Scratchbuilding a class A Dunkirk (3)

Scratchbuilding a class A Dunkirk (2)

Building the cab:

            

             

            

            

Scratchbuilding a class A Dunkirk (1)

Extending my locomotive rooster, I decided to build a class A Dunkirk with vertical boiler.

I started off with an Athearn SW7 chassis, took off the plastic and used only the mechanism:

                 

I built the decking and the frame using board-by-board construction:

            

Here is the boiler, motor and water tank getting started on:

               

Here comes the building of the motor chassis:

            

            

I also added NBW castings and knuckle couplers to the frame:

            

More to come soon.

On30 sawmill from scratch -- machinery (8)

Edger hardware was built:

              

              

                

                

On30 sawmill from scratch -- progress photos

On30 sawmill from scratch -- machinery (7)

Cut-off / trim saw:

               

             

             

             

             

 

On30 sawmill from scratch -- machinery (6)

The upper part of the husk was completed. I used some pulley and bearings from Crow River Products: