Falk Locomotive build

[moonlicht]

nice build, i like brass.
one day i wil do some scratch building myself, now it's only kit's
Cor

[bparrish]

So here is a very rough cab front that doesn't like two days of work.  I got lucky and found a stainless pot lid in the kitchen that had the exact radius.  Two scribe shots later I was back at the bench.

see ya
Bob

[gnatshop]

I ain't sayin' nothin' yet, in fear of invokin' a big freakin' mistake!!
Too much praise tends to create over-confidence and lack of attention, so I'm
keepin' my mouth shut!
Unusual, Yes - but so is what you're doing!!   

[bparrish]

Got the cab front done this morning.  The lower section below the windows will need to be built separately and fastened to the cab base as there are controls that go out onto the frame and boiler.  I'll try and get the main parts of the cab soldered up this afternoon.

Got the window frames in the slider tracks but again, glass goes last.

Still needs a bunch of cleaning.

see ya
Bob

[bparrish]

Well I got he cab sort of put together... the real triumph is that it is square both to itself and to the world.

I'm having too much fun with this thing........ It's even starting to look like a locomotive.

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

Bob

I hope your having as much fun building this as I am watching your thread.  This is very cool! Is it still okay to say "cool".
Anyway, keep the progress pictures coming our way.

[clevermod01]

this is getting better and better. best thread going.

[gnatshop]

Bob
I hope your having as much fun building this as I am watching your thread.  This is very cool! Is it still okay to say "cool".
Anyway, keep the progress pictures coming our way. 

Cool is still okay for us old farts, but the young folks would say "Phat"! 

[ACL1504]

Bob,

Quality work on the Falk! Really skilled work as well.

Tom

[bparrish]

So I had way too much fun with this today.

Here is the boiler and steam dome.  The boiler is two wraps of sheet brass.  The smoke box is .003" and rivets punched in.  The main boiler is .006" brass that represents the lagged portion of the boiler.

Yes.... you guessed it........ the white plastic core piece is  a PVC pipe coupling that only needed about .015" turned off to come to the correct core diameter.  Surprisingly, the PVC actually takes holes and threads rather well so the remaining bolt on stuff will be easy. 

The dome is two parts and the top was set up on an indexing table to drill the 00-90 bolt holes.  The top is actually press fit into the dome side piece and the bolts are purely cosmetic.

I'll get after the various lagging straps tomorrow.

see ya
Bob

[GPdemayo]

Amazing work Bob!!!

[S&S RR]

WOW!

[Janbouli]

simply fantastic Bob, loving every step.

[halrey]

Wow! is right, very very impressive Bob. Keep it going, love it.


So when are you taking custom orders??? 


Hal

[gnatshop]

HUGE KUDOS is the comment from me and the Ledbetters!!
The Ledbetters are used to conflaguatin somethin' from their junkyard finds,
but your talent blew then away!!!