#On30 scale

[bvlcorr]

October Update

It's been a few months since I last posted. Most of what I've done on the layout (besides running it), has been improvements to existing parts of the layout. I've rewired the sensors for my Arduino-driven turntable so they're more reliable, and managed to fix up some other bugs with it.

This staging area at the end of my layout was originally just meant to represent an interchange with a standard-gauge line. As you can see from the photos above, I'd already started working on it. I forgot to take a proper 'before' photo.

The siding that curves off to the right of the photo was built as a locomotive parking track, but wasn't really used. It didn't really feel right to park one of my engines off-stage. So I added scenery to this section.

Here's what it looks like now. It's a designated diesel parking area. I was also able to fit a short section of standard-gauge track at the back, and I've got some O scale boxcars that'll sit on it once it's weathered. I've been wanting to get this standard gauge track on for ages. In fact, the bumper at the end of that track is my first O scale scratchbuilt structure.

With this completed, the layout scenery finally felt finished. As such, I've now started adding details to the layout. I've accumulated a large amount of detail castings over the years, a few at a time, for just this moment. People, animals, barrels, that sort of thing. I'm planning to add details to the whole layout, but I started with this extension, and some of the locomotives:

Now, having the diesel parked at the diesel facility left one of the turntable tracks empty.

Back when I got into On30, I purchased two Bachmann Climax locomotives. However, I could never get them to run properly. The motor speed would drop off after half throttle, and they would constantly lose power.

So I took them apart, to see if I could fix them. It turned out that one of the windings in one of the motors was shorting, and so I fixed that up. Testing revealed that both motors were working fine on DC voltage after this. As such, I upgraded them both to modern decoders, a Tsunami 2, with a KA-4 keepalive module in them. This fixed up the power loss problem.

I also made a few small modifications & repairs. I'd given them some additional details, back when I'd first purchased them. This time around, I gave no. 1 a Banta Modelworks closed cab. The other major change was repairing the front and rear pilots, as the plastic struts holding them had broken. These were replaced with metal castings. I made the pilot boards from coffee sticks, trimmed to length and painted black.

With that, I put them into service on my layout. These are some of my favourite-looking models, and it's good to have them running again.

For now, I'm mostly going to be focusing on adding details to the layout, to bring it to life.

[rexs-models]

Hi! I'm Rex, and as you could guess, this is where I'll be posting stuff about my model trains! I mainly use HO/OO scale, but i do have a couple On30 locos, and an F scale loco!

I have created a fictional nation for my railway to take place in, which is Galant Island. Named after a type of car that is closely related to my 1976 Lancer.

I do have some lore relevant to it, which I may post in future, but for now I'll keep this blog mainly focused on my models.

The main railway of this nation is the GSR; Galant State Rail. (Its also another car referance) I've only recently settled on this name, so I've yet to put it on any if my locos. I'll probably go over each of my models as I add GSR onto them, excluding locos that I'm not modifying, like my NSWGR C30T by Wombat Models or my VR D3 by Pheonix Reproductions.

I haven't got any track set up at the moment, as I'm still finishing off my hobby room, which is a mezzanine in our shed. (Just the roof paneling, trims and benches before i move my stuff in, as of 13/10/23) I'll be running DCC instead of analogue/DC.

Feel free to ask any questions!

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[timothyborg0]

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made?

