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 Posted - October 26 2012 : 9:01:21 PM
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I've been assembling some items sold as "parts". This is what I expected:
and this is what I got:
I think the boiler is free of Zamac Rot; and the drivers look OK.
I want to insert about 1/4 inch additional length into the boiler just behind the sand dome. I welcome any words of wisdom on how I might go about doing this.
I want to position the drivers about 1/4 inch to the rear of their original position to leave room for a front truck axle behind the steam chest. Since the original frame is dirt, I'll need to bash or fabricate.
Fun and games! OTTB
Edited by - offtrackthoroughbred on October 28 2012 10:49:41 AM
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Posted - October 26 2012 : 11:06:14 PM
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Why not keep it as an original 2-8-0?
I buy, repair, and collect
http://scvr.weebly.com/
http://seyboldlocomotiveworks.weebly.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDeputation?feature=watch
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Posted - October 27 2012 : 12:22:12 AM
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I bought one of those at a swap meet in similar (maybe not as bad) shape.
I modified a Tyco 2-8-0 chassis to fit under the Varney boiler.
The 4-8-0 chassis isn't a bad idea. The easiest way might be to find another frame to modify but building one from scratch isn't that difficult.
Ray
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Posted - October 27 2012 : 6:19:39 PM
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Here's a few photos of the one I modified.
Hope they help.
Ray
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Posted - October 28 2012 : 10:46:28 AM
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Great pictures, Ray! I have made another running Varney 2-8-0 using parts from the above coupled with a 2-6-0 tender. It needs more work before paint because the cross heads have Zamc Rot.
/tyco/forum/uploaded/offtrackthoroughbred/Varney2-8-0Southernc1x.jpg
My goal for the extra boiler is to model N&W 4-8-0 ( Strasburg RR http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_src475a.jpg)
/tyco/forum/uploaded/offtrackthoroughbred/tr_src475a.jpg
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Posted - October 28 2012 : 12:22:07 PM
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That will be an interesting locomotive to model.
Keep us posted on your progress.
Ray
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