Painting A Brass Locomotive for Erieman

ACL1504 · January 04, 2016, 06:22:05 PM

Quote from: tct855 on January 03, 2016, 09:23:45 PM
Man! Some people have all the luck. I hope I never get to tell a shivering story like that. T...

Thom,

I was lucky that way once and I'll post the pictures for proof when I find them.

Tom

ACL1504 · January 04, 2016, 06:24:10 PM

Quote from: martin.ojaste on January 03, 2016, 11:23:06 PM
Tom,

I used to think painting brass engines was difficult/challenging; now I know better. Great thread.

Martin,

Brass painting may no be difficult but it is still challenging. When you paint yours please post the pictures so we all can share in the process.

Tom

ACL1504 · January 04, 2016, 06:27:30 PM

Quote from: ReadingBob on January 04, 2016, 06:18:59 PM
Hi Tom,

As usual....WOW! I can't even begin to imagine tackling a project like this. It's fun to follow along though. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Bob,

Thanks for stopping by, much appreciated. It's not to difficult now, after 358 of them but I still remember how traumatized I was when I painted my first brass loco.

I love the Red Light District build you are doing. Great stuff.

Tom

ACL1504 · January 04, 2016, 06:46:11 PM

I forgot to post pictures of a repair I made on Frank's loco. Does anyone know what the part in the photo below is?

Its called a Waist Sheet or commonly referred to as an expansion knee. It's a vertical sheet of steel attached to the expansion crosstie. It extends from the frame upwards to the bottom side of the boiler. This part supports the waist of the boiler. I could go into more detail but you get the idea.

Oh, the outside portion of the Waist Sheet also supports the Eccentric Crank rods.

Anyway, this was the problem with the loco not running well for Frank. It was broken and then super glued in the wrong position.

You can see in the above photo and the one below I made the repair by soldering the two pieces back together and this time in the correct position and correctly done as well.

Tom

tct855 · January 04, 2016, 06:54:01 PM

This is really a good thread. I just love working on brass, judging from all the great replies it seems I'm not alone. I hope more join in. Ok I have my favorite bev in hand and are tuned in. Please continue... Thom...

ACL1504 · January 04, 2016, 07:05:50 PM

Quote from: tct855 on January 04, 2016, 06:54:01 PM
This is really a good thread. I just love working on brass, judging from all the great replies it seems I'm not alone. I hope more join in. Ok I have my favorite bev in hand and are tuned in. Please continue... Thom...

Thom,

Thanks again for checking in on the repair and the painting process. Working with brass isn't for everyone but it sure is for me. If you haven't seen this little thread I did a year ago, please take a look.

http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=1016.0

What do you think?

Tom

BTW, I'll start the painting process later this week and post the pictures accordingly. I know Frank is anxious as well.

tct855 · January 04, 2016, 10:22:32 PM

Tom,
No I didn't see that thread. Very kewl! I really like the weathering a lot. I also like the speaker setup in the tender, that's intriguing for sure. I like it! https://youtu.be/x5eGsAvXzP0?t=25 Thanx Thom...

ACL1504 · January 05, 2016, 06:03:42 PM

Quote from: tct855 on January 04, 2016, 10:22:32 PM
Tom,
No I didn't see that thread. Very kewl! I really like the weathering a lot. I also like the speaker setup in the tender, that's intriguing for sure. I like it! Thanx Thom...

Thom,

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.

Tom

ACL1504 · January 05, 2016, 06:10:09 PM

I told Frank I would show him my brass melting down from the 400 degree oven. I promise after this I'll get back to posting photos of Frank's loco.

Continued in a few.

ACL1504 · January 05, 2016, 06:12:36 PM

The tender and wheels were the easiest to repair.

The loco boiler and cab was a very difficult task.