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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
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:35 pm
by INJIN
Here is a "VERY" short video taken of the NG4's first running in turn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ttHrRN ... 8X6xxnTtow
Needs wicking down a little, far to much steam being produced.
Cheers
Keith
Re: Avontuur railway Walmer branch Bagnall
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:39 pm
by andrew.giffen3052
It's been quite a while I know. Keith saw the update on Facebook, but I couldn't see this and not post a pic of my scratch built ones, so let's see if this works: