Falk Locomotive build

[bparrish]

Today was a good day.  Got the throttle stand done and mounted with an improved sprint system over what I posted in a photo yesterday.

Also finished the Johnson rod.

Who's this Johnson guy...... anyway ? ? ? ?

As shown.......... throttle lever is off and the valve linkage is set to neutral.

I'm having way too much fun with this......

see ya
Bob

[bparrish]

So I have been at it but not much shows until now.

The lower cab fronts are in and the cab is bolted to the deck.  Those lower panels needed to be separate from the cab as there are control rods on the side showing and the single cylinder gypsy engine on the other side.  This took a time to get sorted out.

The dry pipe is into the steam dome.  Straight up is the pressure regulating valve and out of the side is the whistle.  Below is the main shut off valve and below is a flange coupling.  At the bottom is an elbow and in front of that will be another valve that is the actual throttle valve.

This locomotive was so primitive that much of this would have never be seen as it would have been inside the boiler or at least hidden by the lagging.

More tomorrow

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

Looking great Bob - a true craftsman adding detail where it doesn't show.  I was getting concerned when I didn't see a post for a couple days.

[moonlicht]

marvolous, the amount of details who you are putting in this engine.
althoug sometimes not visible it's the fact that you know it's there (thats how i feel about those small things).
looking forward for more
Cor

[bparrish]

More small parts today.

I put on the second companion flange.  These parts were necessary as they had to be able to remove and service the various valves on the pipe.  Sort of like a union on household plumbing.   These are nothing more than two washers and short bits of sleeve tubing.  Maybe I shouldn't tell you how easy some of this stuff really is to make.

The throttle valve is different than a globe or gate valve.  As the valve only has a quarter turn from off to full, there can only be a gas type valve in there.  They were tapered inside the housing to compensate for wear and a shaft came out the back side to a spring to keep it loaded.  The spring is out of a Central Valley passenger truck frame.  The throttle lever is free to turn.

The various pipe fittings are layers of stacked tube and flooded with solder and shape to look like castings.

see ya
Bob

[bparrish]

So I stuffed it all together..........

I think I'm ready for a beer.

see ya
Bob

[gnatshop]

So I stuffed it all together..........
I think I'm ready for a beer.    see ya Bob 

Well deserved!!!
Sah-lute - here's to you!!!   

[halrey]

Bob,
Very impressive, nice job.  I can't wait to see the final model.
I grew up with a machine shop in the basement, but I don't think I would take on a build like this.


Thanks for posting your progress.


Hal

[bparrish]

Two Kona Brewing Co. Longboards later and I'm all better.

Thanx boys...

see ya
Bpob

[gnatshop]

Two Kona Brewing Co. Longboards later and I'm all better.
Thanx boys...   see ya  Bpob 

Only two and it's now Bpob!! 
Makes me wonder what would happen if Candy or Randy tried them 'Kona Brewing Co. Longboards'! 

By the way, I ain't seen much of Randy over here - she needs a little goosin' and harassin'!     

[bparrish]

David..........

I don't need any beers to hit two keys at once and not notice.

Regarding Candy and Randy...............  They will come along but I think we should leave the live stock out of it.

see ya
Bob

[bparrish]

True confessions ..........

Earlier today I managed to mix up two 00-90 screws that went into blind holes of different depths and broke the long one off in the short hole..............

Now......... Just for the record.......... I hate Norm Abrams.........you know .....the wood worker guy.

If any of you boys back east know him .......... please don't forward this to him....

He never measures anything twice......... He never cuts a board too long........ and he NEVER cuts a board too short.

And everything goes together the first time and he never says Opps .....or worse...........

I've never been able to work consistently like that..

So tonight ..... late .... this broken screw was eating me Soooooooooo bad that I had to go up to the RR room and dig out that screw.  I successfully dug out a 00-90 screw and was able to use the existing threads.

So tomorrow I'm back at it without further delay.

see ya
Bob

[bparrish]

So I finished the lower stack today...... Leaving town for a while so no progress for another week.

Still need to build the screen catcher over the top.  I have an idea for a hinged mechanism so it will operate.

Working in G scale is fun because you can make all of this work. Can't do that in HO.  Outside Walshearts valve gear is about as small as I can go in that scale.

see ya
Bob

[postalkarl]

Hi Bob:

Just finished looking at the photos of your build. All I can is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I had half of your talent.

Karl

[bparrish]

Karl...

Thank you for your very nice remarks.  I just got back from a week long follow up doctor thing in Seattle so I'm back at it.  Next objective is the gypsy engine on the fireman side of the loco.  I am really procrastinating on the wood box and water tank.  "lots o rivets".

Thanx
Bob