Falk Locomotive build

[shane.carnell.1]

Thanks Bob for Sharing this beautiful model with us, now I'm envious as I want one!

Shane.

[Oldguy]

Extremely well done!  You, truly are a master builder.

[ranny9]

I really admire such people that are so schmart and accomplished and do this sort of thing!

[bparrish]

Mornin' all.

Thank you for your kind remarks.

I've had a lot of fun with this.   

Shane........ at fifty cents an hour, you couldn't afford this thing.  I basically worked on this for all of last year.  The rest of my railroad shows it.  I have some dust and I need to call out the track gang.

I have a graphics artist friend in Portland Oregon who has agreed to make me the decal sets.

I'm ordering the paint on Monday.  I need to find a really low build high stick primer.  I want to use a solvent based paint rather than an acrylic.  My antique Binks Wren gun REALLY does not like acrylics.

So right now I'm going down the punch list of small stuff to clean up in preparation for paint

Thanx again for the encouragement.

see ya
Bob

[moonlicht]

it  was a plesure to follow this build, nice litle loco seeing it build
almost pitty to see it disapeare under a layer of paint
Cor

[bparrish]

Cor...

Thank you for your remarks.  I've been asked this before.

I went in with the notion of painting this.  I chose early what parts were to be steel as un-painted, oily steel cannot be accomplished with paint on brass.  The bull gear on the winch is an example.

Below is a photo of the draft decal sheets.  Elk River Mill and Lumber Company.
Special thanks to Henry Schmidt of HankInk for making these up.

The name Falk comes from the owner of the company, Noah Falk.

Thanx again for looking in.

see ya
Bob

[UP Fan]

Absolutely a master's build.  Great work!

Bob

[bparrish]

Thanx for looking in.

see ya
Bob

[bparrish]

Here is a shot of the primer going on the various parts of the loco.

I took a lot of stuff apart but I left the frame and such mostly together.  I'm not sure I could get it back together if I tore it all down.  I masked off the tires of the wheels and the cross head steel rails.  Everything else got blasted.

I paint out in the garage and don't have any sort of formal spray booth.  I just go at it and then go back and look for anything missed.

see ya
Bob

[deemery]

You're welcome!


(We took all the cold from Idaho and moved it east so you could do this in your garage today.    )


dave

[bparrish]

Thanx Dave........... You're a real pal...........

see ya
Bob

[gnatshop]

Just don't get any overspray on that beautiful car in the background!!

[bparrish]

Oh.........

I don't know if I've ever told you about that.  In addition to the 41 Chevrolet pick up, I have a 30 Model A Ford.  In fact I've had it for more than half of it's life.  It was 40 years old when I got it and I've had it for 45 years.

When I taught school I had students who thought that I bought that car new............ they flunked! ! ! !

Regarding over spray.........  Not much chance of that.........  The paint is a acetone base and the carry of live paint can't be more than a foot or two.

see ya
Bob

[GPdemayo]

I can't believe you just took the whole thing apart. If I did that, I'd have a few pieces left over when I put it back togeather and wouldn't have a clue where they came from.


Great work Bob.....can't wait to see it all finished.

[bparrish]

Greg...

That's exactly why I didn't take the frame and valve works all the way apart.  I didn't make up an instruction book as I went along.

It had to come apart some as there are too many places where there would be no way to get the paint in there.

Thanx for your remarks and for looking in.

see ya
Bob