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Scatchbuilding a Mack shunter (switcher)

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Posted by ttrigg on Friday, October 17, 2008 9:13 PM

vsmith

As I said on GSM, a very cool bash! Thumbs Up

Vic:

Between Culcreuch and lownote, its begining to look like you will be having some competition.  You up to the challenge they present?  Whistling  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?

 

 

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Posted by altterrain on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18 PM

 Nice work! Thumbs Up  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 

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Posted by vsmith on Friday, October 17, 2008 9:25 AM

As I said on GSM, a very cool bash! Thumbs Up

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:18 AM

 Here is another photo on the big viaduct;

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:17 AM

 And the "arty" shot from below the bridge.

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:16 AM

 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

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:12 AM

 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)

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:10 AM

 First run "in service"

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:09 AM

 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)

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:07 AM

 The steps were milled from 3mm styrene and attached:

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:06 AM

 After obtaining an EMCO compact 5 lathe with milling head, the window glazing was milled from 3mm Perspex

 

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:04 AM

 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)

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:03 AM

 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)

 



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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:01 AM

 Attached the cab to the footplate:

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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 2:00 AM

 Then the footplate:


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Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 1:59 AM

After measuring the Hartland Mack, I made up the cab:

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Scatchbuilding a Mack shunter (switcher)
Posted by Culcreuch on Friday, October 17, 2008 1:58 AM

 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

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