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A new Locomotive for the Little River RR

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#1

This is my second video done of the Little River Rail Road in the Smoky Mountains of my back yard.

It debuts Locomotive number 110. I built this with a $30 “Big Hauler” from eBay. The chassis and running gear were purchased from Bachmann for $35.

I hope you like the movie.

Tom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkq0tSPjFc

#2

Tom,

Please make your video public not private so we all can view it.

#3

In The mean time…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Gq0rVSnmo[/youtube]

#4

I found the “public Button” on You Tube. Let me know if more problems.

Tom

#5

Nicely done Tom.

#6

Tom,

Thanks for making it public. Great video. I especially liked your choice of music and the closing scene with all the little folk in the gondola. One thing I did notice though is that the smoke box door (and the whole front end) on #110 is upside down (I own 4 Bachmann 4-6-0’s, so I am quite familiar with them).

#7

Tom, Thanks for making my day . Love the bears.Ron

#8

[youtube]http://youtu.be/aIkq0tSPjFc[/youtube]

Ditto…:wink:

#9

Thanks guys for the feedback. It is appreciated. Thank you Ken for the “embed.” I am new at these videos and will eventually figure out how to do it.

Very observant Joe the front end is flipped over. The prototype has the curved hand grab on the lower half of the smoke box door as in the prototype picture below.

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/110oldpicture-1.jpg)

So to recreate that look I flipped the smoke box front 180 degrees. It also threw upside down the Baldwin locomotive data on the front number plate as well. So my “cheap trick” was discovered.

Here’s what this beast looked like when received from eBay.

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/OriginalSouthern.jpg)

Thanks for looking and seeking the truth.

Tom

#10

Tom,

I have to admit you are correct and pretty damned close. In the photos of the real #110, it appears it is a 4-6-2. In any case you did a splendid job of resurrecting that wreck you received. Good job! :wink:

(http://www.jeffstrainsite.com/railfan_pics/excursions/little-river-railroad/little-river-railroad_4-6-2_Pacific_110.jpg)

#11

Hi Joe,

Yes, I even tried to make this model a 4-6-2 with a simple add on of a trailing truck.

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/DSC06939_zps26e183d9.jpg)

I had tried a year or so ago to lengthen a Big Hauler to the correct length and wheel base of LRRR #110.

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/DSC05956.jpg)

While this looked the right size it constantly derailed and its mechanism was worthless (A 3rd generation I think). It thankfully ended its life by flying off an incomplete river crossing where there was no bridge. A lot of its parts went in to this current project. I decided not to mess with the basic engineering of the Big Hauler and did a project that was relatively close to the real #110 and was mechanically reliable.

Thanks for this good discussion.

Tom

#12

That was a great video. Layout is really coming along.

#13

Funny video, thanks for sharing.