Thread: 4-6-2 Tank Locomotive - Circa 1910

Originally Posted by fletty

..... but the fire's gone out?

Fletty,

Photos for you with the firebox just started to glow. Both Spotlight and green light.

Today I did some more work on the steamed formed MDF roofing and the roofing structural timberwork and increased the lengths of wiring for the firebox "fire"

Regards

Keith

cabin night spot.jpg cabin night green.jpg

Phew........... !

Looks Great keith keep up the good work. I hope that the fire box isn't making it any hotter in your shop

Maybe that's why the thermometer showed this today Nearly Mildura heat

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send a little bit of that heat my way Please

Love the green light in the cab Charlie.
I've said before and I'll say it again "Fantastic Work and Wonderful Skills".
Keep it coming mate.

Cheers
Trev.

P.S On the temperature gauge showing something like Mildura Heat.

I can only say

Originally Posted by Repliconics

Love the green light in the cab Charlie.
I've said before and I'll say it again "Fantastic Work and Wonderful Skills".
Keep it coming mate.

Cheers
Trev.

P.S On the temperature gauge showing something like Mildura Heat.

I can only say

Trev,

The K Class at the Railway Museum is No 165 whereas Mildura's is K175 - very similar vintage

Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - K 175

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Regards

Keith

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Trev,

The K Class at the Railway Museum is No 165 whereas Mildura's is K175 - very similar vintage

Regards

Keith

The one at the Railway Museum is in much better nick as well I can tell ya!.

Cheers mate
Trev.

Originally Posted by Repliconics

The one at the Railway Museum is in much better nick as well I can tell ya!.

Cheers mate
Trev.

Nicer colour scheme as well - All Black as per original

I seem to be alone (again), but I don't like the green lighting at all. I cannot see the point of lighting if it doesn't actually illuminate the interior.

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Fletty,

Photos for you with the firebox just started to glow. Both Spotlight and green light.

Today I did some more work on the steamed formed MDF roofing and the roofing structural timberwork and increased the lengths of wiring for the firebox.



Keith

cabin night spot.jpg cabin night green.jpg

Astounding, exquisite work Keith !!

Regards,
Gus

Originally Posted by chrisb691

I seem to be alone (again), but I don't like the green lighting at all. I cannot see the point of lighting if it doesn't actually illuminate the interior.

Hi Chris,

That is only one mode. The main mode is the spotlight which illuminates as though it is daytime.

I like the green as it is something different and it adds just something sublime (bit of a pun there) for a photo.

The photo next to the "green" one is with the spotlight. The shed was pitch black outside - so the interior light does it's job.

Thanks for your comments

Keith

Hi All,

I have finished the interior cabin pipework. The most difficult part of all the pipework was today's effort - trying to get the correct bends to go from the lubricator out to both the left and right hand drive cylinders. It was also a pain connecting the steam pipe to go to the compressor. I had to secure the Firebox assembly to the front cabin wall so that I had a fixed object to work with. I secured with phillips head woodscrews 75mm long. The countersunk heads of these will be filled with bodyfiller and then cleaned up and then the section of the firebox repainted silver.
Can now concentrate on securing the cabin side assemblies.

Regards

Keith

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Keith, while I am in awe of your detailed patient work sir,
my I be so bold to suggest that the 2 phillips head screws need to hidden as they look out of place...
sorry mate for the extra work.....Peter