ALCO from ALCO or another 0-8-0

[Schraddel]

And a little bit more done:


That is were i began. A small sheet of brass with safety thread pattern and some 0.5mm brass wire.
One lenght of the wire was solderes to the edge of the sheet.
And from two small pieces i made hinges.


Two small bore were drilled into the rear plate. The hinges were inserted and soldered.
Note the bore of the hinges were extra large, more than really necessary.
Remember the whole loco will be painted later. And paint will also get there beween the hinges and as a result the hinges will not move freely after painting.
The cab floor was also raised by inserting a piece of brass sheet with safety thread pattern.
Now there will be one level of cab floor , bridge and tender floor.

Note this is still a temporary boiler backhead simple made of plain sheet.


Some plumbing was added too, here i was not satisfied with the result and reworked the injector valve rods.


A close up view of the bridge.


And the worst case of bending possible. This is the reason why i made this rounded shape at the rear end.

Lutz