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Brag about your "Baby"

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#41

David Russell said:

Kevin Strong said:
My “Absolutely, positively, turn it on and watch it run” locomotive:

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/eastbroadtop/openhouse08/open23.jpg)

Tuscarora Timber Co. #4, a Bachmann Heisler.

Can someone tell me more about this locomotive? Is it still available and in a price range that one could justify cutting it up for a kitbash? What would the prototype build date be and where was it used? Is this like a Shay in certain aspects? Suppose I could look this up on my own but more fun asking here. :wink:

Whats the matter did I hurt your feelings when I made fun of your diesels and now you are going to steam so you can feel more like a man. Or Maybe you feel bad for making fun of me and your buying me a Heisler. LOL :-)-

#42

Tac,
This is why I asked here and you have informed me well on this loco (thanks). I’m actually interested in certain workings that caught my eye on this unit. With that said what can one tell me about “bell crank” motion and “Union Works” in south Boston?
Shawn, I’m a diesel man and always will be but I have a huge interest in how stuff worked and the incredible idea’s tabled and built during the mid 1800’s.

#43
Randy McDonald said:
Hmmmmm? Seems that the Bachmann Annie, stock, BBTed, kitbashed or altered in some form seem to be alot of guy's "Babies". What does this mean?

Randy


As an outsider (Euro modeller) looking in, I would say it is the cost, availability and ability to be converted to many things. A win-win for the American outline modeller or kitbasher.

#44

Re: Introduction of the 'Annie - I’ve received two responses off another forum that confirms the year 2000 as the intro year.

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#45
David Russell said:
Tac, This is why I asked here and you have informed me well on this loco (thanks). I'm actually interested in certain workings that caught my eye on this unit. With that said what can one tell me about "bell crank" motion and "Union Works" in south Boston? Shawn, I'm a diesel man and always will be but I have a huge interest in how stuff worked and the incredible idea's tabled and built during the mid 1800's.
Mr Russell - a bell-crank is a mechanical device - a lever - shaped like a capital letter 'L'. Imagine now that you have pushed a pin through the angle where the two arms meet at the bottom of the 'L'. You can see that by pulling or pushing the top of the 'L' at right-angles that the force is then transmitted to the other arm - at right angles to the initial direction of force. This mechanism is used on model aircraft to actuate the control surfaces like the rudder and elevators/aelerons, or to operate a throttle or Johnson bar on a model live-steamer loco by means of a servo/s.

Sadly I have no knowledge of the’Union Works’ in South Boston. My knowledge of the eastern seaboard is minimal to say the least, I know it’s there, I just don’t care very much. :wink:

Hope this helps a bit.

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#46

Tac,
I thank you sir for the info provided!

#47
David Russell said:
Tac, I thank you sir for the info provided!
Sir - this information is freely available to anyone, regardless of race, colour or creed.

All I ask in return is that you be kind to birdies.

tac
www.ovgrs.org

#48

OK Tim…mebbe we need to start another thread on Annie bashes… I’m interested in how you extended the wheelbase to a 4 coupled arrangment for the 4-8-0s…I got my ideas, by why reinvent the wheel so to speak?

#49

My favorite runner is our Made in Germany, LGB SWRy Diesel Switcher, it’s not only my Favorite Runner, it our Best Runner…Hands Down!

#50

Bart,
basically, take two Annie chassis and cut the first just aft of the centre driver and the other, just forward of the centre driver. Next glue together on a flat surface, reinforcing the interior vertical walls of the chassis. Next, using styrene strip, reinforce the top (horizontal) surface of the now elongated chassis, fore and aft of the join. The end result will be a very strong chassis, torsionally.

   For rods,  I used two sets of Annie metal rods and modified to fit, using brass channel.   The B'mann chassis is adaptable to altering the wheel spacing, altering the number of wheels and altering the chasssis to produce an 0-6-0, 2-6-0, 2-8-0, 4-4-0, 4-6-2, 4-8-0, 4-8-2 and an articulated.  It all depends how adventurous one wishes to become.

   Another alteration is a flanged driver on the centre axel.  This is involved and requires a minimum curve diameter of around nine feet.  I have done them all and testament just how versatile the basic Annie is to the hobbyist.