G scale locomotive.

[moon puppy]

Is it a static model?

If it's not it will be before I'm done butchering it!!

 

[Rhino]

My wife would shoot it with the scatter gun

I've seen a picture of Mrs. Tim. It seems unwise to trifle with her.

 

[Tim A.]

I managed to shorten the tender 2 inches, about 4 scale ft. I haven't glued up the seam yet but, I'm pretty happy with the cut since I did it by hand with the jewelers saw. Some putty and sanding and it should disappear.

 

[Tim A.]

My wife said it was the Southern and now it's the Uthern....

 

[moon puppy]

Looks like a Foxworth name.
'uthern...like "I'm gonna whip yo ass and that uthren SOB also!"
"when I finish this beer I'ma drinkin dat uthern."

 

[Tim A.]

Looks like a Foxworth name.
'uthern...like "I'm gonna whip yo ass and that uthren SOB also!"
"when I finish this beer I'ma drinkin dat uthern."

That's how she pronounced it, in her Georgia slang...lol.

 

[Rhino]

"Not this Urn, the uthern."
We have funerals to attend in our immediate future.

 

[Tim A.]

The cab needed to be shorter for the smaller loco it is now so, I intended on building one. I decided it would be more fun to chop, cut and rebuild the original instead. The surgery was successful and should heal nicely with some putty and sanding. First pic is how it was.

 

[Tim A.]

Styrene was used to fill in the area on the cab to fit the smaller boiler.

 

[moon puppy]

From 7 to 5 1/4?

Pure craftsmanship here Tim!

 

[Tim A.]

From 7 to 5 1/4?

Pure craftsmanship here Tim!

I didn't measure the length of the orginal cab but, it's about 6 ft now.

 

[Tim A.]

Spent the day making a workable drawbar. The tender and loco can be hooked up now. I also had to come up with a way to mount the cab. Not easy since it has to be straight, secure and easily removed...Success! There's plenty of room in there for some cab detail.
I took it for a test run using a 9v battery for juice. Runs smooth. No issues.

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Nice work Tim. This is a fun little project

 

[Tim A.]

Spent the day making a workable drawbar the tender and loco can be hooked up now. I also had to come up with a way to mount the cab. Not easy since it has to be straight, secure and easily removed... Success! There's plenty of room in there for some cab detail.
I took it for a test run using a 9v battery for juice. Runs smooth. No issues.
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[moon puppy]

All aboard!

 

[Tim A.]

Nice work Tim. This is a fun little project

It is. Thanks Mike.

 

[Tim A.]

Today's work. I removed the pilot deck I had done years ago because the styrene wasn't thick enough and the rivet pattern was crooked.
The new pilot deck in . I used brads for the rivets this time.

 

[Tim A.]

Can't post a video but here's a screenshot from a test run. Straight wired to a 9v battery.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Can't post a video but here's a screenshot from a test run. Straight wired to a 9v battery. View attachment 177066

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[Tim A.]

If you have an account with any of the following and upload the video, a link will work here as well:

• Apple Music
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• X
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• YouTube

Thanks!