Building a New Engine
#16
(09-14-2019, 06:26 AM)Tyson Rayles Wrote: Are you going to keep the Euro hook and loop or switch it over to American style knuckle couplers?

Yeah, The base is a Playschool brand and I cant remove the couplers  
Most of our layout is Euro, so I'll just switch one of the couplers on the cars.
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#17
(09-14-2019, 10:50 AM)doctorwayne Wrote: Not only an interesting build, but also interesting how you were able to place two photos side-by-side.

Wayne

Yeah, i found out that if I make the pictures under 500 pix wide they upload side-by-side.
Smile  Smile Something for you to work with
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#18
I have progressed a bit more with this build.
I now have a large LED Headlight and 2 small red LED's in the rear. 
Here is the front

I will box in the LED later.


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#19
It took about 2 hours to cut, glue and attach the skirt shown here.


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#20
A little better view of the roof. This will all be filled with 1/2" X 1/8" strip wood as shown to the left of the stack.


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#21
All finished except for the Engineer.
This is the last of the roof boards being glued in.

It now has 2 9V batteries for the steam generator and 2 AA batteries for the LED Lighting.


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#22
Just an update, the engine is finished, just waiting for a small 12V fan to help the smoke come up out of the stack.
Here is what it looks like from the front:


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#23
The wide opening behind the front wall is the air inlet where I'll mount the fan for the smoke.
If I remember to take video, I'll post it running.
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#24
Looking forward to seeing it in action! 2285_ 2285_

Wayne
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#25
OK - Here are the links to the 5 videos of the different levels on the layout:

On Top Of the Hand Built Engine:
https://youtu.be/yu7Ew__kN3w
 
In between rails of the Hand Built Engine:
https://youtu.be/N6usW5ftHDU
 
On top of eggliner - The main level with tunnels:
https://youtu.be/YJg4-nWZYZU
 
On top of U-25b hanging from the ceiling.  The trach is about 6ft above the floor.
https://youtu.be/p67o20s6LeQ
 
The Ceiling Loop
https://youtu.be/jMO1_wdPq24
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#26
I think I've got motion sickness...either that or around-the-curves whiplash. 

Wayne
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#27
Yeah, the whole layout is just 4 loops
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