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I am so happy, already had her 2 weeks and I have already got the hang of firing, I struggle a little bit with the axlepump and blower sometimes but we will get there with time.

If anyone has any questions feel free to ask!

It has been nearly a week since I brought Connie home and she is settling in nicely. We have had a few struggles like keeping steam up but im still finding the right balance of axlepump and coal. She has also been reunited with her former shedmate Elgen the decauville 7 ton, they were for sale at the same time.

My accucraft edrig is finally home and she steams amazingly!

While chatting with a friend, he suggested adding a proper regulator handle so you can actually see at a glance whether the regulator is open or closed. As it stands, Edrig just has the standard Accucraft knob regulator.

Found the old regulator for my Decauville 7 ton No. 16 regulator (originally from No. 7) that I removed back in January 2024 when I fitted a servo, and I decided it'd be perfect for the Edrig.

I was a bit worried that the old regulator wouldn't fit, but luckily I had another Accucraft locomotive, my Lyn to use as a test bed. To my surprise, it fitted like a glove.

Looks like Edrig might be getting a slightly more driver-friendly cab after all!

Plus I like to tap the regulator open like we do on the 1:1 scale

I wanna hear all ur funny names :)

2 weeks from now my new engine will be arriving home after her conversion and I have made some changes to the line. To add to the ashpit, I built a slag tip and a line leading out to it. We have also got a tipper wagon to transport the ash.

After my post earlier I went into my workshop and found an old baking tin which was perfect because it was narrower than the piece of track. I dug the tin into the ground and now its ready for my coal fired Edrig. It may not look fancy but I prefer things to be functional than just looking good.

I'm about to get an Accucraft Edrig and am planning to build an ash pit for disposing of the fire at the end of a run.

The Edrig drops its fire by undoing a screw, allowing the firebars to swing down on hinges, so I'd like to be able to position the loco over a pit and drop the remaining ash and coals straight into it.

My current idea is a metal ash box sunk below track level with drainage, as I live in Bergen and rain is a constant concern and I do not want it flooding. The track section over the pit also needs to safely support a locomotive weighing around 5 kg, and it needs to be completely fireproof as this is a genuine coal-fired locomotive.

I can't weld, so my current plan is to use a metal lunchbox/biscuit tin sunk into the ground as the ash pit, with the track supported above it.

Has anyone built something similar for SM32 live steam?

Photo 1: Gunther, our siberian cat met my engine Lyn and started clawing at her

Photo 2: Douglas my cockapoo (Can you guess who I named him after?) with an engine driver cap

Photo 3: Gunther's brother Francis meeting Russell for the first time, he was a bit skeptical because to a cat, steam engines probably smell very strange.

Photo 4: Younger Francis with Lyn

Right after my quarry Hunslet was moved into the sidings she dropped all of her rods off on her left side.
If this happens to your engine just get an Alan key which you would use to regauge an engine and tighten the grub screws.