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made? If you’ve ever wondered, “where are Bachmann trains made?”, then you’re not alone. You can find out in a few different ways. We’ll look at Dongguan, China, and Hong Kong. These cities are home to many different Bachmann train companies. Dongguan, China Bachmann trains are made in the city of Dongguan, China. The company has a low cost structure in both labor and manufacturing, allowing them to manufacture quality trains at a lower price. The company was originally founded in Hongkong in 1948 and has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of model trains. Bachmann initially produced other types of hobby items, but in the 1990s, the company decided to focus on model trains and moved production from Hong Kong to Dongguan, China. The company is Chinese-owned and Bermuda-registered, and has its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Its trains are made in three different scales: N, HO, and On30. The company is also known for their plastic gears, although they have improved since the beginning. In addition to plastic, Bachmann now uses metal gears for some of their products. While plastic gears may make some models more fragile, these new metal gears are much more durable. Today, Bachmann uses metal for parts where they need them, but still uses plastic for accessories. This helps to ensure that Bachmann trains are durable. The Bachmann range of models range from 7 inches to 82 inches tall. They are manufactured at a Chinese joint venture plant. Bachmann trains are sold all over the world. They are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. Hong Kong Bachmann is a Chinese-owned, Bermuda-registered company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. It produces a wide range of model railroading products. Their products include the H0 Scale Bachmann Spectrum center cab switcher. Their trains are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. The company has multiple outlets in Hong Kong, including Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long Kau Hui. The product range is also available online via Ubuy. There are also rewards programs and coupons available for Bachmann Trains purchases. Ubuy also allows its influencers to earn money by sharing product images. Bachmann used to manufacture their products in Hong Kong. Their trains were just as good as anyone else’s in the early 2000s, but after the Communists took over, they moved production to mainland China. This changed the quality and the prices. The Chinese don’t care about quality, so Bachmann stuff is now as expensive as other brands. The company was headquartered in the UK but produced their products in Hong Kong until 1997. In the UK, Bachmann trains were mostly sold by Hornby Railways. From 1997 to 2001, they mainly focused on the British market. However, they continued to produce a wide range of models after being acquired by Kader. Bachmann added two new caboose models to their HO line. The first of these is the wide vision caboose, which is the longest running caboose in the HO scale. It is based on the International Car prototype and measures 36 feet long. Originally, it featured a high roof and running boards. Later, the company dropped the ladders and ran boards, replacing them with low railings at the platform ends. from https://therailwayclub.com/where-are-bachmann-trains-made/ from https://therailwayclub.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://josephpineiro0.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html from https://josephpineiro.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://lucasmunger.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html from https://lucasmunger.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://jameshess0.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html from https://jameshess0.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://timothyborg.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html

[jameshess0]

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made?

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made? If you’ve ever wondered, “where are Bachmann trains made?”, then you’re not alone. You can find out in a few different ways. We’ll look at Dongguan, China, and Hong Kong. These cities are home to many different Bachmann train companies. Dongguan, China Bachmann trains are made in the city of Dongguan, China. The company has a low cost structure in both labor and manufacturing, allowing them to manufacture quality trains at a lower price. The company was originally founded in Hongkong in 1948 and has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of model trains. Bachmann initially produced other types of hobby items, but in the 1990s, the company decided to focus on model trains and moved production from Hong Kong to Dongguan, China. The company is Chinese-owned and Bermuda-registered, and has its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Its trains are made in three different scales: N, HO, and On30. The company is also known for their plastic gears, although they have improved since the beginning. In addition to plastic, Bachmann now uses metal gears for some of their products. While plastic gears may make some models more fragile, these new metal gears are much more durable. Today, Bachmann uses metal for parts where they need them, but still uses plastic for accessories. This helps to ensure that Bachmann trains are durable. The Bachmann range of models range from 7 inches to 82 inches tall. They are manufactured at a Chinese joint venture plant. Bachmann trains are sold all over the world. They are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. Hong Kong Bachmann is a Chinese-owned, Bermuda-registered company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. It produces a wide range of model railroading products. Their products include the H0 Scale Bachmann Spectrum center cab switcher. Their trains are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. The company has multiple outlets in Hong Kong, including Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long Kau Hui. The product range is also available online via Ubuy. There are also rewards programs and coupons available for Bachmann Trains purchases. Ubuy also allows its influencers to earn money by sharing product images. Bachmann used to manufacture their products in Hong Kong. Their trains were just as good as anyone else’s in the early 2000s, but after the Communists took over, they moved production to mainland China. This changed the quality and the prices. The Chinese don’t care about quality, so Bachmann stuff is now as expensive as other brands. The company was headquartered in the UK but produced their products in Hong Kong until 1997. In the UK, Bachmann trains were mostly sold by Hornby Railways. From 1997 to 2001, they mainly focused on the British market. However, they continued to produce a wide range of models after being acquired by Kader. Bachmann added two new caboose models to their HO line. The first of these is the wide vision caboose, which is the longest running caboose in the HO scale. It is based on the International Car prototype and measures 36 feet long. Originally, it featured a high roof and running boards. Later, the company dropped the ladders and ran boards, replacing them with low railings at the platform ends. from https://therailwayclub.com/where-are-bachmann-trains-made/ from https://therailwayclub.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://josephpineiro0.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html from https://josephpineiro.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://lucasmunger.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html from https://lucasmunger.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://jameshess0.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html

[lucasmunger]

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made?

