Chris's Marion 91 Steam Shovel

[Don1966]

  awesome Dog just another cog in the wheel.....


 
Don

[crueby]

Thanks Don/Mike!


No work on the model today, was off at the Finger Lakes Live Steamers event, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a big meet, tons of trains there, from G1 up through 7-1/2 (7-3/4?) gauge track, miles of track. Took a bunch of photos/video, will post some tomorrow.  I took the Lombard model along, the editor of Live Steam magazine was there, he invited me to display it at his booth. Very fun day, but time for dinner and a nap...

[Farmboy]

Most people would be 'over the moon' to have built than sweet running little engine as a stand-alone project 

But for Chris (and the elves) it's just a tiny part of the real project 

Gonna miss this thread when you finally sign off on it, Chris, it's been an education as well as great entertainment 

Mike.

[crueby]

As promised, here are a bunch of photos and a video from the event yesterday, the Finger Lakes Like Steamers held their 50th anniversary event this weekend. Quite a few trains/people turned out for it, this is a sampling of what was there.

[youtube1]https://youtu.be/dEMkpumvsZw[/youtube1]

[Ye-Ole Steam Dude]

Hello Chris,

Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos and the video. Do you know why the Black Engine with the Orange painted windows sounds so different???? Man that things sounds powerful.

Have a great day,
Thomas

[crueby]

Hello Chris,

Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos and the video. Do you know why the Black Engine with the Orange painted windows sounds so different???? Man that things sounds powerful.

Have a great day,
Thomas

That one belongs to Dave Brush, editor at Live Steam magazine. I asked him about the sound - it is powered by an electric motor, and he has a sound generator in it with a big speaker from an old stereo system. In person, you can really feel the rumble from it. Most of the other trains were live steam, couple had electric motors (mainly the diesel locos). Quite a fun day out there, they have miles of track out through the woods, several bridges and trestles, several different gauge tracks.

[Ye-Ole Steam Dude]

Hey again Chris,

Thank you, sure sounds like a steam engine.

The No.5 Nickel Rate Road is my favorite 

Have a great day,
Thomas

[crueby]

That one is great!
Its hard to tell the scale on the pics of  the stationary models - the flywheels on that one are only about 2" diameter, the detail and finish on those models is just stunning.

[Brian Rupnow]

Great pictures Chris. I especially like the "cow catchers" on the front of the old steam trains.---Brian

[crueby]

And after all the work on the small steering engine, it is not very visible on the finished model!      You can get a decent look at it through the side doors of the cab, here from the right side:

and from the left, looking at the back of the engine:

Just masked off the moving parts, taking it to my handyt-dandy paint booth (cardboard sheets on an old workbench) to give it a shot of grey paint to blend in the brass parts...

[steam guy willy]

Hi Chris, looking good and i like the other stationary engines... I do have a triple expansion to Finish , just wondering if there are any original drawings of beam engines over there . there are lots of works drawings of Loco's available but would love to access some older beam engines ?? also there are 30 photos on that post and i thought we were only allowed 8 ??

Willy

[crueby]

Hi Chris, looking good and i like the other stationary engines... I do have a triple expansion to Finish , just wondering if there are any original drawings of beam engines over there . there are lots of works drawings of Loco's available but would love to access some older beam engines ??

Willy

I don't know of any good sources for beam engine plans. Nearest surviving one I know of is the pumping engine museum in Hamilton Canada, great machine. Are ther plans available from places like the Kew museum?

[Brian Rupnow]

Willy--check your personal messages. I've sent you a link to a set of beam engine plans.---Brian

[Kim]

Thanks for the pics of the Steam-up - looks like a lot of fun!

And your steering engine looks great!  I can see how it feels like a lot of work to be hidden inside like that, but its all these details that make your Marion such an amazing model!  Just love it! 

Thanks for taking the time to post all your progress, Chris! I may not post as often as I should, but I'm always following along and enjoying the ride! 
Kim

[fumopuc]

Hi Chris, sweet little engine, another step forward.