The RUTH Gasoline Loco Denver Colorado

[Barney]

A Ruth mining critter - built mainly from Plastic Card /Acrylic rod and Evergreen sections This one being my norm of one that has been modified through its life which includes a modified Model T Ford engine and gearbox an add on ignition system a slab type fuel tank (often fitted to diesel versions ) and larger radiator. Information from The American Industrial mining web site well worth a look full of interesting stuff
The wheels and the drive wheels are Acrylic rod with a plastic card flange -The seat I think could do with a bit of lowering -the Ford T engine is a nice little job from an ICM Kit it has been modified with a new timing case for the modified ignition and the front pulley is wider for 2 belts for the fan and a small compressor 

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Seat to needs to be lower - don't want the driver to be to comfortable

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Resin coupler fitted front and rear - nice castings from Avalon from the G scale range (formerly Pepper 7)
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Some info on ignition improvements for T engines - Taken from an old Motor magazine bought from a Junk Shop /Auto jumble many years ago

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Have a nice day
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[Bernhard]

Nice stuff, Barney. I'm definitely going to build one too!

Bernhard

[finescalerr]

What did you use to represent the radiator screening (if that's the right term)? Is it a commercial texture or did you scribe it? Also, just because I'm curious, could you have fabricated the motor yourself and achieved similar or better results? I suspect you could completely scratchbuild almost anything if you were in the mood ... with no loss of perfection. -- Russ

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Radiator is basically as my DAC Drawing (DAC=CAD backwards )No CAD here just Paper and pencil !!- I will show the full procedure tomorrow as the first Rad Has now been scraped not happy with it - I have used the ICM Ford T engine because I don't think you could better it in any way measures up perfectly -  The only thing I have to do is a change of front covers for the new ignition system
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New Radiator main components - Evergreen strip/sections + centre 60thou plastic card

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30 thou Evergreen rod laid on centre and glued -  best left until completely dry before ends are trimmed off - then turned over to do other side
Note the cost of £2:10 on Evergreen pack must of bought it when I was a "young upstart"

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Other side started
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[finescalerr]

Aha! That final photo is big enough to show how you went about it and how neatly. Thanks. -- Russ

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Radiator now ready for side frames /filler cap /overflow pipe and a few nuts /bolts

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Had A second look at the chassis it required a few adjustments - so I rebuilt it - The radiator was to low and the rear drive (the lump of acrylic rod ) was to high now happy with it so its onward we go !