Ohio & Penna Coal Co. HOn30

[Lemosteam]

That lloks like a great roof patch job!  Leave it looking galvanized, or newer.  Adds character.

[DKS]

That lloks like a great roof patch job!  Leave it looking galvanized, or newer.  Adds character.

This. Good idea. Also add some new flashing.

[Angus Shops]

And a ladder, a couple of guys with tools, and a disgruntled looking owner.

[Chris333]

So I drove out to the waterfall I posted earlier that had the large water wheel and iron furnace.

This is the top of the falls and those large blocks are where the water wheel stood.

This is a drawing of what was there:
https://brunojewelry.com/images/drawing7_11large.jpg




This was located on Leesburg Station Road. At one time Leesburg Station is where the branch to to coal mines split off. There was a depot and water tank:
https://www.west2k.com/papix/leesburgwnyandp.jpg

Now:


And from there I went to visit Volant where Grandma lived. There is a old mill there with a fake water wheel. The mill used a turbine and a mill race went under the mill. The dam at the gate was partly broken so the race didn't even have water. You could see the mill from Grandma's house. (red arrow)

And the Volant depot was removed in the 1950's, but there are a bunch of boxcars parked there now. It's good to see period correct Erie rolling stock being preserved.   


The whole area is funny to me. Other than the traffic the whole place could be an old town. All of the houses along the main strip have been converted into little shops. When I was a kid people lived in those houses and we would walk up town to the candy store (hey I was young).

And if anyone is interested I traced the branch to the coal mines called the Wolf Creek branch. In the 1940's it would have been switched by the PRR with a 2-8-0.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1KhrthMIDaLhSXyRe9q7mULuZRHy6BRte&ll=41.13877642032799%2C-80.20873056452245&z=12

[Chris333]

As the world turns.. or as it tilts to it's side.


I started off with trees way too big. But it is sort of like build a tree with many different lumps forming a whole tree. All sprayed with matte medium to make it one solid mass. I might have to poke a few toothpicks into it to make it all stay put.

[Santa Fe Guy]

Nice work all way round Chris.
Rod.

[Chris333]

I got my brass Climax body in from Shapeways. They print these in wax and then a person adds runners to them by hand before they are cast in brass. After they cut away the runners and try to sand the area so you can't see where they were. I'm guessing the rear pilot footboard broke off during wax and was re-attached as it was hanging down low. I sliced the mounting post with a .010" saw blade, pinched it together and soldered it. The area along the roof "letter board" had bolt details that were gone and I could see sand marks there. Oh well.

The real problem was trying it drill a bunch of #80 holes through ~1/16" brass.    After breaking several Excel bits I found a pack from Precision Twist Drill Co. that bit right away and drilled great! One hole with a broken bit in it was deep enough to start the wire, so I soldered it.

The body still fits the chassis so that was good!

It comes all shiny like jewelry.


After grit blasting and compared to my resin print:


With a coat of primer:

[Chris333]

Oh yeah the layout is still kicking    It's been tipped up various ways to glue more and more tree clumps on. In fact it is tipped up now drying. Once the trees are filled in and the layout is flat again things will pick up.

[Hawghead]

Very nice Chris.

Scott

[Lemosteam]

I got my brass Climax body in from Shapeways. They print these in wax and then a person adds runners to them by hand before they are cast in brass. After they cut away the runners and try to sand the area so you can't see where they were. I'm guessing the rear pilot footboard broke off during wax and was re-attached as it was hanging down low. I sliced the mounting post with a .010" saw blade, pinched it together and soldered it. The area along the roof "letter board" had bolt details that were gone and I could see sand marks there. Oh well.

No Not "Oh Well".

Send them a photo of the removed features and broken parts and the same views of the CAD model.

They will be forced to replace it.  Had this happen to me a couple of times.  The processors are ham handed sometimes and do not know what they are looking at.  I suspect that is where they added the sprues.

This should have been compared to the CAD model, and recast before it was shipped to you.

[Rasputen]

Maybe some Mr. Surfacer on the boiler?

[Chris333]

The boiler hasn't been prepped at all. Just a light sanding should take car of all the lines.

And I need to put some decal rivets on. Not looking forward to that at all.

John,
If it was something major I would complain, but 8 tiny bolts heads is probably the least they could have screwed it up. If it wasn't for the 1/16" brass I would just drill and place NBW castings.  And even if they re-made it I'd be looking at another month wait... and I'd have to re-drill all those holes again. 

[Chris333]

Small break to take some pics:





In the last photo I tore away the staircase on the tipple. I just didn't like it and added a small shed in it's place. This was before:

[Philip H]

So they just scramble up a rope or something behind the tipple?

[Mike C]

 Really like how this is turning out !  Are you taking it to the spring narrow gauge meet in Boardman ?