08-10-2014, 08:00 PM
I've been rather buzzy the last few weeks and haven't had much time to put into the mike until today.
The tender build is now complete and ready for paint.
and I have managed to get the drive back together. Somewhere along the line the valve gear had developed a bind in the yokes on both sides, it was difficult to find but a few swipes of a file took care of it. The motor was also added, it's a bit large, but the extra wide firebox of the engine will fit right over it. It came out of an old printer and has a ton of torque, with a very low speed. Combined with the gear reduction of the gear tower this model maxes out at about a scale 30 miles per hour.
This shot of the underside shows that I have also added all wheel pick up to all the drivers.
The tender build is now complete and ready for paint.
and I have managed to get the drive back together. Somewhere along the line the valve gear had developed a bind in the yokes on both sides, it was difficult to find but a few swipes of a file took care of it. The motor was also added, it's a bit large, but the extra wide firebox of the engine will fit right over it. It came out of an old printer and has a ton of torque, with a very low speed. Combined with the gear reduction of the gear tower this model maxes out at about a scale 30 miles per hour.
This shot of the underside shows that I have also added all wheel pick up to all the drivers.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew