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After some time off, I made some more progress on the model this week. I chose to start on the gutters as grabs had me a little worn out. The gutter is simply a .030x.030" piece of basswood with one corner rounded off to give the impression that it was channel shaped and mounted at a slight...

Les, what are you doing putting a runner like a Berk on a coal drag? Stop thinking like the C&O and put a time freight behind that locomotive! :mrgreen::mrgreen::p Matt

Triplex, that was my thought as well. The thread I linked (if you read through it, and assuming it is scholarly work) stated that at one point on the Pennsy tests, they had the J up to 115... which is when the piston valve seized in the valve cage. 110 for drivers that size is very impressive...

My wife, upon seeing her work here in public, was appreciative of the comments, but then commented that she's glad the details don't show up in the photo. (Which tells me that she is detail oriented enough that I need her to do some more cars...)

I found an interesting discussion with a pretty good signal to noise ratio on late high performance steam (part of which touches on speed) here: Duplex Steam Locomotive / Steam discussion - Trains.com Forums Thought I'd pass it on, I learned something (though it still makes me feel for a...

I may make this a running thread as my railroad continues to add rolling stock. The idea struck with a Christmas gift from my father to my wife and kids of an Accurail 3 pack of "Big Four" hoppers with instructions that this be a family project. My wife just finished hers (first railroad car...

Weights... (that I forgot) Yep, forgot to put any weight into the carbody before fastening it all up. Doh. :oops: I had a couple ideas on how to add weight, the easiest being to dribble some #7 1/2 birdshot into the open window where my conductor is sitting. The problem with that is that...

Miscellaneous Progress I have several remaining details for the ends; ladders, brake wheel detail, "cut" bar (uncoupling lever), detail to connect the gutters to the corner post (which server as downspouts), and possibly poling dimples. I used the ladder from the Details Associates kit. My...

Somewhat off topic, 999 was a one-off locomotive (a variant of an existing class) that was built specifically to run a record speed, with the intention to put a finger in the eye of the Pennsylvania railroad. The 86" drivers didn't last long - she was rebuilt 6 years later with 70" drivers. I...

Hey Tetters, I just discovered this thread today and am very impressed with the work itself and mainly with your rate of progress. You've gotten more accomplished in a couple months than I've even thought about planning to think about possibly accomplishing! The other thing that caught my...

Yes, you do... but every one of them is good stuff!

End Beam Before doing any additional detail work on the ends, I painted the platform, end beam and steps Polly Scale Engine Black while they were still easy to access. Next was some end beam detail. The bolts are Tichy part number 8016 and represent 1 3/4" nuts / 2 1/2" washers. I don't know...

Thanks as always for the advice doctorwayne. I've learned the cut off wheel trick after damaging a good pair of xuron cutters (doh). School of hard knocks, I suppose - I simply didn't expect the stuff to be as hard as it was. Since that photo was taken I've squared that "pinch" from the side...

Smoke Jack, End Work I've remained busy on this project. Following the grabs, it was time to brace the smoke jack before I knocked it off. The first bend here was around the chimney, or more accurately around a (I believe) #50 drill bit. Getting a tight fit around the smoke jack and getting...

nachman, that's amazing. If I tried to solder something that small, I'd end up with a poling blob instead of a pocket! doctorwayne, your variation on nachoman's theme is a good idea - I'll have to experiment with that. nkp and brakie, thanks for the pointer to Precision Scale (and also via...

Add Trix to that list. I haven't seen the Big Boys up close, but the Mikados they produced are amazing. Very heavy, very cleverly assembled and detail much better than the Genesis (and even a step up from BLI's version). The downsides are that they are no longer being imported, the sound is...

mentor, thanks for the detail photos above. I'm looking for a TT as well, but had assumed that all powered ones were done so via the shaft. The Walthers solution is interesting and simple. I'm curious as to how reliable those contact wipers will be over the long term. Good luck on the...

Anyone out there know if there are any manufacturers that produce poling pockets such as you might see at the end of a wooden end beam? Thanks

First of all, thanks again for the comments! SgtCarl, I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Roanoke. It was our 20th anniversary, and even without the museum, we had a great time touring southern West Virginia and western Virginia. I've posted some of my VMT photos here: Zenfolio | MGoodman |...

End Grabs Most of my grabs are now on. Most of the grab locations on this model are already drilled (lasered?) through the sheathing and only had to be extended into the inner wall. One fresh hole had to be drilled to locate the bottom of the carbody end grab into the edge of the platform...