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made? If you’ve ever wondered, “where are Bachmann trains made?”, then you’re not alone. You can find out in a few different ways. We’ll look at Dongguan, China, and Hong Kong. These cities are home to many different Bachmann train companies. Dongguan, China Bachmann trains are made in the city of Dongguan, China. The company has a low cost structure in both labor and manufacturing, allowing them to manufacture quality trains at a lower price. The company was originally founded in Hongkong in 1948 and has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of model trains. Bachmann initially produced other types of hobby items, but in the 1990s, the company decided to focus on model trains and moved production from Hong Kong to Dongguan, China. The company is Chinese-owned and Bermuda-registered, and has its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Its trains are made in three different scales: N, HO, and On30. The company is also known for their plastic gears, although they have improved since the beginning. In addition to plastic, Bachmann now uses metal gears for some of their products. While plastic gears may make some models more fragile, these new metal gears are much more durable. Today, Bachmann uses metal for parts where they need them, but still uses plastic for accessories. This helps to ensure that Bachmann trains are durable. The Bachmann range of models range from 7 inches to 82 inches tall. They are manufactured at a Chinese joint venture plant. Bachmann trains are sold all over the world. They are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. Hong Kong Bachmann is a Chinese-owned, Bermuda-registered company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. It produces a wide range of model railroading products. Their products include the H0 Scale Bachmann Spectrum center cab switcher. Their trains are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. The company has multiple outlets in Hong Kong, including Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long Kau Hui. The product range is also available online via Ubuy. There are also rewards programs and coupons available for Bachmann Trains purchases. Ubuy also allows its influencers to earn money by sharing product images. Bachmann used to manufacture their products in Hong Kong. Their trains were just as good as anyone else’s in the early 2000s, but after the Communists took over, they moved production to mainland China. This changed the quality and the prices. The Chinese don’t care about quality, so Bachmann stuff is now as expensive as other brands. The company was headquartered in the UK but produced their products in Hong Kong until 1997. In the UK, Bachmann trains were mostly sold by Hornby Railways. From 1997 to 2001, they mainly focused on the British market. However, they continued to produce a wide range of models after being acquired by Kader. Bachmann added two new caboose models to their HO line. The first of these is the wide vision caboose, which is the longest running caboose in the HO scale. It is based on the International Car prototype and measures 36 feet long. Originally, it featured a high roof and running boards. Later, the company dropped the ladders and ran boards, replacing them with low railings at the platform ends. from https://therailwayclub.com/where-are-bachmann-trains-made/ from https://therailwayclub.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://josephpineiro0.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html from https://josephpineiro.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://lucasmunger.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html

[josephpineiro0]

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made?

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made? If you’ve ever wondered, “where are Bachmann trains made?”, then you’re not alone. You can find out in a few different ways. We’ll look at Dongguan, China, and Hong Kong. These cities are home to many different Bachmann train companies. Dongguan, China Bachmann trains are made in the city of Dongguan, China. The company has a low cost structure in both labor and manufacturing, allowing them to manufacture quality trains at a lower price. The company was originally founded in Hongkong in 1948 and has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of model trains. Bachmann initially produced other types of hobby items, but in the 1990s, the company decided to focus on model trains and moved production from Hong Kong to Dongguan, China. The company is Chinese-owned and Bermuda-registered, and has its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Its trains are made in three different scales: N, HO, and On30. The company is also known for their plastic gears, although they have improved since the beginning. In addition to plastic, Bachmann now uses metal gears for some of their products. While plastic gears may make some models more fragile, these new metal gears are much more durable. Today, Bachmann uses metal for parts where they need them, but still uses plastic for accessories. This helps to ensure that Bachmann trains are durable. The Bachmann range of models range from 7 inches to 82 inches tall. They are manufactured at a Chinese joint venture plant. Bachmann trains are sold all over the world. They are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. Hong Kong Bachmann is a Chinese-owned, Bermuda-registered company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. It produces a wide range of model railroading products. Their products include the H0 Scale Bachmann Spectrum center cab switcher. Their trains are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. The company has multiple outlets in Hong Kong, including Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long Kau Hui. The product range is also available online via Ubuy. There are also rewards programs and coupons available for Bachmann Trains purchases. Ubuy also allows its influencers to earn money by sharing product images. Bachmann used to manufacture their products in Hong Kong. Their trains were just as good as anyone else’s in the early 2000s, but after the Communists took over, they moved production to mainland China. This changed the quality and the prices. The Chinese don’t care about quality, so Bachmann stuff is now as expensive as other brands. The company was headquartered in the UK but produced their products in Hong Kong until 1997. In the UK, Bachmann trains were mostly sold by Hornby Railways. From 1997 to 2001, they mainly focused on the British market. However, they continued to produce a wide range of models after being acquired by Kader. Bachmann added two new caboose models to their HO line. The first of these is the wide vision caboose, which is the longest running caboose in the HO scale. It is based on the International Car prototype and measures 36 feet long. Originally, it featured a high roof and running boards. Later, the company dropped the ladders and ran boards, replacing them with low railings at the platform ends. from https://therailwayclub.com/where-are-bachmann-trains-made/ from https://therailwayclub.weebly.com/blog/where-are-bachmann-trains-made from https://josephpineiro0.blogspot.com/2022/08/where-are-bachmann-trains-made.html

