A little whimsy……..

A great way to say happy birthday!

Creative! JohnA

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback.

Peter

Peter, please embed videos within the thread because not everyone will click links to see them.  Instructions on how to do this are in the featured topics.  Thanks!

A more realistic whimsy Willamette #4 hard at work..

Peter

is that better?

Nice video. However, how does that logger operate without an Engineer or Fireman?

@Hot Water posted:

Nice video. However, how does that logger operate without an Engineer or Fireman?

Another sad case of demonic possession.....

Ah, he was in the toilet?  Ya got me.  I forgot to reinstall him when I did some work on the unit.

Here he is, keeping a "sharp lookout"!

Peter

I also noticed that the couplers between the front of your engine and the first log car ended up holding together by only about 1/32nd of an inch probably because of undulating track or a grade.  Intentional?  That red coupler on the log car really drew my attention.

Chuck

Someone left the gate open...again!!!

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And to the OP: VERY NICELY DONE!...period.

Well here’s the story on the couplers.  I had 19 Car Works log cars to convert to Kadee couplers, paint and convert 9 from On3 to standard gauge. These I used Athearn arch bar trucks and Intermountain 33” wheels as I couldn’t get any 28” that would work in the truck frames.  To try to level the couplers, I sanded down the Athearn truck bolsters and added washers to the 28” wheel truck bolsters. They are not perfectly aligned and being rough and ready logging track the area where they nearly separated has a big dip in it.

As to the red coupler I was only able to obtain Red Oxide #806 couplers at the time.  These are the only ones that fit into the Car Works brass log car's coupler box (with a lot of sanding and grinding of the shank!).  I have yet to weather these cars so THAT is why some are a little bright.  In case you’re wondering what the "swimming hole" looks like, here you go….

The ladies from the Tom Yorke bordello are taking a day off. Not sure what the goof on the dock is looking at!

Peter

@Peter E B posted:

In case you’re wondering what the "swimming hole" looks like, here you go….

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I think there is a typo there . . . .

Awesome.

Hey palallin, it took me two years but I finally got it, good one!!!

Peter!