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Hi Chris, Congrates on the engine run! Very Cool! Think you are forgetting the other side track...…… sure Zee will pitch in here!I'll have to remember your steam line pivot, can see that it may come in handy down the track.Keep up the great workCheers Kerrin
Great to see the crowd engine working Chris! well done. What are your plans about the boiler and water tanks? Having built a few things with "houses" around machinery it always seems there is some conflict between cab/ tanks/ machinery / framework no matter how carefully you measure. Might be a good idea to rough the boiler and tanks in (even with wooden block placeholders) and leave them in place during cab framing. One important thing on these wood blocks - I make "fins" or blocks representing the real space envelope of every pipe run and valve. I find this reduces the chance of pipe or valves interfering with things and you can also study finger access for operation, or access to service things if need be. Just food for thought.
Chris--That is really great. You are doing a marvelous job there. I tune in every day for my "Crueby fix"!!!!--Brian
Hello Chris,To build just one of those steam engines is quite the challenge, but multiple units and have them work in such a complex space is fantastic. I am really enjoying following along on this build.Have a great day,Thomas
Quote from: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on May 13, 2019, 06:04:49 PMHello Chris,To build just one of those steam engines is quite the challenge, but multiple units and have them work in such a complex space is fantastic. I am really enjoying following along on this build.Have a great day,ThomasThanks Thomas - I may just need to have someone with a 1898 automobile swing by this summer to drive it out to the quarry for a photo shoot with the real one!
Hi Chris great to see the engines working .last weekend watching a full size bucyus a similar type of machine in steam working it is not hard to imagine your machine digging in the dirt pile too.It is not easy to see the individual engines as there is a lot in a small space the opperactors must have developed great skill . John
Hi ChrisLake Goldsmith may rally in Victoria Australia .I will see if i can post some pictures . John