Li'l Bash

I took another look at the loco's backhead and decided to highlight some of the moulded detail. I then used two of the smallest press studs I could find (courtesy of SWMBO) and made a couple of valves.

I intend to add a regulator, reverser and brake etc - plus further touch up the water gauge. Its too miserable (weather-wise) to work in the shed so this little job - fitting and painting at least - can be done in the warmth of the kitchen.

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Finished off the backhead (or as far as I'm going with that detailing).

Pressure gauge from 1.5mm copper wire, nail turned to represent valve.

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Nails used for sight glass valves

Aluminium wire bent and bashed for rest.

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Don't know enough about position of manifolds and such-like. Should it have a brake wheel on its own stanchion in the cab?

Need to sort out some basic 'owner' lettering foir the tank sides. Will Letraset be OK?
 
Mick, looks just like the little Porters backheads I have seen :thumbup:

Brake wheels were never installed in American locomotives. Little engines like this would use the piston valve action for brakes. If air brakes were installed (there seam to be castings for such on this) then a air brake valve stand would need to installed on the engineers side next to the reversing lever, it would also need an air compressor and holding tanks. See me latest pics for how I did it on mine.
 
beautifull detailing .. i love the atention to detsail, makes the model, agreat job matey:thumbup:
 
Thanks Vic. I tried Googling for porter backhead but nothing really came up as definitive really. In the end it was a compromise from 3 pics. I had made other bits like the pawl release on the handles but, after dropping the bits on the shed floor several times, I gave up (if I'd wanted to throw them away I couldn't have been more successful:rolf::rolf: ).

I'll keep it without airbrakes as I intend to run it drawing a rake of the little side tippers. Thanks for the info:thumbup:

Thanks Mike - I keep gaining inspiration from the Forum (or Garden Rail - nice one!).
 
Great work, Mick. You've made a little gem there. And what a wonderful scene of domestic bliss you conjured up of you sitting at the kitchen table painting and modelling while the missus bustled round you doing her baking and cooking.
 
Thanks Gordon. It's a two-way thing you know - she bakes, I eat:rolf::rolf:
 
Great work on the details, Mick. Really good to see such things made from scraps and oddments - great inspiration.
 
Thanks Mel, Gordon & Giles. I need to sort out the lettering and (maybe) try a little weathering if I could pluck up the courage.
 
Well I may have spoilt it ...... Printed a couple of panels on matte photo paper - used grey scale (wanted black & white but that facility not available on my latest printer - progress?) as I didn't want the colour mix which sometimes makes the black regress to blue.

Used double-sided tape on the back of the paper then cut round, leaving a margin to represent white lining out. Then sprayed it with varnish. Better than nothing - just din't have the right font in my Letraset "left-overs" or vinyl lettering.

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The lettering is based on Bachmann's "Midwest" lettering.
 
Looks good to me. An excellent piece of work all round.:thumbup:
 
Don't let B'mann see that. The price of these things will increase 10-fold if they realize how much utility they have to the kitbashers!
 
jgallaway81 said:
Don't let B'mann see that. The price of these things will increase 10-fold if they realize how much utility they have to the kitbashers!
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:rolf::rolf::rolf::rolf::rolf:

Thanks for your comments all.
 
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