A February Loco

Big Al · Post by **Big Al** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:51 pm

A lovely looking loco again Peter, well done.

williamfj · Post by **williamfj** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:43 pm

Snail looks very good. The quality of your models & the speed you turn them out are truly inspirational.

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:55 am

Top quality again Peter. Glad time flies for you as well! All plans to finish my station building by the end of the month still stands, just a different month...alas.

Dannypenguin · Post by **Dannypenguin** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:34 pm

Like!

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:15 pm

wow that good top model again looks sooooooooooooooooo good .I like the name too very good

DickH · Post by **DickH** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:06 pm

looks absolutely superb Peter but we need to get you into live steam!!

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:57 pm

Welcome back Dick...... live steam is still a dream but someday, maybe?
I could just try a meths burner on 'Snail' but I fear it would be a one-off!

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:41 pm

Another build comes to a close.......
'Snail' has its finishing touches and accessories to give it the Emett feel.... Coffee pot on its stand, coffee stained cup and saucer on top of the water tank. The oil lamp serves as headlight.
Power is by a battery pack inside the tank with a manual speed controller operated by twisting the brass chimney top.

Two switches are fitted to the side of the boiler to operate the forward and reverse and the on/off supply.

The driver has just popped out somewhere so isn't on the photographs.... you just can't get the staff!
Access to the battery box is from underneath the loco with a bent brass rod acting as retaining clip so no tools are required to change the batteries. Rechargeables are an option but would result in a loss of capacity of about 1.8v so might not be enough to work as well?

Chris Boischaut · Post by **Chris Boischaut** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:13 pm

WONDERFUL !

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:01 pm

Great idea with the brass clip - much akin to many small scale coal fired ashpan dumping pins...

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:25 pm

[quote="Peter Butler:98095"]Another build comes to a close.......
'Snail' has its finishing touches and accessories to give it the Emett feel.... Coffee pot on its stand, coffee stained cup and saucer on top of the water tank. The oil lamp serves as headlight.
Power is by a battery pack inside the tank with a manual speed controller operated by twisting the brass chimney top.

Two switches are fitted to the side of the boiler to operate the forward and reverse and the on/off supply.

The driver has just popped out somewhere so isn't on the photographs.... you just can't get the staff!
Access to the battery box is from underneath the loco with a bent brass rod acting as retaining clip so no tools are required to change the batteries. Rechargeables are an option but would result in a loss of capacity of about 1.8v so might not be enough to work as well?

Fantastic. More pics of the rest, please.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:27 pm

Chris Boischaut:98128 wrote:WONDERFUL ! :D

Et bienvenue parmi nous et chez les GRFsch

dit le DG de la K&NWLR de l`Alsace

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:40 pm

kandnwlr:98135 wrote:
Et bienvenue parmi nous et chez les GRFsch :D dit le DG de la K&NWLR de l`Alsace

Clearly another pleasant evening spent in that wonderful wine cellar! No matter how hard I try, I still don't write with a South African accent ?

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:13 am

Peter Butler:98145 wrote:
kandnwlr:98135 wrote:
Et bienvenue parmi nous et chez les GRFsch :D dit le DG de la K&NWLR de l`Alsace
Clearly another pleasant evening spent in that wonderful wine cellar! No matter how hard I try, I still don't write with a South African accent ?

A local accent / dialect here in Alsace would be something like:

"Härzlich Willkomme bi de Lüt vo´ GRF" .... so trust me it can only get more bizarre on this thread, wine cellar or no wine cellar.

BIGNY · Post by **BIGNY** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:36 pm

Absolutely Fantastic !

Post by **ge_rik** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:27 pm

What a fine looking loco. I like the clever use of Lego gears for the motion. I've always fancied constructing a vertical boilered loco - thanks for the ideas and the inspiration.

Rik

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