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Thanks Dave, I appreciate your feedback, and the time you took to prepare the drawings.

Mike

Maple..? Progress has slowed down a little now that Sailing season is in full wind (we have a very short season here end of May to end of September, before the lake freezes) ./myff/_1904160/IMG_6381x640.jpg Click to see full size image ./myff/1904161/IMG_6401x640.jpg I might redo the wheels I made t...

I am looking forward to seeing it all put back together, the brass and red are a great combination.

Mike

I just finished reading through your whole build. I am really impressed by your work in experimenting to find the right set up for the drive train. The gear cutting work looks very nice.

The end results look satisfying indeed, a good looking loco all round.

Mike

Well taking the plunge on following Dave's drawings I did not have any steel of the stated thickness as raw stock. I did however have a pair of old Ikea shelf brackets that were close enough thickness wise, so I cut them up to make a start. ./myff/1898140/IMG_6367x640.jpg The spacer blocks are from ...