I'll look forward to seeing your posts on this it looks an interesting projectIf someone has a spare straight chimney...
Will trade for à broad one?
If someone has a spare straight chimney...
Will trade for à broad one?
You don't have to use the drill, just trip it off and gentle use of sandpaper and a few smears of filler works well,Now, if someone has good forum search tactics..
Graham converted a 'balloon stack' to straight, and posted on the Forum..
You cut / snip the bowl off, then spin it in a drill, whilst using a file, to finish off..
Yup, that is an almost identical twin! I do see some differences, like the number of doors and the tubing on the roof for example. This loco is a bit of a mystery as no real one survived and there are no original drawings. Althoug I got some very interesting ones dating 1898, adressed to the RTM! WoW!Isn't this the same tram that the dutch crew are producing in live steam 1/32nd?
Bram Hengeveld, junction@exclusivemodels.nl
I havent looked closely yet, but the hole seems to be wider in diameter than the smaller diameter chimney.You don't have to use the drill, just trip it off and gentle use of sandpaper and a few smears of filler works well,
I've done 2 so far, as I much prefer the look of a straight stack loco
Dan
Some pics of a book sent, should help I hooe.Yup, that is an almost identical twin! I do see some differences, like the number of doors and the tubing on the roof for example. This loco is a bit of a mystery as no real one survived and there are no original drawings. Althoug I got some very interesting ones dating 1898, adressed to the RTM! WoW!
Henri,The blueprints. And that date ain't 1998...
The Fiery Elias and the Stainz have the correct wheelbase for this project. The width is also correct, the Stainz chassis is only one cm too long. A good start!
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