I had time to draw up the headlight number boards. I had to think about how I wanted to do this but decided to just do a water slide decal on my alps printer.
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I can finally say this one is done. 3rd rail brass O scale y6b converted to a y6a. Extensive boiler work and complete scratch built smokebox and home etched parts. I might put it up for sale if there’s interest.
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Stunning Job! What would it's price be?
n&wsteamfan posted:Trainman2001 posted:Stunning Job! What would it's price be?
Thanks!
I paid full retail price ($1800) but won’t get it back. I would sell it for $1200.
Like they say in an action "SOLD!" to man in the back of the room.
Trainmaster04 posted:n&wsteamfan posted:Trainman2001 posted:Stunning Job! What would it's price be?
Thanks!
I paid full retail price ($1800) but won’t get it back. I would sell it for $1200.
Like they say in an action "SOLD!" to man in the back of the room.
Again that is a great job on a wonderful locomotive. P.S. I was making a joke above.
here’s a YouTube of it running
I'm in awe of what you have done. True craftsmanship at its core. Not that this thread wasn't a lesson in itself, would you mind giving a compressed description of the some of the notable differences between a Y6a and Y6b?
Dave
The most noticeable difference is the side mounted feed water heater and associated piping to the front of the boiler. The overall boiler length is roughly 1/2” shorter. Also, The dual air pumps on the engineers side. There are other differences but those are the biggest
Because the boiler has been shortened by removing the SA feedwater heater, the handrails directly in front of the smokebox should be vertical instead of slanted.
@Big Jim posted:Because the boiler has been shortened by removing the SA feedwater heater, the handrails directly in front of the smokebox should be vertical instead of slanted.
That’s a good catch that I missed. I’ll have to correct it!
