I started work on modifying this accucraft Ruby over a year ago. I wanted it to bare some resemblance to engine number 6 circa 1906 that ran on the OR&L. The water tank turned out to be the hardest part of the project so far. The image above shows work I did in the summer on the domes for the water tank.
This is the goodall type valve I fabricated. I have a pipe leading to the valve so I don’t have to remove any domes to fil the boiler up. As you can see from the cut away the pipe is leading to the front of the tank.
Last week (or maybe the week before) I fabricated this water tank cap. The next step is to fabricate a stem leading down to the filler pipe. It will protrude a little up into a cavity I bored into the cap when the cap is closed.
I’m very pleased with the profile of the cap. It looks close to the prototype cap.
The hinge works well enough, but I’m not as pleased with its simple construction. It works though, so its a keeper.