The Home of Articulated Ugliness
Along these lines, This could be of some help.
Cabbage,
Regrettably, by building indoors I find I am forced to stick with the shortest possible engines and rolling stock. I'm figuring on two-axle rolling stock and x-4-x engines. (Though I did see an 0-2-0 + a single-axle tender--I think on the new AWNUTS site.) I'm not sure you'd find one of those interesting, given what you're building. I still need to see if I can build something in F scale that will navigate a 45mm gauged radius under 24", which number I believe I got from you some time ago as the recommended minimum radius for that gauge. Since my RR will be PP and mining, logging w. no passenger revenue, I think it can be done, figuring handlaid track. So the long ones, fascinating as they are, just won't do for my circumstances. This is no large problem, because my initial fascination with LS is/was the ability to scratchbuild.
Thank you for the kind offer, though.
Les
T. Matt,
Buy?? Perish the thought.
If you have a collection of NG&SL Gazettes, in one of the 90's issue there is a critter article named Donkey Hote. (The 'e' should be accented, but I don't know how to make this 'puter do that stuff--so it'll sound like 'Don Quixoti', aloud.) Not sure on the spelling. It's a freelanced--aren't most of 'em?--little chain-drive steamer using a donkey boiler. I already know I'm going to change the gearing. I can give you the exact issue if you'd like.
The other reason I posted was, I'm getting so frustrated with unexpected projects--a furnace in my mother-in-law's apartments, for instance, complete with rewiring underwired outlets via crawlspaces (and I'm old)--that I've decided to string long extension cords as needed to my 'model shop' (1/3 of laundry room) and at least begin mocking up some projects. I realized that I have no good concept of how fast these small can motors turn under load, so I thought I'd put together a gear train and find out. All spur gears, so far. They're simpler to figure out. Obviously, starting at the beginning, much/most of my initial efforts will be aimed at building jigs and fixtures, like an engine roller test base. I have a nifty design in mind that beats these astronomical--make that galactic--prices by far. If it works out, I'll post it.
For example, when I read that the Japanese to excellent layered card-stock modelling, I got some heavy tag paper and glued up various thicknessess to see how workable it is. Got involved with a misc emergency, and now the specimens are MIA. Frustrating, I say.
So, come on les, what are you planning?
Looking to buy or build?
There are a few geared / chain driven live steam loco makers out there.
Regards,
Okay,
Thanks guys.
Here's a nice un.
And another:
Can anyone point me at a site(s) where there are chain drive, gear drive steam engines and/or critters?
Thanx,
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