Hi Guy's! Here is a train cradle that I built last fall. Works great. 24" x 8"x 8". Dub's as a good photo base for my Facebook channel. 
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Good job Marc. Nice, clean work.
Andy
Thanks Andy.
Originally Posted by Steamfan77:
Good job Marc. Nice, clean work.
Andy
Yea that thing will make things go MUCH smoother.Nick
Marc
I think it is a great piece of woodworking and an attractive stand to display the locomotive.
But as a cradle it looks a mite top heavy and possibly could roll over on you.
Have had that happen working on engines.
Marc - Very well done! It not only works well, it even looks good. Can't beat that.
Art
Originally Posted by pennsyk4:
Marc
I think it is a great piece of woodworking and an attractive stand to display the locomotive.
But as a cradle it looks a mite top heavy and possibly could roll over on you.
Have had that happen working on engines.
I agree about the "top heavy" appearance. It sure is a nice example of excellent wood-working craftsmanship, but I'm sure that I would tip it over while working on a heavy steam locomotive model (maybe that's just me).
Very nice woodworking craftsmanship and attractive, but agree that it might be a bit top heavy for some of the larger locomotives; plus it could use a small bin to hold the screws and other bits when you disassemble an engine.
jackson
Hi Guy's, I thought about that too when I was building it, but it turns out to be perfectly stable, I'd really have to knock into it hard to get it to tip. I guess you'd have to see it to see how stable it is. Works really well with some of my steamers too. I also thought about putting a magnet on one side and a bin on the other. I like building, so maybe I'll try another cradle at some point.
Originally Posted by modeltrainsparts:
Very nice woodworking craftsmanship and attractive, but agree that it might be a bit top heavy for some of the larger locomotives; plus it could use a small bin to hold the screws and other bits when you disassemble an engine.
jackson
