Thread: GNR Stirling Locomotive

Hello All,

The Stirling had a set of rails around the top of the tender.

I have been working on these for the last few days. I turned up the posts out of 6.3mm Aluminium round. The difficult part was the corner posts. I needed to drill 2mm holes at 90 degrees to each other so I could insert the 2mm wire. Gave up trying to use a vice - couldn't get the vice to hold the material properly. Held them buy hand (long lengths which I cut off after the drilling so my hand wasn't close to the drill bit) Aluminium drills pretty well as long as you have a good centre prop mark, a sharp drill and some cutting fluid.

I used 2mm straightened wire for my railings.

I made up a dummy board to sit the posts and railings in. This I marked up the same positioning as I was going the drill the tender. This allowed me to get all my positioning correct without accidentally drilling my tender incorrectly.

This board also allowed me to set up the railings and posts and spray paint prime them away from the locomotive.

The wires are held in position at each post with a dab of 5 minute Araldite.

Now onto turning up the tender brake adjustment body and handle.

Regards

Keith


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Coming along nicely

DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art

That is so nice mate! Beautifully executed and described! It really makes the project live when explained so well ... feel like I'm there

What scale are you working in again?

Hi Steve,

I am working at 1/7th scale.

Thanks for your comments

Regards

Keith

Thanks.

MDF to the rescue again comes in hand for all kinds of jigs and other bits. The railing look great and at this rate you will be looking at the next project Keith

Painting is going to be a big issue and time consumer Derek.

I have an "N" Scale railway layout - (Going from large to extremely small) that I want to get up and running.

I still have an inkling to build a 1/5th or 1/6th scale Diesel locomotive to add to my other 3 locomotives as a progression of the locomotives over 200 years

There is not enough time in the week - how did we ever have time to work ?

Regards

Keith

Originally Posted by Keith_1

I have an "N" Scale railway layout - (Going from large to extremely small) that I want to get up and running.

There is not enough time in the week - how did we ever have time to work ?

Which reminds me, Number 3 daughter (also occasionally on the forum) made a beautiful coffee table for her HSC major project. It has an N gauge train layout built in to it and I need to get the train set working again for possible sale? Oh well, Job Number 64!

They are beautiful layouts Alan

Any pictures available

Regards

Keith

I will post a photo of an N Scale loco next to my Stirling for comparison

Regards

Keith

You could put an N scale layout IN your Stirling ))

You are pretty much correct there Steve.

Here is an "N" Scale diesel locomotive beside my Stirling.

A bit of a rework now being done on the Stirling today. As they say - "can't see the wood for the trees". When looking at the rear buffer assembly on the tender - it was quite obvious that the front buffer assembly is not wide enough. It's been taken off and now being reworked and widened. The buffers will be repositioned as well.
Cathie is at her girlfriend's place tomorrow, so I will probably be able to get 6 hours work on it in the shed at least tomorrow. Think the front will look much better in proportion.

Regards

Keith

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Isn't that just wonderful I'll supply a Double O Stirling single for pics any time you want a giggle

What a fantastic image. With all your detail it makes the Stirling look like a full size engine.