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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:51 am
by IrishPeter
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.
Peter in AZ
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:20 am
by INJIN
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:14 pm
by MDLR
Oh, yus!! Very nice INDEED!
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:28 pm
by Big Al
A stunning looking loco well done.
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:09 pm
by MuzTrem
Beautiful loco, and something a bit different
You should be very proud of yourself!
What are the odds on Roundhouse bringing out their own version next year?
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:16 pm
by laurence703
Fantastic! Very well done!
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:19 pm
by LnBmad
Stunning job!
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:03 pm
by williamfj
What a magnificent piece of engineering!
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:29 pm
by Gremlin
absolutely brilliant, you must be well chuffed with yourself
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:18 pm
by laalratty
Excellent job! Paint finish looks very nice
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:09 pm
by INJIN
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
Cheers
Keith
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:46 pm
by ace
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.
See original page here:
http://www.baldwin-steam.org.nz/researc ... rance.html
Excellent work there BTW, I love what you have done.
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:33 pm
by Paul H
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.
Paul
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:16 pm
by LnBmad
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
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:01 pm
by Endless, Nameless
Looked even better "in the metal" at Exeter- fit & finish of everything was stunning.
Cracking Job +Very useful link!
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:58 pm
by IRON MAN
Hi Keith, that looks cracking. And that's a great website for SAR stuff!
Will look forward to your next engine.
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:28 pm
by INJIN
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.
Cheers
Keith
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:26 pm
by 90733
Very, very nice!
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:12 pm
by JMORG
Looks like a really big engine!
and I love it, I want one!
It's interesting, SAR consider it as a TINY engine!
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:21 am
by IrishPeter
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
