Korm
I checked my drawings and the frame that I cut measures about 20.25" assembled.
regards
Alan
www.thegalline.com
thanks, Alan.
so even a bit shorter, than i thought!
(i just finished a very close inspection of my stainzes.)
Korm,
the loco that I have depicted is 62cms in length (a fraction over 24 inches). As the LGB parts are used, in reality (if such a thing with no real actual prototype from LGB) then scale is more 1:19.
From my recollection, most Fairlies were painted very 'gaudily'. I believe one of the Colorado narrow-gauge lines had a Fairlie initially but disposed of it very quickly.only 62cm? that is way shorter, than it looks.
well, i am no “rivetcounter”. i think, if i would replace the laaarge cabins by something homespun and cut away the square sandboxes, the rest of the stainzparts should suffice (especially, because i’m too lazy to build boilers and everything, like bruce does. just the idea to try to build smokebox doors like he did, gives me the creeps.
first model fairlie i ever saw was from chris walas, if i remember right. and that one was very gaudily painted.
is it known, why the colorado folks got rid of that fairlie? couldn’t they decide which way to go?
but i think, we should stop the sideshow. before we completely highjacked the thread.
Korn
I had seen photos of a Double Fairly made from 2 Stainz engines that were jointed at the cabs. It had a beefed up side frame and looked very cool. The problem I saw with that approach was the engine and drives were rigid. The drives have no slop in them; very nice and tight. I could not see them taking any size track radius. The Design I ended up with I saw in a German Garden Rail article.
The drives pivot nicely. the down side was that the Stainz boiler casting was just too short for that design.
The boilers were easy to build. some PVC pipe, couple of PVC couplings and some filler. Very easy if you have access to small lathe.
Alan
www.thegalline.com
Korm Kormsen said:Your point is well taken, Korm. I'm no expert on web/forum courtesies, but I hope Bruce will forgive us for chatting around the fringes of his topic, for all these locos are related to his build one way or another, and I trust that Bruce will bring us back to it when he's ready. We ARE all very interested in what you are doing, Bruce, trust me !
but i think, we should stop the sideshow. before we completely highjacked the thread. http://4largescale.com/chris/c2.htm
Carry on - you have us inspired, one way or the other. 
Heh. I think it’s pretty cool to inspire some other ideas. That’s why I post. Besides, it makes sense to fill the lull until I can get some more work done. 
I’m really looking forward to seeing the nxt installment of this thread - I have three Stainz locos - the type with the plastic Allan-Trick valve gear - two of them would look pretty cool as a Fairlie OR a Garratt.
Tim - more pics of your project would be gratefully received.
Best
tac, ig & The Fairlie Decent Boys
Well, since this thread has already been -jacked, I don’t feel too bad about posting this…
Chris Walas, for those who don’t know, is a special effects guy in the movie industry. He taught the guys on Myth Busters. His website is full of all sorts of ideas…
Since this thread is about Fairlies, sometimes used in the logging industry, I suppose this fits after all.
Chris has developed a way to produce light weight foam logs for outdoor use. I’ve tried those bachmann logs (hate ‘em) and real tree limbs cut to size (they last a month or so), but the ones that I have made using Chris’ method lasted for two years before my puppy found them… 
Thanks to Korm, I found his site again, and will be making another forest of them this winter (if I can get my other projects done and off the workbench :P)
Steve Featherkile said:Well, rather than try to make it fit, it seems like this would be more deserving to be in its own topic. Right now, only folks that are following this thread will see that useful information; that's probably a small minority of the folks that visit here.
Well, since this thread has already been -jacked, I don't feel too bad about posting this...
Chris Walas is one of my heroes. he and the guy who wrote about the “toenail ridge”(forgot the name) were the first to prove to me, that largescaling can be real fun. (in those long gone days, when i only read in one big but not very friendly forum)
Korm Kormsen said:The Toenail Ridge was Mr. Phil Creer, from Darlington, OZ,.............a very funny fellow........;)
Chris Walas is one of my heroes. he and the guy who wrote about the "toenail ridge"(forgot the name) were the first to prove to me, that largescaling can be real fun. (in those long gone days, when i only read in one big but not very friendly forum)
I think I’m done with this project. Not perfect, but it looks pretty good and runs well. It’s been fun working with the laser cut styrene.
Yowza! I do like that!!!
Nice work Bruce. That came out sharp.
You won’t have any problem seeing that out on the layout…
Bruce, beautiful work… 
Fast work! Good result. Sharp looker…
I did some fancy decal linework for the David Lloyd George Double Fairlie of ther Ffestiniog…the decals were for the Bachmann Brassworks, 1:19 scale model. Contact Stan Cendarleaf and see if he can alter the size of them to suit your Fairlie - it will provide linework for the tank sides and cab sides, including the fancy Ffestiniog crest on the cab sides. See photos of the real David Lloyd George on the internet, and you’ll see the linework I mean.
David.
That is a GREAT job! We want to see it in action, on a track, working.
Please.
tac, ig & The Fairlie Impressed Boys