Beaudesert Shire Tamway, Foden 4-2-0 locomotive 1:16 scale.
To see a little more on the Foden and the drawings I'm using ...Google Foden Steam Wagons drawings...Click on images for Foden Steam Wagon. The drawings are down about nine rows. I'm looking for detail for the boiler and engine, but most of what I'm finding is scale live steam models. I will make the locomotive frame, roof, water and fuel bunkers my own design.
Here's the photo that got me thinking
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Gordon Birrell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/
That will be a good one, Gordon. Glad you're looking for a new project. -- Russ
Gordon,looks like a very interesting project.
Michael
As always, I'm looking forward to seeing one of your projects unfold....... Allan
Looking forward to this Gordon.
Jerry
What an interesting little loco! Great choice for a model -- looking forward to watching your progress.
I will be watching too!
Here's a photo of the start of the locomotive I took back in November. The small table was added at the start of the cold weather season, to replace the table that is in front of the fire place. I can't wait until I don't need the fire place and I can put back up the fire place table. The locomotive is coming along nicely, and I will take and post photos before painting.
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Gordon Birrell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/
Nice start and setup Gordon, looking forward to watch the build. I'm wondering though if that block and tackle is heavy enough to handle the project.
I'm glad you are working on it. You have been goofing off lately. (I should talk!) -- Russ
Always glad to see some Progress. Is that a Unimat back there?
Here's six photos showing the work before I start painting. I will remove the roof support system from the frame and finish and paint the different parts before I do the final assembly. Parts... Frame and Wheels, Water tank, Boiler and Engine, Roof Support, and Roof. I'm using corrugated paper from Russ Simpson for the roofing.
The wheel bodies are an 0.040-inch thick styrene disk. The treads are slices of Plastruct tubing. The gears, sprockets and chain are from Serv-O-Link. All of the Serv-O-Link gears are solid so on my large gear I carved out the space between the spokes. The gear for the water pump are old clock parts from my scrap box. The boiler core is plastruct tubing with a wood firebox covered with styrene sheet. The water tank also has a wood core covered with styrene sheet. The frame and roof are made from wood The roof support is made from square styrene tubing reinforced with brass tubing. Most of the brass castings are from Trackside Details,and most of the soft-metal castings are from Ozark Miniatures.
Chuck, that is a Unimat SL 1000.
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Gordon Birrell
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Excellent! I like seeing it in the composite stage.
Gordon - amazing work, as always. How will you paint those tiny plastic strips already mounted on the wood frame?
You must have VERY steady hands, or are they removable?!
Carlo
very nice
kind regards kim
Not even a challenge for you, is it? Will the finish will represent a moderately weathered engine? -- Russ
You make it appear so simple, looks can be deceiving. But it is definitely becoming another exquisite model.
Awesome! Another masterpiece in the making!
Thank guys for your comments. Here's three photos showing the work on the boiler and the engine.
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Gordon Birrell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/
Love it!
Ho-hum, another amazing model .... --- Russ
Not just an amazing model but a piece of engineering!
Building it and getting all the correct components in their right location.
I am truly in awe.
-Marty
Lovely stuff - engineered in miniature
Barney
Thank guys for your comments. Here's two photos showing the boiler and the engine painted with a coat of Dullcote and dusted with real rust and gray pastel .
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Gordon Birrell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/
Brilliant!
Beautiful. Are the rods and linkages all permanent, or are they removable for painting?
When you say "real rust", is that as obvious as I think it is? Or is there some other paint product out there I just have to have?
Thank guys for your comments.
Ray... there are no moving parts on the rods and linkages .
Burl... the rust is real. Here's a photo of my rust farm.
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Gordon Birrell
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Is this just water them and they will rust!!!
Great Engineering Gordon. Another beautiful piece of scratch building.
Jerry
I am one of a lucky few who have been to the mother ship! it's truly amazing, I feel lucky and honored to have seen the Wizard's lair !
thanks Gordon for inviting me in.
MPH
Thank guys for your comments Here's four photos of the finished loco. My loco looks more like it was build in a factory and not a back woods shop. This project was my 19th 1/:16 scale steam engine. I'm looking for number 20, some thing simple and unique. Onto the Hetch Hetchy work truck.
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Here's a link to 4.5 inch foden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv_M4_aIZ0g
Gordon Birrell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/
That's just gorgeous Gordon! What an amazing machine.
What a beautiful rendition of a very interesting loco!
I miss only one thing about publishing: The opportunity to publicize the terrific models you guys build. Very adequate, Gordon, as I expected. -- Russ
Gordon, Another terrific model for your stable of locomotives!
Absolutely beautiful. As always, thank you for including us in your remarkable build..... Allan
Very nice Scratchman !
Looks amazing!
I think it needs some weathering though.
Marty
Quote from: Scratchman on March 12, 2016, 04:08:24 PM
Here's a link to 4.5 inch foden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv_M4_aIZ0g
I just got around to watching it. That is the quietest steam engine I've ever heard!
Beautifully done Gordon, I also liked the shot of your working area.
Michael
Thank guys for your comments. Here's three photo of the loco after I added some more weathering.
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Gordon Birrell
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gordonbirrell/
Another gorgeous model. -- Russ
Good looking model and realist détails.
Great job!
Amazing Gordon, as always!
Franck
It looks like the real McCoy.....Allan
Very nice - nice paint job
Barney