Mason Locomotive build

[bparrish]

So I got an afternoon to work on the Mason...

The first is the tender shell wrap sitting on the deck.  It is bolted down in later photos.

I also got the sub frame extension done so the superstructure is connected to the frame.  It's going to be a shoe horn to get a motor and decoder in there.  I may have to put a false floor in the cab and hide the decoder under it.



Here are some additional shots of where I am for the weekend.  Not much more will get done until Monday.

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

Bob


It's looking great so far! As always, I'm enjoying the thread.

[LongHornCaddy]

Looking good Bob!

[donatode]

Bob, any more recent progress on the Mason?

[bparrish]

I'm in central Idaho for the week.  I'll hit it again next week. 

See ya.
Bob

[donatode]

I'm in central Idaho for the week.  I'll hit it again next week. 

See ya.
Bob

O.K. .... we'll cut you some slack ...... but we will be on your case next week !!!   

[bparrish]

So I'm home for at time and it is roasting hot outside for the next week.  Think I'll get some time on the Mason for a while.

Here are the boiler wraps and domes.

The domes are some ancient Cal Scale castings.  They still need some cleaning up and other parts added.

The stack and bell hanger and arms are next. 

see ya
Bob

[martin.ojaste]

Bob, how are the details going to be attached?

[bparrish]

Martin.......

The wraps are soldered at the bottom.  The domes are held on with screws from the bottom.  The bell arm will hold down from the top with a 00-90 screw into the boiler shell.  The stack screw will come up from the bottom through the frame, steam chest, through the boiler saddle and boiler tube and thread into the stack.

Most of that is pretty traditional stuff for HO.

Thanx for looking in.

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

It is good to see you back at this project Bob. I will be following along.