In digging through the piles of stuff on my workbench, I found the cab for my Mason Bogie that I want to build.
This project’ll be re-started somewhere after the big diesel, which is after the K27 RCS/Sound installation, which is after the boxcars that are in the way of everything on the bench.
Hi Bob,
Cab looks good, which Mason are you building? Soung’s like you need a bigger workbench.
chuckger
Building a freelance, mostly based on DSP&P #15, 2-6-6T
Where are the signals, in the line-up of projects, Bob…or dare I ask !!!
Masts, targets and all are done. I’ve got the LEDs, I just need to get to radio shack and get some more thin wire to get them all hooked up. Close!
Just curious but what are you using for the drive on your Mason?
I’m planning to build a Mason also, I have an LGB mogul brick to build on top of.
I have a handful of Indy’s here, I’m planning on stripping the cab off and using it pretty much as-is.
Woot, a non-pivoting drive chassis? How Forney of you! I may hafta sick the prototype-police on you…
I have R1 curves so I have no choice but to design in a pivoting chassis, like the version from the MLS Masterclass version had.
I intend on mounting the rear truck so it’ll swing a abit. That should work on my curves here.
I have an LGB Porter that I’m planning to convert to an 0-4-4 Forney ala an Arizona Copper Co Porter, and I’ll be doing the same pivoting rear truck like your Indy, probably with some sort of lead so I can mount the pivot point right behind the rear driver, the Porter being short enought to allow this to work well on my R1 curves where the Indy would just not work. I look forward to seeing your progress log.
Vic, I did this sometime ago based on a LGB (Toytrain) Porter (0-4-4). The trailing truck is from a Bachmann Indy and is hinged at the rear of the motor block. To hold the truck to the rails, I fitted a spring-loaded plunger to the truck with the pin rubbing on a plate mounted to the underside of the body. The set up worked very well.
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Bob,
Which “Big Diesel” are you building?
Matt
Matt
I’m building a road switcher out of a 45 tonner and a lot of styrene. Up-sizing it to 55-60 ton, moving the cab, etc. Be about as big as an S4 would be, I think.
