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Re: Today’s S Scale project
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David,
Thanks for the suggestion. I was leaning that way but just could not pull the trigger. They are much easier to make. The only real reason for not going that way was because the tender frame was already painted. But that is no big deal.?
Stay tuned.?
ms
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Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 10:33 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [S-Scale] Today’s S Scale project ?
MIke, looking good. If I was using it just for switching, I'd do footboards for the pilot and the rear of the tender. Give your brakemen a ride so they don't need to walk all the time.
Dave Heine
On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:18?AM Mike Swederska via
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lost my lease! packing up! eviction! whatever, going to Mexico!
开云体育The BBB roadside booth, has been involved in the
secondary retailing of S models for a couple or more years.?
It's been fun but also tiring.? Then I have to deal with guys
who are too specific (aka) fussy.? I'm also facing some body
aches that aren't fun to deal with.? So I've decided to get
three things on the road, then pack up and take a vacation till
I can have fun again!? So if you see anything shown in the past and you
have the? cash, I'm still around, but will not put on new items
on this list! Thanks All Bob Werre BBB |
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Re: Today’s S Scale project
MIke, looking good. If I was using it just for switching, I'd do footboards for the pilot and the rear of the tender. Give your brakemen a ride so they don't need to walk all the time. Dave Heine On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:18?AM Mike Swederska via <MikeSscale=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Today’s S Scale project
?Today in between painting projects I went digging through all my inventory for parts to continue building the Mutt. I was going to roll the boiler, but then I discovered this one and somebody had previously soldered the cab bulkhead in a different location so I had to un-solder that and they also soldered the smoke box front and I’m OK with that right now. The tender shall I never even knew SSLNS made one like this. I’ve decided to go with it just because I really like the shape. Why scratch build something when you’ve already got store-bought parts to build one.
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I did have a few more issues to work out of the mechanism for operation's. This locomotive is pretty much been designated to 1 yard for switching cars, and I discovered that there was too much slop in the tender truck bolsters that allowed the coupler to be misaligned with the rolling stock coupler so I had to make some bushings to close up that gap. The next thing I had was the second axle on the front truck for whatever reason was out of gauge and I had to reset that. It only derailed when I wasn’t looking or I had friends over. Go figure. Now this has become a very, very reliable switching locomotive and that’s probably where it’s gonna stay. The reason I say that is because I haven’t decided how to do the pilot. Do I do steps like a switch locomotive or do I do a boiler tube front like I would do a road engine. Still haven’t quite settled. ?
I have a DH 126 decoder in it and this decoder is amazing for 18 bucks on sale. It also has the plug for a current keeper. at this point, the locomotive doesn’t need it and I’m debating whether I want to put sound in it. ?
In this picture, the boiler, tender shell and cab are all just sitting there. I’m working out their locations and proportions. I’m really starting to like the way this thing looks. I also want to say that this locomotive is not really following any specific prototype, it is just all the things that I know from building specific prototypes that it needs to be acceptable. I’m really having fun just freelancing it.?
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SHS SW 9 propusion issue
Hello All,
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I have this SHS / SW 9, it was or is an early production model from SHS, back when they offered a PS 2 hopper if you ordered the SW 9 early, may e one gave a down payment of sorts.?
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Anyway, this unit I have seems run one direction just great, the other, it's like having a war with in itself. Motor is running, wheels turning on one truck, not sure what the other truck is doing. It sits there stuggling.?
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I had not run this unit in some time, I cleaned the wheels really good on one truck (pulled the wheel sets out, wire wheels them with a demel tool, replaced them back the way they cam out).? ?Once I saw the issue in one direction, I recall this happened a few years back, and the unit got stored.?
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Any suggestions? I appreciate any thoughts.
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Cheers - Karl J.?
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Re: Off the Workbench RS3
Kim, Looks good. Tools are never a bad investment. Jamie Bothwell Bethlehem, PA On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 2:43?PM Kim Hartshorn via <w.kim.hartshorn=[email protected]> wrote:
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A few new things BBB!
开云体育Here are three more new items to make your layout
complete, again at a great price!? These all seem to be new
items even the hi-rail wheels for the DL&W car.? $82.00? Also I still have some AF items that, with all
the snow falling will give somebody or two some bodys to work
on!? I've divided them into 2 groupings.? A couple of Ace
bolsters and there are some trucks too.? What I listed as Stocking Stuffer #1 consists of a ATSF red hopper, PRR gon, AF metal flat, B&M gon With Ace bolsters, 2 T&P gons, Marx gon and a Koppers tankcar with the newer AB brake system/? 8 cars total? $32.00 Stocking stuffer #2 has a Marx gon, PRR gon,
black gon, depressed flat, boxcar with scratch floor Rex flat? 6
cars total? $30.00 I think you know the drill for the purchase of
these items.? I decided to show the underbody of these AF cars
so you can see somebody had good intentions about upgrading most
of them.? Also one of the flats is a Rex flat while another is
the depressed flat that has proven valuable to many.? Bob Werre BBB
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Off the Workbench RS3
Much thanks to everyone who gave advice and encouragement to me on this project.? The $20 I saved on the u decorated model was more than offset by new tools including an airbrush and media blaster and paint and decals.? I did end up blasting off the first attempt to paint and prime the railings.? I did use grocery store baking soda for the blast media and it worked well.? I then primed it with automotive flexible primer designed for vinyl and fabric and the paint survived installation of the railings. I am pretty happy with the results but it was a real learning process. |
Bob Werre
Corbin Bates
Karl
