How I work - gluing background wood for fascia top on end sills and fixing with a press jig for drying
How I work - gluing the end wood strips with white glue and drying in fixed position
The frame work is completed, all end bracing is added
View on end - yet without all bracing
frame view
Side girders are glued on frame - the parts changed to a box (car)
brake beams and brake shoes from the first attempt
Old sprunged trucks changed to wood bolster and added truss rods
Starting with side girders for a second attempt
The first attempt ended as wayside structure in a very bad condition
The basic of my project
Castings taken from the Kato Mikado to use for detail parts.
Not the final version of the smoke box, light and door. A rough cast to see if it looks close. Sand domes not attached yet.
Kato Mikado chassis extended with an additional driver. Modified Model Power delta trailing truck with Kato wheelset. Drawbar electrical...
Streamlined pilot formed after a few attempts. Steps and pilot landing built. Still 2 steps to go and some nose detail. Also not shown well in the...
Other views of the loco at this stage. Posing with it's heart transplant donor, or at least it's brother.
Cab windows are cut, fairings for the front of the cab are shaped, cab roof is cut to fit. All parts are lightly tacked together to check fit.
