Scratch building

[makhis]

Hi, I no I'm not the greatest loco builder in the world and most definitely not on this forum, However here's one I started 5 days ago an 0 gauge 55XX destined fot Pattingham.http://www.freewebs.com/lenches-bridge/omwb.htm
Mike

 

[Jordan]

'nuff said... :wave:

 

[iploffy]

I didn't have time to reply to this when posted but will now



Ian

 

[Graham Powell]

Phew!, If you scratchbuilt that in a 5 days you have done extremely well.  I'm never show how long the s/built ones take me as I don't get orders for them very often. The one customer I had who would only have hand made engines died a couple of years ago. I scratch build all the time for myself but don't bother keeping records.
As long as I end up with what I want thats the main thing.
You might have just encouraged me enough to finish the CCW 45xx kit languishing in a box since 1970.
regards
Graham Powell :wave:

 

[Pugsley]

5 days?  Wow! 

 

[Phill Dyson]

Excellent  work  ..........& in 5 days 

 

[makhis]

Thanks Guys, 8 hours a day less coffee and tea breaks and all because the golf course was unplayable. Now there is a thaw things may take a little longer. The black still showing on the frames and cylinders is marker pen which I use to allow me to mark the metal prior to cutting out with a 000's piercing saw. The castings were a mixed lot purchased from the Guilds Bring & Buy and were of a good, bad and definitely very ugly quality. I already have the motor and gears but will need to purchase the wheels.
Mike

 

[Graham Powell]

One guy who used to be at Guildex with scratchbuilt engines told me that he could build a Duchess in three weeks.  Somewhere in the region of 120/150 hours which is about what it would take me if I was able to put in 8 hour days without interruptions. I certainly built a Patriot in a 100 hours.
Nice work. Keep  it up.
rgds
Graham Powell

 

[7mmMick]

Wow, to echo the others  My current scratch build has taken me months just to source the parts and drawings etc...... Five days, again wow

Best regards Mick

 

[Graham Powell]

I made a fully rivetted LMS 4000 gallon tender  in a weekend. I find that at this time of the year its one long round of constant interruptions. Next week I've got a funeral Tuesday and a memorial service Wednesday. Last week I spent two hours in the workshop. Hopeless really with so much to do. I might get more done if I didn't spend time clacking away on here so I'm off............
rgds to all
Graham Powell

 

[Rob Pulham]

Excellent  work  ..........& in 5 days 

One guy who used to be at Guildex with scratchbuilt engines told me that he could build a Duchess in three weeks.  Somewhere in the region of 120/150 hours which is about what it would take me if I was able to put in 8 hour days without interruptions. I certainly built a Patriot in a 100 hours.
Nice work. Keep  it up.
rgds
Graham Powell

And I thought I had done quite well to build Severn in 3 months!!!

 

[Ressaldar]

after ploughing through that building session, you should breeze round the golf course no bother. Brilliant work, looking forward to seeing the completed loco.

regards

Mike

 

[makhis]

Just to show that I haven't been idle and that I have actually done some work despite the snow and cold, I have added some photos in ONWB on my site.
Cheers.