vsmith As I said on GSM, a very cool bash!
As I said on GSM, a very cool bash!
Vic:
Between Culcreuch and lownote, its begining to look like you will be having some competition. You up to the challenge they present? If I only had the skills, well guess I;ll just have to try one myself, I've been having this dream (daydream as well as nightmare) about a consist of "self propelled" logging disconnects from Ozark Minitures! Wouldn't that be fanciible nightmare?
Tom Trigg
Nice work! You're lucky to have such nice railroads to run on.
Those 45 tonner trucks are great for bashing I cut up a 45 tonner and used it for my 7/8's project -
-Brian
Have fun with your trains
Here is another photo on the big viaduct;
And the "arty" shot from below the bridge.
The Mack travelled to Christchurch, South Island to run on the Garden Railway layout at The Big Model Train Show on 4 & 5 October 2008. Later on the Sunday evening it ran on a local Christchurch railway
And another visit to the H & M G R to show off the completed model. )The H & M G R is in Tawa, over the ranges about 65 miles southwestof home territory)
First run "in service"
Painted, handrails and glazing installed and signwriting completed. Emblem and zebra stripes are custom made vinyl. The artwork is mine and was processed by a proffesional signwriter. First outing on the Culcreuch Fold Garden Railway. (It's home railway)
The steps were milled from 3mm styrene and attached:
After obtaining an EMCO compact 5 lathe with milling head, the window glazing was milled from 3mm Perspex
With couplers fitted and several runs on the Culcreuch Fold Garden Railway, it was trialed on the H & M Garden Railway of JRinTawa. (Of Dubs A fame)
Bonnets were cast and fitted: (Tried to get bonnets from Hartland but after several months of emailing and getting no reply I made an RTV mould using an original bonnet and cast two)
Attached the cab to the footplate:
Then the footplate:
After measuring the Hartland Mack, I made up the cab:
An article in Garden Railways started me on this project. In the article, a Hartland Mack switcher was repowered with a Bachmann motor bogie. As I did not wish to cut up my Hartland Mack, I decided to build one from scratch using styrene. The bogie was from a Bachamnn 44 ton switcher. I purchased two for US$30.00 each
Get the Garden Railways newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month