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Title: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Les Tindall on December 09, 2018, 12:42:21 PM
16mm scale scratch built 2ft gauge Ruston loco, based on a photo of one I saw on Flikr. Mostly styrene construction, lots of rust (salt technique plus Bragdon powders). The couplers and control levers were 3D printed - lots of sanding and filling required on the gearbox cover.

Les
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Les Tindall on December 09, 2018, 01:14:01 PM
A photo during construction plus one completed (which gives the impression the loco is on a lean!)
Les
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Ray Dunakin on December 09, 2018, 05:15:21 PM
Nice. I take it this is supposed to be an out-of-service loco?
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Les Tindall on December 10, 2018, 12:37:06 AM
VERY out of service
Les
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: finescalerr on December 10, 2018, 11:10:24 AM
Adequate. -- Russ
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Bill Gill on December 10, 2018, 01:16:29 PM
Looks good. Do you have a place for it to retire ?
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Barney on December 10, 2018, 01:29:50 PM
Very Nice an excellent bit of Grot !! - Let it retire amongst the weeds Thats were I want to go when time is up !!
Barney
Title: Re: A Rusty Ruston
Post by: Les Tindall on December 10, 2018, 02:29:24 PM
It will "rest in peace" among other (still to be built) locos. I have a half built Kerr Stuart "Wren" chassis to rust up, a lathe (which is what I am working on now) and drill press kits, the odd old wagon, perhaps a stationary steam engine. In other words whatever I fancy making. Then it will all be placed in front of a Marcel Ackle type building.

Les