mvlandsw tstage Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month... Tom I don't recall ever seeing a loco with two firebox doors. How common is that arrangement? Mark
tstage Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month... Tom
Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0.
Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month...
Tom
I don't recall ever seeing a loco with two firebox doors. How common is that arrangement?
Mark
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
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DigitalGriffin mvlandsw tstage Newest addition to my NYC stable: An undecorated PSC NYC F-12e 4-6-0. Will be preparing it for DCC, sound, and lighting sometime this month... Tom I don't recall ever seeing a loco with two firebox doors. How common is that arrangement? Mark I've seen it on Wootten fireboxes (Camelbacks) because of the large wide grate area. Improved methods of coal distribution didn't show up until later.
I've seen it on Wootten fireboxes (Camelbacks) because of the large wide grate area. Improved methods of coal distribution didn't show up until later.
I just acquired a 4-6-0 Camelback on ebay last week with the intention of converting it to DCC. Yours appears to be the same as mine and since you have said you specialize in DC/DCC conversion, I thought I'd ask you if you'd already done this one and whether there are any tips you can give me.
Are you/did you install sound?
Which decoder?
Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender?
Any other tips would be appreciated as well.
John-NYBW I thought I'd ask you if you'd already done this one and whether there are any tips you can give me. Are you/did you install sound? Which decoder? Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender? Any other tips would be appreciated as well.
I thought I'd ask you if you'd already done this one and whether there are any tips you can give me.
I wish I could help you John, but I don't own that particular O scale model. But if I can get a sound decoder in a Bachmann 0-6-0T, it shouldn't be any harder in a camelback.Mind if I ask which make & scale?
John-NYBWAre you putting the decoder in the loco or tender?
John,
A camelback doesn't have a tender so you'll need a decoder small enough (e.g. Lok5 micro) to fit in the boiler.
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tstage John-NYBW Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender? John, A camelback doesn't have a tender so you'll need a decoder small enough (e.g. Lok5 micro) to fit in the boiler. Tom
John-NYBW Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender?
I have senior moments like that too. Goodness help me when I become a senior. :D
DigitalGriffin tstage John-NYBW Are you putting the decoder in the loco or tender? John, A camelback doesn't have a tender so you'll need a decoder small enough (e.g. Lok5 micro) to fit in the boiler. Tom Tom I think you are thinking of a tanker. *passes you more coffee* I have senior moments like that too. Goodness help me when I become a senior. :D
Tom I think you are thinking of a tanker. *passes you more coffee*
For a minute, I thought I was having the senior moment.
By a tanker, did you mean a saddle tank engine? I think I had one of those once a long time ago. Don't remember what I did with it.
John-NYBW For a minute, I thought I was having the senior moment. By a tanker, did you mean a saddle tank engine? I think I had one of those once a long time ago. Don't remember what I did with it.
Well, you beat me to it, Don. I did a quick search and learned my error. Came back to correct it and you had already posted.
Yea, I thought the term "camelback" meant that the water was contained around the exterior of the boiler. Obviously it was the saddle tank locomotive I was thinking of rather than the camelback.
So many things to learn. Sorry for the error, John...
Lots of nice work being done and hardware to see!
Ed, your blacktop effects are perfect, exactly the look I hope to achieve when I get to that point on mine.
David, i'm not a real young one anymore. at almost 64, but I get around OK. I'm loving being retired!
TF, your bridge construction is amazing.
York 1 John, yeah, this truck gets around the neighborhood! I use it plenty, it changes the way you think about projects.
Kevin, there's a fair amount on a Ford C series not to be fond of! Mine has the gas 370. (looks like a 460, but smaller bore and stroke.) the engine runs ok after straightening out some issues, but the C series are notorious for being hard to shift. This truck lives up to that reputation. Still, it gets the crane unit around, well worth putting up with it's difficulties.
I like to think about building 2 different models of this rig in 2 different scales: as original in 1/87, and as is now in 1/25
Allan, your tedium will pay off, hang in there! will be a great looking forklift.
Again, nice stuff everyone.
Finally where is Bear? Is he OK?
Dan
Southgate 2 David, i'm not a real young one anymore. at almost 64, but I get around OK. I'm loving being retired! Dan
David, i'm not a real young one anymore. at almost 64, but I get around OK. I'm loving being retired! Dan
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Southgate 2C series are notorious for being hard to shift. This truck lives up to that reputation.
I stopped using the clutch to shift, and it got easier (after getting my ear used to the RPM to jam it into the next gear). Down shifting without the clutch was something I never got good at.
The 370 is a tank of an engine. There is ample parent material in the block for several over-bore rebuilds.
Thanks to everyone that made it a great edition of Weekend Photo Fun.
See you next week.
-Kevin
Living the dream.