[therailwayclub00]

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made?

Where Are Bachmann Trains Made? If you’ve ever wondered, “where are Bachmann trains made?”, then you’re not alone. You can find out in a few different ways. We’ll look at Dongguan, China, and Hong Kong. These cities are home to many different Bachmann train companies. Dongguan, China Bachmann trains are made in the city of Dongguan, China. The company has a low cost structure in both labor and manufacturing, allowing them to manufacture quality trains at a lower price. The company was originally founded in Hongkong in 1948 and has grown to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of model trains. Bachmann initially produced other types of hobby items, but in the 1990s, the company decided to focus on model trains and moved production from Hong Kong to Dongguan, China. The company is Chinese-owned and Bermuda-registered, and has its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Its trains are made in three different scales: N, HO, and On30. The company is also known for their plastic gears, although they have improved since the beginning. In addition to plastic, Bachmann now uses metal gears for some of their products. While plastic gears may make some models more fragile, these new metal gears are much more durable. Today, Bachmann uses metal for parts where they need them, but still uses plastic for accessories. This helps to ensure that Bachmann trains are durable. The Bachmann range of models range from 7 inches to 82 inches tall. They are manufactured at a Chinese joint venture plant. Bachmann trains are sold all over the world. They are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. Hong Kong Bachmann is a Chinese-owned, Bermuda-registered company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. It produces a wide range of model railroading products. Their products include the H0 Scale Bachmann Spectrum center cab switcher. Their trains are packaged in clear plastic display jewel cases. The company has multiple outlets in Hong Kong, including Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long Kau Hui. The product range is also available online via Ubuy. There are also rewards programs and coupons available for Bachmann Trains purchases. Ubuy also allows its influencers to earn money by sharing product images. Bachmann used to manufacture their products in Hong Kong. Their trains were just as good as anyone else’s in the early 2000s, but after the Communists took over, they moved production to mainland China. This changed the quality and the prices. The Chinese don’t care about quality, so Bachmann stuff is now as expensive as other brands. The company was headquartered in the UK but produced their products in Hong Kong until 1997. In the UK, Bachmann trains were mostly sold by Hornby Railways. From 1997 to 2001, they mainly focused on the British market. However, they continued to produce a wide range of models after being acquired by Kader. Bachmann added two new caboose models to their HO line. The first of these is the wide vision caboose, which is the longest running caboose in the HO scale. It is based on the International Car prototype and measures 36 feet long. Originally, it featured a high roof and running boards. Later, the company dropped the ladders and ran boards, replacing them with low railings at the platform ends. from https://therailwayclub.com/where-are-bachmann-trains-made/

[bvlcorr]

A Replacement No. 2 for the BVLC

Part 1: A Tale of Two Connies

Yes, I'm doing another locomotive build.  Unlike the others, this one has a bit of my personal On30 history behind it.

When I first got into On30, my first purchases were an On30 Forney and an On30 Shay, both made by Bachmann.  This was back in 2010, so the Shay came from one of the production runs which suffered from the split gear problem.  It did have split gears, and Bachmann did provide replacements.  After swapping them out, the model seemed to run.

