So I had an epiphany this past weekend (which my friends will tell you is neither remarkable or unusual) in that I was reviewing my locomotive inventory and found a Rivarossi heavy mike that I thought would look good with an all weather cab..... so out came the razor saw and .... hey wonder what that cab would look like on my current project..... well after a few hours of replacing the cab front and windows I decided to go with this cab instead. Now before you start brow beating me for bailing on my scratch build let me tell you that I promised myself I would not start building my new layout until this current project was completed.... well I just cut my completion time in half so the new layout is that much closer to reality... you can all forgive me based on that right?? I will probably complete the scratch build as well but this really gives me a leg up on this project.
Attached a pic of the new.. new cab. Now all I have to do is paint and letter... oh and install a Tsunami.
(please excuse the plastic dust in the images.... )
-- Kevin
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Hey, completely off topic, but I like the look of that locomotive. I'm a smaller locomotive fan - love the small drivers on this SY - especially if they have trailing wheels. This is American enough looking that I'll have to look into one, though the drivers would not fit in the 1930's!
Fluesheet Wrote:Hey, completely off topic, but I like the look of that locomotive. I'm a smaller locomotive fan - love the small drivers on this SY - especially if they have trailing wheels. This is American enough looking that I'll have to look into one, though the drivers would not fit in the 1930's!
How do they run and pull?
Yet another Mikado(?) Matt
Runs great! pulling power is as yet to be determined but it should be pretty comfortable with 10-12 cars assuming no excessive grades... as for the drivers.... its a good thing I am modeling 15-or so years later than that eh
I've been trying to find patent info for GSC's Boxpok drivers, to no avail. However, I did find THIS, indicating their use at least as early as 1937 - good to know, as that's roughly my chosen era and I'm a fan of the design.
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thanks for all the kind words. And thanks Dr. W for allowing me a sigh of relief now that I know boxpock drivers were in use as early as 1937. I had to add some decals just to see what she would look like. Decals were printed for me by El's trains in New York Central steam style lettering but for FGLK. El's did a great job on the decals and I really like how it looks with the lettering on the side
doctorwayne Wrote:I've been trying to find patent info for GSC's Boxpok drivers, to no avail. However, I did find THIS, indicating their use at least as early as 1937 - good to know, as that's roughly my chosen era and I'm a fan of the design.
Wayne
In addition to Boxpok, there were Scullin Disk (as early as 1932, in a Railway Age article - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/article.php?article=2597">http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/article.php?article=2597</a><!-- m -->) and the Baldwin Disk - very similar to Boxpok, but with raised edges on the "spokes". Baldwin disks were contemporaries with the Boxpok. It would seem that all three came from the rapid development in the "Age of Machines" (1920s and 30s). Coincidental to their engineering advantages is that they look so cool...! Gotta love the Art Deco/Streamline/Machine Age stuff
bob_suruncle Wrote:thanks for all the kind words. And thanks Dr. W for allowing me a sigh of relief now that I know boxpock drivers were in use as early as 1937. I had to add some decals just to see what she would look like. Decals were printed for me by El's trains in New York Central steam style lettering but for FGLK. El's did a great job on the decals and I really like how it looks with the lettering on the side
Hey Bob, that looks good!
Wayne, Mason, good information on drive wheel development.
