Shay construction

[Waldbahner]

Hello folks,

some while back, I introduced myself with my N-scale projects and announced a detailed report about my live steam Shay, actually in progress on my workbench.
And here she is ->



The little folks on the runboard in the second picture are G-scale people. The loco is build in 2"-scale to run on 5"-gauge tracks. Thie prototype is a freelanced 30"-gauge locomotive.

I started construction of this loco in december 2008 and spend more than 250 hours of work. All began with some wheelsets and steel bars to built the trucks. If you look close to the third photo below, you can see a N-scale Shay on top of the left truck


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Next step was the frame with working brakes and drive shaft.


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The newest parts are the superstructure including the cab, water tender and boiler details.


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The boiler shown in this photos is made from plastic tubes and will be replaced by a live steam copper boiler, build by a proffesional boiler maker.

The next days, I'll start with the water tank inside the tender and some parts of the plumbing. Once this chapter is done, I'll continue with the heart of the locomotive, the 2 cylinder steam engine.

To read more about my Shay-project and for many detail construction photos, feel free to visit my homepage at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de/shay/index_e.htm">http://www.gerds-modellbahn.de/shay/index_e.htm</a><!-- m -->

Cheers, Gerd