Show us your "other" hobbies in pictures!

[tac]

Got a 'lost' camera back today, with movies of a run last September over on our 45mm gauge 'run everything' track.....

The locomotive is a 1/19th scale version of one of four running over in North Wales, having been rescued from a defunct mining railroad in Natal Province RSA. The model is gas-fired with two burners and is fully radio-controlled. Running time is about 30 minutes, but it's a gas and water hog with a big load, since it's really two locos combined. I got the family's permission to name it after the gentleman who actually designed the model, Donald Pearse of Pearse Model Engineering, who died a while back. This was his magnum opus, and a very fit one for a much-loved and respected man.

Enjoy!

tac

 

[Stomper]

When you say "gas fired" are you talking propane, butane, or petrol (gasoline).... or?


Amazing and BRILLIANT!!

 

[Ironbar]

 

[tac]

When you say "gas fired" are you talking propane, butane, or petrol (gasoline).... or?
Amazing and BRILLIANT!!

Ah, alogopies, Mr Stomper Sir. It's butane fired - this is the gas tank - it holds a whole standard cigarette lighter can BTW -



and this is the cab -



You can see the twin burners at the bottom centre.

tac

 

[tac]

Here it is a few years back hauling 40+ cars...

...and here's one of my Shays at a charity run in nearby Barnwell...the Alms Houses, where the track has been set up, were built in 1603.

and a longer run on a friend's track...

Best to all here

tac

 

[Tilos]

This starts 30 minutes north:

And then there's this, south, out my back door:


July'16 a week before the wildfire...yes it's snowing

 

[tac]

sigh..............................................................

tac

 

[Stomper]

Here it is a few years back hauling 40+ cars...

...and here's one of my Shays at a charity run in nearby Barnwell...the Alms Houses, where the track has been set up, were built in 1603.

and a longer run on a friend's track...

Best to all here

tac

Amazing machinery! That's an interesting drive-train on that locomotive and it appears to have low gear ratio for "extra heavy" hauling. I'm assuming there's a driveline on each side with a piston/crank section in the middle, does each wheel have a bevel-type gearbox? If so, are they straight, spiral, or hypoid cut teeth?

I know, too many questions... but mechanical technology is sorta my thing, and it pays the bills very nicely for me.

 

[tac]

Stomper - the Shay locomotive, designed solely for tight curves and steep grades in the forest lumber business, only has the drive on one side of the loco - the other side is always referred to as the 'blind side'. Since the wheels are rigidly fixed to the axle, rotating one end also rotates the other one too. The engine that you see, a two or three-cylinder item, drives via the drive-shafts to a crown wheel and bevel on the end of each axle.

This movie shows the action in close-up detail -

The other two types of logging, or geared locomotives are the Climax and the Heisler - I have those, too, but don't want to hog the forum.

tac

 

[Stomper]

Please, HOG AWAY!!

 

[wired]

Had this one about two weeks. 1970 Camaro. Gutted it and cut the sheet metal back past the front seat. Doing a 12 point cage , 4 link rear suspension and forming rails for it right now. I have a TH400 and 4.10 spooled Dana 60 to build yet to go with the 650 HP 496 in the car. My dad built the engine and its got maybe 400 miles on it . He likes to build big blocks but really isnt able to do the hard work any more . Just a street car. I will be changing the solid lifter cam over to a solid roller at some point but not right now. That and those L88 heads were state of the art in 1969 but a simple head change will pick up 100 HP with little effort so that is on the table. I expect to do all major chassis work and body work done this year. I may paint it this year if I can get it all done by late fall. Otherwise it will wait until next spring. I will be doing 100% of the work. I fully embrace OCD.





Should look about like this once completed...Bur hopefully with better panel alignment.

 

[Ironbar]

One of these days I hope to use my rig to actually join a band!

 

[rdb241]

sigh..............................................................

tac

tac, your trains are very cool. I can tell that you have a lot of hart and soul in everything you do. My hat is off to you sir. lol.....cheerio......

 

[rdb241]

Had this one about two weeks. 1970 Camaro. Gutted it and cut the sheet metal back past the front seat. Doing a 12 point cage , 4 link rear suspension and forming rails for it right now. I have a TH400 and 4.10 spooled Dana 60 to build yet to go with the 650 HP 496 in the car. My dad built the engine and its got maybe 400 miles on it . He likes to build big blocks but really isnt able to do the hard work any more . Just a street car. I will be changing the solid lifter cam over to a solid roller at some point but not right now. That and those L88 heads were state of the art in 1969 but a simple head change will pick up 100 HP with little effort so that is on the table. I expect to do all major chassis work and body work done this year. I may paint it this year if I can get it all done by late fall. Otherwise it will wait until next spring. I will be doing 100% of the work. I fully embrace OCD.

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Should look about like this once completed...Bur hopefully with better panel alignment.

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Very nice! I have been raised around hot/street rods my entire life. In that body, that year is the most desirable. Fun project.

 

[PDXSparky]

This starts 30 minutes north:
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And then there's this, south, out my back door:
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July'15 a week before the wildfire...yes it's snowing
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I hope you take this the right way, but you totally suck. You're living a dream there.

 

[Tilos]

I hope you take this the right way, but you totally suck. You're living a dream there.

haha...
'16 was my last season for single track, too many dirt naps/injuries.
Idaho has 33,000 miles of dirt roads that I'm trying to ride though...

 

[mjbskwim]

haha...
'16 was my last season for single track, too many dirt naps/injuries.
Idaho has 33,000 miles of dirt roads that I'm trying to ride though...
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Where you at over here?

 

[Tilos]

Where you at over here?

"Danskin Mountains" just east of Boise...one exit
Map, zoom in a lot:
ArcGIS Web Application

 

[mjbskwim]

"Danskin Mountains" just east of Boise...one exit
Map, zoom in a lot:
ArcGIS Web Application

WOW now that's a map!

 

[Srbasbol2]

Making my sweet honey booboo