinder (thanks LZ models from an earlier non BR 52 order) and scratch building for the brake levers, pipes and springs etc. 

 

The rest of the major Tender parts.  All the ejector pin marks will be hidden when built. 

 

 

Today's effort focused on the structure above the chassis.  There is a lot of absent detail that needs to be added to the coal scuttle both internally and externally as well as the top of the water tank.  The opening of the coal scuttle offered in the kit (K9) is overly simplified.  Instead of 2 internally folding doors that are in themselves complex, there is just one door.  On the right side of the doors there is a locker (with door).  On the left side there is a small alcove area that encloses a pipe with stopcock and a gearbox with a shaft end for the crank of the hand brake...all absent in the kit.  I cut out the simplified part to the edge of the riveted arch as shown below.  This area will be rebuilt further on.

 

 

As I'm not using the 'plastic coal' I will be adding the internal details such as angle iron bracing (3) and a cross support beam with corner bracing (2).  Also added is hose connection to the front (1).

 

Added is the sprinkler pipe inside the scuttle that was used to keep the coal dust down (1). There is a ridge inside the scuttle (2) that needs to be removed at the front and the rear of the scuttle if not using the plastic coal. 

 

 

 The water tank has two ? lifting hooks added and the front end has a piece of Evergreen tubing added to the drilled out hole which will hold the coal rake which slid inside for storage.  Along the edges of the water tank was a ridge of steel almost all the way around and these will be added.

 

Been working on and off for quite a few nights now.  I am amazed how simplified this kit is.  There are numerous errors and an absence of pretty much any under side detail which isn't really an issue if you don't plan to look underneath it, unless you're planning an overturned derailment diorama.  For me, it's got to be done simply because I now know better thanks to the books  and research.  It's part of the enjoyment of the build.  As for the PE, they also replace some errors...with PE errors instead....sigh.

 

This is what the coal tender front end should look like.  2 Doors that fold up as well.   2 cupboards, one with door and the other C. with crank handle for brake and a stop cock tap for the descending steam pipe plus oilers and pipes.  A. is for a rake holder, drilled out and extended in length.  B. is a replacement for the over simplified door.  

 

 

 The inside of the coal tender.

 

Some scratch build parts for the hand brake system

 

Part of the and brake system and plating in place.  Resin brake cylinder and wiring added.  Nuts and bolts added everywhere.  The large white Evergreen piece is support only till glue dries.  More next week.

 

Quite a few hours spent on the tender, almost ready for primer.

 

 Brake line piping and more nuts and bolts.
 

Dual brake springs and support structures.

 

Brake system and bracing added. 

 

1 is the brake rod which goes through the cross beam (3) which was and Evergreen I beam and connected to brake pulley / lever.  This is repeated both sides for every brake and finally anchored at the rear cross I beam.

 

The kit has a single door on this side which is incorrect. The reference book photos show that wire cabling runs from the side, then between the 2 doors and around the back of the tender.  Voyager have reproduced the error so I used the doors supplied by Lion Roar on this side.  Although not quite as crisp in detail as the Voyager offering it's better than being wrong.  I also discovered soldering is not a strong point of mine.

 

Dry fit of the front end.