1/24 SHOP SWITCHER CLASS W6 #825 0-8-0T

[Arno Boudoiron]

Hi folks
I'm Arnaud (=Arno), I'm French but I live in Virginia for a few years.
Recently Alexandre told me about the forum, like him I'm a big fan of Maschinen Krieger.
Anyway He said that will be a perfect place to show my WIP of my 1/24 scale choo choo project!

Here is the Class W6 #825.


More pictures here:
http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/selectdocs.php?index=rs&id=252&Type=Picture

I fell in love with these switchers a couple years ago. I saw few pictures of her sisters in a book at Barnes & Noble, then I did some search and found the Norfolk & Western Historical Society website... Since I visited a couple times the Museum of Transportation at Roanoke VA.
Obviously I'm a great fan of steam engines and since I'm kid.
About scale model, I prefer fix models on display base... This engine will be fix!

Well,
I started with a wheel. I always thought if I can build one the rest could be possible, slowly, but possible
Here is the master, a sandwich of styrene sheets, machined on a Dremel.










I'm gonna to cast it, I can't do this 8 times!  
After I have to modify a few details between the main driving wheels and the others (see drawings)  

Cheers
Arno

[Arno Boudoiron]

Right now I'm working on the frame:





I've already done a driving box, just a side. I have to cast it 16 times !






Cheers
Arno

[finescalerr]

Incroyable!!! And, as a little bonus, he shows us exactly how to build the parts ourselves. Welcome to the forum, Arno. Your modeling appears to be adequate ... so far. -- Russ

[lab-dad]

Welcome!!!!!
Amazing work!
You did the driver work by hand with your dremel!?
What will you cast them in?
I look forward to seeing more !
Thanks for showing your work.
Marty

[Arno Boudoiron]

Russ, Marty thanks  
I'm not sure if it's the good way to build it, but it's the easy way for me  

You did the driver work by hand with your dremel!?

X-Acto, Needle files and my Dremel are my main tools.

What will you cast them in?

... in resin, not metal   this is not for run.

[Chuck Doan]

More beautiful fabricating! Welcome Arno!

[Arno Boudoiron]

Thanks Chuck 
The (last) picture of the day:

Lot of styrene pieces. Curves made with Milliput putty. The frame' sides must be perfectly flat, they will be 

Cheers
Arno

[Malachi Constant]

Welcome aboard, Arno!  Very interesting to see your ground-up construction of this loco underway ... with quality workmanship!    -- Dallas

[Ray Dunakin]

Welcome aboard!

Awesome project! That is such an unusual, and interesting locomotive, I can see why you'd want to model it. Great choice of scale too. (I also model in 1/24th scale.)

And I like your "low tech" methods. It's inspiring to see such complex shapes as that wheel, being made with ordinary hand tools.

[jim s-w]

I really like this prototype,  100% function and 0% form!   

I'll be following this with interest

Jim

[mad gerald]

G'day Arnaud,

...
Recently Alexandre told me about the forum, like him I'm a big fan of Maschinen Krieger.

... welcome to this forum, you'll fit right in ... visited your website/blog - really like your ma.k modelling ...

Cheers

[Arno Boudoiron]

Thank you all 

Great choice of scale too.

First I thought 1/20 or 1/32 then I saw that 1/24 was a classic scale for trains, plus it's the perfect size (I guess) for who works with hand tools 

Arno

[Alexandre]

Glad you found your way here!

I love this project! Don't forget to keep us posted with your Gee Bee R1 too. 

[Arno Boudoiron]

Glad you found your way here!

I love this project! Don't forget to keep us posted with your Gee Bee R1 too.  

Hi Alex   Yeah my GeeBee! I need more Mojo to wake up this one!  

Pictures of the week:
One side of the frame is done!



These holes in the pedestals are a bit rough! They will hide by the 'driving boxes' and the 'wedges'.


One more!

Next update in a few weeks  

Cheers

Arno

[lab-dad]

That looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
I could not do that with my mill!
-Marty