G scale locomotive.

[moon puppy]

The difference with this build , being a working model, and others I've done is most of the major parts need to be removable, yet secure. That requires screws or other creative means. The pilot deck and cow catcher has been quite the challenge for me to scratchbuild. I came up with a pressure fit design to secure the cow catcher. It's working well and it's straight!
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Nope, not seeing them over here.

 

[Sharkmouth]

I deleted the post and sent Tim the explanation. A copied post references the placeholders which the author sees but, without attachments uploaded, no one else does. I hope that makes sense. This message will self-destruct once the others go!

 

[Tim A.]

I deleted the post and sent Tim the explanation. A copied post references the placeholders which the author sees but, without attachments uploaded, no one else does. I hope that makes sense. This message will self-destruct once the others go!

Clear as mud Sharkmouth I don't know why I'm having so much trouble posting lately.

 

[Tim A.]

Starting the cow catcher. Not as easy as it would seem to be. I've looked at hundreds of steam engine cow catchers over the last week or so. The angles have to be just right or it will throw everything off. I noticed that the front vertical board's facing side were tapering which is why my two vertical boards front edges stick past the bottom horizontal "V" boards. The horizontal and vertical boards I have on are the most critical. What a challenge!

 

[Tim A.]

The coupler pocket vertical boards are on. The rest of the cow catcher verticals should be fairly easy. Btw, I was informed the proper name for this is the pilot

 

[Tim A.]

After 20 days of being shuffled around through the United States Postal Service the Piko Radio Control unit finally arrived! The permanent installation will have to wait but I did test it in the loco and I'm tickled with it! I'm using a servo le

ad to plug into the engine from the tender. Even as cheap as the gearbox and motor is in this engine the receiver starts the loco at a smooth crawl! It's very satisfying to see the driver rods barely moving and smooth.

 

[Tim A.]

Hard part of the cow catcher is done. I think it's the hardest thing I've attempted to build.

 

[AndyFettes]

Lovely work mate !!!!!!!!!

 

[Tim A.]

Lovely work mate !!!!!!!!!

Thanks Andy!

 

[Tim A.]

The cow catcher is finished. I'm waiting on a set of scale nut, bolt and rivet molds I ordered. If they work I'll use the bolts for detailing.

 

[Sharkmouth]

 

[moon puppy]

Great movie, stunts are amazing.

Looking great Tim!

 

[centaur567]

The cow catcher looks amazing. I've often wondered if using a window blind wand which has a hex shape, Could it be heat stretched like one would do with spruce and then sliced to make nuts. Gary S.

 

[Tim A.]

The cow catcher looks amazing. I've often wondered if using a window blind wand which has a hex shape, Could it be heat stretched like one would do with spruce and then sliced to make nuts. Gary S.

Thanks Gary. That's thinking outside the box! I've tried heat stretching tube to a smaller diameter. It didn't workout to well for me. I've seen it done successfully though.

 

[Steve Ski]

That's a pretty cool project, Tim. Awesome scratch work!

 

[Tim A.]

Great movie, stunts are amazing.

Looking great Tim!

Keaton and Chaplin were the GOATS!

 

[Tim A.]

Had to come up with a solution to secure the cab to the frame. I fabricated this. The third screw in the cab floor is reached by way of the fresh air hatch in the roof. The cab is very secure now.

 

[Tim A.]

The motor is hard wired in now. All kinds of Model railroad specific wiring plugs are available for a price, but I'm on a budget, so a $6 servo lead was my go to. Budget really means getting creative with how to make stuff work!
Made this design to press fit into a notch I cut at the back of the frame. It's removable of course. The male side, from the receiver in the tender plugs into it.
Shew..

I'm beginning to think I should just by a 600 hundred dollar engine and move on!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

The cow catcher really turned out nice Tim. I can appreciate how difficult it was to get the spacing and angles on the parts perfectly aligned. Any misalignment would have stood out like a sore thumb.

 

[moon puppy]

And the rail road modeling servo is probably made by the same folks just marketed for that group. Looking good Tim!