DL&W FT's

[e-paw]

This is one of two projects that I started working on yesterday. The other on being a USRA 2-10-2, in the background. These are smaller jobs that will hopefully not take that long,,I need a break after my almost two year build of a CNJ Backtrack Mike.

I am looking for something like this in the end.
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I have to find out what date the headlight visor, in one of the photos, and the black roof paint was applied to see if in fits into my era.

It's an ABA set consisting of one undecorated, two headlight, A units and a former NYC A & B, that I have already striped the paint from. All three are Stewart models. The two "A's" are powered and the "B" is a dummy.    
In the above photo you can see I added the supports visible in the porthole windows.
The end steps have been removed as pre Lackawanna practices and the extra headlight filled in on the undecorated model.    

I had to reposition the headlight LED on the dual headlight unit as well and in it's place wire in a red LED that only comes on in reverse.    

   

Using a set of drawings that my historical society owns. I built a set of number boards for under the nose. I had posted them here once before under this thread.

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The DL&W B-units were what EMC called a FTSB, or FT short booster. These lacked the steam generators found in passenger units and were a few feet shorter then the others. Stewart only offers the longer version, so some body work is in order.

[e-paw]

To solve my overgrown B-unit problem I am looking into this method for a fix.
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I am looking for a set of measured drawings to double check his measurements, but they do look good. So far all I have found is this.
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Going by that I will have to cut somewhere around here.    

I did, however, cut and notch a block of wood to act as a spacer as I cut.
   
   

[e-paw]

Well it's now an FTSB... The frame and body were shortened, I did had to add a shim to get the body to fit correctly.    

Here it is all mounted, I now need to come up with a way to mount the coupler. And fill in the hatch where the steam generator used to be.    

[doctorwayne]

Looks good, Steve.

In your first photo, one of the B-unit's trucks is located a greater distance from the end than the other. Is that the normal set-up for steam generator-equipped FT B-units, or have you already moved the truck in preparation for shortening the body?

Wayne

[e-paw]

Yes sir Doc. The FT'S that had steam generators had a large overhang on one end ( normally where the cab would be ). The freight version did not have this . The truck spacing is the same on both versions.

Also, as built, the B's did not carry there own batteries. A jumper to the A unit was needed to start them.

[cnrglen]

I like the work you are doing with the FT's. It's almost too bad the Canadian roads got into dieselization late and never had them.
One thing to keep an eye out for is the Detail Associates detail kits for these. They will have the hand grabs, lift eyes, coupler cut bars, mu hoses, and other details

[e-paw]

Haven't posted on a while,,, got tied up in other things.
That being said I did manage to scratch up the warning beacons on the nose doors of the A units. It's a brass rod inserted into a hole in the door with a plastic ring around it. This trio is just about ready for primer and paint.    

[e-paw]

I reworked my warning lights a little as I just was not happy with them. In doing this I noticed that I forgot the headlight visors, so they were fabricated from some scrap plastic.    

   

Then it was off to the garage for some primmer. The grab irons and nose mounted number boards will be added after the decals are applied.
   

[e-paw]

Paint ( as far as the first color ) is on.. It's Poly scale Lackawanna gray.

   

Decals are soon to follow.

   

[sailormatlac]

Looking good. The warning beacon detail is really interesting!

Matt

[e-paw]

Well I didn't have much time over the summer to work on the Ft's but today I finished up the paint and decals. Now I can get some light weathering on them and install the grab irons.

   

   

[cnrglen]

Those look very sharp.