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Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 06-10-2013
I am going to accept the challenge of caring for an orphaned project I started almost 20 years ago.
I started this HO scale scratch built (kitbashed?) K4 using a Pennline frame and drivers. Everything else (excluding wheels, gears and motor) was made using basic hand tools.
I worked on it off and on for almost 10 years. At that point, it found a permanent spot at the end of the to do list. Mainly because of its crudeness compared to today's standards.
I would like to finish the locomotive and paint it as I intended to when I started the project. (without using exotic tools and machinery) Then reunite her with her sister (an E6 Atlantic I built from scratch just before I started the K4 build).
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ezdays - 06-10-2013
Welcome to the challenge Ray. A nice one and it'll be hard to beat the age. Good luck my friend, a formidable project.
I still have a few more days before I jump in.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - Tyson Rayles - 06-10-2013
It'll make a fine looking model Ray!
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 06-10-2013
Thanks guys,
I hope to get it done in time.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - e-paw - 06-11-2013
Did you fabricate the valve gear and side rods.. If you did can you please go into detail on how you did it.. That has always been a sticking point on my builds.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 06-11-2013
e-paw Wrote:Did you fabricate the valve gear and side rods.. If you did can you please go into detail on how you did it.. That has always been a sticking point on my builds.I built the valve gear parts by bending steel wire around jigs that I made. once the part was formed , it was soldered and filed flat, then riveted together using small brass brads that I cut and peened over.
I would probably be easier to explain how to build valve gear by posting photos of the next valve gear set I make.
The connecting rods and main rods on this locomotive were made from .015" brass sheet with brass washers soldered on to re enforce the bearing ends and copper wire soldered along the edges to form a rib along the edges the filed to shape.
Below are some parts I made in the same manor to replace the plastic parts of a Hobbyline Berkshire with a Simms chassis.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 06-15-2013
I started off by marking and drilling some of the holes for the handrail stanchions.
It's not much progress, but more than I have done on this project for years.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - Tyson Rayles - 06-16-2013
At least it's some progress, that's more than I can say.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ezdays - 06-16-2013
Well Ray, you're a step ahead of me and my challenge, and that's a good thing....
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - Sumpter250 - 06-16-2013
wire formed around jigs - - - - - I like the way those turned out. I'll have to try that method for the valve rods on the NG 2-6-6-2. 
Another learning curve to ride !!!
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 06-17-2013
Sumpter250 Wrote:
If both sets of valve gear are identical they can be made with the same set of jigs.
It would save alot of drilling, filing and time.
I made a little more progress on the K4.
I made some stantions by bending steel wire removed from some twisty ties and formed hand rails from some steel wire found at the Dollar store.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - modelsof1900 - 06-18-2013
A small hint how I make good looking stanchions - http://us-modelsof1900.de/?p=1660, only with a Dremel / electric hand drill machine.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 06-18-2013
modelsof1900 Wrote:A small hint how I make good looking stanchions - http://us-modelsof1900.de/?p=1660, only with a Dremel / electric hand drill machine.
Your stanchions look good.
I like how your passenger car railings look. I need to make a few sets for a set of AHM cars I have.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - ray_m - 07-11-2013
I haven't made a whole lot of progress lately.
I did manage to add the headlight and bracket, generator, steps on the smoke box and smoke box front, and the hand rail on the smoke box front.
I also added the pressure relief valves, linkage to the steam dome and power reverse.
Re: Ray_m's 2013 adoption challenge - Tyson Rayles - 07-11-2013
That's looking good Ray !