You mean the loco’s not done yet??? 
Lookin’ great. Evergreen makes some half-round styrene strip that will work a roll on the top edge of the side.
Later,
K
Bruce,
Wonderful work.
Steve is right. I would never have the patience to do the repetitive tasks.
I’m glad you do have the patience.
Steve and I will just model vicariously through you
Ralph
Bruce, The tender is coming along rather nicely… Looks great, as a matter of fact…
Personally, I think you should count the rivets, afterall, you never know when someone will ask, ““How many rivets??””… And, I know you’ll definitely want to give them a most correct answer… 
hehehe
Kevin Strong said:
You mean the loco's not done yet??? ;)Lookin’ great. Evergreen makes some half-round styrene strip that will work a roll on the top edge of the side.
Later,
K
Loco not done? Heck, the tender has a lot more work to finish it. Then the HARD work starts!
Yeah, I’ve got some half round from Plastruct. It will really dress up the edge.
Then there’s that ladder. Methinks it will be awhile before I make it back to the loco.
Great work Bruce! You can obtain employment in the POC shops anytime.
As to rivets; I know you don’t count them but there’s a rumor going around that every one of those tender rivets has its own individual serial number stamped underneath.
Counted or not that’s some beautiful tender thus far.
Bruce Chandler said::lol: Ok your right maybe you just need a hobby to get involved with in your spare time.;) I have a funny feeling Richard might be on to something with rivet identification!
Sick and disturbed? I resemble that remark. ;) .
Rain, rain, rain. I wish I could save it for August. I put the edges on…some .060" half round styrene.
I put the “kick plates” on the front and added a channel for the boards to hold the coal back. I carved some pink styrofoam and painted it black.
Finally, I built a ladder from brass strip and rod.
Next up is the hold down brackets and the coupler lift bar.
I’m soooo glad I’m not into steam era modeling.
Looks spectacular Bruce and nice to see you wear your safety glasses!
I made some tender cleats out of .020 styrene strips, and cut some .040 for the horizontal pieces. I used some extra nuts and bolts from the Accucraft couplers for the anchors. I used the lift bar from the old tender and put it in place using some eye pins.
I built a water valve out of some brass rod and tube and a snap.
I thought I was done and then remembered I haven’t built the hand rails. They’re next. 
Nice!!
You got more patience than I got…
Patience? I don’t have time for patience! I did add the handrails.
Then I also decided I better add the light. I had forgotten all about that. Digging around in my scrap box, I found the headlight from the Bachmann Railtruck…I added some styrene tube, and mounted it all on a short piece of aluminum tubing I had.
I still have to wire it; I’ll do that before I add the back to it. Then I’ll permanently mount it. For now, I think I’m done. I’ll do the coal after I paint it. Unless someone sees something I left out?
Bruce,
I’m just a hack when it comes to modeling.
But I gotta ask, why did you add the details before you painted it?
Even with kits, I paint first to avoid masking a bunch of stuff.
It is looking great. I’m sure it will look fantastic painted.
Ralph
Good point, but what would I mask? I’ll remove the air hose, and probably just tape over the coupler, but I think that’s about it.
Bruce, the tender looks great… Wonderful job…
Bruce Chandler said:The complex mechanical device that goes in front of the tender? :D
Unless someone sees something I left out?
Man, that is gorgeous, though. Good luck with the engine.
Yeah, I was looking at some of that, but I figure it’s going to be covered when I run. Oh, there is some piping that I’ll need to add… maybe I’ll wait until I paint.
That looks great. You sure have talent unlike me. My stuff looks like it was thrown together when I compare it to your stuff. LOL
Cant wait to see the finished product.
Don’t sell yourself short. It’s all about trying to do better each time; and taking it one step at a time.
The finished product will take awhile. I need to rebuild my 10-wheeler; I’d like to have it ready for the Invasion.
I was able to repair my Ten Wheeler just in time for the Invasion, so it’s time to get back to work on the Mike. With the tender about done, it’s time to start on the locomotive. The first order of business is to get the extra driver in place. I started with some brass strips screwed to the bottom of the motor unit.
I made them into L shaped braces by soldering another strip at 90 degrees to it. Then I cut some 1/8" styrene to hold the driver in place.
Then I cut some acrylic pieces to act as braces and also serve to keep the driver in place.
I made a styrene cover and screwed in in place.
The pieces in front will be used to hold the steam cylinders and chests. You can “sort of” imagine what it might look like…if you stand back and squint.
Speaking of steam chests and cylinders, I got a start on them today. Plastruct not only sells styrene tubes, but the end caps for them as well, thus saving me the trouble of cutting circles to fit. The chests still have another layer of detailing coming - more styrene and some brass, but I’m pleased with the overall appearance so far.
Your a madman!
This retirement thing is taking a toll on you!