Lil big hualer saddle tank loco bash.

[dunnyrail]

Woke up early feeling better so I did another track test. I I had to move the front set of trucks forward a quarter inch and cut more plastic around the back trucks and i added weight to all the places I thought it needed. Seems to be running alot better now. Hopefully now I can move on to the next thing lol.

You have done very well to get her trundling through R1 curves like that. The adjustments were certainly worth it.

 

[JGDURAND]

How did you make your lettering?

 

[Capt. Jack]

Thanks Guys. The letters were made on a cricut machine. Very cool machine. I type it in and load contact paper in and it cuts out the letters. Makes awesome stincils .

 

[Madman]

Thanks Guys. The letters were made on a cricut machine. Very cool machine. I type it in and load contact paper in and it cuts out the letters. Makes awesome stincils .

Jack, can you go into more detail on the circuit machine ?

 

[Capt. Jack]

You have done very well to get her trundling through R1 curves like that. The adjustments were certainly worth it.[/QUOTE thanks. Yes it seems to be running pretty well. I need to make some kind of bar that supports the back trucks there is nothing supporting it and picking up the loco is difficult.

 

[Capt. Jack]

https://home.cricut.com/possibilities this is a link to there site. It can even cut thin wood,cloth, and much more. Great machine.

 

[Capt. Jack]

I used the cricut machine to make the stincils for my big hualer too.

 

[Capt. Jack]

And some barn lettering too. Your supposed to be able to take a picture of something and upload it to the machine and recrate the lettering.

 

[Capt. Jack]

I also added some walkways on the sides of the saddle tank. They came off a old cabbosse roof . I painted them to try to look like wood. I think I like them . Needs a few supports added still. Started a little weathering also.

 

[trammayo]

Thanks Guys. The letters were made on a cricut machine. Very cool machine. I type it in and load contact paper in and it cuts out the letters. Makes awesome stincils .

Ah yes! I have looked at one of those (on line). You do a great job with it.

 

[Capt. Jack]

Ah yes! I have looked at one of those (on line). You do a great job with it.

Thanks. Just figured out how to make the arched lettering.

 

[JGDURAND]

Which machine do you recommend?

 

[Capt. Jack]

Which machine do you recommend?

I have the cricut air 2 . That is the only one I have used. Don't know about the other ones. It's pretty simple to use. I'm not very computer savvy..

 

[JGDURAND]

thank you very much

 

[Capt. Jack]

Had a little time to put the number on the back of the loco. Also I can't decide if I like the backup light on the roof or on the back of the tender. What way looks better?

 

[trammayo]

Had a little time to put the number on the back of the loco. Also I can't decide if I like the backup light on the roof or on the back of the tender. What way looks better? View attachment 233151 View attachment 233152 View attachment 233153 View attachment 233154 View attachment 233155

I would say on the cab roof!

 

[playmofire]

Tender for me, Mick.

 

[Paul M]

Tricky one that, I'm sure which ever you choose would look good. I thought it usually placed in the centre of the tender

 

[Riograndad]

Cab roof IMO,great build

 

[Capt. Jack]

Hard decision to make lol. 2 voted for cab roof and one for tender side and a vote for the middle. I like the middle too but would have to build a platform for it to set on. Not sure yet.