{"product_id":"3-12-inch-gauge-rob-roy-0-6-0t-stock-code-9906","title":"3 1\/2 inch gauge \"Rob Roy\" 0-6-0T","description":"A 3 1\/2 inch gauge Caledonian 0-6-0T to Martin Evans' \"Rob Roy\" design.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Work to date comprises a rolling chassis with much of the valve gear erected, a pair of machined cylinder assemblies and a variety of loose parts including smokebox assembly with saddle, dome, motion brackets, buffers, lubricator, hand pump and boiler fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    There is a copper boiler, silver soldered and plumbed up for hydraulic test - when connected to the mains water pressure it looks like something out of \"Singin' in the Rain\", we've never seen so many leaks!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Despite the requirement for wellingtons and a stout macinstosh when testing it, our feeling is that it was essentially quite well made - the plates are neatly flanged and fitted together - but the builder ran out of therms at the soldering stage, much of the solder having failed to flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    We suspect careful attention with a more suitable heat source would rectify many of the leaks, particularly where the foundation ring is fitted to the outer wrapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Complete with copies of the original construction articles published in \"Model Engineer\" magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010228441429,"sku":"9906","price":395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/9906-1.webp?v=1779900939","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/3-12-inch-gauge-rob-roy-0-6-0t-stock-code-9906","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}