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nhguy
Fireman
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 Posted - 04/09/2011 : 7:13:15 PM
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| That fascia is great looking. What a neat idea Graffen. Thanks for sharing. |
Bill Shanaman
Superintendent, New Haven RR in the 1948 to 1952 era
PMRA President 2013-14, OpSIG Member
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jon grant 4472
Fireman
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2011 : 7:48:47 PM
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Originally posted by Graffen
The only thing that will reside under the layout is my wifes electric piano... A small prise to pay to be able to have the layout in the living room 
Wow! The layout resides in the living room - Kerstin is very, very understanding
I'm a cellar rat[:-banghead]
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Graffen
Crew Chief
Sweden
861 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2011 : 4:57:15 PM
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And now for something completely different
I've always been inspired by John Allen and his layout; The Gorre & Daphetid RR.
What some do not realize is that he built almost everything himself, including the locomotives.
Many of them had no direct prototype for the model, but was built to suit his fictional railroads requirements  .
I myself have had a project that has had the time to mature for a little while (about 20 years .....), but now the parts that I needed to do it miraculously had ended up in the same box at the construction table  .
My layout was in need of a bigger switcher, I have a 0-6-0t saddle tanker and it's a bit small.
A 2-6-4t would probably be the model, as Iīve always liked the look of that particular type of locomotive.
I had half a chassis from a Mantua-locomotive, and some mixed bits and pieces ....
I had found this scrapped shell a while ago, now it became useful:
Here's how it looked after the first fitting, shorter tanks, another cab, a two-axle bogie, rebuilt drive etc. etc.
I had a Mashima open frame motor that runs like a clock, so I decided to use it for this project.
I made the driveshaft from old Athearn parts.
Here you can see some of the new parts on the locomotive made of white plasticard:
The shell is fixed with a single screw under the smokebox:
I sandwiched a nut between some pieces of plasticard. It will probably not come off sometimes soon....
A little painting, marking and weathering later it looks like this:
After an hours break-in it runs like a watch! I'm very happy with how it turned out, and that it hasnīt got a prototype, doesnīt bother me at all! |
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milocomarty
Fireman
Netherlands
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
23229 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2011 : 5:26:22 PM
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Michael,
Modifying, detailing or building steam locos is not something that I have tried. Maybe sometime down the road... However, I admire those who have already taken the plunge. Nice loco - even if it has no exact prototype. |
Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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Graffen
Crew Chief
Sweden
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
23229 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2011 : 8:15:18 PM
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Michael,
I know that the Lackawanna took a conventional 0-6-0 switcher that started life with a tender (an ALCO product of 1908) and made it into a 0-6-0T saddle tank switcher. They made the cab smaller and added a small coal bunker behind the cab. They used it for a shop switcher. It was #120 if you can find a picture of it. The point is, back then Railroads often made interesting stuff in the backshop - just as you did.[:-thumbu] |
Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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toptrain
Engine Wiper
USA
369 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2011 : 08:54:21 AM
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Graffen ; A very interesting switcher. A one of a kind. Looks like s reworked old surburban locomotive that found a new usefull life as a switcher. The engineer and fireman must like the large cab.
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Graffen
Crew Chief
Sweden
861 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2011 : 5:33:12 PM
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Jeez what amount of work it was to install a decoder and lights in the locomotive [:-banghead]
I wanted to have the decoder on the chassis with NEM-plug and then have a simple way to connect the LED-lights in the shell to the decoder.
That was easier said than done ....
I have some NEM and micro-contacts at home, but after some pondering I decided to hardwire the decoder directly to the chassis and motor and eliminate the NEM-plug to save space.
Then I tried to connect the lights to the decoder with micro-plugs, but if I was to connect it before I put on the shell, the cables was unnecessarily long and at the risk of being pinched or trapped....
The solution was to have phosphor bronze plates fixed in the shell which then makes contact against plates mounted on the chassis when I mount the shell.
It worked great!
Now I have a completely "finished" locomotive with decoder and lights. More images are coming!
Itīs so much fun with a locomotives built by myself, and that the driveline worked so well was really fun. |
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Graffen
Crew Chief
Sweden
861 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2011 : 7:22:54 PM
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I have made some "small"alterations to the loco, I have changed/replaced the lights and added a bell .
I canīt really grasp how well it runs, considering the "Frankenstein" type of build... (lots of parts from several donors)....
I have thoroughly tested it on the layout now and it behaves REALLY well
It shunts as the other good steamers I have, and it has a really nice amount of pulling power. It is mostly due to the fact that it has a lot of weight in it.
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Graffen
Crew Chief
Sweden
861 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2011 : 08:18:23 AM
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Here are the pics of it as it stands today:
The addition of the lights and bell made a big difference I think. I also straightened the chimney as well.
This is how it looks like with the warm white LED on:
I will add some small details on it and maybe a brakeman on the pilot.
This was a real satisfying project, and I will try to find more scrap locos to modify in the future, anyones out there? |
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
23229 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2011 : 08:38:07 AM
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| That really came out nice, Michael.[:-thumbu] |
Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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Posted - 04/22/2011 : 09:35:33 AM
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That switcher is really beautiful, Michael.
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nhguy
Fireman
USA
3664 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2011 : 1:29:47 PM
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| That's a nice build Michael. Looks really good. |
Bill Shanaman
Superintendent, New Haven RR in the 1948 to 1952 era
PMRA President 2013-14, OpSIG Member
NCE User Since 1999
Sugar City, Colorado |
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Graffen
Crew Chief
Sweden
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The M-K & Eastern RR
