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Title: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 12:45:17 AM
Hello from France,

enclosed some photo of my last work!
A vertical Boiler engine in On30, freelanced model without claim!
I sart this project with frame of the Ballast Car B'man and change the wheels with the wheels of lead trucks Forney for a better size!
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Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 12:56:22 AM
For the deck, I cut 90 millimeters by 40 millimeters from Evergreen # 4100 styrene!
I open the place for the motor!
The frame and pilot beam are in wood!
Pilot steep are from B'man parts.
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Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 01:12:50 AM
My fisrt idea it was scratchbuilt a classic vertical boiler, but impossible for cover the motor!
I choice a big HO boiler from Rio Grande Model!
The extended fire boxe is probably not credible for this little engine but is perfect for cover the motor!
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I carved the place with Dremel, and for add  weight I make a 12 millimeters hole for a Sharps 45/110 lead bullet! ???
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Journals and Link & Pine are made with 0,5 millimeters of styrene.
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Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 01:15:59 AM
Boiler in place!
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 01:38:47 AM
water tank is made from styrene and covered with aluminium!
Add the minimum of details!
hand rail and tubing are made from galvanized iron wire!
Now this little engine is ready to paint and weathering!
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 01:41:19 AM
The cylinders are from HO donkey's parts from scrapbox
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 01:47:25 AM
Finished model !
Realy fun to built this!
But after some run on my layout the Bullshit B'man motor dead.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... >:(
I changed this by an N scale Marklin motor, now this little engine run better !
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 24, 2009, 01:52:02 AM
Compadre, sorry for my poor english!
It's more easy for me to scratchbuilt Railroad Models!
Sincerely!
Lloyd
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: Waldbahner on February 24, 2009, 03:32:01 AM
Hello Lloyd,

again a great piece of modeling. I also like the fine weathering on your models.

BTW. don't worry about your english. I'm from Germany and I teach my english every day => By reading and posting in several English speaking model railroad forums. What type of english lesson could be more fun ;-)

Cheers, Gerd
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: michael mott on February 24, 2009, 01:15:52 PM
Nice lookin model LLoyd, great to see the pics from start to finish.

cheers Michael
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: lucas gargoloff on February 24, 2009, 05:32:09 PM
Another good example in scratchbuilding with everything you have in the scrapbox. Tanks for sharing Lloyd!!
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 25, 2009, 03:00:22 AM
Thanks for your kind words Compadres!
With my opinion this website is one of best, to learn and share many ideas on model making!
Sincerely and so long!

Lloyd
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: marc_reusser on February 25, 2009, 03:06:37 AM
Another neat project!...and again so fast!...do you practice "speed building"! ;) ;D

Your English is far, far better than my French!

Ne vous inquiétez pas pour votre anglais. Il est très bien. La seule langue qui est vraiment important ici est la modélisation.

Marc
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: LLOYD on February 25, 2009, 03:20:17 AM
Merci pour tout Marc!

I have still some good models to show on htis fabulous website!
Sincerely!

Lloyd


Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: Franck Tavernier on February 25, 2009, 10:56:30 AM
Nice Job and good weathering!
Title: Re: Vertical Boiler engine freelanced model
Post by: Ray Dunakin on March 21, 2009, 08:17:49 PM
I like it... Nice work!