Quite a lot of years ago I had begun the construction of Shay N°15 (That of Bachman not éxistait not). This machine is everything in brass, but further to family problems, I had stopped everything and it stayed in a cardboard during about fifteen years. I recovered during a time but me there is blocked by the conical couples. Since I realized Climax and it allowed me to understand several things.
I am tempted to take back it and to finish it, but it is a titanic task .
What do you think?
My Lord your talented. I say finish it. That will be a beautiful engine.
You are doing a beautiful job. I’d say you are way more than half way. Please continue, yes we know you will become it’s servant, but that’s a small price!(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
I am very impressed with your fabrication skills. I did tedious for a living, I appreciate your hesitation, but it wants to live! C’mon! You are close.
John
Not my cup of tea but incredibly nice modeling /work !
Just all that spinning/motive mass of them Shays excite me. I really need to see one in operation (bucket list)
Thanks for sharing your work!
Jean,
Beautiful work on a great project.
Fifteen years is not too much time to invest in a project like this, please do finish it
and keep us posted on your progress. We love logging steam engines here, well at least some of us do:).
Here is a link to my attempt at modeling #15 although not in brass, just plastic.
Rick
http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/19328/birth-of-a-3-trucker?page=1
Thanks to you
Rick, I used the same plan and the same photo.
If you have the date of the Gazette, you have the date when I began it
Jean-Gilles, you have a beautiful model there. It would be a shame to not finish it. Being one that loves and admires geared locomotives, I hope you will allow us to watch it come alive. Thank for sharing all your models.
if you can - do it!
You’ve already put so much work into it, it would be a shame not to finish it.
It’s only crazy if you don’t finish it.
Yes please finish it. It is beautiful.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Badge it Amtrak MOW and call it done!
Very impressive! Thank you for sharing. Please get back to work on it, or at least display as is, as a work in progress.
