Aveling Porter Rail Locomotive 15mm / 3 ft gauge

[jameshilton]

Tim that's come together very well indeed! From that hotch potch collection of bits (or junk really) you've created an ugly but very convincing brute

 

[ge_rik]

Now that's what I call scratch-building at its best! Brilliant!!

Rik

 

[persistent_bodger]

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I wired everything up tonight but need some new batteries before I can test run the loco. With the other wagons at the paint stage I may satin varnish the locomotive tomorrow as the gloss finish really is shouting at me. Hopefully I can get everything running by the weekend on my test track

best

Tim

 

[themole]

Tim, I like that very much, you have captured the loco with your creation. Alyn

 

[persistent_bodger]

Thanks Alyn

Yesterday I was able to satin varnish the locomotive and begin work on adding the battery, motor and gears. Unfortunately due to an error on my part the battery box didn't fit underneath the locomotive. I had intended it to be low slung like the prototype but there just wasn't the room. In the end I was able to slide it into the boiler leaving enough wire for it to be pulled out. Because the switch on the battery case could not be accessed I opted to add a second in easy reach of the operator. The smoke box door thankfully fits neatly in the end so gaining access to any of the parts for maintenance will be easy. I've included a few shots of the mechanism and access points.

The locomotive looks a little toy like so I've added number plates and will weather slightly which I'm hoping will calm everything down. I also gave it a test run on some plastic track and after some slight modifications everything ran well. Perhaps at the weekend it may find itself on a certain local Austrian Line for a run in

I'll try and work out how to use my camera and take a short film of everything wizzing around.

Best

Tim

 

[persistent_bodger]

Well after some attempts I've been able to upload a short video of the locomotive running around a small loop. It made quite a noise so best to play it in mute, this was due to one of the gears working its way loose. I've made a small bearing that should stop the problem and lubricated everything properly.

video= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llzp... weathering and add a driver best Tim

 

[Mik]

It's definitely cute.
Found these too:
Burrell in Oz

 

[persistent_bodger]

Wow, they both look very odd but interesting. Love the wooden track in the last photo, that would make an interesting project

Tim