Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:52 pm
Quick intro. Darrell Llewellyn McCulloch. Born and raised in Queensland. Left school at 15 yo. Raced bicycles for many years. (my sprint finish was barely detectable with modern scientific instruments)
Worked in bikes shops, worked as a national cycle team mechanic and washed bicycles in 23 countries. (lots of travel)
Making bespoke bicycles is my chosen path of professional expression. (Llewellyn Custom Bicycles) The bike making workshop is under the house.
I have been interested in model engineering since 1986 and have subscribed to Model Engineer since then. I have started a simple 5" gauge loco to a local design, but bikes, life etc have conspired to slow the progress on this. (Big Sigh) In 2012 Mary Ann Martin , known as MAM, my lovely dear and very talented wife (who emigrated from the USA to be entangled with me, yep I landed on my feet) and I started on a major house rebuild/extension which included a separate room for Model Engineering. This I call, the "Red Room" This was set up a couple of years ago.
The Myford I shipped from the UK. It sat in it's shipping crate for 5 years before I set it up.
New Taiwanese Mill Drill with DRO. ( I am now in love with DRO)
I got this little Cowells lathe, brand new, never used since it was signed off in 1985. A bit of an indulgence.
5" Loco, still under way since 1987, there are a lot of parts made that are not in the pic and the steel Briggs boiler material is to hand and waiting for me to bore the tube plates etc.
My new intended office became MAM's art room.
I am involved with a couple of Heritage railways. Me in the fire box of QR C17 class #720 at the Rosewood Railway
Every thing is self taught, I have no professional qualifications, I read, ask, listen to the skilled ones and attempt to lend a hand or have a go with those with the knowledge.
Onto the Dazza's little loco build that is now under way.
Worked in bikes shops, worked as a national cycle team mechanic and washed bicycles in 23 countries. (lots of travel)
Making bespoke bicycles is my chosen path of professional expression. (Llewellyn Custom Bicycles) The bike making workshop is under the house.
I have been interested in model engineering since 1986 and have subscribed to Model Engineer since then. I have started a simple 5" gauge loco to a local design, but bikes, life etc have conspired to slow the progress on this. (Big Sigh) In 2012 Mary Ann Martin , known as MAM, my lovely dear and very talented wife (who emigrated from the USA to be entangled with me, yep I landed on my feet) and I started on a major house rebuild/extension which included a separate room for Model Engineering. This I call, the "Red Room" This was set up a couple of years ago.
The Myford I shipped from the UK. It sat in it's shipping crate for 5 years before I set it up.
New Taiwanese Mill Drill with DRO. ( I am now in love with DRO)
I got this little Cowells lathe, brand new, never used since it was signed off in 1985. A bit of an indulgence.
5" Loco, still under way since 1987, there are a lot of parts made that are not in the pic and the steel Briggs boiler material is to hand and waiting for me to bore the tube plates etc.
My new intended office became MAM's art room.
I am involved with a couple of Heritage railways. Me in the fire box of QR C17 class #720 at the Rosewood Railway
Every thing is self taught, I have no professional qualifications, I read, ask, listen to the skilled ones and attempt to lend a hand or have a go with those with the knowledge.
Onto the Dazza's little loco build that is now under way.