Fast-forward to 2018.  I've run a few operating sessions by this point, and I've noticed that the Shay, BVLC #2, seems to have some difficulty running.  It could pull itself and its train, but it always seemed to struggle on the gradient leading up to the log loading area at Camp D.  Yet the gears weren't split at all.  Things came to a head while I was filming the layout video I uploaded a couple of weeks ago.  It was meant to have a shot of a locomotive descending the grade, and I picked the Shay for it.  Going up it barely moved, and coming down it lurched terribly.

Upon closer inspection, I found that the clips which hold the driveshaft to the trucks were loose, so the gears weren't meshing properly.  I tried replacing them with new clips, as replacement trucks were sold out on the Bachmann website.  However, this failed to correct the problem.  The rear truck ended up with the gears not meshing at all.  On the test-run following the replacement, the Shay backed halfway up the grade, then started rolling forwards.  While the motor was still running backwards. As such, it now lives in a display cabinet in my living room.

This left a gap in my locomotive roster.  So naturally I decided to build a replacement, a new no. 2.  While my layout currently has locos ranging from 0-4-0 to 2-6-2, I've been wanting to include a small consolidation in my roster.  I'd tried this in 2016,  with a Roundhouse 'old-time' 2-8-0 which I had left over from my brief 2009 foray into standard-gauge HO scale.

This was as far as it got.  After building the body, I found that the model wouldn't run on my layout.  As such, it was confined to the 'graveyard', my shoebox of unsuccessful projects.  This was my first attempt at converting a HO scale locomotive to On30, so it put me off doing that sort of conversion with steam engines for a while.

Over the next two years, parts of it were stripped off and used in other projects.  In fact, the tender I'd kitbashed ended up behind the Forney when I kitbashed it into an 0-4-0:

But now, I decided to have another go at converting this locomotive.  I'd had a couple more years experience since than, and learned a few new techniques, including 3D printing.  However, I'd re-used the motor from the original attempt in order to get no. 9, my 'American Prince', up and running.  As such, I decided to purchase another donor engine and have a completely fresh start.

On the Roundhouse 2-8-0, the middle drivers are blind.  The front and rear drivers do have flanges, but the rear drivers have traction tyres.  I've never liked traction tyres, as when they fail, the locomotive becomes unusable.  On my first attempt, I'd taken them out and filled in the groove on the wheels with Bullfrog Snot.

This time, however, the replacement was much quicker and simpler.  I still had the chassis from my first attempt, so I just replaced the rear drivers on the new engine with the lead drivers from the original one.  Once this was done, I tested it on my workbench.  Fortunately the quartering lined up, and the chassis ran smoothly in both directions.

My next step was to install a small, non-sound DCC decoder in the tender.  This particular decoder doesn't have back-EMF functionality, which was just what I was after.

Given my problems the first time around, I wanted to ensure the locomotive would work on the layout.  Once the decoder was installed, I ran the loco over every single section of track on the layout, in both directions.

Only one section presented a problem, this short piece of track coming off the passing track at Camp A.  When coming from the side of the loop closest to the fascia, the loco would always derail.  After playing around with it for a bit, I found that putting a 1mm thick styrene strip under the sleepers on the fascia side fixed the problem.

My next step was to adjust the power pickups on the locomotive.  On both this and the first one, I'd noticed that the pickup wipers didn't touch the wheels all the time, just when the wheels were pushed in towards the chassis.  As such, the tender wheels seem to provide the bulk of the power pickup.

In order to rectify this, I bent the pickup wipers outward so they touched the rear of the wheels, then put them back in.  Given that I'd made a change to the chassis, I then performed another test run.  This time, the locomotive ran dismally.  It took a much higher starting voltage to get it moving, and it struggled with curves.

That was when the penny dropped.

The first time around, I'd made the same modification, but I hadn't tested the chassis.  Now this modification was making this new chassis act the same way.  At the time, I'd just thought this was due to the wires rubbing on the flywheel.  After bending the wipers back to their original positions, the locomotive once again ran as expected.  At this point, I ordered a Soundtraxx currentkeeper module to go along with the TSU-2200 decoder.

