Under the fireman whatever you want to call it in the back

She's complete!

Before:


After:


Entering the freight yard while a Strasburg RR Train waits to pass by to return to its home rails from the interchange.




Heading back out with a Mail/Passenger train


Added window glazing(forgot to do it in the back for the fireman, will be done!)
Changed headlight position
Changed Classification light position
Re-positioned air pumps
Re-positioned the capital dome
Removed covered up part of the bachmann boiler
Lowered the wotten firebox and cab half an inch
Added tool box to cover holes from the old shield
Complete new paint job and decal work
Renumbered to prototypical 1889
Re-classed to E19 (Freelanced, but E19 class 2-8-0s were mother hubbard/Camels)


Emily

Tonight be her last night in the shops, waiting on decals to dry, seal coat first thing tomorrow morning, then she'll be revealed. the engine in the center bay got a new tender, and decals are drying as well.

Hoping to have her decaled tonight. About to add some more details. I want to add a generator just in front of the cab behind the dome to help hide the shatty mold work haha. Jonathon whats the best B&O one?



Emily

Looking good Jon, wish i had the space to do a good size layout, i'd have to hire you to do the wiring. haha


Emily

Quote from: jonathan on September 09, 2016, 07:38:11 AM
I really like how this loco is turning out.  Perhaps when it's done, you might consider a good trade? 

Regards,

Jonathan

If i go to the next show i might be nice and let you run it on the club layout for a while. Just would have to use one of your 280 tenders with it for the dcc part. If you want to build one i'll give you a parts list.

Emily

added the dome, and assembled the parts together(harder then you think) was going to paint but the compound stuff hadn't hardened yet. I also drilled a hole in the top of the smoke box for the new placement of the headlight.


Emily

Quote from: Len on September 07, 2016, 06:28:05 AM
Strictly speaking, the center cab/Wooten firebox locos were "Mother Hubbards". The "Camelback", invented by Ross Winans in the 1840's, had a more conventional firebox and center cab. After a while, newspaper people who didn't know the difference started calling all center cab steamers "Camelbacks" in speed and accident stories, and it stuck.

Len

I always thought it was railroad preference on what they were called.


Emily

Real ones or model?

to help the engine have a better apperance, I've cut the boiler as shown below the weight gives the illusion the boiler continues on.



Test fitting, the engine will get the same treatment as my other B&O 2-8-0s, for info on how to change the headlight position see this post by Jonathan: http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,22055.0.html



Emily

IHC did a 2-6-0, which is what the cab on back is from.

I did this kit bash a while ago, but looking at it, just didn't seem right so i'm redoing it. Some steps won't be shown as they have been covered before but this will be updated as work progresses,

Before work.


I neglected to take a pic with my camera before starting the surgery but here is one i took with my phone of the above engine disassembled



For removal of the domes, its hard to remove them without destroying them.

Will post more pics as work progresses.

Quote from: Trainman203 on August 13, 2016, 08:36:38 PM
Lucky guys up north, every house has a basement, a potential layout area.  We don't have basements down here, we have attics that get to over 140 inside unless you severely insulate and condition.  In my case the highest my attic is in the middle is barely 6', really unsuited for anything except junque storage.  Plus, access is by a pull down stair that blocks the hall when down.

Of course, in trade off, we have 50 degree winters.

I don't mind cold snowy winters. I perfer them over 80 degree summer days

Looking good so far.....every time i clean out the basement it ends up filled with junk again before I can begin building. It's also not climate controled ( no heat or a/c)

Quote from: brokenrail on July 30, 2016, 10:55:47 AM
.Or press function 8 to mute.
Johnny

Once again....why buy something if you're not going to use it and just mute it? MAKES NO SENSE!!!