RH Linda or Blanche.

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:48 am

Could someone please post a picture of the cab interior, please - looking over the tender to the inside of the cab.

Doesn't matter if it is manual or r/c.

TIA.

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:01 pm

Here's one I lined and deglossed ... any use?

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:42 pm

Thanks, Tony - yes: although not quite the angle I was thinking of, very helpful.

How does the gas tank attach, is there a bracket underneath with 2 setscrews or a pair of nuts and bolts?

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:44 pm

TonyW:102412 wrote:Here's one I lined and deglossed ... any use?

Very nice one, too.

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:11 pm

Marquis DeCarabas:102413 wrote:How does the gas tank attach, is there a bracket underneath with 2 setscrews or a pair of nuts and bolts?

It's been a while, but my recollection is there are tapped holes in the L-shaped bracket, with the screws fastening it to the inside of the frame.

More pictures...

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:19 pm

Super - the extra pix are just the ticket: thank-you.

rebelego · Post by **rebelego** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:59 am

Is the tender much wider than the loco?
Is it the same tender as George has?

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:16 am

No, and no.

JMORG · Post by **JMORG** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:52 am

TonyW,
Have you ever converted a "Linda" into a Ffestiniog "Blanche"?#
I've never seen one!

Marquis DeCarabas · Post by **Marquis DeCarabas** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:14 pm

Although this will not be a 'Blanche' - plans are afoot to look at making it into a 2-4-0.

TonyW · Post by **TonyW** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:23 pm

JMORG:102514 wrote:TonyW,
Have you ever converted a "Linda" into a Ffestiniog "Blanche"?#
I've never seen one!

No, but I would love to! If done in 1960s pre-oil firing pre-piston valves condition the major changes needed are to the loco cab sides and, of course, a completely different tender body with cab. Post 1972 condition would also mean different cylinder covers and a few other detailing bits (snifting valve on top of the saddle tank, oil tank in tender, for example) would be needed.

Putting a pony truck under the front end would require a forward frame extension, just like the full-size locos have.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:42 pm

I know of one that is being done (slowly). The cylinders have been reprofiled to the piston valve shape, the tender and cab sides will get done later. The pony wheels were being imitated by two discs near the rails on each side if I remember rightly....

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:24 pm

Pics please, concerning all of this.

INJIN · Post by **INJIN** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:23 pm

A couple of my favourite ladies

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:45 am

INJIN:102692 wrote:A couple of my favourite ladies

Fab foto

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