Now that I had confirmed the locomotive was running smoothly and wouldn't have a problem with the track, I was ready to start construction itself.  Unlike the other HO scale models I've converted, this locomotive has both a cast metal body and a metal chassis.  The only plastic parts were the cab and the smokebox door.  As such, the body contains most of the weight for the locomotive.

In order to keep this, I decided to build the On30 body on top of the original body.  I started by removing the cab, then sawing the domes and smokestack off.  I also removed the original handrails, putting them and their stanchions aside for later use.

My next step was to provide an anchor for the rear of the body.  The rear wall of the HO scale cab had a notch at the bottom, which fit over a tab on the chassis.  I cut off this section of the rear wall, and glued it in position.  I had to use some 2x2mm styrene strip to position it far enough out from the rear of the body.

There’s one point at which the original pilot deck is attached to the chassis by a thin section of metal.  On both my original attempt and this one, I accidentally broke it off at this spot.  As such, I decided to completely replace it.  To mount the new deck, I glued some 2x2mm styrene strips along the remaining part of the original one - one on either side of the small protrusion at the front.

With this done, I made the pilot deck itself.  I cut the initial shape from 1.5mm styrene, then marked out the centreline and fitted the coupler.  I then glued 2x2mm styrene strip around the edge, leaving a gap for the coupler.

After this, I glued 0.25mm styrene sheet across the top, to conceal the hole for the coupler screw.  Once it had dried, I made the coupler lift bar from some 0.5mm copper wire and four of the handrail stanchions I'd removed from the HO scale body.

While that dried, I turned my attention to the body itself.  I used 1mm styrene to extend the footplate, then added 2x2mm styrene strip around the edges.  I also added two short sections of this strip just in front of the raised section that held the original cab in place, to bring the front cab wall forward.

With the footplate done, my next step was to add the boiler.  I wanted a bigger boiler than the one I'd used on my 2-6-2 tank engine conversions, so I grabbed the next biggest PVC pipe I had.  This has a 33mm outside diameter, which scales out to about 62".  This worked, as I was after a 'chunky' look for this engine, something similar to East Broad Top No. 15.

I cut and filed the boiler into shape, so that it would fit over the original HO scale boiler while leaving the bottom of the original smokebox exposed.  This was to ensure the body would fit properly onto the chassis.

Once the boiler had dried, I filled in the gap between the new boiler and the original smokebox with body putty.  When it was dry, I sanded it to shape and cut it to fit around the smokebox support on the chassis.

The next step was to sort out the rear of the footplate.  On the original model, the wires ran straight out of the back of the body, above the tab that held it in place.  I wanted to have them a bit lower.  In order to do this, I used 2x2mm styrene strips to extend the rear of the body.  I left a gap around the hole in the section I'd cut from the original cab.  These were cut 2mm narrower than the footplate, to leave room for the cab walls.

I then covered the strips with a piece of 0.5mm styrene, and filed it to fit.  This left a small gap at the bottom, through which the wires will be run.

With the basic body done, I made the cab.  Each wall was made from two layers of 1mm styrene.  The windows in the inner layer were cut so that there would be a sill around the insides.  They were also cut 1mm shorter at each end, to accommodate the outside walls.  I also added cutouts on the sides, then put 2.5x0.5mm styrene strips in them to simulate the wood paneling I've seen on other engines.  It's a look that I like.

Once the cab was assembled, I glued it in place and used styrene to fill out the floor.  I then used a section of pipe and styrene to build firebox, to cover the original.  I also added the handrail stanchions to the boiler, and drilled holes for the handrails in the front of the cab.

On past builds, I'd either used a brass casting for the smokebox door and built the boiler to fit, or I'd made it out of styrene.  This time, however, I wanted to try something different.  So I designed them in Blender, along with a few other detail parts.  I did a version with rivets and a version with bolts, to hedge my bets.  I knew the bolt heads would print, as I'd used them on my Bachmann 2-6-0 pilot.  It was the first time I'd tried 3D printing rivets, though.

The other detail parts included a cowcatcher pilot, the front and rear headlights, and the round bits that go on the front of the tender.  The headlights were adapted from the ones I'd designed for my 3D printed boxcab diesel.  Once I'd finished the design, I uploaded them to Shapeways.

At this point, I was ready to start on the tender.  This will be covered in part 2 of this write-up.

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