[ATTACH]Some pipes done today.
[ATTACH]Machined this little nubbin’ which goes in front of the stack. Filled a few excess holes in the boiler for cleanup later.
The GS3 conversion article is in the N scale railroading Jan-Feb 2012 issue.
The GS3 started life as a Kato GS4. The smoke box hatch/light is Concor. I chopped the all-weather cab and modified the tender.
Not much movement these last few days with house projects and this pesky thing called a job. Hopefully will make progress this weekend to finish...
They are a great model when they run right. I’m happy to only have one IM in the stable and it’s a decent runner thankfully. For the prices they...
[ATTACH]GS 3 is done, had to at least get something finished. Now back to the berk.
[ATTACH] after paint, a minor imperfections in the front one, but it will meet the 3 ft rule.
Thank you. Just trying to inspire others to create what the market has denied us N scalers.
Affirm, I used atlas code 55 rail joiners. I removed the metal piece from the uni joiner and filed out the top of the plastic bit so it could...
[ATTACH] Here’s a closeup of using JB quickweld as a filler. I had to fill two generators on a GS4 to make it a GS3. Should be nearly seamless...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Not as much done today as I would have liked. Finished putting the boiler back together, installed the sand dome and reworked...
My layout is 99% Unitrack with a couple of sections of flex track where Unitrack just didn’t work. I have soldered some of the joiners in areas...
Looks like tomorrow’s day off will be the moment of truth to glue the boiler all together and start applying the goodies. Most of the pipes will...
It’s what my calipers were on at the time. Most of the time I use imperial measurements when working out dimensions for what I’m scratch...
[ATTACH]Valve guard changed to rectangular. The boiler is about 2mm too long, but I’m going to leave it alone since the trailing truck would...
Getting close to gluing the boiler back together and making all the piping. Have to turn a couple of air tanks on the lathe too.
[ATTACH] Windows corrected on the cab and removed the molding around the original window frame. The windows on the SP are smaller than the...
[ATTACH] Hatches on the dome. .010 styrene cut to shape and then sanded to about .005 thickness. Just have drill a hole through the right side...
[ATTACH]Now for sand hatches and lines.
