Thread: Steam Locomotive Reading

No probs, just thought I'd save you some elbow grease. As much as sanding can be therapeutic at times, I do get over therapy very quickly so I try and reduce the amount of sanding I need to do. Unless on the lathe, then I'm quite happy just to have to vary the pressure. I have been known to be like a bull in a china shop when nearing the end or just trying to get that tool-mark free finish, which ultimately costs a catch or under sized job from going to heavy so I don't mind reducing my risk by sanding. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Nearly done just need to clean up a little fuzzzy here and there.
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Then I took the last picture
of the back and saw this

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Four more stinkin hand rails and man I had a pain with the boiler ones!!!

Now on to the tender maybe, I think so, well I don't know for sure, we'll see????????

Originally Posted by htl

Nearly done just need to clean up a little fuzzzy here and there.
IMG_5294.jpgIMG_5295.jpgIMG_5296.jpgIMG_5297.jpgIMG_5298.jpgIMG_5299.jpgIMG_5300.jpg

Then I took the last picture
of the back and saw this

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Four more stinkin hand rails and man I had a pain with the boiler ones!!!

Now on to the tender maybe, I think so, well I don't know for sure, we'll see????????

Yes definitely Bruce - please

Regards

Keith

The train looks amazing Bruce and seems to have come together very quickly ...
On those hand rails, could you have used some brass brazing rod instead of the timber??
Cheers, Peter

That is coming along absolutley fantastic Bruce and the speed that you are making this is astounding I just ponder along at a slow rate.

Dalboy I'm retired so this is my job, and once I set my sights on a project it's all consuming sad to say.
The wood hand rails are suppose to be place holders till I can get some wire, so not glued in but as it'd done as of today and is all wood may let it stay.
How about a vote on this. Yay or Nay

Here's one with the brass.
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I could stain the dowel to darken it up just a tad.
I would love to stain the model just a tad darker but this maple is so easy to blotch so not going there.

I really like that it's all wood even the bell!!!

Here it is all done.
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And here's my other train to help compare sizes.

The diesel train is a scratch built project from a year or so ago.
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Great job on the loco Bruce are you going to make the tender as well

Dalboy I'm counting the votes for who wants to see one. LOL

Put me down for building the tender it just would not be complete without it

Dalboy I'm out of any maple to match it up with, but tomorrow I'll be going over to my cabinet maker friend and see if I can talk him out of some. LOL
So it all depends on if I can come up with some maple.

Top job Bruce.

I vote for the tender.

Regards

Keith

Looks fantastic. I vote for the tender too.

Yes, the engine part is made but it is not complete without the tender to supply fuel and water to bring the engine to life.
The railways have various tender designs, sometimes even in the same class of engine. In America some tenders have a triangular shape, others the water part is very round and others the more conventional square tank. Also have a look at the different wheel arrangements.
Yes it is more work but if you were to make an 18 wheeler would you stop at just what we call the prime mover (engine and cab) or would you make a trailer (or three) be it flat, box or tanker?