Hi everyone
Just thought I post a picture of the C16 268 & 278 and C18 315 tenders to show progress so far
I was waiting for the masterclass C16 project to start to use those frames John, but still had to finish my part of the
three short cabooses first which is also a joint project me and my friend have been working on. As I said in an earlier
post I thought the tenders would be the hardest part and this is the first time I have done something this large in brass.
It has bben a large learning curve and some times discouraging. The only plans I have are of 278 from the Narrow Gauge
and Shortline Gazett. 268 tender I have only the major measurements someone kindly took for me, isn't it wonderfull
now with a computer we can get help from all over the world, anyway with those measurements and pictures I nearly
have it right. C18's 315 tender is much more guessing and since we will be using Georges Konrad's LGB Mogul
chassis conversion and again working with no real plans there is going to be a bit of fudge factor in it.
268's tender was the easiest as the original looks like it's made from a single wrap round sheet but I understand it is of
seveal welded sheets, The three are made from a single sheet wraped arround a correct sized former. 278 and 315 have
thin rivited panels soldered on to build up that paneled look. I made my own half round edging by milling round rod in a jig.
You are proberly right that someday David we will see a plastic C16 and proberly it will be more accurate than the C16's
we are now being offered. There seems to be something wrong with their proportions which is why I wanted to build
my own. I don't build railroads but trains I like, so my modeling is all over the place from 7/8s to 1/24. My D&RGW
train will consist of a 1.20.3 C16 278 a flat car, a gondola and short caboose 0575, all scratch built.
Michael