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Well built Pete, looks good. j&j

The patterns/plans have now all gone to a good home in the Blue Mountains.
I hope we will now see some T/J s model's being built, & on the forum, by one of our most respected member's.

Cheer's...

Some of you guys will know the models I have made over the last few years, as I am downsizing
& I will be shed less I have 13 T/Js original plans to give away. I will require $10.00 to cover...

Bob, This is up to your usual standards & is looking good.
I have been out of my shed for a while & don't know when I will be back in.
Cheer's Jim.

Hi Pete,
I have just seen this build & have to add my complements to all the rest.
A job well done, & by the looks completely child proof as well.
Keep up the good work.
Cheer's Jim

Try Gary Pye Woodworking, he is in Qld but he will post & his price's are quite reasonable. ph 07 55257561
Regard's Jim.

Dalboy, that is brilliant, I loved every minute of it. extremely well done.
Regard's Jim

I had a major brain fade earlier, I neglected to thank a good friend, who without his help this project would not have been completed. Peter McAlpine was my wood turner. Thanks mate. Regard's Jim

The Locomotive is finally finished. The build was approximately 60 hours. Timber's are mainly Australian red cedar, red carabeen for everything above the boiler, silver ash for the moulding's &...

Hey Bob, have you got a production line going here? You keep turning out these masterpieces like there is no tomorrow. Well done once again.All the best Jim.

The assembly seems to be taking forever. The poly is taking 2 days to set & the adhesive is also taking about a day. A couple of pics just showing the cow catcher fitted & the boiler to the...

Well BigD, It look's like you did, but did you?If you did or if you didn't it still look's terrific. Regard's Jim

I started today by joining the boiler to the partial cab & then added the boiler support & cross member to the front end. Last is both previous pics just placed together. It is now starting to all...

Pete, What a great looking combination , they look like they were made to be a team. Well done.Regard's Jim

Tennyson, I am not saying this is the best scroll saw but have a look a look at the carba-tec 18" scroll saw. It is a copy of the hegner, I purchased mine about 12 mths ago & I am completely happy...

Keith, I put it in the full sun about 10 this morning & it was there about 6 hrs & set hard & dried. I could not believe it worked so well. It brought out the colour in the "sleeper's" & the gravel....

Normally I don't post unless significant progress has been made, but I was so impressed with the way this has turned out I just had to post it. All I have done is lay the ballast & used Keith's...

The assembly is slowly coming together, wheel's fitted on the axel's & the first coat of poly on the boiler. Then the base upside down with two barrel's glued & clamped. I cut the base for the...

Hey Bob, You have excelled again, as I have said before Intarsia is definitely your forte. Well done. Also, they don't take up as much room as model's do. All the best. Jim

Not a lot to show today, I painted the rails & made up a border around the base to hold the ballast in, also I tapered the base from the "sleepers" down. From what I have seen the track is always...

Keith, you are one step ahead of me here, I haven't even considered the adhesive as yet, I only just found the crusher dust but I will certainly keep it mind. I will have to use something to keep it...

The "sleeper's have been glued to the backing that will be the support base for the loco, the rail's are just sitting in situ. I may have to make them the colour of rail's before they are fixed. I...

G'day Keith, I like your idea for your "coal" but it is much to big for my tender, the other day at Bunning's I purchased a pkt of black pebble's that is usually used in cactus gardens. It will suit...

Handyjack, Thanks for your reply, but sorry, not being into loco's I do not understand what you are trying to explain. Regard's Jim

Today I had a new stack turned as the original one was crap. What are friend's for if they can't do you a favour occasionally. I cut the waste end's off the boiler & drilled the rest of the relevant...

Keith G'day, Your right, they sure did thing's differently back in the good old day's. It reminds me of a billycart I made when I was a lad, which was a long time ago. Keep up the good work, we are...

With much input from Handyjack & photo's from Pete & Keith I have scrapped the stack. Today I made the contrasting insert's for the boiler, these will be turned down to sit just proud of the boiler....

Keith, thank you, your photo is a little blurry but the stack looks the way it should be on my locomotive. With all the help & advice that has been offered on this project, you've just gotta love...

Pete, thanks for going to all that trouble. The t/js model you have shown is the one I am trying to build. The other Loco's show a variety of chimney's all much better looking than mine. What you...

Handyjack, Thank you for taking the time to answer my query about the chimney. I have modified it already because I was not happy with it. I hope to get to work on it over the weekend & will post...

Handyjack, I was hoping you would come the rescue, I am building this to a pattern with not much knowledge about steam engines, Thanks for your input on this build. If I may, what's your opinion on...

My mate turned up today with my turned bit's, as I have mentioned before I have no lathe skill's what so ever. First pic is the stack & the pressure valve's ? The stack need's some modification I...

Not a lot was achieved today, I made up the headlamp, It's just sitting on my sanding block. Next is the suspension of the tender upside down on the base ready to attached to the body which is in the...

Pete, No he is still MIA. The cylinder's are 1" dowel x 1-1/4" long with the end piece's supplied with the kit that you purchase when you buy the plan. Cheer's Jim.

Handyjack, Thanks for the info, I know where all the bit's go but I did not really understand how it all operated on a real locomotive.Regard's Jim

Today's effort was fitting the roof vent & moulding's to the cabin roof. Then making up the cylinder's & rod block's, these will apparently activate the push bar & the connecting bar, which are shown...

Keith, my friend, I have to agree with John about this. There is no way this should be in the toy section, The moderator's know the difference & I believe they will judge accordingly. I have never...

Today's time in the shed was exasperating as I was trying to fit the moulding's to the tender, they are 5-1/4" long x 3/32" dowel. I am using Loctite super glue gel for all the miniature pieces & I...

Keith, G'day. I have been watching this project of yours almost from the start ,What can I say that hasn't already been said. I think you can be very proud of your creation & I would have to rate it...

Christos, Thank you. It was finished with two coats of Estapol Polyurethane Satin.Cheer's Jim.

Pete, I went to the auction at Boutique Timber's & I was lucky enough to purchase 4 piece's about 8ft long, 8" to 10" wide & 1" thick rough sawn for quite a reasonable price. If anybody need's some...

Today in the Coffs Harbour area it was wet, cold & raining. So what's a bloke to do except spend the day in the shed. I made the front panel for the cab, the section of the boiler that is inside the...

Artme, Thank you, & regard's to the timber, I agree most whole heartedly, but a question - what happens then if the user get's cranky ? I am glad you like the build. Cheer's Jim.

I made this as a gift for a favourite Aunty & Uncle. Nothing fancy, Fiddle back Red gum burl & a carba tec mechanism. Cheer's Jim.

PLD, thanks, everything so far & the majority of the rest of the build will be Australian Red Cedar.Regard's Jim

Not a lot happened here today, I cut the base for the cabin & the boiler & also both side panel's for the cabin. The pencil is only there so the panel's don't fall over. I also tidied up the cow...

G'day Bob, I only just found your latest project, & I have to say Intarsia is definitely your forte. As usual extremely well done. I thought you may like to see my version which I made a couple of...

I made a few more bit's & piece's up today. First is the cow catcher, it look's a bit ordinary now but should tidy up ok. Next we have the boiler support & the pilot beam. Last as usual is the whole...

Pete, You are 100% right, Good old Australian Red Cedar, beautiful to look at & beautiful to work with.Cheer's Jim.

Hugh, Mate I don't discourage easily when someone knows what they are talking about. Keep up with the info, you have informed me a lot about this vehicle that I did not know. Thank You. Regard's Jim.