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Post by IrishPeter » Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:51 am

Absolutely smashing locomotive! I am quite green. But as Finnbar the Spanner might say 'how do you get that big fecker round the bends?'

Engineering wise, I tend to think that with a few exceptions an old-fashioned 'top' i.e. a gas or meths fired pot boiler, with a modern bottom end is the way to go.  It gives control without sacrificing run time.  However, that POV devloped in the context of my line which is end to end, and has opportunities for shunting.  My 'modern' locos have fire tube boilers and a short run time, which is a PITA when shunting, whilst Millie has the pot boiler with the attendant long run time, of course, but she is slip eccentric which is OK for running, but means a lot of 'big hand from the sky' when shunting.

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Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.

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Post by INJIN » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:20 am

The NG4 is finally complete!

Phew!!


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Post by MDLR » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:14 pm

Oh, yus!! Very nice INDEED!
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Post by Big Al » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:28 pm

A stunning looking loco well done.
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Post by MuzTrem » Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 pm

Beautiful loco, and something a bit different 8) You should be very proud of yourself!

What are the odds on Roundhouse bringing out their own version next year? :P

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Post by laurence703 » Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:16 pm

Fantastic! Very well done!
No one expects the SPANISH ACQUISITION!!!

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Post by LnBmad » Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:19 pm

Stunning job!
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm

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Post by williamfj » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:03 pm

What a magnificent piece of engineering!

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Post by Gremlin » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:29 pm

absolutely brilliant, you must be well chuffed with yourself :lol:

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Post by laalratty » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:18 pm

Excellent job! Paint finish looks very nice
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Post by INJIN » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:09 pm

Very kind comments people........

Have a shuftee at this if you are into the S.A. 2ft gauge, including a picture of the front of the Walmer bagnall 4-6-2

https://sites.google.com/site/soulorail ... 1/system-3

https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home

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Post by ace » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:46 pm

Hi Keith,

It was a pleasure to meet you at the Exeter show, great to put a face to the name! :)

Back on topic, when I saw your first post I thought the loco was one of the new zealand scapped 'WB' class locomotives.

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See original page here:

http://www.baldwin-steam.org.nz/researc ... rance.html

Excellent work there BTW, I love what you have done. :)

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Post by Paul H » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:33 pm

Keith,
Your NG4 is simply superb (not to be confused with the Bowaters Bagnall 0-6-2T).I have really enjoyed watching your build and look forward to your next build, whatever that may be.

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Post by LnBmad » Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:16 pm

What parts of the running chassis were scratch built and what was bought? Am trying to work out the best way for me to build one of my l&b 2-6-2t locos
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:01 pm

Looked even better "in the metal" at Exeter- fit & finish of everything was stunning.
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Cracking Job +Very useful link!

Post by IRON MAN » Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:58 pm

Hi Keith, that looks cracking. And that's a great website for SAR stuff!

Will look forward to your next engine.

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Post by INJIN » Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:28 pm

LnBmad:90849 wrote:What parts of the running chassis were scratch built and what was bought? Am trying to work out the best way for me to build one of my l&b 2-6-2t locos
The frames, spacers, coupling & connecting rods are home made. The cylinders & valve gear apart from the eccentric rods are Roundhouse.
The driving wheels are by Essel Engineering on Roundhouse axles flycranks & bearings.
The front bogie & rear pony truck are homemade & the wheels where out of the bits box.


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Post by 90733 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:26 pm

Very, very nice!
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Post by JMORG » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:12 pm

Looks like a really big engine! :) and I love it, I want one!
It's interesting, SAR consider it as a TINY engine! :lol:

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Post by IrishPeter » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:21 am

They look a bit Calthrop-ish to me. Plenty of axles to spread the weight, and a fairly hefty punch in terms of tractive effort I would imagine.

Peter in AZ
Traffic Pattern? What pattern? Spuds out; grain in, but cattle, sheep and passengers are a lot less predictable.

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