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RH Linda or Blanche.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:48 am
by Marquis DeCarabas
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:01 pm
by TonyW
Here's one I lined and deglossed ... any use?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:42 pm
by Marquis DeCarabas
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?
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:44 pm
by kandnwlr
TonyW:102412 wrote:Here's one I lined and deglossed ... any use?
Very nice one, too.
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:11 pm
by TonyW
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...
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:19 pm
by Marquis DeCarabas
Super - the extra pix are just the ticket: thank-you.
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:59 am
by rebelego
Is the tender much wider than the loco?
Is it the same tender as George has?
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:16 am
by TonyW
No, and no.
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:52 am
by JMORG
TonyW,
Have you ever converted a "Linda" into a Ffestiniog "Blanche"?#
I've never seen one!
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:14 pm
by Marquis DeCarabas
Although this will not be a 'Blanche' - plans are afoot to look at making it into a 2-4-0.
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:23 pm
by TonyW
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:42 pm
by laalratty
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....
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:24 pm
by kandnwlr
Pics please, concerning all of this.
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:23 pm
by INJIN
A couple of my favourite ladies
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:45 am
by kandnwlr
INJIN:102692 wrote:A couple of my favourite ladies
Fab foto