SLR Yvonne First Run - Riverdale Elke

[robyholmes]

So after months of work she's finally complete. A Roundhouse Billy with Riverdale Elke conversion, SSP Slo-Mo and locoworks detailing. Beautifully lined by LightLine (G Munday).

Still some finishing touches to complete but here you go.
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[RuneK]

Nice! Manually controlled coalfired loco is one of my dreams in this hobby.

EDI: Thought it was manually controlled, but now I am not so sure...

[Chris Cairns]

Brilliant. Runs nice and slowly.

I've still to finish my Billy off as a manual loco, then convert to R/C, before the Elke conversion (picked up at Peterborough last year). Too many projects on the go at present!

Is that a Regner whistle you have fitted?

Chris Cairns

[robyholmes]

Is that a Regner whistle you have fitted?

Chris Cairns

Yes it is, as supplied by Riverdale. Sounds a little high pitched at the moment, wasn't like that until the body was put on so I've moved it a little to try and lower the tone.

[tom_tom_go]

I am hoping that when the Lady Anne version of the SSP slomo is finally released I can fit one to my Riverdale Amy.

You have fitted a wooden floor into the cab of your Elke Rob which I have wanted to do on my Amy.  Would you mind advising how did you manage it while still having the ability to remove the body?

Cheers,

Tom

[robyholmes]

I am hoping that when the Lady Anne version of the SSP slomo is finally released I can fit one to my Riverdale Amy.

You have fitted a wooden floor into the cab of your Elke Rob which I have wanted to do on my Amy.  Would you mind advising how did you manage it while still having the ability to remove the body?

Cheers,

Tom

Hi Tim,

To do the floor I first made a a copy of the stainless steel floor in very thin plastikard. It was made so it could slid in and out from the rear. I then stuck coffee stick steerer's to this template to create the planked floor. I kept making sure it would slide in and out of the cab. I did this so if it ever needed replacing it wasn't stuck to the steel floor.
At the rear I made cut out so it didn't go under the body tabs which sit on the floor. This meant the body can just sit on without being affected.

It does tend to curl up but once you get two burly busy bodies figures on it you can't spot it. It also means coal doesn't chip the floor paint which it did during testing. Its sharp stuff coal.

I will get more pictures put in in my railway thread once its all complete. Hopefully this weekend I can get everything together and take some pictures.

[Keith S]

That's briliant. The lining job is excellent. I desperately covet a coal-fired locomotive. I'm on the verge of attempting my own boiler, but no more new locos until I have a railway!

[Annie]

A lovely loco and an excellent video.

Um..... silly question, - what is Slo-Mo and how does it work?

[SimonWood]

Um..... silly question, - what is Slo-Mo and how does it work?

It's a flywheel device that improves slow running by adding momentum. Here's the website: http://smallsteamperformance.com.au/.

The videos Chris Bird made of his RH Katie with a slomo are what really got me interested in it: http://www.summerlands-chuffer.co.uk/ss ... 4585810685

But I have gone for a Millie rather than a Katie as my first loco, so will be building a Zach Bond Momentum Van to achieve the momentum effect... (see this thread: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/view ... 67&start=0)

[Annie]

Thanks for the links Simon What a clever little device.