Moonan Flat

Kimbo wrote:

Hi Kim
The little People the ones that don't have a pin in their leg I drill and glue a pin in one leg and in most cases they can then just be pushed into the scenery "foam platform and cork base"
Luckily most of these people are having a rebirth on Moonan Flats and have lived at other locations/railway systems in previous lives so of all these only 5 had to be drilled and the little boy is glued with tacky glue as his leg was a bit thin.

 

Thanks for the info on the mega kits Pete.
Have to say the little 0-6-0 looks like it was a very basic build so may have been one of there better kits and is quite solid as I found out trying to straighten it out

Getting tempted to take the sound decoder out of the J94 that is rarely use and fit to the little 0-6-0 Mega loco.

 

Kimbo wrote:

Very nice Kim
Looks a lot better than my one
Yours has even got sanders
May have to make some when Its repainted it's going to be very similar to yours I will probably gets some decals for the SMR as well and put on the side tanks to further confuse people of the loco's origins (it's similar but not the same as one that worked in the hunter coal fields)

 

Kimbo wrote:

Thanks Kim in No Rush thanks for the offer of the sand boxes, I have a few other projects before this repaint and detail, it's even going to get air brakes with a Westinghouse air compressor so I can have the sounds of the pump going. I really like that sound of the Westinghouse compressors randomly coming on when the loco's are stabled.

The cab detail I don't think is right on my tank as the firebox is too short but it dose have all the back head detail.
Unless there were two version the eBay one had a much longer firebox into the cab on my red 0-6-0 it's a stretch for the fireman to throw the coal from the bunker to the firebox hole

My gears are quiet at slow speeds but at mainline spreeds also gets noisy not that in reality it should ever get that fast whilst shunting, may be able to adjust or "soft mount" the motor to fix.

Will look at it when I fit a decoder and report back.

 

Toto wrote:

Hi Toto the little black one is Kim's redo of the same loco as my red one and I agree it is really nice, it won't be long before my one looks similar to Kim's
One project for after the exhibition.

Tonights Project is some thing that's been bugging me for a while.
It's the water tower, well it's at Moonan Flats but has been a round a bit at least 3 other layouts last one and were it will go back to was East Maitland.

The old tank on East Maitland.
East Maitland O scale layout

Now moved to Moonan Flats just like the prototype railways do recycled.
3531 at Moonan Flats

I Have the all parts, side mouldings, stand timber etc somewhere to build a nice new one but can't find the parts may have gone to storage with most of my OO stock.

This tanks mouldings are a Urethane material
So this old one,it's been a stand in and was intended to have a roof top fitted but being so close to the back scene there's not enough room for it's over hang.
What to do it didn't look right with a solid top so I decided to open it up and lower to give space for some water.

So out with the scalpel the old glue was well stuck but soon it was in enough peices to remove the spacers and the top lowered to a position the imitation of water could be added.

Water tower make over under way

Water tower make over under way

It needs some more detail now for the stays inside the tank but visually it looks better once the stays are fitted I will repaint and weather.

Water tower make over under way by CHRIS, on Flickr

End of part one of water tank make over.

 

Hi Kim
Yes do a lot of my modelling out of hours due to the spinal fusion often can't get to sleep

Re the water
Thinking I'm going to paint some dark colour then some varnish/estapol I have a couple of mm to play with.

Attached files

 

Kim it would be great to use some glass or Perspex but the detail parts that are going in stop the use of it unfortunately as they angle to the sides and wire stays cross the corners and the middle of the tank.
The glass would have Made it nice and easy and a lot less messy

 

Sorry for those waiting for the water tank to fill

Had a super busy day with appointments all over clocked up some serious K's in the car today and I'm stuffed so sitting down to cut little bits for the tank will have to wait for tomorrow. may even get some sleep tonight.

 

Up late again so a 1am decided to build something to make it easier on the operators at the exhibition
If running the C38 on the passanger you would have had to turn the loco every time due to the hook coupler so I decided to see if a Knuckle / Screw link combo similar to what one or two c38class Locos had fitted could be knocked up.

I started with a procraft Scale operating Knuckle coupler a Slaters hook mount plate and Screw link, some scrap brass from an etch and with a little bit of cutting, soldering, burnt fingers

A coupler was cobbled together and this is the result it still needs the corners rounding off and paint but it works well.
Photo sequence of the positioning for various combos.

Knuckle use position
38class Front coupler with Knuckle and screw link comb

Knuckle stored I put a slight upturn on the Botton plate that allows the knuckle to stay round in this position and provides a little support to th knuckle when in the to be used position.
38class Front coupler with Knuckle and screw link comb

Screw Link in use position with knuckle stored.
38class Front coupler with Knuckle and screw link comb

Coupled to a train

38class Front coupler with Knuckle and screw link comb

The coupling mounts using brass section with spring and split pin just as per a normal hook and link,
Using the standard coupler ment no modifications to the loco and gives a small amount of springing will finish it off and take some more photos of the parts.

Time for some sleep now I think.