Well finally got back on this project yesterday and made a little progress.
Still a lot to do before this little build is completed.
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Neat design, and i can picture how it would work!
Nice woodworking, wow.
Wow…that is screaming a hit and miss unit for power …just my thoughts! Bachmann wheels?
Thanks Cliff,
David,
wheels are LGB (I think). A hit and miss would work, in fact I did one a few years ago on a small hand car.
More progress pictures, not much left now, just the boiler and piping and final weathering.
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It does have brakes …lol …don’t forget the tender water dump valve (don’t know what else it would be?)
The track is very interesting as well. Just over analyzing as 's do.
The drain valve on the tank is already there.
The rail runs on a wooden wharf deck so it is set on timbers, interesting you can’t see any spikes or other fasteners in the picture. Wait maybe you can in the lower left on the back rail.
Here I’m speaking in parables that my elders chose to do but it didn’t work for me this time .
Rick,
Yes, I know it has a drain valve but its worthless cause the water has already drained out the hole in front of the drain valve. Not seeing the spike myself either , however you did explain it so I have a better understanding of the rail !
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Excellent rendition of an obscure piece of history Rick. Well done 
And for Rooster, I opened the pic in a new tab and then clicked on that enlarged pic to enlarge it and the rail spike head is as clear as day just before the loose end of the coupling link.
That’s just astounding, Rick… just astounding…
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Finally got this little project wrapped up.
I have 2-3 projects on the top of the pile not sure which one I will tackle next, but I know one thing it will be fun.
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Fantastic model, Rick!
Everything is amazing. Your skills are off the chart. As usual, your piping and fittings look somehow more real than the real thing. How do you do that?
I gush, I know.
A few bits that impress me: the whistle detail, the wood that is piled just right for your character’s feet, the clean wire support for the lantern, the subtle weathering around the base of the boiler.
It’s all splendiferous! I love builds like this!
Ya what Jim said … 
Now we want videos of it running !
Thanks for the comments guys.
David, I cant run it because I can’t fire the boiler. We are waiting on a specialty fire box grate from Williams Foundry. As soon as it arrives we will get it running.
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Rick,
What do you use for your fascia board on the layout? I seem to recall you also screwed a 1x2 or 2x2 on the top outer edge of the bench work to hold the ballast/dirt in?
Craig,
I use a product by Louisiana Pacific Corp called LP lap siding. It comes in 7 1/2 inch wide by 16 feet long by 7/16ths thick and is very “bendable”. I rip them in half thus doubling my footage. They come pre-primed on the face but not the back side. I prime them on the back and give both sides a coat of finish color before installation then follow with another coat on the face. Very important to seal all cut ends with TiteBond III before installi9ng.
I use 1 inch thick Cedar for my ladder road bed and mount my siding pieces 1 and 1/4 inch above the table tops. this allows the outside edge and the top of the ties to be at the same height and prevents lthe fill from drifting away from the ties because everything is at the same level.
Works for me.
Thanks. I’ve been going cheap style and just using old fence boards. It has a lot of joints so I might end up slowly replacing when I get the layout done.
I haven’t measured or checked to make sure that the ties and the boards are level but that’s not a bad idea.
I really like the finished look you have going on with the railroad. Goals, goals…
Another amazing project in the bag! Awesome work, Rick!!
Rick;
Wow! Think of it as a steam bronco.
Best, David Meashey
Fields Landing, the next major development on the Shasta Pacific. This town area is being built just across the loop from the sawmill peninsula.
A bit of background
The town known as Fields Landing on Humboldt Bay in Northern California was established in 1862 by a land owner and farmer named Waterman Fields who built a wharf and sheds to ship his produce from by boat. The spot was soon known as Fields Landing and became a major shipping point for lumber and agricultural products.
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad was built north to Humboldt Bay and arrived in Fields Landing 1n 1914. The new railroad created levies and dikes so more marsh lands could be dried out and converted to crop lands. US Highway 101 arrived in 1927 and further opened the area to the development of the timber/lumber shipping industry. Humboldt County was the main hub of the Redwood Forest products industry for many years and Fields Landing was a major shipping point.
The town of Fields Landing is the western terminus of my Shasta Pacific Railroad and the last town to be developed on the railroad. This gives the fictional Shasta Pacific RR a connection with the Northwestern Pacific at Humboldt Bay as well as it’s connection with Southern Pacific RR at Redding on north end of the Sacramento Valley.
The “napkin drawing” at 3 inches to the foot to get an idea of the layout and space available.
Starting the framing for the new area and attaching it to the existing running track loop structure.
Framing and blocking complete. The blocking was a nightmare as almost every cut was a different angle, trying to keep the unsupported areas as small as possible.
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