Building a Clayton 2" Scale Steam Wagon
designed by Robin Dyer
built by Tony Simons
Smoke box ring
Smoke Box top
Manifold and regulator in place
Steam header
Regulator
Safety valve body
Safet valve covers
Finished safety valve
Regulator
Manifold
Exhaust pipe elbow and blast pipe
Blast pipe at bottom of chimney
Blower and injector steam valves
Blow down valve
Clacks just been silver soldered
Finished clacks
Lower water gauge & drain
Did I really make all these?
Super heater coil silver soldered
Installed onto the regulator body
Coil installed
Smoke box fitted.
Water pump bypass
Pressure Gauge & manifold
Boiler feed pump under construction
Machining pump plunger
Burner locating ring
Burner in place
Firing hole cover
Firing hole cover
Boiler fittings
The various boiler fittings were made out of either Phosphor bronze or Gunmetal, Brass is not allowed on boiler due to it dezincifying and becoming brittle. The smoke box ring and top were a cast iron component..