Large Scale Central

Woodland Railway #14

Modeling
#1

Here’s the latest project off my workbench. It’s a bit of a departure from my norm, but fun none-the-less.

This is a “downsized” Bachmann 2-8-0. Typically I take the older 1:22.5 stuff and “upscale” it to 1:20. This one went the other way. My dad wanted a new loco for his railroad. He “still” does 1:22, because we were already fully entrenched in 1:22 when the 1:20 craze took off. He’s always liked the Bachmann 2-8-0, but it was just too large for his line. I mentioned Rod Hayward’s 1:22 K-27 conversion, and that got the wheels turning. Would it be possible to shrink the B’mann 2-8-0? I think the photos answer that question quite adequately. This was a collaborative effort. I traded dad a 2-8-0 for a 4-4-0 he had, and sent him a B-mann 4-6-0 cab and tender to get the ball rolling. He did the basic structural work; replacing and refitting the cab, trimming the running boards, and narrowing/shortening the front pilot. He brought the “roughed in” locomotive back out to me, and I did the finishing details and painting.

How much smaller is the loco? On the right is my 1:20 2-8-0, which–while modified–is the same width and height as the original.

Dad didn’t use the B’mann tender, rather he dug one that I had built years ago out of the cabinet. Good choice. :slight_smile: Photos of the loco prior to painting and more on the modifications can be found here: http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/8/postid/33173/view/topic/Default.aspx Later, K

#2

Has it cleared all the tunnels and the turnaround at Willow Flats yet?
Still looking forward to the first ops session of the season.

-Brian

#3

Hasn’t made it back east under power to try yet. The widest point is the cylinders. The tight spots will be the tunnel under the castle, and the trees down at Willow Flats. Everything else should be fine. Most of the other tunnels are wide enough to clear. The loco will be shipped back east this weekend, so dad can get the R/C and sound in it. Then we’ll know for sure.

As for the ops session, break out the leaf blowers. The railroad was hammered a few weeks ago by golf-ball-sized hail, and the yard last I heard was somewhat of a disaster. Dad had some guys over for a quasi-ops session the next day–they managed to get the upper loop cleared off, but not much else. Hopefully more has been cleared since then. I’m hoping to make it back east for one of the ops sessions as well, whether a regularly scheduled one or an impromptu one based on whenever I can get time to head back.

Later,

K

#4

I certainly like the look of that!! The smaller cab and tender makes a huge difference. Good job!

#5

Kevin,
I’ve been following your threads on this. Nice work as usual. You constantly set the bar higher.

#6

Very nice work, Kevin. I hope we don’t see any scrape marks after it runs on your Dad’s layout. :wink: I tried running some of my stuff over there, but it was all too big. :frowning:

What a great joint project for the two of you to work on!

#7

I really like the looks of the loco , very nice modeling . Looks very real / beliveable , to me .

#8
Bruce Chandler said:
... I tried running some of my stuff over there, but it was all too big. :(
I figure that if it can't fit between the trees at Willow Flats, it can just back that part of the line up to Woodland Junction and continue from there. It just adds to the operations. ;) I've got the distinct feeling, though, that dad will break out the chisels and saws to make room for this one. Widening the tunnel under the castle has long been on his "to do" list anyway. I don't think we'll ever fit a B'mann K on the line, but nothing on this loco except the cylinders is wider/longer than the Big Hauler, so I'm not too worried. (And if the cylinder covers get dinged up, it just adds to the realsim, right?)

Later,

K

#9

You mean a big hauler will fit? I may have to take mine over. Of course it’s now a 1:20 Mogul… :wink:

#10

That’s cool. Most models are too perfect. Notice how the sheet metal on the back of your tender is buckled like real sheet metal does:

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/eastbroadtop/WRY7/WRY720.jpg)

#11

That sure makes for a nice looking lokie. I love the proportions! A great collaboration between two fine modelers.

#12

Beautiful work as always, Kevin!

#13
Quote:
... Notice how the sheet metal on the back of your tender is buckled like real sheet metal does
I can't say that was a purposeful thing, but I agree--I love the effect. The paint and light show it off rather well. Basically, that's just .010" styrene sheet laminated onto a thicker styrene frame. The "rim" is just the .010" styrene, so it's very thin. It's not very strong, which is why I built a wood box inside to hold the coal. Since that's where most folks will grab the tender to carry it, I wanted it good and strong. The edging is styrene tube glued to the edge. The solvent used to laminate the styrene probably helped to give it a bit of a warp. Sitting unused in my dad's might have contributed as well.

Later,

K