Newburg has a new switch engine

Discussion in '0-6-0 Switchers' started by frisco1522, Feb 18, 2016.

  1. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    Finally, the gurgling, stinking Baldwin VO1000 has been reassigned and Newburg has a righteous switch engine now.

    This started life as a Fujiyama NP 0-6-0, which was stripped down to the bare boiler and redone from there. New cab, running boards, domes, stack, smokebox front, cylinders and tender plus Frisco specific detailing. Sagami can motor, Soundtraxx Econami EC 100 decoder, lights and other minor details. Runs nice and will keep the yard sorted out.

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  2. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Looks like he is ready to make the joint and go !!!!!
     
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  3. Karl

    Karl 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    ...and the righteous shall inherit the earth
     
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  4. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Beautiful!
     
  5. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    I just noticed the headlight leads sticking out of the firebox on the engineer's side. It's always something.
     
  6. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Now you got everybody looking, sorry I don't see anything but beautiful work.
     
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  7. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Don, the level of detail is impressive, as always. Guess I'd never noticed the steps in lieu of a ladder on the back of the tender. I reckon the rest of the locomotive is a distraction from the headlight leads - I'm with Bill, in that I didn't notice them until your follow-up post.

    What do you use for your bell rope? It's only one of the many nicely-done details.

    Best Regards,
     
  8. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    I use .006 Phosphor Bronze wire that Tichy Trains sells.
    I have one more engine on the shelf to finish, the 736. But I bought an Akane USRA Light 2-8-2 which will be another 4000 to keep the 4003 company some day.
     
  9. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    That looks great! Excellent attention to detail.
     
  10. geep07

    geep07 Member

    Are the brake hangers and shoes plastic or brass ? Is this a DCC or DC loco. How to keep brake hangers and shoes from shorting out on DCC?
     
  11. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    Brake hangers are brass. It is DCC with a Soundtraxx Econami/current keeper. Shoes are adjustable as they are attached to the cover plate with screws and there's room to keep them away from the drivers.
     
  12. tmfrisco

    tmfrisco Member Frisco.org Supporter

    That is truly great work, Don. I think what impresses me as much as your attention to detail is the high level of soldering so that no extra solder is visible. My soldering skills allow me to do the no great than 5' test.
    Terry
     
  13. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    Practice, practice and practice. It gets better. I end up with blobs too.
     
  14. Wow! Good looking switcher! Showed the wife and said I need to start practicing !
     
  15. Oldguy

    Oldguy Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Very, very, very nicely done.
     
  16. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Nice Don!

    K
     
  17. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

    That is a most impressive piece of work Don. That tender alone is a work of art, very interesting, the extended hopper for the coal, and the angled back, all in all just a great example of you artwork.
    Thanks for showing us!
     
  18. Ted Johnson

    Ted Johnson Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Didn't the real engine have head light leads running out of the fire box! Hi Don! Old 1630 guy here.
     
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  19. Steamnut

    Steamnut cinder sniffer

    Ouch. Tell us what you really think about VOs...:ROFLMAO:

    Beautiful engine!
     
  20. w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021)

    w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021) 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    Don, seeing examples of your work makes me want to take up model railroading.
     

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