2.5" SCALE C-21 PROGRESS
JAN 2013 - FEB 2013 - MARCH 2013 - APRIL 2013 - MAY 2013 - JUNE 2013 - JULY 2013 - AUG 2013 - SEPT 2013 - OCT 2013 - NOV 2013 DEC 2013
JAN 2014 - FEB 2014 - MARCH 2014 - APRIL 2014 - MAY 2014 - JUNE 2014 - JULY 2014 - AUG 2014 - SEPT 2014 - OCT 2014 - NOV 2014 DEC 2014
2-28-2014
FIRE BOX DOOR IS ALMOST 100% HAVE TO SHORTEN TWO PINS AND THEN DRILL THE DOOR FOR THE BOLTS. GOT THE BOILER PLATES MADE ALL I HAVE TO DO IS THE SHIMS AND THEN I CAN MOUNT THAT.
2-27-2014
I HAVE THE CAB STARTED AND THE CYLINDER COCKS JUST ABOUT DONE, I HAVE THE BOILER MOUNTING PLATES DRILLED AND TAPPED AND I ALSO TACH WELDED THEM A LOT OF WEIGHT TO HOLD WITH SIX BOLTS.
2-20-2014
STARTED THE CAB AND ALSO THE BOILER IS FINALLY HERE, A SMALL PIPPING ISSUE AND WELL BE READY TO SET ON THE CHASSIS THE SMOKE BOX SLID RIGHT OVER THE BOILER PERFECT.
2-15-2014
BRAKE CYLINDERS ARE MOUNTED AND HOOKED UP, NEED TO GET SOME SHORTER CLEVIS PINS AND I CAN BUTTON THAT UP . STARTED ON THE CLYINDER COCKS TONIGHT, GOT THE SLIDE ROD DONE AND STARTED ON THE COCKS THEMSELVES. HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE 4 WORKING BY THE END OF TOMORROW.
2-12-2014
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TWO OPERATING BRAKE CYLINDERS PRETTY COOL.
2-11-2014
BRAKE CLYINDER MOUNTED ON CHASSIS. THE HEAVY STEEL IS FOR THE DUMP CAR FLOORS THAT GREG RATLIFF IS BUILDING FOR JTSRR.
2-9-2014
THE START OF THE BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE ALMOST DONE. I GOT THE SS FOR THE PISTON THIS WEEKEND SO I GET TO START ON THAT AND THEN THE MOUNTING PLATE I GOT THAT TOO.
STARTED ON THE CAB ALSO LOTS OF GLUE ALMOST USED 6OZ OF GLUE AND NOT HALF WAY DONE.
2-6-2014
4 BRAKE BEAMS, I WILL HAVE TO MODIFY THEM TO WORK BECAUSE UPON REVIEW THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS DUE TO THE FACT THEY JUST DON'T FIT. WATER GLASS ALL BUILT UP AND READY FOR SERVICE, AND I GOT THE FIRST BATCH OF BRAKE SHOES FOR THE LOCO AND TENDER. THESE ARE A PICTURE OF THE PISTON RINGS THAT I HAD MADE FOR THIS APPLICATION THEY ARE A ZERO GAP RING AND THERE IS 4 OF THEM PER PISTON.
2-5-2014
SMOKE BOX FRONT END AREA IS COMING ALONG NICELY, I GOT WORD THAT THE BOILER IS BEING PRESSURE TESTED TODAY AND WILL SHIP AS SOON AS IT CAN BE CRATED UP. I AM STILL WORKING ON CYLINDER COCKS AND BRAKE CYLINDERS, AND A LITTLE SIDE PROJECT IS I WILL PICK UP THE FLOORS FOR THE JTSRR DUMP CARS AND TAKE THOSE TO GREG RATLIFF TO INSTALL AT THE NARROW GAUGE MEET.
2-3-2014
WELL THE SECOND ONE IS NOW FINISHED UP NOW I HAVE TO MACHINE THE BOSS IN THE MIDDLE AND DRILL THE BOLT CIRCLES AND THEN BUILD A PISTON.
2-2-2014
TOOK THE ENTIRE FRONT SECTION OF THE FRAME APART ALL TO ADD IN THE TWO DROP BRACKETS FOR THE CYLINDER COCKS LEVER ARM. BUT WHY I HAD IT ALL APART I DRILLED THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT FRAME FOR THE BRACKETS TO HOLD THE PLATE THAT COVERS THE FRONT DECK. I STARTED ON THE THE ONE LEVER ARM AND I DON'T HAVE A PIECE LONG ENOUGH FOR THE MAIN ARM.
ALSO U WILL SEE THE START OF MY OWN BRAKE CYLINDERS I HAVE ONE ALMOST DONE NOW WORKING ON THE OTHER TO CATCH UP. STILL NEEDS SOME FOO FOO STUFF FOR THEM TO LOOK CORRECT BUT WERE GETTING THERE IN DUE TIME ALL IN PREP FOR THE BOILER THAT WILL BE DONE I THINK THIS WEEK.
OH BOY BOILER TIME SOON THAT IS ONE HEAVY SOB I AM SURE.
2-1-2014
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