Weekend Update 11/22/20

[Cajonpassfan]

I like that neat trick of two offset double-gears to get the speed reduction, but still keep the worm centered over the middle of the frame.  I am sorely tempted to get one of these just to experiment with that chassis.

Me too, I’m thinking “Shop Goat”.
Would anyone be kind enough to post driver size and spacing please?
And how is the electrical pickup, given it’s only got four wheels?
Thanks,
Otto

PS Tried to upload a small goat photo but get “uploaded is full” message...

[Chris333]

This is Percy:

The new Bachmann chassis drivers are .291" dia and .601" WB.

[Cajonpassfan]

Lol, thank you Percy, that’s pretty much right on, 8’ WB, with drivers slightly undersized (so what else is new).
I could live with that, nicely, if the pickup works...
Thanks, Chris.
Otto

[Cajonpassfan]

This is what I have in mind...

[Chris333]

I'm  doing a similar locomotive, but in HOn30.

[Mark5]

Percy:

The new Bachmann chassis drivers are .291" dia and .601" WB.

Video not showing me slow speed ability - let us know!

.291 scales out at 45" - very close to a B&O Docksider (46") - It might be fun to repower Docksider (if one could be found)

[voldemort]

I too have been looking for tiny 'goat' like locomotives.

Question- are you fixin to put DCC in it?  That looks hard, but without it I don't think I could successfully run it.   Perhaps if I converted a small part of the layout to DC,  but that's exactly what I need- more electrical complications

[Jim Starbuck]

I too have been looking for tiny 'goat' like locomotives.

Question- are you fixin to put DCC in it?  That looks hard, but without it I don't think I could successfully run it.   Perhaps if I converted a small part of the layout to DC,  but that's exactly what I need- more electrical complications

If you’re tight on space look into an ESU 59820 Lokpilot 5 Micro. It’s extremely small at 8mm x 7mm x 2.6mm.
This particular model comes with an 8 pin wired plug but I just cut the plug off and wire it accordingly. It’s also a 4 function so just cut off the extra function wires if you don’t need them to save space.

[GhengisKong]

SP RPO-Express 5068 (not quite accurate car body) is pretty much ready to go.  Still working out the mail hook.
Wheels of Time resin kit body, Tru Color paint, Microscale decals, Gold Medal Models stirrups, Micro-Trains trucks, Fox Valley wheels.

Did WoT ever offer the proper window configuration on those?

[randgust]

This is what I have in mind...

Geez, if you're going to do an ATSF 0-4-0t, as a shop switcher how could you possibly miss the one-of-a-kind #2298 with the crane on the stack?

There's a lot more pictures of the brass model than the prototype, but the loco was pretty notorious.

[thomasjmdavis]

Geez, if you're going to do an ATSF 0-4-0t, as a shop switcher how could you possibly miss the one-of-a-kind #2298 with the crane on the stack?

There's a lot more pictures of the brass model than the prototype, but the loco was pretty notorious.

Photo of it in the online collection of the production of the Rhode Island Locomotive Works (builder), but before (or after?) the crane-
https://sites.google.com/site/rhodeislandlocomotiveworks/home/a-overview/b-4-4-0-i/c-4-4-0-2/d-4-4-0-3/e-4-4-0-4/f-4-4-0-5/g-4-6-0-1/h-4-6-0-2/i-2-6-0-1/j-2-6-0-2/k-2-6-0-3/l-2-8-0/forney/m-0-4-0/n-0-6-0/o-other

Lots of interesting locos from that company. 

[nickelplate759]

Did WoT ever offer the proper window configuration on those?

Sadly, no.  They have offered two different SP RPO-Express cars, but not the configuration that was painted for the Golden State.

[Cajonpassfan]

Geez, if you're going to do an ATSF 0-4-0t, as a shop switcher how could you possibly miss the one-of-a-kind #2298 with the crane on the stack?

There's a lot more pictures of the brass model than the prototype, but the loco was pretty notorious.

Lol Randy, no I didn’t miss it, I think it’s kind of an ugly mutt, much prefer the round saddle tank look. But either way it’s academic, I have a long list of locos I need to finish (or start) before I’d ever got to do a yard goat. It’s just that this mechanism got my attention...why don’t you take on the shop goat crane?
Otto

[Mark5]

But either way it’s academic, I have a long list of locos I need to finish (or start) before I’d ever got to do a yard goat. It’s just that his mechanism got my attention...why don’t you take on the shop goat crane?
Otto

Likewise, academic for me, though I am curious if that 0-4-0T can creep. I'm pretty sure I'll never try to model an N&W shop goat.
https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=79282

Mark

[Maletrain]

SP RPO-Express 5068 (not quite accurate car body) is pretty much ready to go.  Still working out the mail hook.

Mail hooks:  https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Kato-N-805364-20th-Century-Baggage/RPO-Detail-Parts/