Wood steeple cab assistance, please

Malcolm,

 

I sent you an email with some links for you to look at...

 

Best,

Dave

Thanks Dave!

If I may....can I ask how you cut your sheet plastic???

Your work is always  neat and clean......I have issues cutting sheet stock neatly with the arthritis in my hands. Thanks

Dave, I use the pictured items. Chisels are custom cut with a Dremel cut off wheel to cut window openings. I prefer single edge razor blades and sometimes use box cutter with the blades. The box cutter would help with control of blade with arthritic hands (I know). I used the tried and true scribe and snap method with styrene.

Thanks for the reply Sir!  I think it boils down to talent and skills I don't have....but will keep trying!

AMC Dave, you are quite the B.S er... I have seen your work... you do great work as well...

 

Malcolm here are a few shots that may help:

 

 

 

 

 

The first locomotive is at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Call them, I am sure someone there could take a few pics on their phone and send them to you. They are very helpful and have helped me in some modeling information.

 

http://www.railroadmichigan.co...rrailroadmuseum.html

 

 

I do not have any photos, but I am fimilar with the interior of Key System 1001.  In that locomotive the power resistors are under the hoods.  Under one hood facing into the cab is the switch group and reverser in two large boxes and one small one. In the cab its self, in one end are two Westinghouse AB D-4 air compressors and a type J governor.  In the other end of the cab is a seat box, with a short step, for the motorman in the corner.  The brake stand, a G-6, gauges, and C-6 controller are about 30 inches from the wall.  Between the controller and brake valve is a line of three small valves, which control sand forward, sand reverse, and the air driven bell ringer.  The motorman's side winDow is a drop sash.  The two center end windows are are sliding sash.  All the rest of the windows are fixes sash.  Other side of the brake valve, almost in the center of the cab is a hand brake, vertical staff type.  Against the wall opposite the motorman is an electrical pannel in a cabinet against the wall.  It is about about 10 inches deep and 30 inches wide. There is a loose wooden box with compartments that sits on top electrical cabinet with various fuses in it.  Above the motorman's end window there are three snap switches, one for headlight on/ off, one for head light reverse, and one for cab lights.  The cab light is a five light cluster right in the middle of the cab. Above the motorman's end center window is the headlight resistors, six tubes with sheet metal ends.  The sides are protected with hardware cloth.  In the space between the brake stand and controller and the electrical pannel is a wooden tool box with a canvas covered top that is about 24" X 24" X 36". It has air hoses, wrenches, wheel clocks, etc. in it.  The tool box doubles as a seat for other crew members.  Above the center cab window on the compressor end there is a rack that holds six flags.  Below the flag rack screwed to the window sill are two marker light brackets where the marker lights are stored when not being used.  The whistle valve is in the motormans corner of the cab above the window line.  A cord runs from the whistle valve to a point near the center of the cab. The bell cord comes through the cab wall above the window line between the motorman's end window and the center window and terminates near where the whistle cord is ties off.  Hanging down from near the whistle valve is a piece of twine about 15" long.  It has a glad hand gasket tied to the end of it which retains about 15 more glad hand gaskets on the string.  The interior was painted a dark gray green.

 

That is about all I can think of.

Malcolm glad to see you back. is that steeplecab o scale? have you given up the ho?

Malcolm, what is the prototype of this loco and where did you get plans for it? I like it!

 

I'm embarking on a 1/2" scale traction adventure, so good looking models like this one are at the top of my wish list.

 

Thx.

 

Chris