Oh no...now whats he up to - Finished!

[vsmith]

We shall see....

[altterrain]

It looks like someone is going to put a Stainz through a taffy puller!  

 -Brian 

[cabbage]

Well...

I see that there is nothing (at the moment) that is holding the rear of the loco up (other than fresh air). This leads me to believe that we are only looking at the front portion of this loco -the rear portion has yet to be grafted on -or somehow connected... I would take a gamble that there is another bogie of some sort that swings under the cab -but what would it support?

Having had a think, I think that the rear of this loco is a crane -similar to the GWR "Cyclops".

regards

ralph

[vsmith]

More to come....

[cabbage]

This is a what I thought you were going to build.
It turns out that I was nearly right.
Maybe I simply have second sight????



regards

ralph

[vsmith]

Ralph, very interesting, but wrong continent. But you actually are not too far off from my other derrick car project.

As you can see, for this lokie I was more inspired by a certain tea growing region of the world

[cabbage]

Remember to have the crew of six on it...

Two to shovel sand on the tracks.
One to shovel the coal down to the fireman
The fireman.
The driver.
One to break the coal into lumps.

The Darj was originally built to ferry poorly British Service men out of the heat of the plains to the hospitals in the coolness of the hills.

Tea came later.

regards

ralph

[ttrigg]

I refer to my comment in your thread titled "New Goose finished "

[S&G Rute of the Silver River]

Interesting!  I swere the tank next to the cab is made out of the crown molding around my room. You can rilly fit 7 people on it?

[cabbage]

Oh yes! Look here:

http://www.robbennett.org/

regards

ralph

[vsmith]

FINISHED!!!

No weathering on this one, I like it shiny

Just need to get some coal to add to the bunker

Got two NENG trolley kits for coaches for it to pull

[John Busby]

Hi Vic

Nice job I will keep some thoughts quiet though, real coal looks best but you probably already know that.

I take it the coaches will be a matching blue and white and suitably well and truly over crowded

With a nice loco like that to pull the train and matching coaches passanger numbers should not be a problem.

regards John

[ttrigg]

I can see it now, cars full of ladies in their Easter outfits, gents in their Sunday best suits, with freshly washed little boys and girls in their frilliest dresses. Oh yes, don't forget about that grungy old cowboy in the last seat, with two rows of empty seats between him and the crowd.

[Anonymous]

Can we consider putting some kind of frame under that cab?

I think the engine looks OUTSTANDING.. but I cannot reconcile the cab sitting on fresh air.

[vsmith]

Can we consider putting some kind of frame under that cab?

I think the engine looks OUTSTANDING.. but I cannot reconcile the cab sitting on fresh air.

Picky Picky!

I was thinking of adding air tanks down under there

[Anonymous]

Can we consider putting some kind of frame under that cab?

I think the engine looks OUTSTANDING.. but I cannot reconcile the cab sitting on fresh air.

Picky Picky!

I was thinking of adding air tanks down under there

Those would be good too, I dint think of that!

[altterrain]

That's pretty sharp looking, Vic, except for that RED cow catcher dohickey on front.

-Brian 

[ghelman]

Another nice job.

[alexweiihman]

That looks great!

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Hey guys, don't forget that the man in the tin suit has built his railroad upon parts salvaged from everybody else's 4th hand wrecks!   Considering he's got the teapot running after 90+ years, a multitude of neglectful owners, and probably 3 or 4 wrecks, and parts from 8 or 9 different junkers all cobbled together; He's done rather well!    He's getting to be an expert at recycling old locomotives!

Nice job vic, I just couldn't resist adding to the tale!