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| DavidA:
I got around to thinking that if I present some of my unfinished ( includes hardly started) projects then I may actually be shamed into removing finger and make some progress. So, for a start. here is the 0 - 6 - 0 Fowler 4f that I started about two year ago and then put to one side to do other more urgent things. As you can see, the the dreaded surface corossion is starting to appear. but it is only on the surface. I haven't cleaned it off for the picture as there are still a couple if hole position on there that I don't want to lose. Both sides of the frame are held together by a couple of little rivets at the moment. The six blocks are to be the bearing horn blocks. They are a nice thumb press fit in the slots, and will be cut and machined out when I get around to riveting them in place. I may rough saw them first, not decided about that. They were cut from an old truck brake disc. Virtually every thing I make is from material that I salvaged from the works scrap bins. Some bits, like the 1/8" plate for the frames, I have to buy. But I try to keep it to a minimum. These pictures are so good as the lighting is rather weak. I'll do better with the next lot. Dave. |
| DavidA:
Ron (Ozzie46), Just been looking at you project again. Guess I will use you as my 'builder to keep up with'. But I'm in no hurry. No need to turn it into a race. Also my build order is a bit different to yours. Should be fun. Dave |
| DavidA:
Just a couple of pictures . The first is what it should look like. I used to see lots of these locos passing through our town. even got to go on the footplate when they stopped for water. Course, that was when trainspotting wasn't a dirty word. Or even two words. The next is a picture of some ones model. Nice, but it looks out of proportion. Maybe it's the wheels, don't know, but I hope to avoid this. Dave. |
| ozzie46:
Don't know how I missed this but I'm here now. Don't know about keeping up me. We might end up in a swamp some where. :D :D :D :D I was making the crank pins for the wheels today and I'll be darned if I didn't mess 2 up in a row. Measured numerous times and still cut em to short. :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: Ron |
| DavidA:
Ron, I know how you feel. There are places on my shed wall where the blood is still wet. I'm off to do some more on my frame horn blocks. I intend to get all the axle bearing stuff done using just straight axles until I am sure that everything is ok, Then I'll attempt the cranked axle. I notice from the pictures of the locos that the real thing only has balance weights in the driven axle. Don Young's drawings have weights on the non-driven axles at 180 degrees from the cranked one. Strange. Dave. |
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