Thread: 1949 Reading Steam Freight Locomotive

Well all the parts are made for the Locomotive. I started on the tender.

Cowcatcher. Its made up of 6 parts. I cut out all the slots on the bandsaw and then filed them to clean them up.
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I made some new cab sides. They turned out much better this round.
Layout
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3/16" holes drilled for corners.
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Put them in the vise cut them out with a coping saw and then cleaned them up with a file
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If you look at these two photos you can see how the second side in the first pic fits the fire box better and the windows are much cleaner.
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Does anybody see anything wrong with this picture. Apparently fileing the top of the center pivot on the front truck does cause some problems. Still working on a solution for this.
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Rear cab handrails.
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Tender base
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Bret

Bret, Derek is right. Your rate of progress is amazing.
You make almost a whole train in the time I make one spoked wheel.

Starting to look pretty real.

Starting to get withdrawal symptoms Brett. Hope all is well

yes bret has been a bit quiet lately hope all is ok

Well it has been a while since any updates. I made several parts today for the tender although they are kinda boring it is progress nonetheless.

Here are the parts I made. Front and rear plates, Water tank front and rear plates, mounting blocks, water tank top, Front coal box plate, coal floor, and the front wings.

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Thanks for all the support from everyone.

Bret

Glad to see you back in the shop Bret. Some times the "Boring Bits" are the ones that take up much of the time but are essential.
As always you put the same effort into this as you do the finer detail.
Looks like back to the shop for me too

So the rumours of your death were grossly exaggerated, I guess.

Looking good.

Yea it was cloak and dagger. Have a busy day today, might get a little time in this afternoon. But tomorrow I think so far my schedule is clean so might get all day in the shop! Only 10 more parts to make for the body of the tender and I can start on the trucks and wheels.

Bret

Made a few more parts today. The coal slope sheet, coal box sides, and the tender sides.

Coal slope sheet marked out. Radius are 7/8"
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Coal box sides. 3/8 roundover and then ripped to 7/8 x 1/2" x 7 1/4"
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Tender sides. 1/8 x 2 1/2" x 13 1/4". 1/4" holes in all four corners for hand rails
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Mockup Its starting to look like something
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Bret

G'Day Bret,
The simply superb workmanship continues.
Very well done, thank you.
Cheers, crowie

Once you get in the shop Bret there is no stopping you. It is starting to take shape now. At this rate you will be planning your next model soon.

But which one

That is a good question Derek. Not sure yet. I have thought about building these two trucks for the boys.
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I also need to repair the Log Truck, 48' Ford and the big rig. They have all been played with hard!!!

I also had though about making them some boats for the bathtub.

Bret

Originally Posted by bj383ss

I also had though about making them some boats for the bathtub.

Bret

something like this bret 3' 3" long but not much room in the bath for anything else (just one of my boats ranging from18" upto 5' 9" long)

Originally Posted by Diggerdelaney

something like this bret 3' 3" long but not much room in the bath for anything else (just one of my boats ranging from18" upto 5' 9" long)

I can see a new & way bigger bath tub coming along when your boys get a look at that ship Bret.....lol. Maybe in the backyard.