Buffalo Canyon Railroad Locos and Cars

[Jerry]

Wonderful job Mike!  

Jerry

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Ron, Jeff, Tom, and Jerry, I appreciate your comments.  Thank you!

Today, I assembled the stock car and got so excited about painting it that I forgot to take a photo of the unpainted assembled car.  I did take photos just after it came out of the paint booth.  It still needs some touchup, stirrups, and logo, and road name boards.  I guess I should make a set a trucks for it too.    I'll use the Boulder Valley Models' On30 T-2 Archbar trucks with 18" wheels.  I'm going to hate it when my supply of those trucks runs out.

For some reason, the photo came out a bit warm; the car is coal black.


End view,


and the underbelly.  


Have fun,
mike

[PRR Modeler]

It looks very good. It looks olive drab to me.

[Rick]

Mike, nice job of assembly and painting.

[deemery]

Are you going to do any brake rigging?  I presume the RR doesn't require airbrakes.  

dave

[Jerry]

Looks great to me Mike!!

Jerry

[friscomike]

Are you going to do any brake rigging?  I presume the RR doesn't require airbrakes. 

dave

Howdy Dave, no brake rigging is planned.  You are correct about airbrakes.  ~mike

[friscomike]

Looks great to me Mike!!

Jerry

Thanks, Jerry.  ~mike

[Larry C]

Looks great Mike!! Well done.

[Philip]

Looks great and found your brakes. 

[friscomike]

Looks great Mike!! Well done.

Thank you, Larry. ~mike

[friscomike]

Looks great and found your brakes. 

Thank you.  LOL, indeed.  No air involved except that hurling past the brakeman!  ~mike

[deemery]

Simple brake gear for a car is easy.  A lever in the middle of the car with a pin in the middle to hold it to the car, and lines running to the trucks and to the brake wheel.  That lever equalizes the brakes.  The problem with a car with no brakes at all is keeping it from rolling away when parked...

Cut the brake lever from .015 or .020 styrene, about a scale foot long.  Drill some holes in the lever for the brake rodding, I like .012 for that but .015 is a bit easier to work with.  Glue the rods to the trucks to the bolster.  Tichy has brake wheels in O Scale, I believe, as does San Juan Details. 

dave

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Dave, thanks for the diagram; it looks simple enough.  

Yesterday, I added the stirrups, couplers, and prepared the logo and roadname boards for the decals. I've been hunting for the bracket at the bottom of the car that supports the brake wheel and shaft.  I wasn't satisfied with using a wood wedge per the instructions, but I haven't found a replacement.  I don't want to take the time to draw one for 3D printing, but I have an idea of how to make one using brass box tubing.

Hopefully, photos later today.

Have fun,
mike

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Here are photos of my solution for the brake staff receptacle at the bottom of the car end.




Oh, and here is a photo of the test placement of the logo and reporting marks.


Back to the bench.

Have fun,
mike