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Build an Sn3.5 1870s 4-4-0

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Build an Sn3.5 1870s 4-4-0
Posted by hminky on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 11:59 AM

Have a "what-I-did" delving into the conversion of a new tooling oldtime H0 Bachmann 4-4-0 into an early Sn3.5 4-4-0.

http://www.chainsawjunction.com/sn3_5/locomotives/4-4-0/



Later web articles will detail and paint the loco.

Just in primer now as we need to build some cars and plan some layout.

Thank you if you visit
Harold

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Posted by trwroute on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:17 PM

Looks good, Harold.  Are you building an Sn3.5 layout?  Are you abandoning 55n3?

Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge

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Posted by hminky on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:57 PM

Not abandoning anything just doing stuff.

Like:

http://www.chainsawjunction.com/n-scale/

http://www.chainsawjunction.com/1879/

Just rubber gauging with whatever works for the moment.

Never been much of an "in-the-box" guy.

Harold

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Posted by dknelson on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 2:19 PM

It reminds of the narrow gauge 4-4-0 that is one of the nicest exhibits at the Smithsonian in Washington DC.

americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1051146

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Posted by hminky on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:18 AM

How does it stack up against another Sn3.5 locomotive?

Found my "HO" Ken Kidder mogul that I got as a kid for Christmas, now a basket case. It is a larger "next gen" 1880's loco.



Yeah, it is an Sn3.5 Japanese 7100 class locomotive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JGR_Class_7100



Harold

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Posted by hminky on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 3:47 PM

Spent the day creating a 3d cab:



Should have it in about two weeks from Shapeways.

Geez, that was easy.

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Posted by trwroute on Thursday, September 6, 2018 3:20 PM

Looks good, Harold.  If someone would come up with a small cab for a little diesel to be used in Sn3, I'd be all over it!

Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge

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Posted by hminky on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 12:41 PM

Got my cab from Shapeways. Did the cab as a basic shape to see what could be done initially.









Came out really well.


Also got some figures from Modelu in the UK, he is on the left, very nice.



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Posted by trwroute on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 2:58 PM

Looks really good.   Nice work!

Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge

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Posted by hminky on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:08 PM
Thank you, Can't believe how easy that was. Couple hours in CAD and I had a cab. Harold

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