Small Baldwin 0-4-0 tank loco in 1:16 scale

[Scratchman]

Ray... They are actual brass nuts/bolts from Walthers. My hobby shop carries four sizes 00-90, 00-80, 1-72, and 2-56. The ones on the steam chest are 00-80.

Russ... It's only been five months.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[TRAINS1941]

My God your work is so excellent.  Five months it would take most people Five years to get that far.

Jerry

[John McGuyer]

Websites like Grandt Line are absolutely pathetic. Grandt Line does both plastic and metal rivets. I do not want plastic. Do they tell you what the material is? Absolutely not. Same is true for Internet Trains. At least they tell you how to order, even though what they are sending is still a mystery. I would think since they are trying to sell things, they would have the good sense to be informative. But since they choose not to, then I'll buy elsewhere.

John

[didiumus]

Gordon, that crawler early in this thread looks very, very similar to the Tamiya 1/48 Komatsu bulldozer kit. Especially the running gear and hood.

Scott

[Gordon Ferguson]

Hi Scott .............. this a different Gordon replying.

You are right about the crawler, this was my attempt at changing to a 1/35 Holt/T35/ Cat 2 ton.

http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=1526.msg27879#msg27879

Its not right, dimensionally and in a lot of other ways. However the new 1/35 S65 Russian crawler has a lot more promise, and I have a lot more info now,  to turn into a 1/24 version of one of the early small crawlers ( 5, 10 or 15 ton as they all basically used same running gear)

Hopefully you may well see something fairly soon along these lines   

[Scratchman]

Here's six photos of my progress.













Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[billmart]

Wonderful job on that little beauty, Gordon.  That prototype has been a favorite of mine for years.

Bill Martinsen

[lab-dad]

Just lovely Gordon!!
I'll have to save this, would love to build one
(that runs - R/C) someday.
Thanks for all the inspiration!
Marty

[5thwheel]

Very nice cab detail.  Like the knobs. 

[Chuck Doan]

Excellent combo plate! Neat little engine for sure.

[Ray Dunakin]

Beautiful!

I too hope to someday build a powered model of this prototype. Having your work to refer to will make that much easier.

[ron knepp]

Hi Gordon,

Would you allow me to put photos of the Baldwin on my Flick site?

I will give you full credit for building the fine model.

If anyone else is interested in small Baldwin locos, check out my Flickr site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/knepp736/

Ron Knepp

[Barney]

Lost for words but what a model !!! - you say you used wood for the domes do you use a filler or just a primer to cover / fill the grain - Superb model building just keep feeding us
Barney

[finescalerr]

I am reeling in stunned disbelief. Most satisfactory. -- Russ

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys for your comments. I started this project 16 months ago. Even with the four good photos and Ron's erecting drawings this was a hard model to figure out the brakes, backhead detail and the valve-gear was mostly made-up. It wasn't all lost time, I was able to build the five-ton truck, the buffalo Pitts engine and the two Tozer engines. Sometimes it is good to have other projects to move onto to clear your mind.

Marty and Ray... I hope you can figure out that valve gear. I for one would like to see how that thing works.
Ron... I'm looking forward to seeing the photos of my 0-4-0 on your great flickr page.     
Barney...  I use a thin CA on wood parts that need the wood grain hidden. Also helps to do two or three good coats of paint.

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/