What happened at your workbench today?

[Madman]

A bit more experimenting with my Lionel rocket launcher, yesterday. I obtained a larger rocket so that lights could be placed at the bottom. Not quite perfect yet, so more tinkering to be done. I also ran the Lionel "Tie-Jector". This is an item I picked up a few years ago at a meet in Philly. This one dates to the mid fifties.

 

[Jasper]

Whoever came up with the idea of the tie-jector deserves a prize.

 

[Madman]

Whoever came up with the idea of the tie-jector deserves a prize.

Lionel had a good engineering and design department, back in the day. Men like Joseph Bonanno who headed the engineering department, Charles Giaimo, John Giampolo, Tom Pagan, Philip Marfuggi, Frank Pettit and Arthur Raphael, were some of the brains behind the many trains and operating accessories Lionel produced.

 

[The Shed]

Just a quick update to post 3,038, a couple of pictures to provide some additional information.

 

[The Shed]

Spoiler Alert, Winter 2024/2025 project?....................

 

[PhilP]

Spoiler Alert, Winter 2024/2025 project?....................

Gosh!
That is forward planning..


PhilP

 

[Jasper]

Men like Joseph Bonanno who headed the engineering department, Charles Giaimo, John Giampolo, Tom Pagan, Philip Marfuggi, Frank Pettit and Arthur Raphael

Many Italian surnames here.

There's probably nothing to it, but I couldn't help noticing.

 

[tac foley]

Got two sides of my CPR auxiliary tender more or less finished, and the sectional roof plating, too. With a pal in Ottawa having made the six-wheel trucks, and another friend in Stittsville finding me the wheel from the US and many providers of photos from all over Western Canada and the team looking after the Hudson #2816, I'm well on the way to making some kind of successful model. Lots of hard-to-make parts are coming from Precision Scale Casting at vast expense, almost a third of which is the shipping [!]

Here's what the real thing looks like, for those unfamiliar with the concept of having a dedicated auxiliary tender carrying only water.






With the passing of steam in Canada in the late '60's, the familiar water stops with their huge holding tanks and floppy elephant's trunk nozzles disappeared, too. Large locos by any standards, the Hudsons of both CPR and CN loaded up 20,000 GALLONS at a time - hence the need of any auxiliary tender like this one - an ex-Delaware & Hudson 'Challenger' tender for oil - see below - to run along behind any loco in preservation that was engaged in hauling a train at least half-way out of British Columbia or Albert. Canada is BIG.



I hope to be able to show you the completed trucks in the next week or so, after they have built our new kitchen and we have gotten some semblance of normality in our lives.

 

[Rhinochugger]

This loco has now been sprayed and satin varnish applied, still awaiting decals.

As the battery needs to be removed to be charged, using a dedicated charger, I have not put a battery on the base of the loco.

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How are you getting on with those 3D printed wheels, Jimmy?

 

[Rhinochugger]

Whoever came up with the idea of the tie-jector deserves a prize.

Yep, a surprise

 

[Jasper]

tac foley - Thanks for explaining this. It's fun learning something I previously knew nothing about.

 

[JimmyB]

How are you getting on with those 3D printed wheels, Jimmy?

They don’t get a lot of running so fine (atm).

 

[Madman]

Many Italian surnames here.

There's probably nothing to it, but I couldn't help noticing.

I noticed that also, when I read "ALL ABOARD", a book written by Ron Hollander. New York and Northern New Jersey had and still has a large Italian-American population. So Cowan had plenty of talented men to choose from. From my own experience, Jews and Italians seem to gravitate to one another.

For more info here's a link to Joshua Lionel Cowan;

Joshua Lionel Cowen - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Flying15]

In hi Progress has been slower than planned. Water tank in loft leaked and issue on my car.
So haven’t done much. Seats and partitions are in; roofs made but await vents and rain strips.
Bogies are on the way as are buffers. Have been experimenting with painting, At present the brake car is brown one side,and SR green on the other. The windows on the primed (grey) coach are masked to protect the internals from the finish spray coat.

Here’s an update on the conversion of four Bachmann Thomas coaches. Above the frames they’re pretty complete, bar handles and grab rails being picked out in brass/bronze colouring etc.
Below the frames there’s a bit more to do.
Two of the redundant four wheeled chassis are in the process of becoming ‘Tube’ carrying wagons.
Originally I had in mind long wheel base bolster wagons, but that has been superseded. The other two chassis may become Southern style utility vans. I saw a body kit for making these at a gauge three show at Flitwick a few years back and may have to locate the manufurer.

 

[The Shed]

Getting this ready, due for its first outing in a fortnight at a Toy & Train Fair, also disposing of a vast quantity of surplus junk quality Used items!

 

[dunnyrail]

On a wet and unpredictable day some Computer Timetable and Labels amended and reprinted. Also some workbench stuff sorted, Gauge 3 lettering stuck to wood has been reprinted and stuck to 5 thou plasticard to be then superglued onto the relavent vehicles, my preferred self stick paper does not stick fast for long on wood. Windows also added to the coach plus seats seen on the bench.

Paper one to left, replacement lost on the floor perhaps it will turn up!

 

[Jasper]

I'm building trams. This is the first time I've tried a kind of mass production.

 

[PhilP]

Sigh!

This is getting a little tedious..
Still, only another fifteen (or so) to go..

PhilP

 

[Rhinochugger]

Sigh!
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This is getting a little tedious..
Still, only another fifteen (or so) to go..

PhilP

You can't do it in your sleep yet ?

 

[PhilP]

You can't do it in your sleep yet ?

Too busy counting electric sheep!


PhilP